Yo ho yo ho a Pirates Life for Me! The New Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End Trailer!

Well here it is. The trailer for the eagerly anticipated Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End, which opens on May 25th in the United States.

Since I couldn't upload it directly to the blog you can watch it here.

As you all remember, Dead Man's Chest, the second movie in the franchise, was a huge hit last summer. It made $423 million at the US box office alone and another $642 million worldwide, combined to a total of approximately $1 billion last summer. Needless to say it ran away with the competition at the box office even though it wasn't a critics favorite since it got bad reviews all around.

When I went to see the first movie I really went in with low expectations but in the end I was surprised at how much I liked The Curse of the Black Pearl. I thought it was funny, very charming, it had a great story, and was just a blast to watch. Fast forward to last summer, when Dead Man's Chest opened. That time I really wasn't expecting anything and I have to say that I did enjoy it. There were many problems with the film: the convoluted plot, it was 30 minutes too long, at the end I got tired of too many special effects, and Jack Sparrow wasn't as funny or interesting as in the first. But nevertheless I enjoyed it. I especially liked the ending where they brought back my favorite character from the first film.

Hopefully At World's End will be more like The Curse of the Black Pearl and less like Dead Man's Chest. The trailer promises more of the pirates stuff, I hope this time they can tighten the plot a little bit more, and come to a satisfying conclusion.

But.... if At World's End makes the same amount of money or more than Dead Man's Chest did, then don't expect these pesky pirates to go away anytime soon. Disney is going to continue to milk this franchise until they can. Hopefully not to many movies or these pirates run the risk of overstaying their welcome.