Pirates of the Caribbean- Arrrrrrrrrgh!!!

Wow I loved it. Johnny Depp is the man.

[Blue Meanie]

Originally Posted by tentoze

Not that there's anything wrong with that.

Is the RAINBOW thing a reference to BUTT PIRATES?

TOO funny!

Jeff

[Blue Meanie]

Originally Posted by VinylHanger

Haven't seen a full price movie since Jurrassic Park 3.

You're a better man than I. If I had paid full price to see the dreck that was Jurassic Park 3, I would have had to kill myself afterwards.

Jeff

[john_w]

Just went and saw the 3rd installment. Same goofy plot complications and the fight scenes got a bit old. But entertaining at a lighter level, just the same. "Disneywood" at its finest! Of course it also left the door open for a 4th film. (Of course, anything else would have been bad business!)

Has anybody else seen #3? What did you think?

[Scorpion8]

Just saw PofC III and the plot is way too confusing with all the double-crossing and double-siper-secret-double-crossing. The movie just plain wasn't as much fun as the original. And of course, they open the door for a 4th. Way too much computer animation. Yuk.

[pbda]

Agree. Saw #3, wished that I had waited until the DVD was available to rent.

[Andyman]

I dunno. I went with the whole family opening night at 8 PM and had a good time. Folks were dressed up like pirates and my girls were all geeked up for the show.

Like I said earlier, this ain't Kubrick or Bergman, folks, but I find it entertaining and fun. The first though was the best; I can watch that anytime it's on and enjoy it.

Keep to the Code!!

[Combwork]

I've just seen POTC111. IMO It's nowhere like as bad as the reviewers made out but what's the deal with colour these days? It's as if film makers have rediscovered sepia tint and forgotten everything that came after. And while I'm at it (why stop a good rant?), why do so many American studios transplant their films to the USA? From when Alfred Hitchcock first cooked `The Birds' right up to that gadawfull remake of `The Wicker Man', it's as if they cannot get their heads round the idea that making a film set in its original location, or even a studiuo lot that looks like the original location, makes sense. I mean, if Disney had made `Lord of the Rings', would they have put Middle Earth in New England, and Mordor just to the north of Detroit? Actually that's a horrible thought. We'd have ended up with Tinkerbell guiding Frodo all the way to the Big Rock Candy Mountain......

[Andyman]

Originally Posted by Combwork

Iand Mordor just to the north of Detroit?

Actually, downtown Detroit and the industrial near area by the bridge would need to be cleaned up a bit to pass for Mordor..........

[john_w]

I see where the differences of opinion are coming from. On one hand, this is a Disney pirate movie. So what do people expect? On the other hand, this is a top-billing cast and crew. So apparently, many people expect a lot. I think we got the expected result of this kind of set-up: Somewhere between a typical Disney movie, and something a little more...inspired. I was satisfied with it.

Originally Posted by Combwork

...why do so many American studios transplant their films to the USA?...

Well, that's an easy enough one to answer: familiarity. I mean, if the French were to remake Planet of the Apes, I would fully expect them to replace the Statue of Liberty with the Eiffel Tower. Or if the Brits were to remake It's A Wonderful Life, I would fully expect them to use London Bridge in the opening scene.