[Munch's Master]

The ending does make sense. It's a cliffhanger. And I personally highly enjoyed PoTC2, but place it level with the original PoTC. Yes the ball scene was random and silly, as where some other scenes around that part of the story (Jack getting kebabed, jumping a massive gorge while tied to a pole, and then falling 500 feet without being harmed, oh and the scene where the water wheel breaks over his head. He'd have been crushed, for God's sake.) I think those bits were attempts at Slapstick comedy., They should stick with the more subtle/verbal comedy IMO, the slapstick attempts are poor.
And yeah Casino Royale's a great film. Craig's protrayal of Bond is IMO exactly how Bond should be played- Tough, gritty and no-nonsense. A secret agent wouldn't be cracking jokes in the middle of a high stakes poker game, and taking a loss lightly- he'd be like Daniel Craig- serious and focused. The plot was strong but the poker game I felt was covered too briefly considering it was the central part of the story, some of the character development was a bit lacking, and the ending was rather disappointing/underwhelming, but potentially allows a follow-up set directly after Casino Royale. The SFX and stunts were excellent, and some scenes such as the initial chase or airport scene, which I thought were at the climax of the film, surprised me by featuring early on. One thing that disappointed me about Le Chiffre though was the whole setup for the airport scene- how he orchestrates a bomb attack to manipulate the stock market, It seemed like a direct ripoff from Jonathan Pryce's character in I believe it was Tomorrow Never Dies? That or The World is Not Enough. Nevertheless it still was a good solid film, an excellent return to the series and one of the best Bonds in a long while.