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Pirates Of The Caribbean : Dead Man's Chest (2 Disc Special Edition) [2006]
from Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainm
starring Johnny Depp, Geoffrey Rush, Orlando Bloom, Keira Knightley, Stellan Skarsgaard

Features:

• Anamorphic
• PAL

Editorial Review:

Take the first Pirates of the Caribbean film, add a dash of 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea and a lot more rum. Shake well and you'll have something resembling Dead Man's Chest, a bombastic sequel that's enjoyable as long as you don't think too hard about it. The film opens with the interrupted wedding of Will Turner (Orlando Bloom) and Elizabeth Swann (Keira Knightley), both of whom are arrested for aiding in the escape of Captain Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp) in the first film. Their freedom can only be obtained by getting Captain Jack's compass, which is linked to a key that's linked to a chest belonging to Davy Jones, an undead pirate with a tentacle face and in possession of a lot of people's souls. If you're already confused, don't worry--plot is definitely not the strong suit of the franchise, as the film excels during its stunt pieces, which are impressively extravagant (in particular a three-way swordfight atop a mill wheel). It may help to know that Dead Man's Chest was filmed simultaneously with some of Pirates 3, so don't expect a complete resolution (think more The Empire Strikes Back) or the movie will feel a lot longer than it really is. Bloom shows a tad bit more brawn this time around, but he's still every bit as pretty as the tomboyish Knightley. (Seriously, sometimes you think they could swap roles.) Bill Nighy (Love, Actually) weighs in as Davy Jones and Stellan Skarsgård appears as Will's undead father. But the film still belongs wholly to Depp, who in a reprise of his Oscar-nominated role gets all the belly laughs with a single widened eyeliner-ed gaze. He still runs like a cartoon hen and slurs like Keith Richards--and he's still one of the most fascinating movie characters in recent history. --Ellen A. Kim

Customer Reviews:

• Avg. Customer Rating: 3.5 / 5.0

• The best of the trilogy
  I have one piece of advice for you: IGNORE ALL THE BAD REVIEWS!!!!!!!!!!!!!! They are all complete codswallop! I mean, GET A LIFE! This is only the best of the three! Not to mention the extra disc with how they made it (very interesting - have to watch the bit about Davy Jones).
  This is an ALL TIME FAMILY FAVOURITE in my house - no kidding. There's some dispute in my family about which of the three is best, but we all agree that POTC 2 is the funniest. I mean, there is a three-way battle on a giant... more info

• not as good as the first
  dissapointing sequel that has three things going for it 1)johnny depp 2) the cannibal bit 3) the sea monster

• Pirates Of The Caribbean : Dead Man's Chest
  Pirates Of The Caribbean : Dead Man's Chest is the most disappointing movie I have watched it was obviously made to cash in on the unexpected success of the first movie. It has some ridiculous characters and it just gets so silly as to be pathetic- if you enjoyed the first movie you are bound to be disappointed by this and if you hated the first movie you will loathe this pathetic effort. sucks........for very, very small children only.

• Not as good as the first
  I thought this film was nowhere near as good as the first one. There didn't seem to be a strong enough plot.
  Johnny Depp seems to have to live upto all the hype created in the first film and I think he tries a little too hard.
  With the budget for this film I was expecting something better.

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