Get It Off Your (Dead Man's) Chest: Pirates Movie Reviews - Page 6

Gemini Cricket · 07-10-2006, 06:00 AM

I haven't read any of the reviews yet so bear with any repitition here in this post.

We saw it last night and I didn't hate it. I didn't love it, either.

Good Stuff:
-I like Johnny Depp's character. It's wonderful seeing him do more of his Jack schtick.
-Davey Jones, the love child of Sebastian and Ursula, is fantastic. One of the best CG characters ever. Bill Nighy is one of my favorite character actors right now. He's superb. I kept wanting to see more and more of him.
-Tom Hollander is a good actor as well. He appeared in 'Pride and Prejudice', too with Knightley. He's a huge presence onscreen for being just 5'5".
-Loved Tia Dalma.
-Liked the three way sword fight.
-Loved the Davey Jones crew. Sea Monkeys gone wrong. Love it.
-Barbossa. Fun ending to the film. I knew it was him when the monkey took a liking to his boots as he was in bed. Is he dead? Was he dead? wtf?
-Shooting the monkey.
-Shooting the crow.
-The film's score is wonderful.

Bad Stuff:
-They could have cut the whole cannibal section and it wouldn't have hurt the film. It could have trimmed a half hour off of this lengthy film.
-Orlando Bloom... boring.
-Keira Knightley (I've said it a million times) needs to close her mouth. It doesn't need to be open all the time... especially when she's not saying anything...
-Too much Kraken. It's weird that the Kraken could destroy a ship in 2 seconds or 10 minutes depending on his mood...

-The heart controls the Kraken as does the plunger thing on the ship?
-Shell Head guy... wtf?
-There were too many 'remember this folks?' moments in this film that referred to the first one. Sequelitis. That and too many 'ta-da remember me from the first film' moments. Bleh.
-Film was tooooo long.
-Sparrow as a love interest? Creepy.
-What happened to the African American lady who was on Jack's crew?
-Compass shenanigans. Confusing.
-Why didn't DJ keep his heart with him?
-Too many rum jokes.
-No 'Yo Ho Yo Ho' song in this one. Bad director.

Moonliner · 07-10-2006, 06:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Gemini Cricket

-The heart controls the Kraken as does the plunger thing on the ship?

I believe the idea is that the "heart" controls the guy (davey) that controls the Kraken.

Gemini Cricket · 07-10-2006, 06:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Moonliner

I believe the idea is that the "heart" controls the guy (davey) that controls the Kraken.

Ah.

I don't know why, but that reminded me of a quote:
Miss Scarlet: Why would he want to kill you in public?
Wadsworth: I think she meant he threatened, in public, to kill her.

Kevy Baby · 07-10-2006, 07:20 AM

$132 million - a new record for an opening weekend

Moonliner · 07-10-2006, 07:27 AM

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Originally Posted by Kevy Baby

$132 million - a new record for an opening weekend

I wonder, does anyone keep track of the biggest DROP in sales from opening weekend to the next? Do you think Disney released it on sooooo many screens because they knew they had a bomb and wanted to cash in as quickly as possible before word spread?

Gemini Cricket · 07-10-2006, 07:36 AM

That's a good question. Although, the demand for this one was pretty high.

innerSpaceman · 07-10-2006, 08:01 AM

I don't think they have a bomb. I think general word of mouth is good, and it's simply the discriminating, tasteful and intelligent word of mouth Lotwise that is bad.

(Professional movie critic word seems to be bad, too ... and that's not going to affect the generally good word of mouth either)

flippyshark · 07-10-2006, 08:04 AM

What's the story behind "throw me a roll?" Just hazarding a guess, is this something people shout out to Blue Bayou diners as they cruise by in their boats? Are there people here guilty of such shenanigans, and if so, did it work?

