My favorite thing about this movie was all the new characters. Jack Sparrow was the Captain, once again, that he was in the first movie. Penelope Cruz does an exceptional job, considering her pregnancy, and they couldn't have picked a better actor than Ian McShane to play very creepy, slighty psychotic Blackbeard - smoking beard and all. Well worth the time and money.
I have to admit to some trepidation in going to see this movie. But I was happily surprised by how good it was. there were a few places that felt bogged down, but you find that in most movies anymore. The CGI shots were sharp and the sound was right on. And AC/DC never sounded better.