Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End: Makes Up for the Disappointment of Dead Man's Chest

Everyone has heard of Captain Jack Sparrow by now - last year's Pirates of the Caribbean: The Dead Man's Chest shattered records that were now beaten by Spider Man 3, and this new movie has been greatly anticipated since viewers walked out of the theater asking why exactly there was a man with a hermit crab on his head in the second film. Although one could say that in this film specifically, to quote Johnny Depp himself, they've forgotten one very important thing mate: he's Captain Jack Sparrow.

Indeed the movie manages to narrowly dodge each of the things that I found unenjoyable from the second film - and helped, in contrast, maintain a very quality story with interesting characters, compelling plot twists, and was able to keep my attention for the duration of the three hours that the film ran. Scenes were crafted tastefully, even in spite of the rather gruesome bloodbath Lord Beckett brought with him and his corrupt East India Trading Company. Even in a film enduring a blizzard of the mystical - from fish people (whom are stood up for against "racist remarks" by a British sailor no less) to sea goddesses and journeys into the realms of the dead - it manages to craft a compelling story without dipping too far into the "Fantastical" (not to be confused with the fantastic).

In Dead Man's Chest, audiences were burdened with a cumbersome plot that appeared to be thrown together on the fly, often times making very little sense in light of the first film, whereas At World's End proved to have a story that flowed diligently and consistently, only once or twice causing me to scratch my head at something that could have made more sense, but didn't.