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Saturday, July 08, 2006

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest

Just returned from watching this movie... yes on the first day !!!
Overall a very enjoyable movie but no one feature/thing stands out. The special effects and stunts were amazing. Could have done with less of those slimy creatures. Most of the memorable characters from the first part are there (including a surprising one at the very end.) Sadly, there is very little character building ..... you are assumed to have watched Part One to understand each character in this one (just another way of saying they were just monotonously repeated what they did before).

Jist of the story - Orlando and Kiera are arrested just before their wedding. For their freedom, they must get Depp's (Jack Sparrow) compass. Sparrow has his own agenda of using the compass.... a lots of twists and turns later, everyone is after "dead man's chest" and the live beating heart inside it.

The story doesn't conclude in this movie.... wait for part 3 to do that (a la The Matrix Reloaded).

One more thing... this one too is a long movie (but engrossing enough to keep you watching the screen). I think it runs for about 2hr30min. I'm not sure why Hollywood movies of today are lengthier than before.

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