What a mess!

Rating: 4/10 (27 July 2006)

First off, I did not buy into the hype surrounding this movie. I liked the first one OK, but it didn't strike me as something terribly unique. Still, for a silly summer blockbuster it pretty much pushed all the right buttons and provided for a fun, if long, ride. Now there's Pirates 2 and unfortunately it not only doesn't even come close to the first one but stands right here as probably the worst "setting a new box office record"-movie of all times. It's in fact not even a real movie but has the feel of a Bugs Bunny cartoon done in live action...only those cartoons usually last for about 5 to 10 minutes, this one drags on for almost three hours and thereby overstays its welcome for at least two hours. I'm not even bothered much by the fact that there is no real ending to this picture due to the third part, which is coming out next year. It's been less then a day since I've seen Pirates 2 and already I couldn't tell you anymore what it is about. Not that I would've been able to do so right after the end credits... That's because the only thing this movie ever does is to go "Kaboom" real loud. It's a shame that this flick draws in huge crowds while there are so many wonderful movies which go by completely unnoticed, yet would have been endlessly more deserving.