Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End is a rollicking voyage in the same spirit of the two earlier Pirates films, yet far darker in spots (and nearly three hours to boot). The action, largely revolving around a pirate alliance against the ruthless East India Trading Company, doesn't disappoint, though the violence is probably too harsh for young children. Through it all, the plucky cast (Keira Knightley, Orlando Bloom, Geoffrey Rush) are buffeted by battle, maelstroms, betrayal, treachery, a ferocious Caribbean weather goddess, and that gnarly voyage back from the world's end--but with their wit intact. As always, Johnny Depp's Jack Sparrow tosses off great lines ; he chastises "a woman scorned, like which hell hath no fury than!" He insults an opponent with a string of epithets, ending in "yeasty codpiece."!
In the previous Dead Man's Chest, Sparrow was killed--sent to Davy Jones' Locker. In the opening scenes, the viewer sees that death has not been kind to Sparrow--but that's not to say he hasn't found endless ways to amuse himself, cavorting with dozens of hallucinated versions of himself on the deck of the Black Pearl. But Sparrow is needed in this world, so a daring rescue brings him back. Keith Richards' much ballyhooed appearance as Jack's dad is little more than a cameo, though he does play a wistful guitar. But the action, as always, is more than satisfying, held together by Depp, who, outsmarting the far-better-armed British yet again, causes a bewigged commander to muse: "Do you think he plans it all out, or just makes it up as he goes along?" As far as fans are concerned, it matters not. --A.T. Hurley
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 3.5 / 5.0
Raving Fan The DVD's were in excellent condition and recieved in a timely manner...KUDOS TO THE SELLER!!
Confused! Part one just blow me away! Part two had a alright plot/stroy but was more on special affects. Part three started out like you missed the first half of the movie and just gets more confusing as it goes. Their is no real plot/story and the special affects where not that special. This movie just looks like it was left open ended so they can come back and make more too tie up all the loose ends of this movie. Not worth watching until they come out with the other movie(s) to make sense of this mess!
Wonderful Movie This was almost as good as the first movie and FAR better than the second. :)
Pirates of the Caribbean-At World's End Although it has not been watched yet(it's a Christmas gift), we did recieve it quickly and it was packaged well.