Coming as a surprise to nobody, I have already been to see Pirates 2: Dead man's chest. The chances are high that if you haven't already, that you'll be going too ; everybody loved the original. In many ways, it was the spiritual successor to classic popcorn movies such as Indiana Jones and the Original Star Wars. So it makes sense to make it a trilogy surely? I won't give away any of it's secrets- the trailers and promotional material have done an unusally good job of keeping most of it under wraps. However I am sure you'll be wondering- can it live it up to the original?

In my humble opinion it doesn't quite live up to the standards set by the decade's best blockbuster, but it's still a riot. It's still better than 99% of the other event pictures out there. Don't go in expecting it to outshine the original and you won't be disappointed. That said I fully expect a critical backlash from the press. Whenever something gets popular they love to knock it down. Don't listen to them though, it's yarrtastic. Although it could do with a few more monkeys and zombies. Obviously.

Roll on next 'yarr's' Pirates 3: World's End.
(sorry)