Contributing Editor Brendan Shultz takes time out from preparing himself for the start of high school in a couple of weeks to fill us in on "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest." Brendan tells us what he thinks of the film, as well as the theater in which he viewed it.

By the way, I think this guy's a pirate in the making. At one point in his review, he boasts of having availed himself of an opportunity to "shove it to The Man."

Official Disney websites:
"Dead Man's Chest" motion picture.

"The Curse of the Black Pearl" motion picture.

Attraction at Disneyland.

Fan site Keep to the Code.

Other related websites:
A review of the Disneyland attraction by Theme Park Insider includes a paragraph about how political correctness has infected the "Pirates of the Caribbean" attraction in that the "pirates now chase women for food, instead of the original concept of chasing the women to 'pillage' them."

Wikipedia article about the durability of the "Pirates of the Caribbean" franchise.

RingSurf's hub for "piracy on the high seas and sites with related pirate or nautical topics."

WebRing's hub for "pirates and buccaneers of all types".

Tinselman provides a fascinating view back to 1976 with an actual Standard Operating Procedure used in running the attraction at Disneyland. Pretty neat stuff.

You Tube has a nifty clip in which Johnny Depp tours the revamped "Pirates of the Caribbean" attraction and meet his Audio-Animatronic double.

Top 10 Pickup Lines for use on International Talk Like a Pirate Day.

Great barbecue joint:
Fat Willy's Rib Shack, right across the street from the theater.

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