Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest

Just came back from seeing it, and overall I liked it. I would definitely say however, go see the first movie if you haven't yet, or else you won't understand some of the things going on (and some of the characters).

One thing you guys seemed to have forgotten to mention about the "racism" in this movie. While it's not focusing on the natives, it is a scene there:

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How about when Jack's crew was hanging in that cage? Notice how all the white sailors are in one cage, while the minorities are in another cage? I guess the natives are the racist ones.

I could immediately tell when that one dude said "You only need 6 members to crew the ship", that they were done for. Interestingly enough, all the white sailors in that other cage survive. Why would he say something like that, when all of them could've escaped? It's not like Jack would've turned them down or anything, and would require less people for him later on when he's getting those 100 souls.

Also, the crew aboard Jack's ship is quite large, but when Will's added to their numbers in the cage later, most of them are missing. I suppose we're to assume they got eaten?

Not that it bothered me that much, but might as well point it out lol.

I loved the special effects. The Kraken definitely does a good job of filling in fear that sailors had/would've talked about/feared over the open seas, and even Davy Jone's crew looked pretty decent (other than that one guy with the conch head, he seemed a little fake to me).

And I have to admit, I love Jack Sparrow's entrances in the movie. While it's not as hiliarious as the first movie:

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Where he comes to a dock on a small boat, except that it's sinking, and sinks completely before he gets to the dock

It's still kind of a cool entrance, and something I would expect him to do.

Although this movie has a darker feel to it than the first movie, it's usually balanced out by some humor as well:

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Like when Elizabeth runs into the two pirates carrying the chest, and finds out she doesn't have a sword. Reminiscent of the first movie, they move in on her, but when they see the pirates behind her, the throw both of their swords to her. That scene was just really hiliarious, and if you saw it, you'd probably agree.

Also, when Jack loses the key in the middle of the wheel, and goes to get it, it seems like nothing's gonna stop him, since the other two guys are fighting up top. Except he doesn't see the metal bar, which then conks him on the head.

And the scene where Jack pole-vaults to the other side of the cliff, and at first seems to have escaped danger, only to have the fruit that the natives threw on his pole earlier unbalance him enough that he falls over.

While there aren't as many spoken jokes as the first film, there's much more comedy expressed through action, which is great, because audiences all over the world will probably get a similiar reaction as us, whereas spoken jokes would have to be dubbed/subtitled, and may not work as well. You can bet scenes like the one I just mentioned in my last spoiler will be just as funny in Asia and Europe as it is to American audiences.

And if you're still skeptical, yes, it's worth watching, There are some flaws with the movie, but if you just want to watch some funny stuff happening (along with some serious moments, like when the Kraken is attacking), it's worth seeing.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Originally Posted by acid

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I pretty much just chalked that up to the writers watching a little too much Road Runner. Like he just survived for the purpose of being able to have such a stunt in the movie. But yeah, now that you mention it maybe there is some sort of connection.

Maybe Jack can't be killed.

or maybe he's already dead

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Realistic guess is that Jack survived cause those bridges broke his fall, and had a ton of adrenaline, so probably didn't notice any pain if it was there. Comical answer is that he's Wile E. Coyote in disguise

And Shonos, that actually did answer my question for the most part. I sort of remember that part, but because of the situation they were in, probably didnt really pay attention to it (although I have to admit a lot of parts it was difficult to make out what was being said simply cause they spoke too fast or it took me a few seconds to see what they were saying).

There's nowhere I can't reach.