This weekend, Laura & I used some Regal Cinema giftcards (Thank you April & Nathan!) to go catch Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End.  This movie picks up right after the 2nd one:  Dave Jones is gainfully employed by the East India Trading Company, Beckett has taken to slaughtering pirates (and anyone associated with them) en-masse, and Will & Elizabeth are working with Captain Barbossa to rescue Jack Sparrow from "Davy Jones Locker".

All that said, the movie is 2 hours and 48 minutes, and full of entertainment.  From the naval battles to the sword fighting, to the simply fantastic voyages of sailing to Davy Jones Locker and the improbable escape.  The special effects are, again, fantastic.  The acting is great and Jonny Depp pull of the "New and more-insane" Jack Sparrow perfectly.  My only complaint is the number of plot holes in the movie.  Such obvious ones as 1) 1 day ashore for 10 years at sea, What man in their right mind would agree to that? 2) Who is Calypso, and where did she go at the end of the movie?  3) What’s the deal with Beckett & Sparrow? 4) Why are Davy Jone’s crew half-fish (that becomes a question when you see the end of the movie).  There’s lots more, but it seems they almost generate more questions than answers.

Nonetheless, it’s a fun movie to watch, just like the first two.  If you go watch it, make sure you stay through all the credits.  There’s a short scene at the very end of the movie, a kinda "And they lived happily ever after" moment, although it fits in with #1 above.  I give it 4 of 5 stars.
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