Ho ho ho, and a bottle of rum

Rating: 9/10 (29 July 2006)

Captain Jack is back. And how. Where the first Pirates of the Caribbean film was, IMO, bland and too full of Jacks strange ticks and a lot of little things that just didn't work this one is alive with a multitude of good effects, odd happenings, great characters, funny bits and a lot more good bits that add up together really well.
It picks up where the first one ended, at least I think it does - I can't remember the first one very well anymore, as I really didn't like it all that much. But after seeing the trailers for this one I thought that this one had a lot of potential to be better than the first one. So I just had to go out and watch this one.
So. What is it about? Well. Davy Jones wants Jack to pay of his debt. So Jones goes hunting for Jack. And Jack goes avoiding him and tries, in his own evil way, to avoid him and find a way to get out of his arms forever. And all that, in that setting of beauty, fun and pirate laughter.
Good stuff. Several factors better than the first one. Good summer fun, to be enjoyed best without the brain on active setting, sitting back in the biggest cinema you can find - because it requires a large screen.
8 out of 10 drunken pirates on a dead mans chest.