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Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End is a rollicking voyage in the same spirit of the two earlier Pirates films, yet far darker in spots (and nearly three hours to boot). The action, largely revolving around a pirate alliance against the ruthless East India Trading Company, doesn't disappoint, though the violence is probably too harsh for young children. Through it all, the plucky cast (Keira Knightley, Orlando Bloom, Geoffrey Rush) are buffeted by battle, maelstroms, betrayal, treachery, a ferocious Caribbean weather goddess, and that gnarly voyage back from the world's end--but with their wit intact. As always, Johnny Depp's Jack Sparrow tosses off great lines; he chastises "a woman scorned, like which hell hath no fury than!" He insults an opponent with a string of epithets, ending in "yeasty codpiece." In the previous The Curse of the Black Pearl, Sparrow was killed--sent to Davy Jones' Locker. In the opening scenes, the viewer sees that death has not been kind to Sparrow--but that's not to say he hasn't found endless ways to amuse himself, cavorting with dozens of hallucinated versions of himself on the deck of the Black Pearl. But Sparrow is needed in this world, so a daring rescue brings him back. Keith Richards' much ballyhooed appearance as Jack's dad is little more than a cameo, though he does play a wistful guitar. But the action, as always, is more than satisfying, held together by Depp, who, outsmarting the far-better-armed British yet again, causes a bewigged commander to muse: "Do you think he plans it all out, or just makes it up as he goes along?" As far as fans are concerned, it matters not. --A.T. Hurley
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 A GREAT ADVENTURE - A WONDERFUL END TO THE TRILOGY August 26, 2007
stuart (MIDDLESBROUGH, ENGLAND)
106 out of 139 found this review helpful
It's fascinating to read through other comments and notice that the majority of people commenting seem to either really hate or really love the movie, with very few voices in between.
It's really quite easy: This is a Disney movie. Movies as a whole don't stick to the truth, not even those which claim they're telling a true story. You don't go into a Disney movie expecting to hear a true story (unless your grip on reality is severely weak to nonexistent), but you look for enchantment, for lurid characters, for great laughs, for something that gives you a tingly feeling of compassion or excitement... for getting transported into a different world where anything is possible.
That of the three POTC movies the first one only managed to touch upon any kind of truth about the real pirates of the Caribbean isles and pirate life in general, should be obvious now. It provided a humorous and exciting introduction to the characters and locations. It was tepid amusement with a pirate overtone and some inspired acting. Fun for the whole family. One doesn't need to think, just be able to laugh and be carried away with the story.
The second movie was a bit more convoluted. It introduced some new characters, some new locations, and provided the main characters with an opportunity to flesh out their own story, to add some depth. It was at times a little boring, not because of its plot, but simply because it seemed to add some superfluous story lines (the cannibals).
At World's End brought all those characters together, and showed the necessary continuance of their character development. Elizabeth had been the adventurous heroine drawn to a charming rogue, then had the ground pulled out from under her feet and became a fugitive and something of a pirate herself. The side she had been on turned into the enemy, and she had to make do with what was left to her, to survive. She never was the quiet withdrawn type - she's crafty and courageous, and that turned her into what she became in the third movie. The same goes for Will, who had only been fighting for his love, to find that on shaky ground. He came face to face with his father who had abandoned him, and since he thought his love had left him, he shifted his ambitions to the rescue of his father. Similarly, everyone else in the movie are following their own ambitions in whichever way they can - so what we get are plots and subplots, everyone crossing everyone else, in a wonderfully crazy way. Throw in some myths turned flesh (Davy Jones and Calypso) and the ruthlessness of the East India Trading Company's designs, and you've got 3 hours of fun.
