Reviews

My friend was very upset because the movie doesn't follow the book. So, this is a forewarning...it doesn't. In fact, it even ends differently. Nothing is the same, but don't let that scare you away! I think it was better than the book!

Yet, I like the movie ten times better than the book! It was wonderful, I was entertained the entire time. It wasn't too gruesome, but it did have some creepy scenes as well as sweet ones. I highly suggest seeing it if you like wolves too. They didn't make them into freakish werewolves when they changed. They used real wolves in probably 95 percent of the scenes with wolves in it (hardly any computer generated ones). I like the fact they did this. I also am happy to see that Vivian and Aiden stay together. I was not happy with the way the book ended. I never liked Gabriel in the book. In this one, Vivian and Aiden are fighting to stay alive and together. They are deeply in love with one another. It's a really neat adaption of the book. Please take my advice, see it!

Will Smith and his son did an outstanding job. This movie proved that even in the worse of times...you can move forward. It is the most real to me movie I have seen in many years. There are sections in this movie where all you can do is watch and not think. One particular scene was when Will Smith was in the bathroom with his son because they had no place to stay at night. Will was crying his eyes out and trying to be silent because he wanted to make sure his son could sleep through the night. There is something about a real father and his real son playing the parts. It couldn't have been any other way. Every smile they shared, every kiss, every hug between them reminded me that this is REAL. The story was even real, maybe not theirs, but it was for someone else.

I thought this movie was definitely a good one to see in theaters. However, some of it did disappoint me. Usually sequels never live up to the original, but this one got pretty darn close! I liked it, but found myself and entire family getting exhausted during it. It got really slow in some parts.

I love the unexpected twists it gave in this one. But, it almost lost its "pirate" feel. It gained on a scifi feel instead of the pirate one. I felt like I was watching a science fiction flick my dad would go to theaters and watch. It was quite creative, but I think they tried too hard on this movie.

I was really against some of the character's actions. Elizabeth's attempt to chain Jack Sparrow to the Black Pearl and leave him for the Crackin was...in my opinion..SO uncalled for! The nerve of that girl! Then in the end of the movie, they of course brought back Captain Barbosa which seems annoying, but I think the idea is kind of cool besides he gets to eat that apple he was planning on eating when he was shot in the first movie.

Things I liked: The action was unbelievable! The special effects will probably get some sort of award! The costumes, the way all the fish people looked was wonderfully amazing. The characters stayed true to their original personality and some of the old humor was still in this movie.

Dislikes: Jack Sparrow was portrayed more as a dirt-bag than a wild and daring pirate. It was drawn out. There was so much crammed in this moving, it was hard to follow. There was the Commadore who was now a drunk fighting Jack, who was fighting Will, who was fighting Davy Jones and so on. It was like it never would end. Oh, and don't forget the crazy natives that wanted to sacrifice Jack in the beginning and they even managed to jab Will's sad father in who is being slaved by Daby Jones.

Overall, pretty good. same ole characters and enjoyable, but a sequel is a sequel and nothing seems to ever live up to the first (but like I mentioned, this one got AWFULLY close)

This movie was really good, but I doubt many guys will ever sit down and watch it. I believe it really is a matter of opinion and my opinion would be...see it! I cried through parts of it. It is by far one of my favorites when it comes to love stories. One reason why is because it is believable versus other ones I have seen in the past. The filmography was really good. I was taken in from the beginning because of it. Sam in the beginning was destroying items from his previous marriage. The way the camera focused in on those things was great. This movie was shown on Lifetime and it out-rates any Lifetime movie I have ever watched. It contained twists that worry you, but in the end you can't help, but be overwhelmed with joy to find out the true answer.