Pirates of The Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest

We went to see the new Pirates of the Caribbean this weekend. At this point most things have been said about the film, so I'm not likely to tell you anything new. It looked absolutely incredible. It was infinitely more complicated than it needed to be and way too long at over 2 1/2 hours.

Was it fun? Yeah. Was it as good as the first? No, not really. The first movie had the significant advantage of being a surprise without the expectations placed on the sequels. I'd still recommend seeing it, but not without reservations.

The thing I really noticed in the film was that the trend of placing scenes at the end of the credits needs to change. One of several things need to happen: The credits need to get shorter, the scenes need to be placed before the end of the credits, or the sodas sold at the concession stand need to be much smaller. If you've already sat through a two and a half hour long film, the need to exit the theater might compete strongly with your desire to see what is going to show up at the end. Anyway, for those of you going to see Pirates in the theater, I have one piece of advice: Don't bother staying through the credits, it's not worth it.