Pirates of the Caribbean - Dead Man's Chest
Managed to watch this at the weekend, and to be honest with you, I did enjoy some aspects of the film but not all of it. I think to be honest I was expecting more, from the hype of the film and therefore built up my expectations.
So on with the review...
The film begins with a new boy in town, Lord Beckett. Who is acting for himself under the guise of the East Indian Trading company, he comes with his army of men to arrest Will Turner (Bloom ) and Elizabeth Swan (Knightley) on trumped up charges. His request to pardon them and save them both from the hangman's noose, is for Will to get off Captain Jack Sparrow (Depp) the 'special' compass he has.
Unfortunately, of course things don't work out as they plan, as unbeknownst to Will, Jack has himself a debt he has to pay to Davey Jones ( Nighy ). And unfortunately for Jack, Will and Elizabeth Davey Jones is calling time on that debt.
Cue swash-buckling adventure, fantastic special effects and amazing stunts, as the race is on to get the 'Dead Man's Chest' of the title that contains Davey Jones's heart, and control of the sea.
Like I said I enjoyed some of the film but didn't enjoy it all, there were occasions when I though to myself, it's getting a bit samey here. Also when the voodoo woman Tia Dalma ( Naomi Harris ) comes on I found it very hard to follow what she was saying, less of a Jamaican Accent, more of a why bother accent. There were other parts as well such as when Jack is on the cannibal Island, I would of like to have some sort of translation going on there (subtitles), as I only caught the Long Pig part. Or may be that was the idea of the film.
One thing for sure though, there is a lot more humour in this film thst the first one, although Johnny Depp seems to have toned down Jack a little, since his first outing. Which is a shame really as he really did go OTT in the first film, and that was of a benefit to the film.
Great 4 sight Jack
So we carry on through the film, and meet up with Davey Jones, and the effects to produce Davey's squid like face are truly amazing, you really can NOT see the join of the CGI and the real face, a lot of the 'Flying Dutchman's' crew were treated to the same CGI effects, but there was a lot of them that had good old fashioned make up on them. The differences were undetectable.
Also in this film we meet up with Bootstrap Bill, Will Turner's father, which turns out to be quite a revelation. We also have the welcome return of Captain Norrington, who is an integral part of the film.
But, and it is a big BUT the worst thing about the film is the open ended finish to the film. It makes you realise that you HAVE to watch the 3rd installment of the film, for me that really isn't on. If you go to see a film you expect it to end. Lord of the Rings was always going to be a 3 parter, due to the books by Tolkien, but POTC??
That said, it is worth watching, and if you see it I am sure that you will enjoy it all, one other thing stay after the credits at the end of the film, for a little extra info about the next film.
Starring: Orlando Bloom, Johnny Depp, Kiera Knightley and Bill Nighy
Rating : *****
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