Don't worry: there won't be any spoilers in this post. Hehe.

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Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End is an adventure movie, the third of the Pirates of the Caribbean films. At World's End is directed by Gore Verbinski. The cast includes returnees Johnny Depp, Orlando Bloom, Keira Knightley, Bill Nighy, Geoffrey Rush, Jack Davenport, Tom Hollander and Naomie Harris. Chow Yun-Fat appears as Sao Feng, and Keith Richards as Jack Sparrow's father.

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Although I still maintain that the first movie (Curse of the Black Pearl) would've done fine by itself, I think At World's End is a good ending to a good series.

The opening sequence gave me goosebumps, and the ending left me kind of stunned. And since I'm not usually one to be emotional over a movie, I think it's saying a lot. I think that's what surprised me most about this movie: the dark feel of it. I mean, in the opening sequence, you've got pirates singing a lament. And right after that, the government hangs an 8-year-old to death. In a Disney movie. Seriously. An eight-year-old, dude... @_@

*ahem* Moving on the rest of the movie.

The script is amusing, what with the classic Jack wit being doubled by Johnny Depp's genius acting. It's funny how, technically, he doesn't follow what lead characters are supposed to do in stories (grow, mature, and learn something). But hey, the Black Pearl desert him and the Pirate King of the Brethren be somebody else, Captain Jack Sparrow is still the main pirate. Although I think he lacked zing compared to the first two movies, he's Jack Sparrow enough to be enjoyed.

Will is more of a hero now more than the last two movies. Just a little bit more, and he might've dethroned Jack from the hero pedestal. But he didn't. So there. Hero#2 for you. As for Elizabeth, my goodness, I love how she evolved throughout the series. From damsel in distress to full-fledged pirate and swordswoman, and so much more. Awesome, awesome. I can say a lot more about Will and Elizabeth, but I suppose I can't say anything right now, lest I spoil it for everyone reading who hasn't watched yet. Heeheehee.

Cutler Beckett as the antagonist is good... Just a military man fighting the bad pirates. My only problem about it is that, although he does a good job being nasty, I don't think people will ever think that he'll get the better of Jack. Not at all.

Davy Jones was... well, I like him. Tentacles and all, I think he was made human in this movie. Sorry, but yeah: I always love it when, in the middle of a series or a movie, antagonists are made human and not-too-antagonistic. Mad scientists who simply want world domination for the sake of world domination never appealed to me.

Keith Richards' appearance is funny. When I first heard that he was supposed to appear in Dead Man's Chest, I couldn't wait to see him and Jack in a scene. Haha! For the benefit of those who don't know, Johnny Depp based his character on Keith Richards. I'm very very glad he did; aren't you? XD

Amidst the comedy, the swashbuckling swordfights, the climactic final battle, and the unexpected twists, the characters were given ample time, and nearly each of them has their own subplot. This is good and bad at the same time, as there seems to be too many subplots for a 168-minute movie. Don't get me wrong, though: I like the subplots. I like the twists and scheming... I'm just thinking that not everybody might not like it as things can get a little bit dizzying.

I compare it to its predecessor, specifically Curse of the Black Pearl. What I like about the first movie is the straight out, breezy, pirate-y fun. Get the pirate, get the girl, beat the stiff East India Trading Company. Yey. This time around, you've got a handful of issues flying around, and everybody's scheming something, and everybody seems to have their own agenda while trying to fool everyone else about their allegiance.

The good thing about this is: it gives the movie depth. It gives the characters depth, and... well, it sets up the stage for the characters' own sequels that you can continue on your own. Also, it separates the movie from its predecessor and gives it its own identity. (I hate it when a sequel is just the remake of the original movie.) As I said: good and bad.

In this movie, questions are answered, problems are solved. Some of them, anyway. But still, the ending pretty much wrapped the series up. Although some new problems arose, I think there won't be a part four. Or at least I hope there won't be a part four. I think they should just leave it to the imagination. Fanfiction writers are going to have a field day, I'm sure.

Oh, by the way, do NOT leave the theater just because the credits begin to roll. Watch till the very very end, savvy?

My verdict for At World's End? I like it. I'd give it a 7 out of 10. I like it, but I'm not jumping out of my chair to put it into my list of favorite movies. But still, as I mentioned in earlier, I think it did fine as an ending to this series.

If I'm right that there won't be another Pirates movie, and this is the last we'll see of Will, Elizabeth, and Jack-- oops, I mean Captain Jack Sparrow, then we've left them in the right places.

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