Monday, September 01, 2003


Pirates as in ARGH!

Saw Pirates of the Carribean on Saturday. VERY GOOD!

Problem is: I wasn't online just after seeing the film and there was SO MUCH good stuff that it was choc full of that I can't give you the normal run-down of the film as I usually do so I'll just give y'all these instead:

Capt. Jack Sparrow: Johnny Depp is good. DAMN GOOD! I LOVE THIS CHARACTER!!!! He's a real trip! Clever, entertaining, slips up, improvises, looks like a hippie-turned-pirate...I love this guy!

Sabé: I don't remember her name (I just woke up, bear with me please), but she does look like Natalie Portman but with bigger eyes. I coulda sworn I've seen her somewhere else too. She's alright, but I was paying more attention to the character than the actor. She's a FAR better compliment for Sparrow than for Legolas. I actually expected Legolas to be killed and her to end up with Sparrow. Seriously. They'd be really great together!

Legolas -er- William Turner: Son of Bootstrap. Someone PLEASE tell me where his Dad got this name! Someone also please tell me where this youngin' Sparrow found the Fountain of Youth in order to have known both Bootstrap and his (Sparrow's) really old mutinous first mate. Legolas is no elf, but he swings a mean sword...in the smithie shop. Doesn't get much elsewhere.

The Black Pearl: I need to hear more of this "legend" behind the ship, but I love Sparrow's crack about the survivors. ;-)

The Curse: Define the curse please- I'm still shaky on the exact thing. I get why it's important to the fighting, but then again, why didn't Jack Sparrow die?

The monkey: Okay he's cute, but he's too high-pitched and can get a bit annoying.

Geoffrey Rush: Didn't recognize him underneath that beard and the monkey. Didn't catch the name either. Like I said, the beard and the monkey...oh and the stupid hat.

ARGH! yes yes yes we all know pirates say "argh!" ...so let's add a new soundbyte to our list!

The British Navy: Too convenient how they follow and get there so quick. Glad he released her from the engagement (the Commander that is) but I expected far more of a fight than that.

The Crew: I wish the movie were longer so we could get to know that crew Sparrow put together better. Was that Maria from K-PAX?

Credits: Not for the first time, the lights have come on while the end credits were rolling and as a result I couldn't really see them. This started happening this summer and I've heard many many complaints on RASSM about this practice becoming more commonplace. It pisses me off quite frankly. And yes there really is a small something at the end of the credits so the family in front was right. Without these extra seconds, there's still room for a sequel.

Now I know this sounds like mostly negative stuff, but this is the vast majority of anything negative I can think of to say about the movie. Now, compare this list to the good stuff I wrote about Finding Nemo. Short list of negatives isn't it? So like I said, VERY GOOD! I LOVE THIS MOVIE!!!!!!!!!! I hope it gets a really good and packed DVD treatment when it comes out.
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