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Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Mans Chest
A (INDIA)
2006
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Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Mans Chest
Positive Reviews
86
Negative reviews
40
Average Rating
3.0
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3.0
This army of the deep suggests the very picture of ick by teen standards, conjured through the very fanciest of special effects; the clattering skelet ..
EW
3.0
Still, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Mans Chest is a lot of fun, moves along fairly well, and ends with a great cliffhanger.
Common Sense Media
2.0
Nighy gives good sneer even from behind a molluscan carapace and Depp remains great fun, all swaggering slur and tipsy mince.
Time Out
2.5
Even for a sequel, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Mans Chest takes the practice of double dipping to extreme depths.
3.0
This story element at least engenders the movies most entertaining feature: its CGI creations.
3.0
Sometimes its enough just to aim your prow into the onrushing wave, cross your fingers (or cutlasses), and hope you survive with your sense of humor i ..
3.8
Almost the exact same review as the first: A lot of fun, but could use some trimming.
E Film Critic
1.0
In the first film, Depp had fun chewing on the scenery. In this one, the scenery swallows him up and eats him raw.
E Film Critic
5.0
A flawless entertainment offering, one as breathtaking as its predecessor... The Pirates franchise is about as much fun as you can possibly have at th ..
E Film Critic
4.4
A classic middle film that delivers as much excitement and ingenuity you could hope for to outclass hundreds of summer popcorn fare.
E Film Critic
1.3
The film has an epic scale without an epic story, epic characters, epic ideas or epic emotions.
San Francisco Chronicle
3.0
Its what made the first movie fly, and what this instalment lacks.
3.0
Pirates 2 isnt bad enough to be disappointment even if it doesnt live up to the fun of its predecessor.
Cinema Blend
4.0
Its the ultimate summer action adventure creature feature with tons of action, plenty of adventure, oodles of fun, a tinge of romance, a gaggle of cre ..
JoBlo
2.0
Twice as overstuffed with effects as its predecessor but less than half as entertaining...a sequel so dispiriting it almost makes one ashamed to have ..
One Guys Opinion
2.0
Director Gore Verbinski tries hard to push every summer blockbuster action button and make it a family fun pic, but what results is an overlong bore t ..
Sover
3.8
The verdict for the middle movie of the proposed three film arc: although not as much fun as its predecessor, it nevertheless delivers enough jaunty a ..
ReelViews
3.1
The new Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Mans Chest is a crushing letdown.
Combust Ible Celluloid
3.8
Ill even go one step further and say that Dead Mans Chest surpasses its predecessor in making entertainment out of nonsense.
Mark Reviews Movies
3.0
Blame director Gore Verbinski, who seems to think hes making some kind of epic rather than what should have been a quickly paced comic romp.
0.6
It provides viewers with the best of both worlds; a horror flick that contains a good dose of disconcerting images and a suspense/thriller with an inv ..
Reel Film Reviews
2.0
Aside from the flashy action scenes, the high production values and a lot of capable actors, the film does have its drawbacks.For one thing, it is way ..
Lariat
2.0
Popcorn comes from an actual food product and has some substance to it.
Eric Ds Nider
3.5
Its not as fresh as it was; even Depps brilliant Captain Jack feels familiar.But as the plot churns and convolutes it slowly wins us over swashbucklin ..
Shadows On The Wall
4.0
Also, the film makers have to be commended for squeezing in all the pirate movie cliches that were missing from the last film eg The Black Spot and a ..
View London
2.0
It was one of the most breathtakingly eccentric performances ever given in a big Hollywood franchise movie.
Cs Monitor
3.0
Everything in the film is inflated, leaving little room for the light wit that enlivened its predecessor.
Film Journal International ..
4.4
Director Gore Verbinski manages to pull all these story elements together and smoothly shifts gears as the story blends dark fantasy, goofy humor and ..
Deseret News (Salt Lake Ci ..
1.3
Bereft of both joy and humor, its dark and dank with unappealing cinematography and sets.
Internet Reviews
1.9
When Verbinski ignores the actors and concentrates on comic action scenes, hes on safe ground.
Boston
3.0
And the stunts have the wicked ingenuity of the most exuberant slapstick, with much sword waving but next to no connection between cold steel and warm ..
Smh
4.5
The reason is simple it may be two and a half hours of setup, but Das Rheingold is two and a half hours of darn good setup with a lot of amazing thing ..
Mountain X
4.5
In a good way, sure, a way that reminds you why you love the movies cuz they wrap you up in characters you suddenly realize you care deeply about, cuz ..
3.1
You dont ask me a question in my f ing province: Toronto police investigating viral video of racial confrontation at waterfront The video, which shows ..
