User blog comment:WillTurner101/At World's End Ending/@comment-1984959-20120305103254

Depends...do you mean the overall ending or a specific character's ending? (i.e. Jack's ending, Will's ending, etc) But to answer said question...

Personally, I liked AWE's ending...probably to a point where I say it's my favorite ending of the whole films. I liked it because:
 * 1) It has a sense of "The circle is now complete"(yes, it's a Star Wars reference; so sue me) - True, this ending didn't see Captain Jack with his beloved Pearl, which is truly the best ending to POTC. But I do believe it was the best way to end the Gore trilogy...especially for setting up for "further adventures of Captain Jack Sparrow", as Gore Verbinski himself would put it. One of my favorite moments of that ending was Jack and Gibbs in Tortuga, as it truly felt like one of the most iconic scenes of the films(especially with the latest version of "One Last Shot" playing).
 * 2) Music - As I said above, I liked the latest version of "One Last Shot", one of my favorite cues taken from CotBP. And of course "Drink Up Me Hearties" is my 2nd favorite of the AWE soundtrack...especially with how it flowed perfectly into "He's a Pirate" in the ending credits.
 * 3) Setting up the future Pirates films - Meaning...making the films about the characters who really matter: Jack, Barbossa and Gibbs. That was truly one of the best things about the endings to AWE and OST. And with the ending of Willabeth being set to where they can't return makes it a whole lot better of an ending IMO.

As for the other films' endings:
 * 1) The Curse of the Black Pearl - As some may say, this is truly the best way to end POTC: Jack at the helm of the Black Pearl. There isn't much more to say other than that, really.
 * 2) Dead Man's Chest - Ok, I'm not going to say it's a bad ending because of the departure of Jack and the Pearl...as it really made it a very good and epic scene(as good as many other deaths; e.g. Dumbledore's death in HBP). And I think we can all agree Barbossa appearing at the very end was a good return for the character. All in all, it was a pretty good cliffhanger scene that even surpasses The Empire Strikes Back.
 * 3) On Stranger Tides - As I stated with AWE, the best way to end POTC is to end with Jack and Barbossa(and of course Gibbs; on occasion ). If I were to rate the endings, OST's could very well be my second favorite ending, maybe tied with CotBP's, because Jack is reunited with the Pearl...even though it's bottled, he's got his beloved ship back. The only bad thing I can say about the ending is that after 2 hours, we don't know if Jack is in possession of his hat or not ! Any Captain Jack fan who adores his hat can agree that he needs to have his hat with him...which is why I sincerely propose that Jack's hat was hidden aboard the QAR(along with Barbossa's), and was put into Gibbs' sack. Fingers crossed.

Sorry for my useless chatter, but I thought I'd put the whole thing in. lol