I thought At World's End was boring and disjointed. At least compared to Dead Man's Chest.
Most of the film consisted of diplomatic/pseudo-political debate between Pirates/Traders/Supernatural Entities. The fact that Davy Jones could be forced into servitude, that his magnificent Kraken could actually be killed kind of deconstructed the lore into something cheap. Also, I contend the existence of the Brethren Court. At that point, I felt we were drifting dangerously close to the new Star Wars kind of territory. Averted only by the lulziness of the court's behavior.
I'm saying all of this in comparison only though. I enjoyed the film quite a bit. I just felt they weren't nearly as clever or balanced with the story as they could have been.
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