Review: Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
Directed by Gore Verbinski
Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of action/adventure violence and some frightening images.

When making a pirate movie:

Do - Have some of the most extravagant and imaginative visual effect and stunt shots put to film.
Don't - Overdo it to the point that the stunts begin to dull the senses and numb the mind.

Do - Fill it with Hollywood's top money-making heartthrobs.
Don't - Give them meaningless scenes that do little but pad the runtime.

Do - Take us to beautiful desert locals, dingy port towns, and everywhere in between.
Don't - Pad the runtime even more with goofy surrealist scenes.

Do - Show more of the imaginative crew of the Flying Dutchman.
Don't - Add a mystical goddess storyline that turns into a laughably bad Attack of the 50 Foot Woman homage.

Do - Give the trilogy a satisfying conclusion.
Don't - Throw in a bunch of contrived references to characters and events from past films.

Do - See Pirates III if you enjoyed the previous 2, and don't mind the uber runtime.
Don't - See Pirates III if you haven't seen 28 Weeks Later yet.

Rating: 3 / 5

~Khyron, 2007