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Director: Gore Verbinski
Actors: Johnny Depp, Orlando Bloom, Keira Knightley, Jack Davenport, and Bill Nighy
Rated: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Retail Price (not our price): $34.99
Release Date: 2007-05-22
Theatrical Release Date: 2006-07-07
Studio: Walt Disney Pictures
Run Time: 150 minutes
Format: Array
Format: Anamorphic, Color, Dolby, Subtitled, Widescreen
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Discs: 2
Editorial Reviews (supplied by Amazon.com):
1) Product Description
Disney Pirates Of The Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (Blu-ray) "Pirates Of The Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest" pulses with heart-pounding excitement in a Blu-ray 2 disc-set created from the original digital source files. Johnny Depp, Orlando Bloom and Keira Knightley set sail for uncharted adventure in Disney's epic swashbuckler - now more thrilling than ever in this mind-blowing format. Captain Jack Sparrow has a blood debt to pay: He owes his soul to ghastly Davy Jones unless he can cheat death - and eternal damnation - by seizing the fabled "Dead Man's Chest." Totally immerse yourself in crystallinevisual clarity as every eye-popping frame surges over the screen. Tremble in terror as the mighty "Kraken" roars from the ocean depths to split planks, crush hulls and snap bones in enhance theater-quality audio. Experience this action-packed hit asif you're watching it for the very first time with Disney Blu-ray - Magic in High Definition!2) 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) 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.2) 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.3) 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 long4) 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.5) Disappointing. Especially after the entertaining Curse of [Rating: 2 out of 5]
the Black Pearl. Too long & boring. It drags in a lot of spots. If you're a big Johnny Depp fan you'll enjoy Capt. Jack Sparrow mincing around but that's about it. The rest of the cast walks through their parts. Hope the third installment picks up.
