"PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: Dead Man's Chest" (2006) Review

Not long ago, I had watched the second movie in the "PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN" franchise for the umpteenth time, namely "Dead Man's Chest". First of all, I would like to say that originally, I had not been that keen on the idea of a sequel or two to "PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: Curse of the Black Pearl". I simply did not think that the 2003 movie needed a sequel. It had ended just fine, as far as I was concerned. And I suspect that many "POTC" fans still feel this way. In end, I am glad that Jerry Bruckheimer and Gore Verbinski had went ahead and forged a trilogy out of the franchise. To my surprise, "PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: Dead Man's Chest" has become my favorite of the three movies. That said, here are my thoughts on the film.

*At first I had thought that the first movie was better. Which is not surprising to me. Sequels are rarely better than the first movie - with the STAR WARS, X-MEN and SPIDER-MAN franchises being the exceptions. But upon second viewing, I will add that DMC also became amongst the exceptions. In fact, I now have a higher opinion of this movie than I do of the 2003...

"PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: Curse of the Black Pearl" (2003) Review

Eight years ago, "PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: Curse of the Black Pearl" had burst upon the movie screens and to the surprise of many, became a major hit. Even more surprising, the movie ended up spawning a wildly successful movie trilogy within another four years and also a new cinematic icon for the 21st century – Captain Jack Sparrow.

Judging from the forums and blogs on the Internet, it seems to me that ”Curse of the Black Pearl” is the most popular film in the ”PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN” franchise. In a way, I can understand. It lacked the darker aspects of the two sequels that followed. Directed by Gore Verbinski and produced by Jerry Bruckheimer, ”Curse of the Black” is based upon the attraction at the Disney parks. In it, the pirates of the ship known as the Black Pearl, led by the vile Captain Barbossa (Geoffrey Rush), need to restore the missing piece of the ancient Aztec gold treasure of Cortes and sacrifice the blood of "Bootstrap" Bill Turner to save themselves from eternal punishment owing to a curse that fell upon them when they stole the gold. The...

1. Johnny Depp plays him
2. Cute
3. Pretty eye color
4. Amazing
5. Awesome
6. Number 1
7. Beast
8. Has a heart
9. Loveable
10. Sweet
11. Sneaky
12. Entertaing
13. Funny
14. Interesting
15. Cute when wet
16. Makes thing up
17. Knows what he is doing
18. Likes to get revenge
19. Insperational
20. Kind
21. Cool
22. Nice
23. Best actor ever
24. Generous
25. Escapes
26. Has plans
27. Adorable
28. Attractive
29. Strong
30. Caring
31. Inspirering
32. Kind hearted
33. Good personality
34. Good
35. Super cute
36. Loveable and cute
37. Sweet personality
38. Stuff in common
39. Music