Touted as the movie to knock Superman off it’s number one slot, Pirates of the Caribbean : Dead man’s chest” comes as a dissapointment. The build-up was great and on a Sunday matinee, even after 2 week’s since the release, the hall was almost full as I entered ; people were trooping in as the lights went out and the trailers started. The first film “Pirates I – The Curse of the Black Pearl” is much better, having a better story, interesting sequences and fast-paced action. DMC (Dead Man’s …) was lackaidaisical, very “concocted”, and not too sincere about what it was doing. There’s nothing new in this film that you haven’t already seen in Pirates I; so the script is just a rehash with the same characters. There isn’t much of a story (not that there was any in the first film either), however Pirates I worked, Pirates II doesn’t. The film gathers momentum during the last half-hour or so, and that’s the only part worth watching. The rest of the movie was boring, boring, boring and left me feeling I was watching Pirates I again, only a much worse version.

“Superman Returns” is quite outstanding when compared to “Pirates II”. And “Mission Impossible 3” is better than Supie. The “Da Vinci code” is at a respectable number 3, although if you’ve read the book, you lose some of the chase-appeal, since you know what comes next ; the film follows the book quite faithfully. “Derailed” was a surprisingly good film – the story is great and the film has many surprising twists and turns. Also didn’t expect much from “Basic Instinct 2” but it was watchable , although slow. “Firewall” is run-of-the-mill predictable fare, with Harrison Ford as the family man saving his wife and daughter from the bad guys. “Failure to launch” is an average film, and “The Family Stone” is similar but better. Both are the “watch-on-dvd” when run-out-of-other-films variety.

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