Pirates of the Caribbean 3 Review: One HELL of a movie

This month may have been one of the most dynamic, action-packed, expensive movie month in the history of film making. The tri-fecta of third installments is sadly over. It started off with a poor excuse for Spider-man 3, got a good boost from Shrek 3, and I was swept out of the water with the eye-dazzling Pirates 3. I did my best to stay away from other reviews before venturing into the high seas of the Caribbean this time. It payed off much better than I could have even hoped for.

Pirates of the Caribbean is a franchise that will be around for decades to come. It started off with the stunning first installment, and one of the first actual Pirate movies to be a hit since the elaborate movies of the 40s and 50s. It caught the hearts and attention of people all around the world. Based on the Disney ride, and with many inside jokes about the pirate world and the ride itself, the movie exceeded expectations to the point that they were able to announce a 2nd and 3rd installment at the same time. Now the 2nd one caught me completely off guard and I wasn't sure how to digest it. It was confusing, long, and I will admit a little boring at times. Still I stuck by my wits and claimed to all my friends it was a good movie. The reason I said this was because there had to be a reason why Disney, of all companies, would make viewers have to sit through this. It all made sense it the final or at least the 3rd one.

I am still trying to recall all the fascinating moments in the movie, the characters were played perfect, the storyline couldn't have been better, the action was definitely not what you would expect from a Disney movie, the score kept you heart beat up the whole time, and everything finally coming together in this movie was just perfect in every sense. There are numerous scenes in this movie that will make you want to go back for more. It starts off with Pirates around the world being hung, and sentenced. Then quickly shoots over to Singapore where the map of World's End is in the hand of Captain Sao Feng. The setting around him is done up in with details that makes you just wish you could pause the movie and take a virtual tour of the place. We join the main characters who were looking for Sparrow. Will Turner is having problems with Elizabeth and they haven't spoken for the whole trip. This time it seems as if everyone has there own plans in front of the loyalty of one another. The double crossing gets a little out of hand at times, and makes you want to just give up, but pay attention closely, good ol' Jack knows what he's up to.

It gets really crazy when we visit Jack is Davy Jones' Locker. There are dozens of Jacks as he hallucinates in this afterlife like state. This is probably one of my favorite parts, the weirdness of it all makes me feel like I'm in some type of Led Zeppelin/Pink Floyd world. Later on everyone meets up with Jack as they cross the into World's End. Pirates and pirates there are many in this movie, they do just the right amount of time on each character to get the point across and develop a sense of personality for each. Elizabeth comes on as beautiful as ever, Will is becoming the pirate he is destine to be, Captain Jack is at his best, and Barbossa is a good guy...maybe?

The movie really gives you an idea of just how intelligent, and famous Captain Jack Sparrow is outside of the first two movies. He is a legend not be reckon with, his father also is the oldest pirate known, played by Keith Richards. In the end it's as almost every character has some goodness left in him except Lord Beckett, and even he shows a sign of giving in to the pirates in the end. I wasn't sure why he did what he did in the end, but it sure made one hell of an awesome seen with splinters flying everywhere....you'll see. There were definitely a lot of camera angles that can be traced by to Neo in the Matrix style. With Sparrow and Jones fighting on the mast inside the maelstrom with a spinning 360 view, Lord Beckett's death walk, to Elizabeth and Turner marrying each other.

This movie is worth 20 bucks to see, and if you see it once you should see it again. The best part of it all is probably when there is the meeting before the huge battle between all the main characters. The electric guitar with the bass, and the camera spinning around them from miles away while they approach each other on the virgin sand surrounded by crystal clear sea water. That is by far one of the best scenes in any movie I have seen. The sudden twist at the end, which really makes the whole story come together is even more surprising. Although there were a few things I still don't get, that's probably because it's a little over my head, this movie was just down right amazing. I will see it again, probably today, and I will give further feedback on it. The most important message in this movie is that Pirates just can't be trusted, and that's what made the movie from the start. Sparrow used this to his advantage but also he did help everyone in the end. Elizabeth and Will finally do what we have all be waiting for, yet there is a question that I was still curious about and that is of Calypso. Maybe that question was answered after the credits, I wouldn't know because I walked out, but please stay for the whole thing. I give Pirates of the Caribbean a 5 out of 5 for a hell of a swashbuckling time.