Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End

It's long, it's so long... How long have I been here? When does it end? complained my backside while I watched this.

Sshhh, said I, concentrating on Keira Knightly. God, I can't take you anywhere, can I?

Short review: Did I enjoy it? Yes. It's fun, has lots of laughs, great action pieces and is a good ending to the series (if it is the end). I think I'd have enjoyed it more if I'd re-watched Dead Man's Chest before watching this, since there's a lot of continuity and carried forward plot points.

Longer review: You know me, I'm a nitpicker with films. I did enjoy this, but it gets hard to follow in parts and it did descend into Jason and the Argonauts territory near the end. You'll know what I mean when you see it. There's a lot of stuff that's great, there's a few things which aren't. It's one main weakness is the cross and double crosses going on makes it a little harder to follow that I would have preferred for a fantasy action film, and things change so fast it can be a bit of an effort to keep up at times.

The scene with Jack in a hellish Davy Jones' Locker is superb. I've never seen a better way to show hell, even though it technically isn't.

The naval battle was a big let down though, it seems that when the British lose their flagship, even though they still out number the enemy 3-1, they always retreat. Even more annoying was that Endeavour would have torn the Pearl and Dutchman a new one, since it still outguns both ships combined.

Even at 163 minutes, there are parts of this film that feel rushed. However, there's no part that drags, which is good. The problem is, with its length and adding in adverts and trailers, by the time you leave, you've spent three hours in the cinema. So trust me, go somewhere with comfortable seating.

Overall it's a good film that probably would have been better if Dead Man's Chest had been more memorable, so I could remember what happened in it.

Score: C. I know, I know, shocking score. But I still think the first one is the best of the three.

OQ: And so, we will go to war!