Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006)

This island with the Turkish prison is never explained, other than the officially given name "Turkish prison." It's not even explained in the published book of the movie. It appears to be a real place, not a mythical place at the "ends of the earth," especially since the Black Pearl is waiting just offshore for Jack's return. The film's dialog implies that Jack went there only to obtain the drawing, but that things didn't go according to plan when he got there.

The sailors on board the fishing vessel that the Kraken attacks shortly after the Black Pearl's visit to the island are speaking Turkish and Greek, so presumably the Turkish prison is in or near Turkey.

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The monkey stole a piece of Aztec gold, so it became cursed just like the undead human pirates in the first movie. Probably the reason so many people ask this question is because that scene of the monkey stealing a gold coin came after all the credits at the end of the first film, which many people probably never sat through.

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This is never explained, but one possibility might be that gradual transformation to a sea creature might be necessary as an adjustment to frequently being submerged in cold seawater. This process must be aided by the supernatural aspects of Jones' ship, since biologically such a genetic transformation is ordinarily impossible.

The public will not know until the third film. Barbossa was shot dead by Jack in the first film. Some theories as to how Barbossa could be alive are:

• Barbossa somehow came back from "the ends of the earth." It is known that Jack will appear in the third film, "Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End," so it stands to reason if Jack can be brought back from the dead, so can Barbossa.
• Tia, being skilled in voodoo, somehow brought him back to life.
• As mentioned in the first film, he was so evil that Hell itself spat him back out.

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The public will not know until the third film (if at all). Will directly asks Beckett this question, but Beckett never answers the question. Some theories:

• emotional scar
• sword wound
• castration (unlikely in a Disney movie, but that is a running joke in these films)

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Will was arrested, so he couldn't show up at the wedding as planned. All Elizabeth knows is that Will never showed up to what was probably the biggest day of her life, so it's likely she's wondering if she had been jilted. The book of the film says she was crying, so the rain may have helped to hide her tears.

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It depends on which assumptions one wants to make, or which sources to use.

1. per the book of the film => Louisiana
   The book description says the shack is in a bayou:

   As the boats rowed into the still water of a
   steamy bayou, fireflies flickered in the heavy air.
   The longboats pulled up to a rope ladder that
   hung down from a sprawling wooden shack high
   up in a tree. A lantern hung at the door, casting a
   dim glow on the cautious pirate crew. They had
   arrived. Now the question was, where?
   --Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest, Irene Trimble, 2006, page 64
   

   True bayous are apparently limited to the southern United States, especially in Louisiana. There are no bayous on Caribbean islands.

2. per the Disneyland attraction => Louisiana
   The Disneyland attraction opens on Laffite's Landing in the Blue Bayou, named after Jean Laffite, who was a famous Caribbean pirate who frequently stopped in the New Orleans area. A souvenir book of that attraction talks of New Orleans, dueling oaks, and French expressions, so the bayou part of the Disneyland attraction is definitely set in the New Orleans area of Louisiana.

3. per actual film locations => Dominica
   The actual film location of the fictional "Pantano River" that leads to Tia's shack is the Indian River in Dominica, per these sites:
   • Jetsettersblog [7-22-06]
   • Headwater Meets Hollywood [7-22-06]

   The actual film location of the bayou itself was merely a studio set.

4. per actual film locations + proximity considerations => Jamaica, Haiti, or Dominica
   If one ignores the fact that the Caribbean pirate Jean Laffite frequented New Orleans, to be considered is that Louisiana is somewhat distant from the two locations mentioned in the movie, Jamaica (where Port Royal is located) and Tortuga (near Hispaniola), so some IMDb members believe that Jamaica or Haiti was intended. Tia's Jamaican accent, voodoo practices, the presence of fireflies in Jamaica, and the word "pantano" being Spanish for "swamp" all lend some support to this theory.

Tia's shack at night, surrounded by mourners

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Yes. Obviously Tia and Jones are/were somehow linked, and it's likely Tia was one of Davy Jones' lovers, if not the main woman who broke his heart. No doubt this connection will be further developed and clarified in the third film.

Left: Tia's locket. Right: Jones' locket.

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Nobody seems to know. Not even a mention of her was made in this film, despite the fact that she was a fairly important character in the first film.

She is also not listed on on the upcoming cast list [8-14-06] for Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007).

