Just like every other Disney sequel...

Rating: 4/10 (16 July 2006)

Let me start out saying that the first "Pirates" was one of the better movies made in the last decade. "Dead Man's Chest" (DMC) is unfortunately just like any other Disney sequel (the first being funny and endearing while the second unexciting and far from lovable- with the exception of "Toy Story 2"). DMC is full of over-used clichés as well as not-so-great dialog. The actors aren't bad but they were put into bad roles this time around. The only way the story moved was because of all of the debts the characters had to fulfill. Also there was no one really to root for- everyone back stabs someone else at least once. The plot is best described as "The Family Circus" boy who wanders around all over the comic strip following no real line. The whole beginning of the movie (probably 30 minutes or so) was completely unnecessary (no plot advancement) and the scene of killing the doomed crew is nothing like any swash-buckler I've ever seen. Also the fun humor from the first movie is lost as DMC tries unsuccessfully to use even the same jokes. The few things going good for the movie is the two additions to the story (Davy Jones and Bootstrap Bill) and the decent graphics.