Landlubber lovers Elizabeth (Keira Knightley) and Will (Orlando Bloom) take to the high seas to bring in the notorious Jack Sparrow. But Captain Jack has bigger problems - his 13-year deal with Davy Jones (Bill Nighy) is up, and the half-man, half-octopus, lobster-clawed skipper of The Flying Dutchman is ready to send him to the infamous locker. Cue a myriad of sea-monsters, sword clashes, voodoo witches, magic compasses and a chest with a stillbeating heart in it. And that's just the first hour.
This eagerly anticipated sequel to the 2003 smash broke all kinds of box-office records, and is now firmly placed in the top five highest-grossing films of all time. Pretty impressive for a movie based on a theme park ride. Of course, the pieces of eight were handed over solely in anticipation of Johnny Depp re-creating his Oscar-nominated role of the swaggering yet camp pirate/rock-star eye-lined hybrid that is Captain Jack Sparrow - pure genius.