Pirates Of The Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest

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Great film

Brilliant

Unlike Lord of the Rings where the trilogy gets better and better, Pirates is the opposite. The first Pirates movie is a truly exceptional movie, very more-ish indeed, not just the story and scenery and characters but all the actors (especially Johnny Depp and Geoffrey Rush who are so very well matched). Black Pearl is full of surprises which never fail to still excite me on subsequent viewings but Dead Man's Chest lacks anything that good except Depp is still amazing as Keith-Richards-as-Pirate-Jack. However, it's still a great fun movie. I enjoyed the theme about Will and his father but wish there wasn't the attempt to try to match Knightley opposite Depp which simply doesn't work. Depp is an extremely powerful actor and clearly is trying to underact with Knightley so as to allow her a chance to seem adequate as a foil to him but the actress simply can't do it even then. No matter how hard Knightley tries, she is inadequate the moment she diverts her attention from her nice admirer Will played by Orlando Bloom. This may not be that the actress is inadequate but that the part has been changed too drastically and the change isn't believable, hard to say which is the reason. Elizabeth was always a bit domineering and a bit of a tomboy in Black Pearl, but now she's become less believable. Worse, Bloom's character is charming and light, a style he plays so well, and I can't imagine Will even fancying what Elizabeth is made to become. Depp and his character devious charismatic Jack need a very much stronger actress as a foil and such a woman simply wouldn't gel with Bloom's character. I'm sorry to have to say it as it sounds so feminist, but I do feel the Elizabeth character since meant to be opposite Bloom originally should stay opposite him. Elizabeth is eye candy in this kind of story, and Knightley would come over far better keeping in that characterisation and putting her talents to making it impressive rather than diverting into an increasingly tedious tomboy who comes to overpower poor Will completely in the story whilst not managing to match up to what's required in the script. Do we really want Will to look like a wimp or Elizabeth's other (excellently acted) admirer to be sidelined? I wasn't impressed by the Davy Jones character whose continually twitching octopus face mask really turned me off and I think made him far less imposing than he should have been. He's a big disappointment after the thrilling contest for supremacy between Depp's and Geoffrey Rush's characters in Black Pearl although some aspects of this new opponent for Depp are very good. The Dead Man's Chest story isn't as good as Black Pearl and there's too much rather irrelevant slapstick filling in time much as the slapstick is always fun. However, it's still good fun although you need to have seen Black Pearl to entirely understand what's going on. The proof of getting what you really want in a movie is I think being compelled to buy the DVD as soon as it appears which I didn't feel inclined to do even now that the third movie is out. I shall probably buy copies of 2 and 3 when the prices have dropped right down, so as to complete the collection.

Great movie

I liked this film as it’s one of my favourites with Johnny Depp,Orlando Bloom and Kira Knightley in some places it makes you laugh and of course the rest of the cast are funny as well I watched this lots of times on Amazon Prime as it’s not expensive to watch and you get lots of time to watch it.

My family and I thoroughly enjoyed this film and frankly do not understand those who do not. The locations and special effects are stunning. Johnny Depp could so easily have played this role heavily but he chose to keep it light. Only he could get away with running in that manner. The rest of the cast fit perfectly. Keira Knightly does not rely on being gorgeous. She acts superbly flitting between the worlds of the establishment and being a pirate's moll. Kevin McNally leads the rest of the pirates in the competition to be a Robert Newton sound-a-like. Bill Nighy is quite superb (when isn't he?)Buying the DVD reveals the secrets of the special effects. They are amazing. Computer animation is an effective tool but relieves no-one of the sheer hard work in film production. The costumes are a little mixed up - a mixture of seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. The plot is tangled and tortuous but does hang together in a Gilbert and Sullivan style. (No singing.) The cliff hanging ending left my family wanting more. We are looking forward to the sequal. It is a great touch to re-introduce Geoffrey Rush. The key to the film is not to take it seriously. It is fun high adventure. If you want serious fantasy stuff then I suggest you watch the Lord of the Rings - a load of pompous, self-important, weak minded drivel. Pirates - watch it or walk the plank!

Great family film, likely to become a classic. I bought this so that I could own all three films before the change of actors because I like them so much. Johnny Depp always steals the show, a unique actor, and who could not be charmed by the wry smile and twinkle in the eye whilst he plays a slightly camp pirate. It is great fun, excellent actors, characters, costumes, special effects, colours, tongue in cheek humour, fantasy adventure. An excellent work of many arts and skills. Fascinating, I get more from them each time I see them. If I have a real criticism it would be that the film is quite lengthy for busy people. I get round this by watching in two halves.

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Execelente la calidad de imagen y sonido, recomendado para los fans de piratas del caribe

