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Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End — Page 2

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to me the only stupid people are the ones paying to see a popcorn flick and expecting shakepearean drama.

this is a pirate movie, a swashbuckler. it proudly succeeds as one of the b movies genre it is susposed to be.

it would be a more fair comparison to say it is not as good as the movies that came before in its own genre, namely the sea hawk and captain blood.

if you are one of those people that subscribes to the fact that hollywood makes stupid films with no plot, remember it is a business and every time a dumb special effects movie breaks box office records it sends the wrong signal to hollywood, that there is an audience for these entertainments. if people were not goint to see them or buying tickets then they might change the way they make movies.

author peter biskind who wrote a book called easy riders, raging bulls. credits lucas sucess with star wars in 1977 the bad turnaround for hollywood making sharp character driven movies of adult themes, to what biskind labels as twerp cinema.

he even blames spielberg for twerp cinema.

“Always loved Vader’s wordless self sacrifice. Another shitty, clueless, revision like Greedo and young Anakin’s ghost. What a fucking shame.” -Simon Pegg.

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If somebody submitted a script to Hollywood, in which the main character talked to various microscopic representations of himself sitting on his shoulder, there's no way it would even be considered.

But I still agree, Pirates 3 was a good film.
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Just got back and I too thought it was confusing and way too long. I loved COTBP, but I didn't care for the DMC and now I don't like AWE either. I agree with theredbaron, they had good luck with the first and then came along and tried too hard on the next two. I guess I'm in the minority of this, but I looked at my clock at least seven times wondering when it would end.

Also, yes Sean, Keira Knightly + 20 lbs, she would be hot. When are these Hollywood chicks gonna get out of this skin & bones phase?
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It was an OK movie, but let me put it this way: I was praying that each scene I saw was the last.

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Alarm bells rang for me when the line: "Why is all but the rum gone?" was uttered.

Pirates 3 referencing Pirates 1. Plus the line is awkward to say (as the actor clearly discovered).

Pirates 3 has self-parody replacing the really great archetypes of Pirates 1. The reveal of The Bloomster at the helm of The Flying Dutchman was one of the most gloriously cheesy things I've seen in a while but it lacked the zestiness and mischeviousness of Pirates 1, I think. It felt overdone.

I also think Jack Sparrow went from being a fascinating, quixotic epicentre to a Jar-Jar-like annoyance in this one. They pulled his teeth. He wasn't dangerous. The double-dealing fell flat for me because it seemed a forgone conclusion that the good guys were going to be vindicated in the end.

When you make pirates safe they lose their excitement and romantic appeal.

I enjoyed the spectacle of it but I thought it was overlong. The battle on the maelstrom goes on so long that I lost any sense of tension, as the peril they were in seemed in no hurry to realise itself.

Knightly's "rousing" speech lacked guts and made me squirm.

Nighy's splendid (and beautifully realised) Davy Jones and his "Dead Man's Chest" (TM) were consigned to the status of a MacGuffin.

The "fearsome" Calypso let some water out of the plughole and then pissed off down the pub, apparently.

This one also lacked the feel of the period that Pirates 1 maintained. This one is very much cast adrift in a "fantasy" milieu, whereas Pirates 1 had a definite feel of place and time.

All in all, I feel that Pirates 2 & 3 constitute a missed opportunity. Pirates 1 is the work of enduring appeal.
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Originally posted by: theredbaron
The original is to the series what the Matrix was to its series. Direct correlations apply to the other two films.


Very good correlation, didn't think about it, but you are right.
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I went to go see it again last night and the girl I was with wanted to walk out halfway through. Well at least she paid.
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I finally had the chance to go see the film.

I didn't like it as much as the first two, but it was good.

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Originally posted by: Obi_Skywalker
I finally had the chance to go see the film.

I didn't like it as much as the first two, but it was good.


This is pretty much my verdict as well. I thought, however, it did have the most satisfying ending of any of the trio of 'Threequels' that came out in May.

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Just saw it. Liked it more than "Dead Man's Chest" but still feel that "Curse of the Black Pearl" is the best of them.
I'd like a qui-gon jinn please with an Obi-Wan to go.

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