Toronto Star
2.0
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Emanuellevy
3.0
By creating this iconic film character, Depp has shown how an actors awesome talent can make incredible special effects and funny action sequences pal ..
Reel Talk Reviews
2.5
Sounds like a Laurel and Hardy spoof, but theres nothing funny about any of this shtick, and watching Johnny tiptoe around the island like Tiny Tim is ..
Reel Talk Reviews
3.0
Just think of Dead Mans Chest as a double feature without a break in the middle and hope that your theater seat is plenty comfortable.
Q Network
3.5
No, but is it the masterpiece Ive heard so much about.The masterpiece that people insist is a financial success because of its quality
Cinema Crazed
1.5
The movie itself is a kind of treasure chest, albeit one so crammed with baroque visuals and tangled chains of plot that you have to sift through its ..
Slate
4.0
Humour is part of the scripts fabric, and the film is as fun as it is bawdy.
4.5
Depp and the cool army of skeletons kept it from feeling like a chore, but beyond that, it just felt empty and looooong.So they really stepped up thei ..
Movies
2.5
Ill reserve judgment on the entire series until the release of At Worlds End next year, but for now, Dead Mans Chest is a step backwards.
Flim Threet
2.0
EXHAUSTING WHEN IT SHOULD BE THRILLING The problem here is too much money and not enough wit.
Bbc
3.0
The director, Gore Verbinski, has spared no expense in realizing them, and theres no doubt in my mind that as a commercial proposition the film will b ..
Time
5.0
When Jeffrey flushes a toilet, imperiling himself, the thing gurgles so magnificently as to suggest a moaning whale.)
Slant Magazine
1.3
Endless exposition meets endless forgettable action set pieces and too many slimy otherworldly creatures to count.
The Movie Boy
3.0
What makes the abrupt ending even more upsetting is the fact that the film is, quite frankly, far too long for its own good.
Bullz-Eye
1.5
Like Jacks heart, Dead Mans Chest is unsure of what it wants, so it takes the omnivorous approach, and all of the story lines suffer for it.
Calendar Live
4.4
And for those wholl want more adventure after the movie ends Dead Mans Chest gives us a promise the third installment will be just as much pirate fun.
Hollywood
2.0
The plot heavy script is little more than an ornate setting for the goofball comedy and the pirate movie on a special effects high spectacle, and the ..
Seattle Pi
0.5
The last hour picks up a little as the story comes cascading down to what one hopes is a final denouement (dont hold your breath), but in actuality is ..
Tony Medley
2.0
Overblown to the point of monotony, the second installment in the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise is a prime example of too much money and not enou ..
Coles Mithey
2.5
While its certainly going to be a hit, there is still no avoiding the fact that this voyage of the Black Pearl is dead in the water.
Movie Freak
4.0
Not as good as the first...but with enough hilarious Captain Jack moments and exciting action scenes to appease the fans.
3.5
This sequel to the 2003 blockbuster is somewhat rare to find in movies it actually keeps the same team from the first film.
7M Pictures
1.3
Look, the real wonder of WW84 is that this maybe isnt the worst thing about it.
Film Freak Central
2.0
The sequel, rather than attempting to contravene expectations, actually trades on them.
Boxoffice Magazine
2.0
The filmmakers stuck that mushy stuff on the back burner in favor of more cool things to keep your inner eight year old jumping up and down in your se ..
E Online
3.0
This is one of those films that you absolutely must experience in the theater, as it is just that much fun.
Film School Rejects
4.0
Although the previous film ended rather resolutely, theres no denying that the further tales of Jack Sparrow are significantly suitable affairs for ci ..
1.5
The problem isnt that Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Mans Chest is only half a movie, its that it feels like one an elaborate tease thats effectively ..
La Weekly
3.0
You might well need a bottle of rum to get through that two and a half hour running time.
Mirror
4.0
What Dead Mans Chest lacks in originality compared to its predecessor is compensated for by sheer, masterfully executed excess.
Varia Gate
3.1
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Mans Chest is good, fun popcorn fare but it hardly has the tight script of the first installment.
Three Movie Buffs
1.9
The University of Missouri has closed its investigation of Terrence Phillips and did not find enough evidence to support allegations of rape, stalking ..
Kansas City
4.5
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Mans Chest is a great adventure movie.
4.4
Skimpy childrens books have been fleshed out into quality entertainment, and someday theyll finally make a decent movie based on a video game.Hey, why ..
Christianity Today
3.0
The second attack, for all the state of the art effects, just isnt quite as special, and not just because the closer look at the puckering suckers is ..
