Captain Jack Sparrow is hopelessly trapped in Davy Jones' locker after a harrowing encounter with the dreaded Kracken, and now Will Turner and Elizabeth Swann must align themselves with the nefarious Captain Barbossa if they hold out any hope of saving their old friend from a fate worse than death. The East India Trading Company and it's fearsome leader Lord Cutler Beckett have taken control of the ghostly Flying Dutchman and it's Captain Davy Jones, and now the baleful Admiral Norrington has taken the helm in a relentless bid to destroy every pirate ship in his path and bring the Age of Piracy to a violent close. Meanwhile, Will, Elizabeth, and Captain Barbossa navigate treacherous waters and face bitter betrayal as they set sail to gather the only army that can stand up to Beckett - The Nine Lords of the Brethren Court. But Captain Jack Sparrow is one of the Lords, and as long as he's stuck in Davy Jones' locker, Beckett and his nefarious armada are sure to emerge victorious. There's still hope, however, if the heroic team that includes Tia Dalma, Pintel, and Ragetti can reach exotic Singapore and convince vulpine pirate Sao Feng to provide them with charts and a ship. But even the powerful Brethren Court may need a bit of help from volatile sea goddess Calypso in order to weather the coming storm. With the entire future of the pirate way at stake, everyone will be forced to choose sides while drifting precariously to the edge of the Earth for one final, spectacular battle.
This was my least favorite of the Pirates trilogy. However, since the first two were brilliant, it would have been hard to top those, so even though this was my least favorite, it was still a pretty good film. Like the two films before it, there was plenty of action, lots of swashbuckling pirates and first rate special effects. Although, it was a bit tough to follow, hard to understand the dialog at times and started very slowly - they could have easily cut out about 30 minutes of fluff. The comedy was a little too silly instead of clever sometimes (the scenes with the monkey were only funny to 10 year olds). Johnny Depp's portrail of Jack Sparrow is getting a little overdone for my taste, but at least Keith Richards (whom Depp used as inspiration for the character) made a cameo which was fun to see. While I was really looking forward to seeing the third and final Pirates film, I don't think it was quite worth going to the theater instead of just waiting to see it on DVD.
Rating: 3 of 5 stars
Would I watch it again: Yes
Starring: Johnny Depp, Orlando Bloom, Keira Knightley
I typically watch movies on Monday, Wednesday and Friday while riding the ACE Train from Tracy to Santa Clara. The opinions expressed are those of me, myself and I.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment