My oh my. Almost three hours of the most confusing plot to come along since the last Pirates movie. And it is really hard to understand people who are talking while their ship is bobbing and weaving in the middle of a thunderstorm in the roiling sea. I wish I could tell you what was going on, but I don't know. Elizabeth wants to rescue Jack Sparrow - but why? Will Turner wants to rescue his father and I have no idea what Barbosa wants. But off they go in pursuit of The Black Pearl and adventure.

The military men are out in force suspending all liberty and freedom and hanging pirates en masse. It's hard to believe there could have been so many pirates and pirate collaborators back then. Although the movie makes a case for the pirates, I still am not convinced that we should empathize with those who steal and live beneath the law in the first place.

Davy Jones is back with his face full of tentacles, squirming and disgusting. The two simpleton pirates are back and still funny, but overall, there was much less humor in this sequel. That is too bad for when the humor dies, so does the movie.

The special effects are dazzling. While the big sea monster was killed last movie, there are still pretty grotesque creatures sailing on the The Flying Dutchman, under the command of Davy Jones. Of course there are lots of fighting scenes and some fairly disgusting deaths, but no gushing blood and guts. Still, Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End is too scary for most kids. This cult film, there were people dressed as pirates in the audience, is best for teens 12 and over.

HOT FUZZ
(Running time: 121 minutes) | Rated R
Starring Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Jim Broadbent, Timothy Dalton

Leave it to the British to come up with one of the funniest movies of the year. Hot Fuzz, while silly in some places and gory and bloody in others is a hilarious spoof of s upper cop movies. Only the British play with words to get a laugh.

Hot Fuzz is the story of Nick Angel (Pegg), the perfect cop who is transferred out of London for making everyone else on the force look bad by comparison. He ends up in a tiny town in the country that has won the award as the best little town in England, or some such.

Around every corner of this peaceful village, Nick is looking for trouble. He doesn't find it until people begin dropping like flies. Well, it would have been nicer if they had dropped like flies, but they get beheaded, stabbed in the neck with pruning shears and so on. It's all very bloody yet made to look funny - which sometimes falls flat.

Still, even with the blood and gore, Hot Fuzz is the most original and funniest movie to come along since Shrek 3. There is no sex, but plenty of bad language. Hot Fuzz is too gory for the faint-hearted and for kids under 12. This is a funny movie to share with your teens.