Killer Movie Reviews
2.5
Director Gore Verbinski has learned to deftly incorporate live action and CGI trickery and has a sure hand with the films many action sequences.
Big Picture Big Sound
3.8
Its hard to believe Beckett, but, finding Jack is going to be even harder.
Waffle Movies
3.0
It felt liberating, and turned what was otherwise a solid but routine period adventure movie into a larkish blockbuster.
News Week
3.5
You will be able to save yourself from getting disappointed of watching nothing but a lame movie.
Window To The Movies
2.5
With a thin spine of plot holding up its bloated body of spectacle, it staggers into a swashbuckling swoon.
Chron
3.0
If any recent blockbuster left movie goers wanting more, it was the first instalment of Pirates of the Caribbean, even though it pulled off the sort o ..
Film Guardian
3.0
A coulda been classic ends up feeling variously like a particularly undisciplined directors cut and a Jerry Bruckheimer picture.
Or Lando Weekly
3.0
An overstuffed adventure that manages to be a slight improvement over the original.
Bowling Green Daily News
2.0
Now, against all odds, comes a sequel that goes beyond genre entertainment to jaw dropping invention.
Decent Films
2.0
Its a clever line, one of many in this sequel to the hugely popular original that opened three years ago.
Wsj
2.0
Few directors could place such largely agreeable and upbeat energy atop a foundation so shudderingly gruesome.
Flip Side Archive
2.0
Yes, its too long, but it is still steadfast popcorn summer entertainment.
From The Balcony
3.0
A patchy and overlong sequel but still full of humour and top notch action.
Film4
3.0
Just because you can do something does not mean you have to. Long and noisy is not enough.
Movie Metropolis
3.1
The second Pirates of the Caribbean movie is a sweet umbrella drink leaving no hangover, two hours and 20 minutes of escapism that once again makes th ..
Denver Post
4.0
Most sequels open flabbily and take your attention for granted: The filmmakers figure theyve already hooked you and have all the time in the world.
Ny Mag
3.0
The cliffhanger ending provides some hope that the imminent third film will restore some of what is missing from this one.
Film Blather
4.4
The filmmakers have done a wonderful thing here. Theyve expanded the story in vastly entertaining ways, conjuring up sights weve never seen onscreen b ..
M Tv
3.0
Geoffrey Rush lights up the screen with some fabulous scenery chewing.But it all just lacks the subtlety and lightness of touch of the first Pirates f ..
Future Movies
3.0
When it comes to sequel making, Verbinski is a follower of the bigger, louder, longer school of thought... Whether or not viewers will head home feeli ..
James Sanford on Film
2.5
Ill admit that the film is intermittently amusing, but it also reeks of the dreaded bigger, louder, more syndrome that has undone many a sequel.
Aisle Seat
4.0
The movie is non stop fun even though its got an unfinished feel to it (so stay tuned for part 3).
TheMovieChicks.com
4.5
A century after Charlie Chaplin triumphed as The Little Tramp, Johnny Depp galavants across the same general territory with his own variation, The Lit ..
IGN Movies
1.5
Yes, its brightly colored carnival fun. But this ride, in the end, only goes round and round and round. Which is ultimately more ho hum than ho ho ho.
Detroit News
3.0
a character audiences will follow anywhere even if it means plowing through the occasionally rough seas Dead Mans Chest navigates.
Review Journal
2.5
Trips over its own feet in its quest to be bigger and better than its predecessor.
The Dispatch (Lexington, N ..
1.0
Conrads story is basically a single character piece, Chereaus film is a Bergmanesque duet, played out for in a mansion lifeless enough to house sarcop ..
Cine Passion
3.0
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Mans Chest is the best summer movie of the summer. And, of course, you know its rated Aargh!
Abc News Go
4.4
The picture looks great, feels accomplished, and genuinely delivers everything you hope it would.
Cinema Phile
4.5
By the time its all over, POTC2 has delivered more toe tappin eye candy than the last three summer movies combined.
Cinematical
3.0
It gives the audience what it wants, but this time the attitude feels deflated, and the end product lacks a good sense of rum drunk playfulness.
Film Jerk
4.0
Its every bit as terrific as the inaugural film, occasionally surpassing it with mind boggling, spectacularly choreographed action set pieces.
Metro Weekly
4.0
Great action, more Sparrow... Every bit as entertaining and fun as the original.
Film Force Ign
3.8
Usually, when it comes to movies, I prefer a less is more approach. But sometimes more really is more.
Stardem
2.5
Perhaps the magic is gone because Dead Mans Chest sacrifices the unpredictability of the ever versatile Depp, who never before has done the same thing ..
