Get It Off Your (Dead Man's) Chest: Pirates Movie Reviews - Page 9

Eliza Hodgkins 1812 · 07-10-2006, 12:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Alex Stroup

Yeah. It is hard to find any examples of a straight-comedy sequel being much good. But Carell was so good in The 40-Year-Old Virgin and I hear he is wonderful in Little Miss Sunshine that I'm willing to give him a chance.

He's brilliant in NBC's The Office, as well.

Alex · 07-10-2006, 12:22 PM

That's true, but I never assume that brilliant on TV means brilliant in movies.

wendybeth · 07-10-2006, 12:24 PM

I have a confession to make: I actually want to see the new Will Ferral movie. (Talageda Nights? The Ballad of Ricky-Bob? I forget the name, but he plays a racecar driver).

Eliza Hodgkins 1812 · 07-10-2006, 12:47 PM

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Originally Posted by wendybeth

I have a confession to make: I actually want to see the new Will Ferral movie. (Talageda Nights? The Ballad of Ricky-Bob? I forget the name, but he plays a racecar driver).

I have HIGH hopes. Worked on the website for this. The script was LOL funny. And though I haven't seen the movie, I've listened to the audio track for it and it's hysterical. I really can't wait!

wendybeth · 07-10-2006, 12:50 PM

The trailer looked hilarious.

BarTopDancer · 07-10-2006, 07:07 PM

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Originally Posted by wendybeth

I just have to say that the nearly the entire audience laughed when they saw the trailer for 'Transformers'. Such a dramatic buildup, and then....Transformers!!!!

Our audience cheered. I admit it. I did too. Transformers. More than meets the eye. Transformers. Robots in disguise.

I so thought it was for a horror movie.

I think I am going to see DMC again. This time I will not be waiting for the after-credits stuff. I think that totally ruined it for me. I missed some stuff the first time around (Barbossas boots mainly). I did love that the final shot was of Barbossa eating an apple. I highly doubt I'll come back loving it, but I may like it more than I do now.

Cadaverous Pallor · 07-10-2006, 07:17 PM

F.ck Barbossa. He's dead.

LSPoorEeyorick · 07-10-2006, 07:18 PM

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Originally Posted by wendybeth

The trailer looked hilarious.

You should play the "Sign This" game. You may recognize some familiar faces! Also, it's pretty darned amusing.

innerSpaceman · 07-10-2006, 10:04 PM

That was the greeniest, green apple I've ever seen. A magic apple if ever there was (since it, um, magically appeared in Barbossa's hand as he died, even though he'd spent the last hour sword fighting).

I may be pissed at Barbossa's ressurection, but it is the only element I'm excited about for the third film. Fu ck Davy Jones is what I say. Cool looking CG character, but I can't get any feeling from that nearly as much as I can from a real face performance. Sorry, just can't.

I'm intrigued by the concept of Sparrow revealing more of his true nature in being such a pathetic coward. That may be so, but how does it make me want to see any more of him? I took such a dislike to him and to E. Swann because of the nasty, cruel actions they took that my affection for their characters has dried up.

Jeez, Geoffrey Rush is literally the only thing I'm looking forward to the third movie about.

I think I will see Dead Man's Chest again, though. It had some fun stuff. Now that I know all about its clumsy overplotting and mythological reliance and art/effects direction-driven story choices and less artful dialogue and big-is-more silly setpieces halfheartedly realized ... well, I just may be able to enjoy it on its own terms of half-baked blockbusterhood.

Alex · 07-10-2006, 10:15 PM

I was reading an interview with the screen writers and they felt pretty strongly that they hadn't changed the Sparrow character with his actions in this movie. Nor do they fele they "revealed" any new element to his character in this movie. Simply that in the first movie the goals of Sparrow, Swann, and Turner were mostly in synch and in this movie they are most decidedly not.

Whether they are correct or not is certainly debatable, but that is their point of view on it.

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wendybeth Nevermind Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 7,847	I have a confession to make: I actually want to see the new Will Ferral movie. (Talageda Nights? The Ballad of Ricky-Bob? I forget the name, but he plays a racecar driver). __________________
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wendybeth Nevermind Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 7,847	The trailer looked hilarious. __________________
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Cadaverous Pallor ohhhh baby Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Parental Bliss Posts: 12,364	F.ck Barbossa. He's dead. __________________ The second star to the right shines in the night for you
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innerSpaceman Kink of Swank Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Inner Space Posts: 13,075	That was the greeniest, green apple I've ever seen. A magic apple if ever there was (since it, um, magically appeared in Barbossa's hand as he died, even though he'd spent the last hour sword fighting). I may be pissed at Barbossa's ressurection, but it is the only element I'm excited about for the third film. Fu ck Davy Jones is what I say. Cool looking CG character, but I can't get any feeling from that nearly as much as I can from a real face performance. Sorry, just can't. I'm intrigued by the concept of Sparrow revealing more of his true nature in being such a pathetic coward. That may be so, but how does it make me want to see any more of him? I took such a dislike to him and to E. Swann because of the nasty, cruel actions they took that my affection for their characters has dried up. Jeez, Geoffrey Rush is literally the only thing I'm looking forward to the third movie about. I think I will see Dead Man's Chest again, though. It had some fun stuff. Now that I know all about its clumsy overplotting and mythological reliance and art/effects direction-driven story choices and less artful dialogue and big-is-more silly setpieces halfheartedly realized ... well, I just may be able to enjoy it on its own terms of half-baked blockbusterhood.
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07-10-2006, 10:15 PM	#90
Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	I was reading an interview with the screen writers and they felt pretty strongly that they hadn't changed the Sparrow character with his actions in this movie. Nor do they fele they "revealed" any new element to his character in this movie. Simply that in the first movie the goals of Sparrow, Swann, and Turner were mostly in synch and in this movie they are most decidedly not. Whether they are correct or not is certainly debatable, but that is their point of view on it.
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