Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #737 in DVD
• Released on: 2006-11-20
• Rating: Suitable for 12 years and over
• Aspect ratio: 2.35:1
• Formats: Anamorphic, PAL
• Original language: English
• Number of discs: 2
• Running time: 145 minutes

Amazon.co.uk Review
Take the first Pirates of the Caribbean film, add a dash of 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea and a lot more rum. Shake well and you'll have something resembling Dead Man's Chest, a bombastic sequel that's enjoyable as long as you don't think too hard about it. The film opens with the interrupted wedding of Will Turner (Orlando Bloom) and Elizabeth Swann (Keira Knightley), both of whom are arrested for aiding in the escape of Captain Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp) in the first film. Their freedom can only be obtained by getting Captain Jack's compass, which is linked to a key that's linked to a chest belonging to Davy Jones, an undead pirate with a tentacle face and in possession of a lot of people's souls. If you're already confused, don't worry--plot is definitely not the strong suit of the franchise, as the film excels during its stunt pieces, which are impressively extravagant (in particular a three-way swordfight atop a mill wheel). It may help to know that Dead Man's Chest was filmed simultaneously with some of Pirates 3, so don't expect a complete resolution (think more The Empire Strikes Back) or the movie will feel a lot longer than it really is. Bloom shows a tad bit more brawn this time around, but he's still every bit as pretty as the tomboyish Knightley. (Seriously, sometimes you think they could swap roles.) Bill Nighy (Love, Actually) weighs in as Davy Jones and Stellan Skarsgård appears as Will's undead father. But the film still belongs wholly to Depp, who in a reprise of his Oscar-nominated role gets all the belly laughs with a single widened eyeliner-ed gaze. He still runs like a cartoon hen and slurs like Keith Richards--and he's still one of the most fascinating movie characters in recent history. --Ellen A. Kim

Synopsis
Shiver me timbers, Captain Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp - CHARLIE & THE CHOLOLATE FACTORY, ED WOOD) returns in this rip-roaring, sea-faring sequel to the colossal hit, CURSE OF THE BLACK PEARL. Reunited with Will Turner (Orlando Bloom - KINGDOM OF HEAVEN, TROY) and Elizabeth Swann (Keira Knightley - PRIDE & PREJUDICE, DOMINO), Sparrow must face his greatest adversary yet – the nautically naughty Davey Jones (Bill Nighy – LOVE ACTUALLY, THE GIRL IN THE CAFE). Directed by Gore Verbinski (THE RING, MOUSE HUNT), DEAD MAN'S CHEST is every bit as exiting as it's predecessor and sets the scene for part three in the trilogy, AT WORLDS END.

Customer Reviews

Pirates Of The Caribbean : Dead Man's Chest
Pirates Of The Caribbean : Dead Man's Chest is the most disappointing movie I have watched it was obviously made to cash in on the unexpected success of the first movie. It has some ridiculous characters and it just gets so silly as to be pathetic- if you enjoyed the first movie you are bound to be disappointed by this and if you hated the first movie you will loathe this pathetic effort. sucks........for very, very small children only.

Not as good as the first
I thought this film was nowhere near as good as the first one. There didn't seem to be a strong enough plot.

Johnny Depp seems to have to live upto all the hype created in the first film and I think he tries a little too hard.

With the budget for this film I was expecting something better.

Appealing 'at sea movie', if not a little too piratey
Now, call me old fashioned but I watched this before the original version, purely on the grounds that this one had Johnny Depp in it. He has always been one of my preferred actors, ranking alongside Terrence Mann and Tobin Bell.
This lavish sequel is supposed to follow on from where the first film left off, although it feels more like a prequel to me and I would argue against it being a true sequel.
Despite the title, the film was not shot in the Carribean, but in Moscow, where production values were a lot cheaper and extras would work for bread or a blanket. Many of the extras had little or no acting experience and if one listens carefully you can hear the odd bit of Russian dialgue in the background.
Reprising his role as Edward Hawthorn is Orlando Bloom, who is insufficient in his role. Bloom was simultaneously shooting LOTR at the time this film was in production, starring as the forest elf Pegasus. It is fair to say he delivers poor performances in both pictures and is not a weighty actor. Interestingly, his part in 'Pirates' nearly went to the late Oliver Reed, but Bloom won on the grounds that Reed had died during the filming of 'Gladiator' some years previously.
The highlight is the music score by Hans Gruber, which is rousing and energetic; it made me thrust several times in my chair and commanded my obedience at every arrival.
This film is soon to be released on DVD, but I shall be waiting for the tv version as I understand there will be a whole new ending tagged on where one of the principle characters dies.