Movies: Pirates of the Caribbean, et alii

I caught Disney's Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest this past Sunday and let me tell ya, I thoroughly enjoyed catching up on some sleep during it. This 150 minute sequel to the Legend of the Black Pearl fell to the Curse of the Sequel. Too much time was wasted incorporating old characters. The plot was complicated. Keira was extensively clothed. It wasn't nearly as action-packed as the first part of this trilogy. Johnny Depp gave another great performance as Captain Jack Sparrow, but unfortunately he couldn't overcome the sluggish story. At one point I almost decided to walk around the theater in hopes to catch the end of an Owen Wilson "comedy." Racking up $135 million, Dead Man's Chest did break the opening weekend box office record though.

One big plus for Pirates is that this trailer previewed before it. It leaves you wanting alot more, but if that teaser doesn't get you fired up then I feel sorry for your childhood.

X-men: The Last Stand was a flop to me also. But I'll save it from a lashing since the former director of that trilogy, Bryan Singer, decided to leave the movie right before filming in order to bring us the latest Superman movie, which I'm scheduled to catch later this week in a 3D IMAX experience.