They seemed to assume that people saw the first one earlier the same day (they spent too little time reminding us of who the characters were, etc.). Capt. Jack was much more entertaining in the first movie.

I got really annoyed by the sound effects, too. Seeing the trailer for "Invincible" reminded me: Have you noticed that every collision or hit or bump in a movie sounds almost like every other? I don't think I would be able to enjoy "Invincible" because of the generic sound effects used in the tackles. Why should getting hit by a tentacle sound like being tackled? :-/

I'd give PotC-II about 3/5 stars. It was entertaining, but could have been much better. As my wife said, it's like LotR-II - a filler before the 3rd movie.

Cheers,
Scott.