Pirates of the Caribbean

babycakes

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Just got back from seeing the latest pirates film, has anyone else seen it what do you think?

I enjoyed it but it was far more complicated than the others, it didn't have the fab one liners of the first film. Keith Richards as Jack Sparrow's dad could have been made more of- he is only on screen a couple of minutes. Which is not much for a 3 hour film!

The star of the show has to be that little monkey. :monkey:
 

Curlysue

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Hi Babycakes
I went to see it last nite... i thought the Keith Richards character was his brother?!! Just goes to show how much i was paying attention. I thought it was much better than the second one and i totally agree the monkey stole the show - how cute. I saw Jonathan Ross on the box the other night and he said to stay til the end of the credits as there was an extra bit. (The credits took about an hour to run). It sort of opens up to the possibility for a 4th film. If you want me to tell you what it is (if you didn't see it), let me know.
 

Jheych

Wasps - feel my wrath!
Hmm it was okay .. I guess. Watched it last night , special effects good, acting ok.. bit plastic at times , stunted even.. I felt that it was a bit long too.. the storyline seemed to stretch a bit far at times and 3 hrs was a little too much. I was little disappointed with "keef" I thought his role could have been made bigger but then again I wonder if he would have been sober enough to play a bigger role?. Overall ok movie/not bad but nothing spectacular to be honest . I would think this will be the end of the road for the storyline as cant really see them getting more mileage out of another one ..but who knows ..
 

babycakes

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The last scene was very cheesy - kiera knightly meeting the orlando bloom character in ten years time with a nine year old son. How predictable!!
 

Moley

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Film wasn't bad much better than the second one but not as good as the first. The first film had just the right amount of action to comedy to story without taking the whole thing too seriously. Although I think Orlando Blooma and Keira Knightly were correctly cast in the first film as their characters didn't require as much of a certain acting ability, the last two films required them to make more of an appearance, with Orlando Bloom seemingly taking the lead role from Johnny Depp in the lastest one. I just think he hasn't quite got the ability as yet to have a leading role (this can also be evidenced in 'Kingdom of Heaven' where he appeared to have the leading role. Film was beautifully mad and story/plot wasn't bad, it's just that Orlando's acting was a little wooden. In saying that he had a leading role in 'Elizabeth Town' and wasn't bad, however maybe he is suited to more natural roles. Keira Knightly is more suited to roles where she is allowed to act and that has not been tainted by Hollywood or disney in this case.

Johnny Depp was however the star of the film along with the monkey (the only character in the thing that has been developed successfully over the three movies).

The one thing that really peeved me off was the Orlando and Knightly marriage proposal and subsequent marriage during the main battle scene towards the end of the movie.........this was so cheesy I thought I was watching a movie aimed at 2 year olds.

Other than that, wasn't bad............way too long - if you are going to see it take a book in case you get bored

Cheerio
 

Moley

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I know spelling a bit naff - my Mum was on the phone to me when I was typing - I'm a man I can't multi task
 

Jheych

Wasps - feel my wrath!
bugger!

soz..was about to say I don't pay much attenshun to the spellin but now cant even get a blummin quote right ..

Ah well
 

Lisa

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Ive not seen the second, and no intention of seeing the third anytime soon. People I know that have seen it either love it or hate it - One person said its just awesome, cinematic brilliance.... and another has told me that its 'less of a movie and more a collage of bullshit'. Oh well, to each their own, I guess.
 
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