Pirates of the Caribbean
Though I had expected a ton, I am grateful to have found one; and it is positive!
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest Screening Review
The good people over at AICN have recently posted what looks to be the first full review for Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest and it is very, very positive. Not only does the review confirm that the sequel will live up to the hype, but it also claims that Pirates 2 has outdone the original in just about every way.
Basically, this follows a bit of the EMPIRE STRIKES BACK formula, where our main characters are all sent in different directions to do different things that eventually bring them all back together, along with a hearty dose of illicit romance, backstabbing, and supernatural tomfoolery. If you’re using the EMPIRE model, then I guess Orlando Bloom is the closest thing to Luke Skywalker. He’s got the slightest of the roles this time, but he makes the most of the screen time he does have. Thanks to the dark magic of Davy Jones, Will Turner is reunited with his father, Bootstrap Bill Turner, who was only referred to in dialogue in the first film.
Oh, excuse me. That’s Captain Jack Sparrow. Let’s answer the big question: is Johnny Depp as much fun this time as he was in the original? Is it still fresh? The answer is an unreserved yes. Again, the EMPIRE model applies. Remember how cool Han Solo was in STAR WARS the first time you saw it? And then remember how much cooler he seemed when EMPIRE came out? This is that big a jump, and you can tell right away when they manage to come up with an introduction that is just as fun as the way Captain Jack was introduced in the first film.
PIRATES 2 is one of the best summer entertainments I’ve seen in a while, and it manages to improve on the first film in every way. It’s smart, it’s funny, it plays out on an epic scale while still putting character first, and it builds to a conclusion that will have audiences twisting in agony as they have to wait for PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN 3: AT WORLD’S END next summer. Basically, it’s everything fans of the first film hope it will be, but it’s also good enough to win over people who were unconvinced by that first movie.
The review goes on and on with positives and gives each returning character quite a bit of love. Check out the whole thing at AICN.
Expect more reports on Dead Man's Chest soon!
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest opens to theatres everywhere on
July 7th, 2006.
For pics, movie stills, posters, trailers, TV spot, movie info and synopsis, go to the Pirates
of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest Movie Page.
Stay tuned for updates.
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