Pirates of the Caribbean 2: Dead Man's Chest
Release Date: July 7, 2006 Studio: Walt Disney Pictures Director: Gore Verbinski
Screenwriter: Ted Elliott, Terry Rossio Starring: Johnny Depp, Orlando Bloom, Keira Knightley, Bill Nighy,
Stellan Skarsgård, Jack Davenport, Kevin R. McNally, Naomie Harris, Jonathan
Pryce, Mackenzie Crook, Tom Hollander, Lee Arenberg Genre: Action, Adventure MPAA Rating: PG-13 (for intense sequences of adventure violence,
including frightening images) Official Website:
Pirates.movies.com
Plot Summary: Johnny Depp, Orlando Bloom and
Keira Knightley reunite in Walt Disney Pictures', in association with Jerry
Bruckheimer Films, "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest," an all new epic
tale chronicling the further mis-adventures of Captain Jack Sparrow.
Produced by Jerry Bruckheimer and directed by Gore Verbinski from a screenplay
written by Ted Elliott & Terry Rossio, Captain Jack sets sail on an all new
adventure – filled with more intrigue, more spectacular special effects and more
comedy.
Reviews
Stephanie Zacharek, Salon.com: Calling a summer movie
"action-packed" is supposed to be a compliment, but there's nothing so
tedious as nonstop excitement. The point of pacing, and of good writing,
is to give audiences hearty gulps of oxygen between thrills. Filmmakers
who don't want to risk losing the audience with the "slow" stuff --
scenes in which characters actually get to talk to each other, for
example -- usually just end up with a mess...more
TV Guide:
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
You can't beat Gore Verbinski's more-more-more sequel to the 2003 summer
blockbuster on value-for-money terms, but it's like an all-you-can-eat
buffet: Everything's tasty, the surfeit is sickening...more
Phil Villarreal, Arizona Daily Star: Director Gore
Verbinski has spun a merry yarn this voyage, which be so
rollicking and well-paced it makes even a land-lubber scribe
start talking like a pirate. Avast, summer audiences — "Dead
Man's Chest" is truly worthy of your doubloons, galleons and
pieces of eight. Arr, even your pieces of nine...more
James
Verniere, Boston Herald:
The best, most
spectacular summer blockbuster thus far, “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead
Man’s Chest,” the second installment in Disney’s “Pirates” trilogy, is
more fun than a barrel of undead monkeys and an example of what a
brilliant cast can do given half a chance and a director on top of his
game...more
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