What a Waste of Good Actors!

Rating: 3/10 (13 July 2006)

After thoroughly enjoying Pirates I, I was eagerly awaiting the release of this first sequel. Sadly, it was a tremendous disappointment. I can't believe that Disney was willing to sell out those great characters from the first Pirate for the sake of pounding the audience with tedious, excessive and overblown special effects. The plot, which was actually quite good, was totally over-shadowed by this ridiculous display. A full half-hour of beast tentacles activity could have easily been cut, and would have been a major improvement. Some scenes were so slimy and gross that I wanted a shower the second I got out of the theater. I would not recommend this film to anyone who enjoyed the first film, and it's certainly too frightening for children under age 9.