![]() If you thought the original film takes advantage of the over-the-top side to the series, the second one doubles down. Jones', the main antagonist, is essentially a supernatural pirate with the ability to also control a large sea creature called, the Kraken. That's not necessarily always a bad thing, but I would have preferred each film to stand on its own a little bit more.Īlthough we don't get Geoffrey Rush's maniacal Captain Barbossa, we are treated with equally invested performances from Bill Nighy as Davy Jones and Stellan Skarsgard as Boostrap Bill. Most of the story beats are drawn out in what could be only one film's worth of story, but we don't get the payoff for any of it until the 3rd adventure. In many ways, this film only exists to set up the third film. However, when the story and characters are second fiddle to the set pieces and grand action sequences, that's where you have the problem. And Dead Man's Chest wastes no time trying to top the spectacle and scope of that film. There's nothing quite like that first adventure with Jack Sparrow, William Turner, and Elizabeth Swann. I'm not sure there will ever be a Pirates film as good as the first one. Whether it be because I had fond memories of them when I was much younger, or because there just wasn't quite a spectacle like them in the mid-2000's, either way I still find Dead Man's Chest to be an admirable part of the franchise. For whatever reason though, I really get a kick out of these Pirates adventures. Sometimes it's really hard to see past a film's flaws. ![]() Minor gripes aside, Dead Man's Chest is a worthy sequel, even over a decade later. This leads to an emotionally resonating ending, something most blockbusters lack. The central theme here is what it means to be a good person: and Captain Jack is put to the test. ![]() I thought this was a great way of keeping things energized, considering the film clocks in at 140 minutes before credits. Another thing that may turn some off is the shift in tone about halfway through the movie, going from silly and over-the-top to more serious. So many things are happening at once, it's oftentimes hard to focus on them all. Where Dead Man's Chest falters is the mildly over-bloated plot. The soundtrack, like the first, is booming and strong, punctuating the scary and elevating the intensity. Bill Nighy's Davy Jones is a menacing and worthy villain, partly in thanks to the unbelievably good special effects (effects that are even better than 2017's Dead Men Tell No Tales). Depp is at the top of his game arguably even funnier than the first. Dead Man's Chest returns bigger, bolder and louder. In my eyes, this couldn't be farther from the truth. People seemed to fall very sharply onto ‘Johnny Depp was abusing Amber Heard’ until she admitted to throwing a pan at him, at which point public perception swung hard into ‘Amber Heard was abusing Johnny Depp and made everything else up’.The most common outlook on the Pirates series seems to be the belief that the first movie is the only good one, and that they deteriorate from there on. Depp, meanwhile, claims he never hit her, but there are photos of her bloodied face and other bodily injuries which have previously held up in court. ![]() She denies this, claiming it was the dog, but admits to hitting Depp and throwing pans at him. Depp sued Heard for false allegations after losing the wife-beater case, leading Heard to counter-sue for defamation.Ĭore to Depp’s claims are pictures of shit (yes, really) on his bed, which he claims Heard defecated deliberately, as proof of her campaign against him. ![]() I used the word ‘testified’ above for Depp’s quote on Pirates, which was said during the Heard Vs Depp trail currently going on right now. Related: Why Is Everything So Grey In Thor: Love And Thunder?ĭepp had long claimed that the entire affair is a hoax, and that Amber Heard herself was the abuser, and that her claims against him are part of a cover-up. ![]()
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