Chicago Tribune
1.5
In Supermans absence, Lois has written a Pulitzer Prize winning essay on Why the World Doesnt Need Superman.
World Socialist Web Site
2.0
Arrr, asked Davy Jones, Why would ye want to be searchin fer a dead mans chest when Keira Knightlys be close at hand
Movie Juice
3.8
There was a chance that Depps oddball act would grow tiresome the second time around but the movie wisely uses him in deliberate dollops. Hes the comi ..
Suburban Chicago News
4.8
More fun than the cantina scene from Star Wars, Davy Jones and his barnacle encrusted crew alone make this a must see!
Supercala.com
3.1
The effects driven action scenes alone make Dead Mans Chest worth the price of admission. But in other respects, this one too often rings hollow.
3.8
So gather ye a ration and a bottle of rum or a soda and popcorn, if that be more convenient and drop anchor with this summer treasure. Aye aye!
Arizona Daily Star
1.5
Depp is disappointing and reminiscent of the Roadrunner, dashing around until somebody actually or figuratively bops him on the head. Perhaps hes look ..
San Diego Metropolitan
4.3
acks as many thrills and as much fun into thirty minutes as any of the Indiana Jones films did into their entire running times.
Chud
2.5
It has its moments, dont confuse this mess with good filmmaking, even by the admittedly low standards set for the summer blockbuster.
3.1
This second film is pretty much all thrills, special effects and nonstop action but with virtually no cohesive or compelling story line.
Sun Times
1.5
takes what worked the first time and redoes it only bigger and louder in the process losing all the charm that made the first film so much fun.
3.0
An empty vessel... bloated beyond all recognition, and absolutely no flow or consistency theres nary a human heartbeat here in its two and a half hour ..
Now Playing Mag
4.5
While I dont mind a good cliffhanger, the film should stand on its own.
Movie Views
2.5
Pirates 2 is everything we prayed to God it wouldnt be: dull, humorless, long, languid, effects driven, boorish, and yawn inducing. Other than that it ..
Imdb
4.5
Dead Mans Chest, is a swashbuckling good time, though its somewhat bloated and overlong. Considering the endearing cast, and the exceptional effects, ..
4.0
Shiver me timbers, director Gore Verbinski once again displays a remarkable talent for generating fresh and amusing adventures that are far better tha ..
Democratand Chronicle
1.3
... Made me want to walk the plank, if only to escape Depps soggy schtick and the sloppy storyline pirated from pirate lore.
Boulder Weekly
5.0
PotC:DMC is a smorgasbord of frolicking fun, and a visual cornucopia to behold.
Blunt Review
0.5
Two hours into this 150 minute behemoth, the worst fears of most moviegoers are confirmed. Its essentially a teaser for the next Pirates flick.
Rich Mond
3.1
You cant beat on Dead Mans Chest on value for money terms, but its like an all you can eat buffet everythings tasty, the surfeit is sickening.
Online Tv Guide
3.0
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Mans Chest is a pirate movie worthy of its, uhhh, salt. Ahoy, mateys! Arrr.
Boston Herald
3.0
In the sequel, hes been pitted against the agents of the East India Company, controlled by the sinister Lord Beckett (Tom Hollander), who runs his ope ..
Style Weekly
3.1
Engaging and then wearisome, Dead Mans Chest piles on the action scenes while displaying a striking lack of imagination.
Sac Ticket
3.1
At more than two and a half hours, this second installment veers toward overkill
Lj World
2.0
I had a ball watching the film as it careened from set piece to set piece, whether it be a chase scene, a sword fight or a battle on the seas.
Murphys Movie Reviews
4.5
Easily the best studio confection of the year... kicking ***, taking names, and reminding us all of the joy that going to a big summer movie is suppos ..
2.5
This time around, Captain Jack wont get you high tonight or take you to your special island.
Tyler Morning Telegraph (T ..
3.8
The loaded to the gills carnival ride, the second in whats shaping up to be a wildly successful trilogy, is almost as good as the first voyage.
4.5
Its mostly a moody thing, awash with dark and gruesome hues, possessed of a lost and aching spirit. Yay that!
4.0
There is more of everything in the new Pirates of the Caribbean movie: more spectacle; more exotic locales; more convoluted story contrivances.
2.0
More swordplay, more swashbuckling, more Jack Sparrow. Whats not to love
Edge Newyork
2.0
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Tooele Transcript
3.8
Yes. Johnny Depp is again hilarious as Capt. Jack Sparrow. Yes. Keira Knightley is fetching in period duds. And, yes, Orlando Bloom is in fine swashbu ..
2.0
takes all that was so charming about the first Pirates...and amps it up to the wattage of a Looney Tunes cartoon
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