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Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
- Review Date: December 4, 2006
- PG-13
- Genre: Action/Adventure
- 2006
Common Sense Media says
An action-packed but too-long flick for kids 12+.
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What parents need to know
Parents need to know that this movie contains a LOT of peril and action-violence. Characters are shot at, chased, dragged, trampled, rolled down hills, and nearly roasted over an open fire. In one disturbing scene, Will is tied to a mast and flogged by Bootstrap Bill. Also, the grotesque pirates and CGI sea creatures are menacing and downright scary. And there's lots and lots of rum (yes, we're talking about pirates, but the audience won't be able to buy the stuff for a decade...) But depending on the maturity of your kids, this movie is okay for kids 12 and up.
What's the story?
"You have a debt to pay," says an ominous voice. "You owe Davy Jones your soul. That was the agreement. Time's up!" And so begins the second installment of the franchise that's turning pirates into rock stars of the new millennium. Yes, the loopy Captain Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp) is caught in yet another tangled web of ghostly creatures lurking deep in the ocean. It seems that he owes a blood debt to the legendary Davy Jones (Bill Nighy), ruler of the ocean and captain of the Flying Dutchman. And, oh yeah, his beard is made up of creepy tentacles! To find the chest, "you must sail to da ends of da eart' and beyond," proclaims Tia Dalma (Naomie Harris), a mysterious voodoo priestess. In short, unless Jack can figure a way out of this predicament, he'll be doomed to an afterlife of eternal damnation and slavery. Being a pirate and an opportunist, Jack doesn't shy away from enlisting the help of his old friends, Will Turner (Orlando Bloom) and his fiance, Elizabeth Swan (Keira Knightly), who've been thrown into prison by the evil Lord Beckett (Tom Hollander), a representative of the East India Trading Company. Beckett has his own plan to keep Davy Jones and his ghoulish pirates from attacking his company's ships.
Is it any good?
This movie is all about Johnny Depp, who camps it up from one action-packed scene to the next. Let's see…there's a giant sea monster, voodoo princess, barnacle-encrusted pirates, desert island, hungry cannibals, buried treasure, ghost ship, insane sword fight, and every other pirate cliche you can think of. Really, it gets a little exhausting, and after the first hour or two, the whole thing starts to wear on your psyche, even Depp's drunken pirate schtick, which seemed so fresh and fun in the first movie. The story line puts Will and Elizabeth's romance on the back burner, and that's what helped to give the first movie some depth. Still, this movie is a lot of fun, moves along fairly well, and ends with a great cliffhanger into Pirates 3. It would have been better if they'd chopped off about 30 minutes in the middle.
Kudos to Stellan Skarsgard (Good Will Hunting), who gives a heart-wrenching performance as Bootstrap Bill, and to Bill Nighy (Love Actually), who deserves a "best villain" award for bringing Davy Jones to life in all his tentacled glory.
What families can talk about
Families can talk about how far people should go in the name of friendship. Is Jack justified in dragging Will and Elizabeth into his adventure? What could he have done differently to protect his friends?
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Kid, 11 years old
May 20, 2011
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A little iffy for me still good though I would recommend everyone maybe 5th grade and up to watch but definitely 6th and up
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Kid, 12 years old
November 30, 2009
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very different from the 1st. alot scarier.
i think it is the worst pirates yet, but still entertaining. there is some violent parts, but not as many as the 1st or 3rd. there is lots of scary images though, and most are violent. a bird rips a mans eye out, will is whipped(my parents made me close my eyes but my dad said it was violent, and its probably scary too. davy jones looks pretty gross, and so do his crew members. jack sparrow eats someones toe, and thats just disgusting. alot of drinking too.
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Double Digits Only.
This action-packed adventure would keep any viewer on the edge of their seats! With wild chases through thick, dark forests to nasty suspensful run-ins with the ghastly Davy Jones and his crews. This is good for any double-digit person.
Concerns: Violence, Drinking, Negative Messages
Violence: Clearly, being a pirate contains sword fights and constant arguments and disputes against the government. Davy Jones attacks Jack's rather.... stable Black Pearl with the evil Kraken. The survivors are captured, but no prisoners will be kept. Therefore, Davy orders his cursed crew to kill them. You will see this clip in the trailer (this clip is the one of the crew and the tomohawks). There is no gore, but implication and heavy violence to anyone who understands.
Drinking:
Jack make constant jokes and remarks referring to "grog" which is the pirate version of alcohol. Also, in Tortuga, there is a drunken maiden and many bar fights.
Bad messages: Well... that's obvious.
All in all, it's purpose and intentions were greatly and effectively met.
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Have you the heart?To watch a still beating heart!?!
Really this isnt a bad film at all. Its more like a comedy than a action adventure! Though young kids may find that some bits disturb them slightly.e.g tha still beating heart of davy jones-the fish people. But all the films in the seris are great and i would advise watching them!
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great movie (not for kids)
i loved this movie, but the 3rd is the best so far (for me).
it has a lot of violence in it and some very cruel and creepy images.
i call this off for children under 13 years and if children under 13 watch this , then parents should really watch with them and really take it serious to watch with them.
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Just as good as the original, though not quite as fun with a few dark parts
Dead Man's Chest is the second installment in the Pirates trilogy, and it points to good things for the final movie (already filmed with Dead Man's Chest). Everything good about the first movie returns, sometimes literally, with throwbacks to the first one and even some important characters making a surprise return (wait until the end, then you'll understand). The acting is good, and Depp continues to shine as Jack Sparrow. However, it did feel that some of the Jack mannerisms were a bit forced, which I assume would be the director trying to exploit everyone's liking for Depp's eccentric role. Nighy plays Davey Jones well, albeit he is masked under a Gollum-esque disguise of special effects. My only warning is that if you don't like cliff-hangers, you might be disappointed with the ending (which, in my opinion, was well-done). That, and I also thought the characters had diminished roles form the first one, seeing as we already knew who they were, so it didn't have the fun of learning all their quirks and whatnot.
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i think this movie but kids under the age of 10 should watch with there parents. The kissing is not bad at all i have whatched before and they dont curse at all. Over all good movie of action love and avdenture. :) please please comment my profile :)
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Kid, 11 years old
May 13, 2010
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good movie but not as good as the first davvy jones is scary for kids under 9+
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Kid, 12 years old
April 3, 2011
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Too frightening for young children, 11+
I really like this film. It is funny in parts particularly when Jack Sparrow comes out of the tent and sees a huge crowd of people who want to kill him and he just says oh b--ger! Mild language on the 'bl--dy' level. Plenty of violence but no gore and hardly any blood. Some scenes may frighten young children so overall 11+.
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better than the 1st and worse then the last
better than 1 but worse then the last
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| Studio: | Walt Disney Pictures |
| Director: | Gore Verbinski |
| Cast: | Johnny Depp, Keira Knightley, Orlando Bloom |
| Genre: | Action/Adventure |
| Run time: | 150 minutes |
| Theatrical release date: | July 7, 2006 |
| DVD release date: | December 5, 2006 |
| MPAA rating: | PG-13 |
| MPAA explanation: | intense sequences of adventure violence, including frightening images |
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