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All reviews by user Date  Helpful Rating 0 out of 0 users found this helpful  Black Spot for Pirates IIPosted: 7/9/2006A review of Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest by Anonymous In Treasure Island, the Black Spot officially pronounced that a pirate was guilty and was to be executed. Im sorry to say that Pirates II- Deadmans Chest would be well deserving of the black spot by anyone who loved the first movie or was a true fan of swashbuckler films.
I find it hard to admit that the reason Pirates II isnt as good as the original is that its just so. . . unbelievable--especially after the original featured undead pirates and a cursed treasure. But the team who put the original together made us believe in zombie pirates- kind of like believing that a boy could fly. Pirates II is filled with so much CG, so many amazing feats (such as the escape from the cannibals) and so many monsters that its impossible to involve yourself in the movie as we did with the originalPirates.
On the plus side were the performances of Depp, Bloom, Knightley and the entire gang from Pirates. They picked up their characters like theyd never left the set after the first movie. The plot--including the megacorporate East India Trading Company and the Davey Jones and the crew of the Flying Dutchman--was also well written but would have been better achieved if they would have walked a bit closer to the line between fantasy and reality (Barbossa and crew in Pirates may have looked ugly and undead, but at least they looked human you know?)
So, we have to wait until next summer for Pirates III to come out? Maybe Ill wait for the video the following Christmas. In the meantime, Pirates II ye should be walking the plank. Aargh. Was this review helpful? Sign In 1-1 of 1 Per Page |
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