Pirates of the Carribean (possibly some spoilers)

[Ginny]

2 weeks ago I went to see Pirates and I must say I am very satisfied. The acting was top-notch, especcially Jhonny Depp's. The story was amusing and thrilling, and the script was wonderful. I'm posting this to hear more opinins.
Also, is it just me, or were there very few MI references? The only real one I could find was the skelton army, because I was too absorbed in the film to look for them. What did I miss? :)

[Garyos]

I thought it was great! Really brought me back to my pirate days as a wee laddie. Other MI paralells I could spot were the fat and thin skeleton pirates, the whole "Undead Ghost Pirate" thing, Orlando Blooms Guybrushy clothes (and looks...)... I'm sure there was more... And why did LEC never think of using a Ghost Monkey??? I mean, it's obvious!

[SamandMax]

I think there's a good chance Johnny Depp could be nominated for an Oscar for his role. I hope he does, it's been one of the best performance so far of the year

[Tyler Durden]

DAAAAAAAAAAAAMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMNNNNNNNNNNN

It will be released here in November :(

[Kode]

I saw this movie 3 times already and only one thing can explain why. It was awesome :D

Sure it wasn't your average sentimental oscar-type movie, but it was probably the best movie I've seen in 2003. I felt it had a good story, relatively good acting and enjoyable execution.

I haven't had this much fun at a movie in a LONG time.

[Kolzig]

I went to see it last friday. It was an excellent movie!

I was just amazed of Johnny Depp's perfect acting once again.

Only couple of one-liners didn't hit the spot, everything else was great.

The music was a bit un-creative. Although it was very good, and powerful.

But still seven songs used the same kind of melody. I know, because I have the soundtrack.

[Ginny]

Yeah now that I think of it Bloom does look Guybrushy :)
Also the whole formula, the curse, the love interest, the villain, the crew, all very connected. There was a point where I was refferring to Orlando Bloom's character as Guybrush, to the point that I don't remember the caharacter's real name :P. I remember Jack Sparrow though, because of how he said the name especcially ;) I can't get over how funny and how splendidly he acted.

And Depp should definetly win the oscar, or at least be nominated. Pirates will probably be nominated for visual effects aswell.

Tyler: I waited a while for it aswell, you're in for a treat in November, so don't worry :)

[Wimli]

I really is an amazing film, the best blockbuster Hollywood has produced in the last few years. :) Depp was sublime, Bloom solidified his chance at being a big Hollywood star and Geoffrey rush was just the perfect villain. And I'm glad the audience has supported this movie: it has already earned more money than Matrix Reloaded at the box office! 8-) Take that Neo! :P

[twifkak]

I'm sure there was more...
Don't forget insult sword fighting!

And why did LEC never think of using a Ghost Monkey??? I mean, it's obvious!
What? You see them when you first go on the boat, along with ghost chickens and ghost poop.

[Tyler Durden]

It is released!!! I am watching it tommorow!!! :eek:

[feisar]

The best film Ive seen this year.. For once something that really lived up to the hype. The film just kept on giving, getting better and being soo long! Johnny Depp is amazing, his performance was faultess and completely utterly different (in style not quality) to his usual acting.

Good script, good plot, brilliant acting, bags of style and pure fun. This is how hollywood blockbusters should be but never are!!

[Claire]

I thought the film was a lot of fun and the special effects were pretty neat, especially the skeleton army ;)

Johnny Depp is amazing, his performance was faultess and completely utterly different (in style not quality) to his usual acting.


It is great to see so many Johnny Depp fans here - I too thought his performance was outstanding, and it proves to show that he hasn't been typecast.

[blatant advertisement] In fact, I think him a such a versatile and skilled actor, with such depth, range and perception, that he should be given the opportunity to tackle another, very important role. Feel free to sign my petition http://www.PetitionOnline.com/jd4sb/petition.html and support a very worthy cause! :) [/blatant advertisment]

[bigjko]

Oh, Clarice! Will you stop with that nonsense?! Gary Oldman looks great as Sirus Black. You had a bias against him before even seeing him in the movie, and you know it. And that press-photo, yeah, it didn't look good, but the one from the movie does.

http://www.hogwartswire.com/photos/poa080803/sirius.jpg

Oh, and so not to entirely hi-jack this thread. Pirates of the Caribbean was great! And I have nothing to add that hasn't been said before. Well, I thought Geoffrey Rush was great, too.

[Ginny]

Well, I signed the petition just for fun, since it won't make any difference, though I haven't seen the actor who will play Sirius yet. I do agree that Depp's acting made me think of Black for some reason. In any case, whatever they choose is fine with me since I prefer the books anyway.

bigjko: Sirius looks pretty nice to in the pic, though I imagined him to be more wild looking. Other than that though, pretty spot-on. Depp doesn't look at all like I would imgaine Black, it's his acting that made me think of it.