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It's an old game called Liar's Dice. The rules can be found on Wikipedia:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liar_dice [8-2-06]

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Here are some theories proposed by viewers:

• She lives in an impoverished area without proper dental care.
• She uses the wild indigo plant for dental hygiene, and use of that plant has stained her teeth.
• She has been kissing Davy Jones, or otherwise coming into oral contact with Davy Jones' ink.

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Nothing. Ebert had cancer surgery the week this movie came out, so he never reviewed it. That was a frustration to many people because most critics slammed this movie, despite its huge financial success, and since Ebert and Roeper are some of the most respected critics, their opnion might have either explained or refuted the many inexplicably negative reviews.

This is never explained, but there are several good explanations:

• The drawing was done from memory, and may not be accurate.
• Even if accurate, an image generally does not give information about the exact size of the original object.
• Will may not have access to his blacksmith shop anymore, since he's been declared a criminal in Port Royal.
• The chest may need that one specific key for some reason. The chest and/or key could have a supernatural aspect.

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This movie is rated PG-13. The concensus seems to be:

• Ideally a parent should view it first before taking a child to it.
• It depends on the child.
• It's darker and more violent than the first movie.
• There are several sexual innuendos, but they're subtle enough that kids probably won't catch them.
• The story line is complex, even for adults.
• Young children frequently annoy others in the theater by constantly asking questions about the plot.
• The movie is long (about 2 1/2 hours), even for adults.
• The violent scenes are mostly downplayed, and there is not too much blood or explicit gore.
• The only swear word is "bugger," and that is a British word not very familiar to Americans.

• a monkey being shot (two different times), though the monkey is incapable of being harmed
• a man with bloody legs being dragged into a dungeon
• a live man in a cage having his eye pecked out by a crow (no blood, though)
• a man being whipped, resulting in bloody marks on his back
• crewmen being slavishly whipped as they turn a wheel (no blood, though)
• a man drenched with seawater, bleeding from his head
• a dismembered heart (no blood, though)
• a dismembered head (no blood, though)
• a man whose body is forced sideways through a small porthole by a squid (no blood, though)
• a man whose throat it cut and his body thrown overboard (no blood, though)
• several men simultaneously being axed from behind (no blood, though)
• various phantoms being stabbed by swords (no blood, though)
• some phantoms being squashed by a rolling waterwheel (no blood, though, and easy to miss)
• a phantom encrusted into the hull of a ship whose skull breaks open when he breaks away (no blood, though)

Some nonviolent parts that tend to upset the squeamish:

• a real python hanging inside a woman's home
• a man picking up a poisonous coral snake by accident
• a huge squid-like sea monster that attacks ships and eats men
• a man eating a raw hermit crab
• a man eating a fish that he pulled out of his own body
• a sea anemone-like creature rhythmically expanding and contracting on a living man's cheek
• a moray eel protruding its head from a phantom's stomach
• a man whose face is puckered and nearly erased as a result of a squid suction cup
• a jar full of preserved eyeballs, including one eyeball skewered by a martini sword
• a man with a wooden eye who has a dark pit for his eye socket when he false eye falls out
• various swordfights
• a brawl in a tavern, with fist fighting and swordfighting

The following webpage has a good assessment of possible disturbing aspects of this film:

Screen It! Entertainment Reviews [8-9-06]

On the commentary the writers said they purposely left out the explanation so that the audience could fill in the blanks.

Some theories proposed on IMDb:

• Gibbs became a worthless drunk on Tortuga, like Norrington, and was hired by Jack.
• Gibbs became fed up with working for merchantmen.

On the commentary on the DVD of the first movie they said this is a syphilis scar.

1. The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)

   Saintvitus [8-23-06]

2. Dead Man's Chest (2006)
   • Simnia, IMDb format [8-23-06]
   • Simnia, actor format [8-23-06]
   • Hostultra, complete [8-23-06]
   • Parley, incomplete [8-23-06]

3. At World's End (2007)

   OrlandoBloomRocks, incomplete [8-23-06]

No. According to the IMDb trivia [8-23-06] for "The Curse of the Black Pearl," this line is a tribute to British comedy series "The Fast Show" (1994), of which Johnny Depp is an ardent fan. Therefore it is not a reference to Jack being chief on the cannibal island in "Dead Man's Chest."

Created: July 13, 2006
Updated: April 19, 2007