|
 PIRATES
OF
THE
CARIBBEAN
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Dead
Man's
Chest
With
Johnny
Depp,
Orlando
Bloom,
Bill
Nighy,
Keira
Knightley,
Stellan
Skarsgard,
Jonathan
Pryce
Directed
by
Gore
Verbinski
What
no
doubt
was
made
as
a
vehicle
for
Bloom
&
Knightley
ended
up
becoming
The
Jack
Sparrow
Show
(in
the
vessel
of
Johnny
Depp
in
the
character
of
Rolling
Stone
Keith
Richards!).
Based
on
the
Disney
Land
fun
ride,
the
king-size
sequels
to
the
Curse
Of
the
Black
Pearl
(Dead
Man’s
Chest
and
At
World’s
End)
were
shot
back
to
back
not
only
for
cost
reasons,
but
also
to
ensure
retaining
the
cast
without
falling
fowl
of
time
and
schedule
clashes
on
other
projects.
This
time
round
Knightley’s
character
Elizabeth
(thankfully)
gets
a
lower
key
role,
as
she’s
incarcerated
for
aiding
Jack
Sparrow’s
flight
from
justice.
Her
fiancé
Will
(played
by
Bloom)
is
scammed
by
the
man
who
holds
the
cell
door
key
to
snatch
Jack’s
compass
which
leads
one
to
what
your
heart
desires.
Jack
however
has
a
spot
of
bother
as
his
soul
is
up
for
collection
on
payment
of
debt
from
the
ruler
of
the
ocean
depths,
Davy
Jones
(wonderfully
played
by
Bill
Nighy
and
fantastically
expressive
digital
octopus
make-up).
One
way
to
thwart
this
fatal
payment
is
to
locate
Davy
Jones’
locker
–
a
box
containing
his
heart.
With
the
mythical
Krakan
at
Jones’s
command,
capable
of
swallowing
ships
whole,
Jack
and
Will
has
to
think
on
their
feet
with
doom
on
their
heels.
Splendid
characterization,
fantastic
action
scenes
and
comedic
moments
(often
concurrently)
make
for
a
highly
entertaining
continuation
of
this
wild
pirate
ride.
Several
of
the
secondary
characters
from
the
first
film
also
reprise
their
roles,
often
for
comedic
side
tracks.
A
hefty
treasure
chest
on
an
extra
disc
can
be
explored
with
everything
from
a
writers’
commentary
track,
bloopers
and
a
look
at
Jack’s
various
character
attributes
via
his
costume,
to
sword
fighting
choreography,
extensive
behind
the
scenes
documentary
footage
and
Making
Of
pieces.
4
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B
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PB
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A
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B
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C
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