The second part of a trilogy, PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MAN'S CHEST is a fantastic tale of pirates, love, and the supernatural. Blacksmith Will Turner (Orlando Bloom) and his upper-class love Elizabeth Swann (Keira Knightley) are preparing to wed when they are confronted with a warrant for their arrests because they helped the notorious pirate Captain Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp) escape the authorities. Their only choice for a pardon is to find Jack and return to Lord Cutler Beckett (Tom Hollander) with the flamboyant captain's compass. Will's attempt to track Jack down, however, becomes an adventure unto itself: Jack is being held captive on an island where the natives think he is a god. To make matters worse, the infamous Davy Jones (Bill Nighy) and his Flying Dutchman crew are after Jack, seeking his soul to repay a debt. With his beard of tentacles and a lobster claw for a hand, heartless Jones is no mere mortal. He and his men are slowly evolving, taking on the attributes of various sea creatures, and with the help of a giant sea monster, the Kraken, they rule the waters.
Seeking respite from his fate with Davy Jones, Jack enlists the aid of Tia Dalma (Naomie Harris), a practitioner of the supernatural, in an effort to locate the Dead Man's Chest that supposedly contains Jones's still-beating heart. Whoever possesses the heart controls Jones, and thereby controls the seas. And so the adventure continues as Jack, Will, and the Black Pearl crew track down the Flying Dutchman in search of redemption. This rollicking summer adventure, directed by Gore Verbinski (THE WEATHER MAN, THE RING), features multiple intersecting storylines, unique stunts, and a pithy script that lets each main character shine, while the costumes and makeup for Jones and his sea creature crew are nothing short of spectacular.
Theatrical Release: July 7, 2006
DVD Features:
2 - Disc Keep Case
Anamorphic Widescreen
Audio:
Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround - English
Disc 1: PIRATES OF THE CARRIBEAN: DEAD MAN'S CHEST
Audio Commentary - Ted Elliott & Terry Rossio - Screenwriters
Bloopers Of The Caribbean
Disc 2: Bonus Features:
Full Frame - 1.33
Audio:
Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo - English
Featurette 1. CAPTAIN JACK: FROM HEAD TO TOE - Secrets And Legends Revealed By Johnny Depp And Others
2. DEAD MEN TELL NEW TALES: Re-Imagineering The Attraction
3. PIRATES ON THE MAIN STREET: The World Premiere
4. MEET DAVY JONES: Discover The Creation, Mystery And Mythology Of The Sea's Ghostly Ruler
5. MASTERING THE BLADE: Sword Fighting With The Film's Stars
6. "ACCORDING TO PLAN": Journal Of Filming The Movie
7. CHARTING THE RETURN - A Preproduction Diary
8. FLY ON THE SET Featurette: The Bone Cage
9. CREATING THE KRAKEN
Text/Photo Galleries:
Stills/Photos - Jerry Bruckheimer: A Producer's Photo Diary
Stars
Johnny Depp: American Actor - SWEENEY TODD: THE DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STR
Orlando Bloom: Actor, LORD OF THE RINGS (2001)
Keira Knightley: Actress, ATONEMENT, BEND IT LIKE BECKHAM (2002)
Bill Nighy: British actor, PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN, UNDERWORLD
Stellan Skarsgaard: Actor
Jack Davenport: British actor, THE TALENTED MR. RIPLEY, SWINGTOWN
Kevin McNally: Star, PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MAN'S CHEST (2006)
Jonathan Pryce: British Actor/Miss Saigon
Naomie Harris: Actor, 28 DAYS LATER (2003)
Tom Hollander:
Lee Arenberg:
Mackenzie Crook: British Actor
David Bailie: Star, PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MAN'S CHEST (2006)
David Schofield: Actor, THE CURSE OF KING TUT'S TOMB (2006 TV)
Martin Klebba: Star, PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MAN'S CHEST (2006)
Director
Gore Verbinski:
Producer
Jerry Bruckheimer: Producer
Mike Stenson: Producer
Chad Oman: Producer
Bruce Hendricks: Director, ULTIMATE X: THE MOVIE
Eric McLeod: THE CELL
Screenwriter
Ted Elliott: Screenwriter, SHREK
Terry Rossio: Screenwriter, SHREK
Composer
Hans Zimmer: Composer
Editor
Craig Wood: Editor, PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: THE CURSE OF THE BLACK PEA
Stephen E. Rivkin: Editor, PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MAN'S CHEST (2006)
Director of Photography
Dariusz Wolski: Director of Photography, PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: THE CURSE
Production Designer
Rick Heinrichs: Production Designer, THE PUNISHER (2004)
Costume Designer
Penny Rose: Costume Designer, PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: THE CURSE OF THE
Review 1:
"[An] unstoppable sequel....As Jones returns from the deep to claim his deadly debt, our plucky heroes try to avoid being sent to a watery grave."
Source: Ultimate DVD
p.62 08/01/2006
Review 2:
3 stars out of 4 -- "Johnny Depp is back in prime form as Capt. Jack Sparrow, the most subversive hero ever in a Disney movie....You can't take your eyes off him."
Source: Rolling Stone
p.112 08/10/2006
Review 3:
"Gore Verbinski, the director, has an appropriate sense of mischief, as well as a gift, nearly equaling those of Peter Jackson and Steven Spielberg, for integrating CGI seamlessly into his cinematic compositions."
Source: New York Times
p.E8 07/07/2006
Review 4:
3 stars out of 5 -- "[Depp's] Sparrow is even more engaging than he was three years ago..."
Source: Total Film
p.39 08/01/2006
Review 5:
"Depp is mostly great here, too, playing for laughs, which he easily gets, but also hinting more than previously at a sinister, less whimsical side to Jack."
Source: Sight and Sound
p.122 09/01/2006
Review 6:
"[The] two-and-a-half-hour extravaganza entangles the three protagonists' lives again and offers everything from a grand bar brawl to a three-way sword fight on a spinning wheel to the attack of a ship-swallowing Kraken."
Source: Premiere
p.131 12/01/2006