I was extremely disappointed by Pirates 3. I think it’s mostly a mess, it stops playing by the rules set up in the first two, and the introduction of the Sea-Witch as a major part of the narritive that late in the game is really unsatisfactory to me.

My problem is that I am a better fan than a writer. When the wife and I watched Pirates 1&2 in anticipation of seeing 3 in the theatre, I got really excited by the foreshadowing in 2 and was really look forward to how they were going to pay it off in 3. Something seems to have happened there because the 2nd half and denouement of 3 seems to have almost nothing to do with 2.

What can be done? Well, it’s probably impossible for me but I would suggest a complete rewrite of 3. Don’t start with the movie and work backwards, but start with with a blank page and the history in 1 & 2 and work forwards. Then, see what materials are available in the whole trilogy, and see what can be done.

What do you think?