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Pirates of the Caribbean


Along we most of the free world, we went to see Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest last night. I liked it a lot, although I thought it dragged a little in the middle (two and a half hours in total). My wife loves Johnny and I love Keira, so we were both happy (although this is definitely a Jack Sparrow movie). I think my favorite character, though, was Ragetti, played by actor Mackenzie Crook (Gareth in the original BBC series The Office). The visual effects and stunts are incredible and I don’t think I’ve ever seen so many names listed during the credits to a movie (I can’t imagine what the break-even amount must be). Great ending, too.

I practically grew up with the original Pirates attraction at Disneyland and the Magic Kingdom. The version in Disneyland Paris is really good too. When I read they were going to add Jack Sparrow Audio-Animatronics figures to the rides, I was a little disappointed. After seeing some videos online of the additions and watching the new movie, I’ve changed my mind. Disney has taken a great ride and created a great movie series worthy of the name…DK

Originally published by DK on July 8, 2006 at 1:09 am in Movies


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