{"id":5398,"date":"2017-01-11T18:05:36","date_gmt":"2017-01-11T23:05:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/scottsfilmreviews.com\/?p=5398"},"modified":"2026-07-28T13:34:50","modified_gmt":"2026-07-28T17:34:50","slug":"pirates-of-the-caribbean-dead-mans-chest-2006","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/scottsfilmreviews.com\/?p=5398","title":{"rendered":"Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest-2006"},"content":{"rendered":"

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest-2006<\/strong><\/p>\n

Director Gore Verbinski<\/strong><\/p>\n

Starring Johnny Depp, Orlando Bloom, Keira Knightley<\/strong><\/p>\n

Scott’s Review #606<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Reviewed January 11, 2017<\/p>\n

Grade: B-<\/strong><\/p>\n

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest is the follow-up to the original Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, from 2003.<\/p>\n

The sequel is decent but inferior to Curse of the Black Pearl.<\/p>\n

The visual effects are spectacular, and the budget is very high, but the story isn’t there. The film drags along at times and is a bit confusing.<\/p>\n

Johnny Depp gives his all to his role of Jack Sparrow, performing with gusto, and is the highlight of the franchise.<\/p>\n

The supporting characters, Bloom as Will Turner, and Keira Knightley as Elizabeth Swann, are fine, but not on the level of Depp.<\/p>\n

Otherwise, the performances are okay, but they are essentially a carbon copy of the first film.<\/p>\n

Story-wise, Will and Elizabeth are arrested for aiding Jack Sparrow’s escape, and the plot involves attempts to locate Sparrow.<\/p>\n

This is paired along with the typical adventure aspects of a film like this and the stock-character villains, with grimaces, heavy makeup, and overacting, but I expected as much.<\/p>\n

Not a bad sequel, certain to entertain the masses, and guaranteed to make a ton of money, inevitably ensuring another sequel will be made, with little doubt of being even less compelling.<\/p>\n

Oscar Nominations: 1 win-<\/strong>Best Sound Editing, Best Sound Mixing, Best Art Direction, Best Visual Effects (won)<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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