adventurous, corny, brilliant

Rating: 5/10 (7 July 2006)

I thought this movie was very adventurous with a brilliant plot. Seeing as I've only seen it once though, I cannot truly judge it with the first. However, I feel if I see it a few more times I'd be able to say I like it better. It is a bit confusing but as the plot unfolds you realize the genius of it all and begin to really appreciate it. The biggest fault of the movie though is the humor. They took the stuff people found funny in the first film and glorified it, just over-doing the same-old jokes. Especially about the rum. Another fault are the graphics. Just about everyone in Davey Jones' crew, including a giant octopus they have, have much animation, if not all animation, put into it and though the effects are good, it still kind of seems too sci-fi and fake. But the plot makes up for the both these faults, despite the abrupt ending that will leave you waiting for the 3rd one. This one is definitely a two-parter with the next movie. The action is all right, most of it is at the end. I feel that they've taken some of the action from the first movie and replaced it with comedy. But the adventure in this movie is just fantastic as well as the story-line which they've set up greatly for the next one. A must-see in my opinion.