Moonliner · 07-10-2006, 08:11 AM

Oh, and given that old Davey is apparently cheating death as opposed to being undead, exactly how does the term "Dead mans chest" apply as the title anyway?

and how did that drink icon get up there as the subject?

Gemini Cricket · 07-10-2006, 08:31 AM

Something I missed...

Swann handcuffs Jack to the ship? Why? Didn't he just return Han Solo style and helped save them?

07-10-2006, 06:00 AM	#51
Gemini Cricket ... Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 13,244	I haven't read any of the reviews yet so bear with any repitition here in this post. We saw it last night and I didn't hate it. I didn't love it, either. Good Stuff: -I like Johnny Depp's character. It's wonderful seeing him do more of his Jack schtick. -Davey Jones, the love child of Sebastian and Ursula, is fantastic. One of the best CG characters ever. Bill Nighy is one of my favorite character actors right now. He's superb. I kept wanting to see more and more of him. -Tom Hollander is a good actor as well. He appeared in 'Pride and Prejudice', too with Knightley. He's a huge presence onscreen for being just 5'5". -Loved Tia Dalma. -Liked the three way sword fight. -Loved the Davey Jones crew. Sea Monkeys gone wrong. Love it. -Barbossa. Fun ending to the film. I knew it was him when the monkey took a liking to his boots as he was in bed. Is he dead? Was he dead? wtf? -Shooting the monkey. -Shooting the crow. -The film's score is wonderful. Bad Stuff: -They could have cut the whole cannibal section and it wouldn't have hurt the film. It could have trimmed a half hour off of this lengthy film. -Orlando Bloom... boring. -Keira Knightley (I've said it a million times) needs to close her mouth. It doesn't need to be open all the time... especially when she's not saying anything... -Too much Kraken. It's weird that the Kraken could destroy a ship in 2 seconds or 10 minutes depending on his mood... -The heart controls the Kraken as does the plunger thing on the ship? -Shell Head guy... wtf? -There were too many 'remember this folks?' moments in this film that referred to the first one. Sequelitis. That and too many 'ta-da remember me from the first film' moments. Bleh. -Film was tooooo long. -Sparrow as a love interest? Creepy. -What happened to the African American lady who was on Jack's crew? -Compass shenanigans. Confusing. -Why didn't DJ keep his heart with him? -Too many rum jokes. -No 'Yo Ho Yo Ho' song in this one. Bad director.
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07-10-2006, 07:20 AM	#54
Kevy Baby Chowder Head Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Yes Posts: 18,500	$132 million - a new record for an opening weekend __________________ The thing about quotes on the internet is that you cannot verify their validity. - Abraham Lincoln
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07-10-2006, 07:36 AM	#56
Gemini Cricket ... Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 13,244	That's a good question. Although, the demand for this one was pretty high.
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07-10-2006, 08:01 AM	#57
innerSpaceman Kink of Swank Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Inner Space Posts: 13,075	I don't think they have a bomb. I think general word of mouth is good, and it's simply the discriminating, tasteful and intelligent word of mouth Lotwise that is bad. (Professional movie critic word seems to be bad, too ... and that's not going to affect the generally good word of mouth either)
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07-10-2006, 08:04 AM	#58
flippyshark Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 2,852	What's the story behind "throw me a roll?" Just hazarding a guess, is this something people shout out to Blue Bayou diners as they cruise by in their boats? Are there people here guilty of such shenanigans, and if so, did it work?
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07-10-2006, 08:11 AM	#59
Moonliner 8/30/14 - Disneyland -10k or Bust. Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 9,022	Oh, and given that old Davey is apparently cheating death as opposed to being undead, exactly how does the term "Dead mans chest" apply as the title anyway? and how did that drink icon get up there as the subject? __________________ - Taking it one step at a time.
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07-10-2006, 08:31 AM	#60
Gemini Cricket ... Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 13,244	Something I missed... Swann handcuffs Jack to the ship? Why? Didn't he just return Han Solo style and helped save them?
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