Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest [Blu-ray]
starring: Johnny Depp, Orlando Bloom, Keira Knightley, Jack Davenport, Bill Nighy
directed by: Gore Verbinski
directed by: Gore Verbinski
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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
Bluray Disc
Amazon.com:
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
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Customer Reviews
Average Rating:
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- BLU- RAY
NOT ALL MOVIES ARE PRODUCED EQUALLY AND EVEN ON BLU-RAY THEY WILL CUT CORNERS BUT THIS WAS DONE WELL
Rating: - not as good as the first one...
but well worth watching whats not to love johnny depp and orlando bloom do i say more not needed
Rating: - Thrilling entertainment
This is great and thrilling entertainment.... wonderful, fantastic, great acting, action, humor....can't expect this series to be continued! It's too bad.. but most movies are boring in comparison!
Walter
Rating: - Land lover for sure
I gave my family such a hard time about viewing these films.I didn't want to rent them, I thought they would be a waste of time.I fell in love with the story and the humor and now I am a huge fan of the Pirates of the Carribean!
Rating: 
- Overdone With Overkill
The first PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN was fun but I think its huge success went to the filmmakers' heads because the excesses of the sequels definitely take a toll on the franchise.
More, more, more...of everything, except the fun.Long, convoluted action scenes, a jumbled mythology weighing everything down.Heavy helpings of CGI and stock plots.Excess ruined THE MATRIX trilogy and it also nearly sunk the Pirates.
There was a decent balance of the thin characters in the ... Read More
- BLU- RAYNOT ALL MOVIES ARE PRODUCED EQUALLY AND EVEN ON BLU-RAY THEY WILL CUT CORNERS BUT THIS WAS DONE WELL
- not as good as the first one...but well worth watching whats not to love johnny depp and orlando bloom do i say more not needed
- Thrilling entertainmentThis is great and thrilling entertainment.... wonderful, fantastic, great acting, action, humor....can't expect this series to be continued! It's too bad.. but most movies are boring in comparison!
Walter
- Land lover for sureI gave my family such a hard time about viewing these films.I didn't want to rent them, I thought they would be a waste of time.I fell in love with the story and the humor and now I am a huge fan of the Pirates of the Carribean!
- Overdone With OverkillThe first PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN was fun but I think its huge success went to the filmmakers' heads because the excesses of the sequels definitely take a toll on the franchise.
More, more, more...of everything, except the fun.Long, convoluted action scenes, a jumbled mythology weighing everything down.Heavy helpings of CGI and stock plots.Excess ruined THE MATRIX trilogy and it also nearly sunk the Pirates.
There was a decent balance of the thin characters in the ... Read More
