Pirates of the Carribbean: Dead Man's Chest Review

Wow, this movie was packed and the previous three showings were sold out so we had to hang around the mall for a couple of hours. I guess I don't really understand all the hype. Disney seemed to do a good job of appealing to the masses. There was a little bit of humor and action for both children and adults. Pretty much all of the great characters from the first Pirates were back and there were several references to the events in Curse of the Black Pearl. Dead Man's Chest is pretty similar to the original Pirates of the Carribbean with more elaborate action sequences and more creature effects for the bad guys. At the beginning, there were some clever little action sequences, but in end it was a bit overdone and just added to the length of the movie (2.5 hours). If you liked the Pirates of the Carribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl, definitely see Dead Man's Chest in the theatres. Otherwise you could wait for it on DVD and have a good rental. Unfortunately the movie was overshadowed by the teaser trailer for Transformers. Too bad that doesn't come out until next summer (7.4.7)

Pirates of the Carribean: Dead Man's Chest = Worth the Price of Admission