User blog comment:Buccaneer Blue/Davy Jones as discussed by the honest critic/@comment-1984959-20170124163027

If the 14+ years of the Pirates franchise has taught me anything, everyone's entitled to their opinion, I suppose. Heck, I've made worse complaints about Will and Elizabeth's story continuing beyond At World's End with their son.

Getting to defense, there are several points. Yes, he does have that "scary" appearance and that's probably for the kids, the younger fans watching the Pirates films. And like CutlerBeckett said, he had a strong presence in Dead Man's Chest until Beckett acquired his beating heart. Of course I'm a sucker for the At World's End climatic maelstrom battle. But the point is that he is the devil of the Pirates universe, in a manner of speaking. He makes deals with dying sailors (including Jack Sparrow) to avoid death at all costs. Or perhaps you could say he is the Grim Reaper, given the Flying Dutchman figurehead.

But I'm sure the main draw of the character is indeed his appearance. From his crab arm (and leg) to his tentacle beard, it's a truly different take on a supernatural pirate villain. One has to give props to the design of it all, given that Davy Jones (while live performance was used) was ultimately a character that was completely computer-generated! Some might have noticed it was CGI, but some reviewers had initially thought Bill Nighy simply wore prosthetic makeup. If nothing else, that certainly deserves a plus.

That's the best I can come up with, but as I said, everyone's entitled to their opinion. This isn't to say Davy Jones is to be the "best" villain. Some pick Barbossa as their favorite, or the mighty Blackbeard...or even the British villains like Lord Cutler Beckett. But who knows, maybe Javier Bardem will get praise as Captain Salazar. In my opinion, I suppose Davy Jones is my favorite, from the points already made (maybe more), but could acknowledge Barbossa's importance given he appears in all 4 (soon-to-be 5) films.