Mark Kermode reviews Pirates of the Caribbean 2

[MadameMao1]

i liked pirates one, hated pirates two

[Regenmacher175]

funny how mark kermode disses directors..until they make a really god film: gore verbinski made Rango, Chris Columbus wrote the script for Gremlins, Guy Richie made Sherlock Holmes...so the only director hopelessly lost as far as artistry is concerned seems to be michael bay. i don't think the Pirates' films are as bad as some people say but kermode is right: they're stupid funfare and nothing beyond that but if you're bored one afternoon i don't think there's anything wrong with watching POTC.

[hanshotfirst1138]

I actually did like POTC. Not as much as everyone else did, didn't think it was worth all of the hype, but I found it a fun if overlong diversion and I thought that Depp's and Rush's performances were amusing, and that they did what most actors in Bruckheimer do and rose above the material. It was fun.

Once. One time, it was mildly amusing and innocuous. Let's all now enjoy it an move on with our lives. Unfortunately, by hyping it as a new classic and sequeling it to death, I got sick of it.

[collin292]

brb, I have to realease the kraken

[Bassbait]

Am I the only one who keeps hearing "Bill Nye"? I seriously had to look up Bill Nye to make sure that he WASN'T in Pirates of the Caribbean.

[PenguinInc]

Hello to David Morrissey.

[Hyman74Roth]

I liked the movie, its not perfect but its not that bad like what everybody makes of it. 

[RyanStileswliia]

the only thing I'll disagree with Mark on is Bloom's performance in The Kingdom of Heaven (the director's cut). Bloom's character was a thinker and a quiet one. Don't bash that movie and today, I consider it Bloom's best performance alongside Black Hawk Down.

[ec123456789able]

great review, but i liked the film, and Johnny Depp's performance

[ec123456789able]

''is it longer than this review'' ~ LMAO

[BRm2008]

the plot, or what passes for one is a just so lame. these movies exceed the right run time. way over two hours

[BRm2008]

i hate orlando bloom.

[EvilgidgitReturns]

I think the American version of The Ring is great.

[WalksBehindTheRose]

@EvilgidgitReturns I agree

[sabrepictures]

well i agree that Pirates 2 & 3 were horrible... but if it wasn't for Depp's performance, I would've walked out of the theater, it wasn't "amazing" but it made the movie bearable. Orloondo Bland is the best description of for mr Bloom,

infact the best acting Orlando Bloom has done, was when he portrayed himself in Extras, any way...

The only reason I enjoyed Pirates, was the reference to the ride I loved as a kid and it was fun to watch Johnny play around.

[garethcrogan86]

don't tell mark but the trailer for the fourth one is just out!!! what a disgrace

[Boratlon]

@garethcrogan86 the amount of depp would give the poor man a heart attack

[DulBeat]

I loved the first movie. By the halfway mark of this one, I wanted to strangle Depp.

[ehmazin]

Also, agree 100% with Depp's performance.

[ehmazin]

The most overrated movie franchise ever

[asilem4991]

He has a Phd in horror films so he must be seeing only horror in all the films

[CalvinHobbesTV]

"Is it longer than this review?" HAHAHAHAHA!

Seriously, love Mark Kermode, but on a completely different wavelength here. I love all three Pirates films, especially the second, with the stories being the main reason. I actually adore multi-narrative stories, especially when narratives collide (three-way swordfight at the end is, I think, brilliant.) The one thing both Pirates and Mark Kermode have in common is that they're both a hoot!

[ryanstiles]

Thank you Mark for putting this franchise in its PLACE!

I actually wonder if Orlando Bloom listened to Mark's reviews and decided to quit acting..

[RevolutionarySamurai]

Orloondo Bland XDDDDD best name for him

[tyson767]

Thanks for this. Been trying to find it for an age.

[Minic15]

4:08

If I had heard that spoiler before seeing the movie, I would have been pretty pissed.

[williamwilson666]

@Minic15 You'd watch the film having seen this?

[markors13]

orloondo bland lol.

[ColonalJessup]

Half wits at the academy ? This guy needs to get over himself. The academy > Kermode.

[Sshelly34213]

Um sorry but Kermode is English, the idea of a Kieth Richards impersonation being similar to a pirate must come off as positively irritating to him.

The Academy didn't pay much attention to him until he was a major Hollywood star, did they? They're all about hype, if you think they have any merit you're kidding yourself.

[EvilgidgitReturns]

Wow, he commended something of POTC.

[TulseLuper]

The Marlon Brando comparison is perfect; I never thought of it that way before.

[LordCuthberton]

@TulseLuper A bit late to say, but he's referencing "Island of Dr Moreau" where Brando literally spends a scene with an ice bucket on his head for no apparent reason.

[RockBottomRiser21]

Cracking Alan Partridge imitation at 8:39