[Claire]

Well, I signed the petition just for fun, since it won't make any difference, though I haven't seen the actor who will play Sirius yet. I do agree that Depp's acting made me think of Black for some reason. In any case, whatever they choose is fine with me since I prefer the books anyway.

bigjko: Sirius looks pretty nice to in the pic, though I imagined him to be more wild looking.

Yesssss! Thanks for signing Ginny. Next step, world domination ;)

[Ginny]

Rfol! I like sgiinng petiniots, though I don't use a consistent name :P

And not to get this off topic, Rush was also great, and the role of Elaine, err what was her name? was done well too, IMO.

The visual effects were splendid, with the skelteons most noticeably of course.

And how could I forget the sword fighting? :)

[Garyos]

The only thing that bothered me about the film was its blatant Foreshadowing Syndrome. I mean, HOW many times in the movie did a character do or say someting that got a different application later in the film???? Just off the top of my head, there's the whole "parley" thing, the "He's the worst pirate I've ever seen", the apple, the glass eye, Orlando Bloom throwing the sword into the door, the corset, the "It's more of a guidline"...... I'm sure there's a lot more things like this. I guess they put it in because it was so long, and they wanted people who are easily amused to feel awarded for paying attention (And yes, I laughed at quite a few of them myself). :P

[Garyos]

Oh, Clarice! Will you stop with that nonsense?! Gary Oldman looks great as Sirus Black. You had a bias against him before even seeing him in the movie, and you know it. And that press-photo, yeah, it didn't look good, but the one from the movie does.

http://www.hogwartswire.com/photos/poa080803/sirius.jpg

Oh, and so not to entirely hi-jack this thread. Pirates of the Caribbean was great! And I have nothing to add that hasn't been said before. Well, I thought Geoffrey Rush was great, too.

Prisoner of Azkaban spoiler:

Isn't that quite an important scene to be publishing pictures from??? Seems like Gandalf Syndrome to me..... (Weee, it's fun to make up Syndromes... It's a Syndrome Syndrome, I guess

[Starflux]

I think those little hints, if used sparingly, can be indeed amusing and make for the illusion of a well-thought plot. Most of them were rather obvious, I have to admit though.
I voted 'nice'. I did really enjoy the movie, but three weeks after (being now), I'm not really giddy about it anymore. I was also somewhat disappointed with it, but I don't exactly know why. For me, the movie never really hit the spot, neither in scenery, nor in terms of plot or dialogue.

Best scene in the movie was when Jack was rowing back to the pirate's cavern with a huge satisfied smile on his face. That, and Barbossa's wonderful line ,,I feel... cold.". Of course, the entire crowd in the cinema thought it was meant as a joke and laughed out loud. I think I was the only one who was chilled because of its beauty.

[Ginny]

Garyos: I guess I'm easily amused, cause it didn't bother me and I luaghed aswell. But the witty remarks and Jack's behaviour were the funniest things. Orlando was supposed to be the lead actor, but I don't even remember the name of his character, because Depp absolutely conquered the screen whenever he appeared :)

(But "This is the day you'll remember as the day you almost caught captain Jack Sparrow" was a bit overdone. But the way it was done in the ending made it funny as hell ;))

About Rush's line, I didn't think it was a joke, it was quite moving, how he can now feel things, and at the same time we know what's gonna happen next. I almost felt sorry for him. He acted this line in particular very well.

[Claire]

Just off the top of my head, there's the whole "parley" thing, the "He's the worst pirate I've ever seen", the apple, the glass eye, Orlando Bloom throwing the sword into the door, the corset, the "It's more of a guidline"...... I'm sure there's a lot more things like this.

I must say I giggled at the end when Barbossa convientently managed to dig an apple out of his pocket for added poignancy. Perhaps I just wasn't taking the film seriously enough ;)

Also the tale of Jack Sparrow's escape from the island he was marooned on was hysterical! The dialogue was suprisingly good I thought.

[Starflux]

Yes, yes, it WAS good... yet there was never that elusive sparkle that made it incredibly memorable. I'd like to see an actual Monkey Island movie now. Preferably 2D animated.

[Garyos]

Yeah, it was fun and entertaining while I sat there, but it's not the new Star Wars for the kiddies, like I hoped it would be. A sequel with more Johnny Depp in it would rule, though.

And I loved the "I Feel Cold" line. I was afraid he would say something like "That is the greatest pirate parley I've ever seen, at least as a guideline"..... :rolleyes:

But as Claire said, they did cram in the apple.