I am Shere Khan! Davy Jones, captain of the Flying Dutchman, sent me to write this review for Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest. One of the best Pirates of the Caribbean movies of all time, this film is in my book of definitions fits the term Classic. As a sequel to 2003's the Curse of the Black Pearl, this proves itself to be better than the original. More fun, more humor, more action, a super hardcore sea villain, a tribe full of hungry yet stupid cannibals, a disastrous sea monster, and of course what makes every Pirates film entertaining and awesome are Captain Jack Sparrow's (portrayed by the ever stunning actor Johnny Depp) mischievous and hilarious stunts and antics. The film's plot revolves around Jack Sparrow on a desperate quest to free himself from the grasp of Davy Jones, ruler of the ocean, by seeking out the Dead Man's Chest. At the same time, Will Turner, played by Orlando Bloom, and Elizabeth Swann, played by Keira Knightley, are arrested and facing the death penalty for helping Sparrow escape in the first film and seek their own means of freedom, eventually clashing with Jack and his problems and all goes chaotic for everybody. From the get go, the film begins at a much faster pace than the first one, obviously since by now we've been introduced to the characters and know where they come from. Like all sequels, that part has been taken care of and now we're moving on with what comes next after all ended well in Curse of the Black Pearl. The film opens with Will and Elizabeth's wedding being interrupted by the East India Trading Company, who's primary interest is seeking out of course Jack Sparrow, which leads to Sparrow's hilarious introduction escaping that coffin (how he got thrown in prison who knows) and rows back to his beloved Black Pearl, where he learns his debt to ocean ruler Davy Jones is due. Desperate he sails off to a mysterious island inhabited by a tribe of freaky looking but stupid hungry cannibals. That entire sequence I believe is probably one of the most popular moments in the entire franchise. All this goes back to how this film begins at a much faster action filled pace than the original. The effects for the film are incredible for it's time, a huge step up from the first film's, which didn't look bad at all that being said. Davy Jones as a villain is twisted and devilish by nature and his appearance is outstanding as well as the effects for his cursed sea creature crew members. Despite the fact that they are computer generated, the actors do an amazing job delivering a nightmarish performance. Not to mention the Kraken looks so real too. The effects for the sea and the settings look amazing beyond imagination. It makes it look as though they actually filmed the sea sequences out at open sea and it wasn't all blue screen, wouldn't that be amazing. The action is awesome as expected from the cannibal scene to the duel on Isla Cruces, to the scenes with the Kraken which are downright scary. The humor is awesome too, Jack Sparrow spilling out spices in his armpits in front of the cannibals is hysterical or him running from them on the beach lol! The Pirates of the Caribbean series is sadly a de-valued series that gets a lot of backlash and hate from others who say it's too silly, over the top, repetitive as the series progresses. While it may be true, it's still awesome. Why does everything have to be taken so seriously with America and film? This obviously wouldn't be a film worthy of the Oscars, although I would nominate it for a lot of things, but it is worthy to be called a legendary movie to a legendary franchise. This is the second best Pirates film right after the fourth one, which is my favorite out of all of them. The delivery was on time and ready for the whole family to view. One awesome thing about the blu-ray menu for this movie is it has a cool sequence with a living, breathing, talking skull that tells you what destiny lays ahead for you as you prepare to watch the film. This is the end of my review. Until next time, I will soon be reviewing the third Pirates film At World's End, so stay tooned me hearties!

Viele Mythen und Legenden ranken um das Geisterschiff "Der fliegende Holländer", aber kaum eine wurde wahrscheinlich so spektakulär in Szene gesetzt, wie die Fortsetzung des Piraten-Blockbusters "Fluch der Karibik". Ob Kannibalen, Fechtkämpfe, Seeungeheuer, Tavernenschlägereien oder der Fliegende Holländer, "Pirates Of The Caribbean: Fluch der Karibik 2" bietet in verblüffendem Überfluss alles, was man von einem anständigen Piratenabenteuer erwartet. Ein Höhepunkt übertrifft den nächsten. Kaum hat der Zuschauer einen fesselnden Schwertkampf in einem den Abhang herunterrollenden Mühlrad miterlebt, wird er Zeuge wie ein Riesenkraken ein komplettes Schiff mitsamt Besatzung in die Tiefe reißt. Der zweite Teil bietet noch mehr Action und Effekte. Besser hätte das Team unter der Leitung von Produzent Jerry Bruckheimer ("The Rock") und der Regie von Gore Verbinski ("The Ring") nicht zusammenarbeiten können. Ein Film wie aus einem Guss, gewürzt mit vielen Gruselelementen und einer ordentlichen Prise Humor. Johnny Depp torkelt, lallt und eiert, immer mit einem amüsierten Blick im Gesicht, durch die karibischen Prachtlandschaften, dass es eine wahre Freude ist. War Jack Sparrow im ersten Teil eher ein spontaner, nicht wirklich vollständig ausgefeilter Charakter, so läuft Depp diesmal zur Hochform auf. Denn mittlerweile ist der Schauspieler regelrecht mit seinem Alter Ego verschmolzen; Jack Sparrow ist Johnny Depp und Johnny Depp ist Jack Sparrow. Aber auch die anderen Charaktere sind weitaus komplexer als im ersten Teil. Will, von der Liebe getrieben, entwickelt sich zum furchtlosen Helden und wird erstmals mit der Vergangenheit konfrontiert, als er auf dem Fliegenden Holländer auf seinen Vater Bill "Stiefelriemen" Turner (Stellan Skarsgård) trifft. Elizabeth Swan ist nicht mehr nur die zarte aber vorlaute Gouverneurs-Tochter, sondern begibt sich als Mann verkleidet selbständig auf die Suche nach Jack und entdeckt ihre eigene – sich nach Freiheit sehnende – Piratenseele. Auch im Verhältnis der drei Hauptcharaktere zueinander kommt es zu unterhaltsamen Spannungen, und das nicht nur weil sich Elizabeth plötzlich eigenartig von Jack angezogen fühlt, sondern vor allem, weil Jack Sparrow leichtfertig Wills Seele dem Bösen opfert. Ebenfalls beachtenswert sind die beiden Piraten Pintel (Lee Arenberg) und "Holzauge" Ragetti (Mackenzie Crook), die schon im ersten Teil durch ihre tollpatschige und witzige Art die Herzen vieler Zuschauer gewonnen haben. Die beiden durften deshalb im zweiten Teil wesentlich mehr Zeit auf der Leinwand verbringen und sorgen bei den Zuschauern regelrecht für Lachmuskelkater. FAZIT: Allerbeste Hollywood-Unterhaltung, wie sie besser nicht sein könnte!!!

Such a good continuation of this marvels movie seris!