Will agrees and eventually finds Jack and his crew -- including Joshamee Gibbs (KEVIN R. McNALLY) and outcasts Pintel (LEE ARENBERG) and Ragetti (MACKENZIE COOK) -- on a remote island. After Will helps free him from a local cannibalistic tribe, Jack offers him a deal. He'll give Will his compass but only after Will helps Jack find the key to a certain chest, a container supposedly containing the heart of the otherworldly Davy Jones (BILL NIGHY). If Jack can get his hands on that, he might be able to free his soul from eternal servitude to the octopus-faced Jones who's sent his monstrous octopus, the Kraken, after Jack.
With Weatherby freeing his daughter who's now posing as a man while trying to find Will, he, Jack and the others encounter a number of other characters, including voodoo priestess Tia Dalma (NAOMIE HARRIS), former Commodore James Norrington (JACK DAVENPORT) and even Will's half-dead dad, Bootstrap Bill (STELLAN SKARSGÅRD), who's one of Jones' crewmates. From that point on, Jack, Will and Elizabeth attempt to achieve their various goals, all while trying to avoid Jones and his ship The Flying Dutchman, as well as the giant octopus that he can summon at will.
Action-based violence occurs, including murders, attempted murders (of the living and the living dead), and various people being killed by a giant octopus that yanks entire ships beneath the sea. A bar brawl and various instances of sword fighting are also present. Some of that material has bloody/gory results, while that, as well as other moments of peril and various visuals (of mutant creatures & monsters, etc.) may be rather intense, suspenseful or downright scary to younger kids, although older ones will probably only find it to be adventurous fun.
Various characters have varying degrees of bad attitudes, while various characters appear intoxicated (and one repeatedly vomits from being that way). Finally, all of the fighting, stunts and Johnny Depp's various fey mannerisms and dialogue may be enticing for some kids to imitate.
If you're still concerned about the film and its appropriateness for yourself or anyone else in your home who may be interested in seeing it, we suggest that you take a closer look at our detailed listings for more specific information regarding the film's content.
For those concerned with bright flashes of light on the screen, there are flashes of lightning at various points in the film.
For those prone to visually induced motion sickness, there's a scene where Will and Norrington have a swordfight on a large mill wheel that's broken free and is rolling across the ground. We then see views from on and inside that wheel (that shows the ground going around, thus possibly causing some motion sickness in susceptible viewers).
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(2006) (Johnny Depp, Orlando Bloom) (PG-13)
Alcohol/
DrugsBlood/Gore
Disrespectful/
Bad AttitudeFrightening/
Tense ScenesGuns/
Weapons
Heavy
Moderate
Extreme
*Heavy
Extreme
Imitative
BehaviorJump
ScenesMusic
(Scary/Tense)Music
(Inappropriate)Profanity
Moderate
Minor
Extreme
Minor
Mild
Sex/
NuditySmoking
Tense Family
ScenesTopics To
Talk AboutViolence
Moderate
Minor
Mild
Moderate
Extreme
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Reviewed June 28, 2006 / Posted July 7, 2006
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