8. The Kraken Pirates Of The Caribbean: At World's End
Less of a character and more a hell-beast, the Kraken represented one of the few good things about the second Pirates of the Caribbean instalment, fights on a giant wheel aside. Made out to be absolutely unstoppable, the Kraken haunts the second film like a phantom you know he/she/its coming, and you wont be able to stop it. Thats why the finale has such tension nobody stops to fight a goddamned Kraken, so you know exactly whats at stake when Black Pearl makes its ill-fated stand. Now, the second film had clearly shown that the Kraken isnt something you mess with, and is pretty much the doomsday weapon of the 18th century Caribbean. Having witnessed a tremendous fight scene dedicated to taking the monster down, youre safe in the knowledge that when she/he/its eventually killed, its going to be spectacular and inventive. Yet, sadly, it wasnt. It really wasnt. Frankly, the Krakens death was one of the more unforgivable crimes of Pirates threequel, as its death which could have potentially been a giant set-piece is reduced to an off-the-cuff remark by Beckett. What makes it worse is that it's obvious why the Kraken had been killed the writers had clearly written themselves into a corner with their convoluted mythology and didnt want it operating as a Deus Ex Machina, yet they couldnt figure out a way to kill it properly. It was an ignominious end for a pretty cool creature, and its made worse by the fact we stumble across its sad corpse later.