This isn't a movie for people who just want easy action, and it's definitely not a kids movie. Some of the plots and jokes are extremely subtle. The movie takes some of the lose ends of the previous two movies, adds some more - and manages to solve most of them. It also leaves some others open to speculation and possibly more movies to follow. The best way to watch this movie is to sit back and simply keep an open mind, expect the unexpected. The writers took some amazing leaps of faith in their actors, and made some unusual choices. The idea that Jack being banned to Davy Jones' locker would mean he'd have to captain a Black Pearl full of alternate versions of himself, and even when returned to life he would retain some of this unstable mindset - that was a stroke of genius added to the movie (Leaves the question whether whatever happened in the movie after the "rescue" of Jack couldn't also be interpreted as just part of his own "imagination").
Even Davy Jones and Calypso - their characters suddenly had more depth, because there were a hundred little clues and some interaction between them that told us a lot to make their story the darker side of the parallel one to Will and Elisabeth.
The action sequences were fantastical - great fantasy. They kept you breathless and wanting more - and you never knew quite how a certain situation would end. Maybe that's one of the other advantages to the movie: the plot was never completely predictable like so many other movies have been recently.
I think you have to have a bit of imagination, you've got to have an open mind and you've got to be willing to accept that this isn't standard Disney fare complete with happy ending.
I can understand why some think it's a waste of time and money, but to me it was one of the most enjoyable movies in recent times. And a truly superb finale to the trilogy.
 Very poor October 8, 2007
SHANN (England, London)
64 out of 97 found this review helpful
What becomes apparent when reviewing any product on Amazon is that reviews which are negative never score well when it comes to usefullness. Why? because the majority of people that tend to look at a product are fans of it and want to buy it. My advice for POTC 3 is ...DONT. This film is very bad. In fact its terrible. Slow, boring, badly written, badly acted and relies on two things. 1: Johnny Depp (even he struggles to carry this film) 2: CGI (which cannot compensate for a rubbish film). I DID enjoy the first two films although the second was not as good as the original and I think this is a classic case of why not to make a trilogy unless you have a franchise with depth and a clear evolution of where to take it. The story in itself is too restrictive to expand... how many times can you watch pirates running around looking for treasure, fighting etc etc. It should have been left at one film but that would buck the current trend in Hollywood of releasing trilogies to milk the public. Well rant over, click the "no" button for the usefullness of this review and pay money for a bad film...
The Joke August 25, 2007
satman (england)
21 out of 57 found this review helpful
What redeemed "Dead Mans Chest" for me was Johnny Depp. He saved that film. I overlooked how poor it was due to laughing so much. It was entertaining. Weird but funny.
This film..... quite frankly i cant believe they let it loose in cinemas. I keep thinking il wake up someday and its still being made or hasnt been made yet.
Did it have a plot??? at all?????. Even the first film had plotholes and was somewhat strange. But you could follow it reasonably well. This was just utter tripe.
One of the worst films I have ever seen September 25, 2007
Salomon (Scotland)
19 out of 31 found this review helpful
Just to clarify: I loved the first instalment of this trilogy, a very unusual film in every way, and with that very funny, exciting, entertaining.
The second one I found a bit disappointing with too many gross effects for my liking, but still good.
But this one? The plot is all over the place, it's heading everywhere and nowhere, everyone doublecrosses everyone else, and after two hours I really couldn't wait for this to end (and so did three more previous fans that were with me). It's very dark (literally), full of meaningless special effects, no point to it whatsoever, no highlights, and worst of all - very boring! I can't even say give this a miss because you won't have missed anything!
Absolutely dreadful September 30, 2007
chris widgery (London)
17 out of 32 found this review helpful
This is, unfortunately, one of the worst films ever made. And I really mean it. Basically the incomprehensible storyline reads like they made it up as they went along, it's far, far, FAR too long (you could have lost an hour without noticing), the cast are generally dreadful (lovely Keira is awful, and made King of the Pirates? hello?), Orlando Bloom should have stuck to playing nearly mute elves, and even Depp has lost his sparkle. Regrettably, they threw away everything that made the first one so much fun (I loved the first one) and it became boring, repetitive, incoherent and just too loud.
And yes, more fool me for paying my 7.50 to go & see it. Just dreadful...
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