And I just thought, the "greatest pirate" bit is almost something Guybrush would say.....

[Kode]

Best scene in the movie was when Jack was rowing back to the pirate's cavern with a huge satisfied smile on his face. That, and Barbossa's wonderful line ,,I feel... cold.". Of course, the entire crowd in the cinema thought it was meant as a joke and laughed out loud. I think I was the only one who was chilled because of its beauty.


When I saw it, I was under the impression that he said "I feel old." The fact that he might have said "cold" occurred to me, but I thought "old" was more appropriate given the feeling he probably had because he was no longer invincible/immortal. "Cold" doesn't seem unreasonable either given what they say about people on the brink of death feeling cold.

[jannar85]

My opinion: First it was kind of boring, then it got fun, then it got a bit scary :)
Grade: 5/6 :)

[Henke]

I remember when I posted news about this movie when it was still in production. Back then people didn't give a sh*t about it. As long as something gets popular enough everybody have to see it all of a sudden. :P

I have been waiting for this movie since I heard about the script. I saw it the day it opened and I thought it was great. :D

[Phil25]

It was Depp-tastic!

[twifkak]

I thought it was too long.

That's as much as you're getting out of me.

[Phil25]

Even if I use these hot coals?

[Corley Motors]

Sometimes Captain Jack Sparrow reminded me of Guybrush, because they both act kind of the same, and they are both wannabe pirates who think they are great pirates.

I loved the damn movie.

[tabacco]

I remember when I posted news about this movie when it was still in production. Back then people didn't give a sh*t about it. As long as something gets popular enough everybody have to see it all of a sudden. :P

I have been waiting for this movie since I heard about the script. I saw it the day it opened and I thought it was great. :D

You know, until more details surfaced about the film close to its release, there were lots of reasons to doubt that the film would even be worth seeing. Doubly so after seeing the last attraction TWDC turned into a film (that would be "The Country Bears," for those really out of the loop). I know around the theme parks not too many people were happy about the project, and some were downright angry that TWDC was going to cheapen yet another classic by turning it into a low-budget family film destined to gross $2 million and die a quick yet painful death in home-videoland.

In other words, until the film actually came out, nobody I know really expected too much out of it. So it's probably just a little unreasonable to complain that nobody cared when you told them about it over a year ago. And by the way, thanks to the way the studio people treated our cast members during the premiere party at Disneyland, a lot of people I know still haven't gone to see it in protest.

[Henke]

You know, until more details surfaced about the film close to its release, there were lots of reasons to doubt that the film would even be worth seeing. Doubly so after seeing the last attraction TWDC turned into a film (that would be "The Country Bears," for those really out of the loop). I know around the theme parks not too many people were happy about the project, and some were downright angry that TWDC was going to cheapen yet another classic by turning it into a low-budget family film destined to gross $2 million and die a quick yet painful death in home-videoland.

In other words, until the film actually came out, nobody I know really expected too much out of it. So it's probably just a little unreasonable to complain that nobody cared when you told them about it over a year ago. And by the way, thanks to the way the studio people treated our cast members during the premiere party at Disneyland, a lot of people I know still haven't gone to see it in protest.

A pirate movie based on pirate legends and mythology and based on the same themepark ride that inspired Monkey Island had many reasons to be good. My expectations were right and I'm really glad they were. But to tell you the thruth, this is just really my type of movie. Why everybody else who isn't intrested in the same things as me goes to see this movie (which they apparently do) is beyond me. But if a good movie gets to stand in the spotlight then why complain, right?

[twifkak]

Even if I use these hot coals?
Bring it on, Nancy.

[saucyminx]

I am aware that this thread is old.... but the thing is, I just saw Pirates only three days ago! Yeah, I know - Pathetic!!! It came out late here, like around late August and I only got around watching it last Thursday. :( :pan:

I enjoyed it thoroughly. I only wish they'd include Insult Swordfighting and maybe a certain salesman with fast-moving arms and perhaps even a 10-year-old lemonade-seller swindler. I remember there was one bit where I noticed there were barrels and chickens floating around in the bay that reminds me a lot of CMI (don't remember which part). Bloom was an almost-Guybrush but I think they could have fleshed out Knightley's Elizabeth more.

Love the bit where the undead were wading underwater towards the ship.

p/s:

I caught on the "I feel cold..." part, but not the audience I was with :(

[Kolzig]

p/s

I caught on the "I feel cold..." part, but not the audience I was with :(

Same here, when I saw Pirates, the theater was filled with about 15 year old teenagers and a row full of german exchange students.

And nobody couldn't keep quiet while the movie was playing.

Very disturbing...