I am of the Devil's party

I saw Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest at last. And it made me realise a few things.
First, my long dormant sense of Hurt-Comfort kicked in after I witnessed Former Commodore James Norrington; I received an erotic frisson everytime he tottered around the screen. Scruff does him nothing but good. meeow!
I also hate Cap'n Jack Sparr-ah.
He is an odious, manipulative little man. I know I will be in the minority when I say this but Jack deserved what he got at the end. And boy am I proud of Elizabeth for connecting with one of the truest weapons a woman can use; her sex appeal. I loved her a lot more in this movie for her feminism than I did for the witty damsel-in-distress she played in the first movie. What Elizabeth did will be called despicable by the blinkered fangirls of Cap'n Jack, but if the tables were turned they'd happily cheer Jack on for his lecherous womanising ways, and curse any silly woman foolish enough to believe his promises. That Jack didn't learn that there could be someone (a woman!) even more manipulative than him comes as a worthy lesson for the bastard who swaggered around deck, and honestly did betray Will to a horrible fate. Knowingly, willingly, with full knowledge of the consequences. Davy Jones is right to call Cap'n Jack a piss-poor captain, as he's always too willing to sell out his allies (even when their help proves to save his sorry ass). Governor Swann also had the measure of Jack; Will knows how to make sacrifices to save his loved ones, he did it for Elizabeth and his father. He knew what he was getting into. Jack needed that comeuppance in the worst way, and good for Elizabeth for being the one to teach him, for he nearly destroyed her marriage and life with his stunts. Not to mention he's been trying to get into her pants (against her will) since the first POTC. And I maintain that it would still be against her will; Elizabeth loves William. She certainly is curious enough to want Jack and the freedom he represents but desire and even lust is not the same creature as love. Elizabeth even felt guilty for her "betrayal" of Will (And perhaps she felt sorry for Jack, but she knew she'd have to sacrifice that cur in order to save the man she really loves). Want and Love being different, that compass represented a lot more under the surface than a simple change of heart for Elizabeth.
Yes, this movie wasn't as funny as the first, yes the special effects plodded and yes some plot points were downright inevitable, nevermind predictable.
But the characters evolved beyond anything I expected. Let's hope the final POTC can deliver as good a punch.