We went to the sequel of the Pirates of the Caribbean, Dead Man's Chest a couple of days ago, and it wasn't too fun. In fact, it was kind of unpleasant. I really loved the first one, especially Johnny Depp's performance, but this time, even he was kind of ho hum. Basically, he spent most of the movie, camping it up, running around with his arms flaying, being cheeky for the camera. It was almost as if he was in a different movie, because the rest of Dead Man's Chest was pretty dark and grim. I'll give the creators of the movie credit for the idea that it was inspired by a ride in Disneyland. And as such, they succeeded in keeping the adrenaline pounding, "boo" factor of a theme park ride going at full throttle most of the time (with little moment's of torture and eternal slavery in between for a "rest"). Tedious was the word DPK used and frankly, I couldn't agree more. What a disappointment!
I agree with your review wholeheartedly. I enjoyed the first Pirates of the Caribbean movie, but I only chose to see the second one because I'd already seen The Devil Wears Prada and The Break-Up. And it really is best left as a default choice. Too long and too gory.
Posted by: paper lily | July 18, 2006 at 01:01 PM