treasure

• Holes by Louis Sachar (1998)

  [7/10]

  "Sachar says that it took him over a year to write Holes, and you can tell that he spent a lot of time getting all the story-line interconnections just right."

• Holes directed by Andrew Davis (2003)

  [7/10]

  "I would have to guess that the book provides more satisfactory development of Stanley's character than the film. I liked the film, and as with any good underdog story, we cheer for Stanley and Zero as they work to overcome both the oppression of their immediate situation and their family history."

• Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest directed by Gore Verbinski (2006)

  [6/10]

  "If you want action and don't care much about plot or character development, then see Dead Man's Chest. If you like your action movies to have some purpose behind the action, then you will probably find this movie runs a bit long -- like I did."

  Average score: 6.67