| Show Fans treasure Pirates Pirates' Stacie Peart Movie Staff Writer A busy opening greeted viewers of sequel to successful predecessor Pirates of the Caribbean The Curse of the Black Pearl A cold rainy day Elizabeth Swann Keira Knightley sitting alone wearing wearing wearing wear wear- ing her drenched wedding dress and Will Turner Orlando Bloom being arrested for aiding aiding aiding aid aid- ing the escape of Capt Jack Sparrow Johnny Depp swarmed the screen in the films film's first moments Pirates of the Caribbean Dead Mans Man's Chest isn't better than the original but its it's an energetic second round with the loveable characters Sparrow Swann and Turner The films film's acting story and creative special special special cial effects meshed together created an entertaining masterpiece masterpiece masterpiece master master- piece that should not be missed The film mm begins with Lord Cutler Beckett Tom Hollander Pride and Prejudice crashing the wedding and arresting the lovebirds After Beckett makes Will an offer to save Elizabeth and himself from hanging Willis Will Willis is then off to find Capt Jack and nab his compass for Beckett as payment for his free free- dom Meanwhile the lively Elizabeth wants nothing more than to be released from jail And in a failed attempt by her father to get them both to safety safety safety safe safe- ty Elizabeth sets out on her own to find her fiance and Capt Jack As the three make their way through the choppy waters of the open ocean they find themselves themselves themselves them them- selves in the path of Davy Jones Bill Underworld and Love Actually a once lovesick man of the sea Jones now terrorizes sailors into joining joining joining join join- ing his crew by giving them the choice of either pledging their allegiance to him or accepting death Depp didn't shy away from his previous performance of Capt Jock Sparrow He continued continued continued contin contin- on using his amazing comedic timing to deliver the ample amount of witty lin one one-lin- 1 l of f Th iise e o othe of f the Black p Pearl rl one might think that Jack has mended his ways but fortunately for the plot Jack hasn't learned a thing Jack still wants a huge bounty and always thinks of himself first His contempt for that pesky monkey is amusingly revisited several times throughout through through- out Sparrows Sparrow's journey Bloom and Knightley's characters characters characters char char- were deep in romantic love as the film mm opens but their love is challenged throughout Dead Mans Man's Chest Their contention contention contention con con- leaves audiences wondering wondering wondering won won- dering if the two beautiful Brits will be able to work through the issues that are brought up Dead Mans Man's Chest brings in new villains in the shape of well the sea Davy Jones and his crew are uniquely put together by pieces of sea crea crea- tures Jones' Jones head is that of a squid and his hands are pinchers pinch pinch- ers of a crab or lobster His crew is equally bizarre with heads of sharks seashells and other critters that roam the ocean floors The engaging script gives the heroes and villains a chance to intermingle throughout action packed scenes Some of the plot twists were surprising even with the amount of speculation by fans of the various spoilers available online One thing that fans of the original should know is that the fun doesn't end until after the credits so stick around for a few seconds of additional footage Also the cast is in the process of finishing finishing finishing finish finish- ing up on the filming of Pirates of the Caribbean At Worlds World's End which hopefully will answer all the questions left unanswered at the end of this Pirates The villains and heroes go up against each other in the various various various vari vari- ous swashbuckling action sequences Dead Mans Man's Chest is still a fun film but the violence and ere of creepy things that go bump in the night may be too much for some young viewers This would be a amm film mm that parents might want to pay particular attention to the rating for what their kids can handle Dead Mans Man's Chest is no doubt an entertaining film III i should not nOt be be missed MJ r 1 A A G I Dead Mans Man's Chest is rated PG |
