Kyle's Movie Review: Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest

Yo, ho, ho and a bottle of rum. You don't have to go to the bottom of Davy Jones' Locker for excitement this weekend. All you need to do is to come down to the Science Center for this week's CAC movie.

Argh. Let's face it: nothing is as cool as Johnny Depp as a pirate, no one is as suave as Orlando Bloom. And not many are more attractive than Keira Knightley. The trio is back again, making mischief on the high seas, and one does well to not miss a second of this swashbuckling epic of a film.

With consecutive Academy Award nominations for best actor in 2004 and 2005 (Finding Neverland, Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl), Johnny Depp once again plays the perpetually clumsy Captain Jack Sparrow. Orlando Bloom, who earned notoriety playing Legolas Greenleaf in the The Lord of the Ring trilogy, comes back to play Jack's guardian angel Will Turner. Bloom went from playing a elf to playing a pirate; pirates are much better. Also returning is Keira Knightley. Nominated for a best actress Academy Award earlier this year, Knightley is one of the up and coming actresses of modern Hollywood. She reprises her role as the gorgeous Elizabeth Swann.

Captain Jack Sparrow finds himself once again in some serious peril when the infamous Davy Jones comes looking to steal Jack's soul. This sounds preposterous, I know, after all, why would Davy Jones want Jack's soul? Well, Davy once raised Jack's ship, The Black Pearl, in exchange for Jack's soul. A bit farfetched, eh? Well, Davy Jones is an octopus. Yeah, that's right, an octopus. I'll return to this later. When the chips are down, who comes to Jack's aid? Legolas Greenleaf, of course! Will Turner must take a break from wedding plans, as he is marrying Elizabeth Swann, to save Jack's hide, yet again. The three steal a magical key from Davy Jones, and Jones is hot on their tails in pursuit.

Now I know this is a fantasy movie that holds no illusions to being realistic. However,this sequel seems to require the audience to surrender a bit more of an imagination to completely enjoy this film. This is most evident with the character of Davy Jones and his obviously computer-generated octopus-like face. It's ridiculous really. Long story short: it is quite farfetched. This is still an entertaining film, with nonstop action, romance, and that epic soundtrack that we all know so well from the first installment of the Pirates series.

Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of adventure and violence, including frightening images, Pirates of the Caribbean can be seen Friday night at 10 and Saturday night at 9. Costs are $1.50 with your student I.D. and $2.50 for non-EMU students.