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Pirates of the Caribbean - Dead Man's Chest (Two-Disc Collector's Edition)
Actors: Orlando Bloom, and Keira Knightley
Rated: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Retail Price (not our price): $34.99
Release Date: 2006-12-05
Theatrical Release Date: 2006-07-07
Studio: Walt Disney Video
Run Time: 150 minutes
Format: Array
Format: Dolby, Dubbed, NTSC, Widescreen
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Discs: 2


Editorial Reviews (supplied by Amazon.com):

1) Amazon.com
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

Customer Reviews (supplied by Amazon.com):
Average Customer Rating: 4.0 out of 5

1) Shiver me timbers! Jack's back!   [Rating: 3 out of 5]
While I am the first to admit that I was clamoring for a longer Pirates of the Carribean after the first movie sped along at breakneck pace and seemed to end much too soon, I now wish that dead Man's Chest was shorter. Depp is way more than competent and as supremely entertaining as he was in the first film, but the story drags on and on through many unnecessary scenes and is ridden with more plot holes than Jack Sparrow's wardrobe after a swordfight. There is more tedium which retracts the swashbuckling fun of the first film and the danger is less apparent in spite of a computer generated black pearl wrecking octopus the size of the national debt. The film has plenty to laugh about though, and entertainment is what a film like this is really about, so the fun value is still high, but Dead Man's Chest needs quite a bit more conniving on the part of the writers to bring out the abundant treasure we saw in Black Pearl. 3.25 stars

2) PIRATES IN NEED OF AN EDITOR   [Rating: 2 out of 5]
I swear these movies go nowhere, I mean on some level they are swashbuckling fun, but it gets old quick and this opus is almost three hours. The screenplay is all over the place, I mean do you expect to find a voodoo priestess in the south pacific, it's like the writer was just like..why not? I like everyone else, liked Depps Keith Richards impersonation in the first movie, but it's a one note trick, it's like ok we get it, you're doing Richards. Frankly, im no fan of Bloom, he just does not responate, he gets lost when he is on screen with Depp or Knightly but I did like many of Sparrows crew, they were very funny at times. The special effects were excellent, no doubt much money was spent on this film and you can help but be awed by it, but this is without question the weakest of the three movies; it's overlong and short on story, that sound contraditory I know, but there it is..enjoy.

3) Good but not as good as The Black Pearl   [Rating: 4 out of 5]
Blu-ray makes this a must-have. Effects are great even though the second in the series isn't as good as the first.

4) very good!!   [Rating: 5 out of 5]
i really liked this one... it was really good... i especially liked the part where they were all on the wheel trying to get the key... it is a really good movie, even if it is long

5) Not as funny as the Curse of Black Pearl. It drags in many places.   [Rating: 3 out of 5]
Not as funny as the Curse of Black Pearl. It drags in many places.It's still worth watching once.