One Too Many Barnacles on Its Bottom???

I'm going to go out and see this movie with my family, my dad, brothers and sisters. My mom will be gone to work tonight, so I'll see to know that what saturnwatcher's and Sanndman's comments are right. I have read reviews that it was too long, but a pretty good film. I'm going to go see for sure, alright.

Well, just saw this movie, and both saturnwatcher and Sanndman were definitely right. It was way too long, but pretty entertaining. I even had a hard time staying seated for a full 3 hours. But I just enjoyed it because the audience did, and I laugh at the scenes that the audience laughed at. I enjoyed the action scenes, and all those thrill scenes in there. Now, I wait until it comes out on DVD, I'll watch it again and then do the "Pirates of the Caribbean" Movie Mania, starting with The Curse of the Black Pearl, then Dead Man's Chest, and finally, At World's End. This Movie Mania thing has run into my family for quite some time. We did it on the whole Star Wars saga, the Back to the Future, Indiana Jones, Jurassic Park and X-Men trilogies. We'll also be doing it on the Spider-Man films, when the third one come out on DVD. In this movie, the scene where we see Davy Jone's locker, that scene was filmed in the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah, where I live. I would only come back home and see the Jazz lost to the Spurs in Game 4 of the Western Conference Finals, and even hearing about the fans being really dirty on the refs, if some of you know what I'm talking about.

I saw it.  I liked it.  It wasn't great, but it was a good popcorn movie.  It lacked a good storyline, but I didn't get confused, especially after watching Dead Man's Chest before.  After watching Dead Man's Chest, I told my co-workers I bet that the woman who broke Davy Jones' heart would pop up in At Swirlie's End.  I had no ideal how right I was, and I certainly didn't have any idea how that bit would turn out.

Keira Knightley's acting was unbelievable. . . as in my suspension of disbelief was suspended and I failed to take her character seriously in any scene she was in.  She looks great.  Other than that, I found the other actors more than up to the task, and Johnny Depp made the movie.  Even Orlando Bloom, who had the unenviable task of being in love with a woman who appalled him by kissing a scurvy dog like Captain Jack Sparrow and then found out she did it to betray Sparrow to his death, while at the same time keeping secret his decision to rescue his father Bootstrap (good acting by Stellan Skarsgard) from the Flying Dutchman, yes Bloom did a good job.  Not a great job, but a good job.  And yes, again, I didn't get confused about this or all the other stories going on. 

Best moment of the movie for me was watching the Black Pearl sail through the sands of Davy Jones' Locker.  I wonder how they did that?  Worst acting moment was anytime Keira Knightley battled multiple pirates.  Worst moment of the movie was the beginning, with all this pirate song business that wasn't that significant and I felt was completely unnecessary.  I didn't like how it ultimately turned out, and yes, this requires a 4th movie to resolve the last few issues, but it wasn't a bad ending; it just wasn't a great ending. 

Which brings us back to the storyline.  Again, it was a collection of set pieces with nothing compelling binding them together.  Everything just sort of happened.  This makes At Swirlie's End the worst of the three, but a great popcorn movie nonetheless.

So, I won't be voting "for" this one.

Everyone has forgotten the 1 item that buzzed around this movie...Keith Richards playing Jack's father.  I felt they scripted it pretty well, not giving us a "warm and fuzzy" Disney Daddy/Son moment, but a "so what" kinda moment.  Even better, you don't know it's his father till Jack asks "so how's mum?".  Yeah, I felt Keira Knightly looked the fish-out-of-water in many battle scenes.  She always looks good, though!

Maybe we should call the third installment Pirates of the Caribbean: In Their Own Little World.  At least, that's the opinion I'm left with after reading the Box Office Mojo interview with Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio, the screenwriters for all three movies.  It pretty much says everything that the critics and we have pointed to as flaws are actually the best part of the movies.  For example, you'll learn "that Elizabeth [Swann] is the protagonist of the overarching story."  And all this time, I thought that Captain Jack Straw was the anti-hero of the whole thing.  Silly me; I've been going to these movies to see Johnny Depp, and I should have been taken in by Keira Knightley instead.  I mean, how can you argue when Rossio tells us "I've never seen a moment of action or a line of dialog or anything that she ever performed that wasn't spot on."  I must be completely out to lunch, because for me, every scene she was in she was not credible.  I mean, if Uma Thurman can get me to believe in her, why can't Keira Knightley?  But I must be wrong, because Rossio and Elliott feel otherwise.

Of course, I could say all I want.  These two are laughing all the way to the bank.  Jointly, they're responsible for two incredibly great films, Aladdin and Shrek.  They're also responsible for 1998's Godzilla, Treasure Planet and the upcoming sequel to National Treasure.  They've never been nominated for a Razzie.  Maybe we should change that this year?

As to Keith Richards, unlike how Elliott and Rossio may feel, I felt Captain Jack's Dad was a wonderful addition to the movie, and Richards did the part very well.  Bill Nighy was tremendous, taking Davy Jones and adding depth to the character despite all the CGI.  Geoffrey Rush is a great actor.  I will add again that Stellan Skarsgard turned in a great performance as Bootstrap Turner. 

But, despite what Elliott and Rossio say, Johnny Depp carried this movie.

I have to disagree with whoever said Johnny Depp wasn't good in From Hell. I thought he was tremendous in that. His accent was spot-on, and his drug induced scenes were convincing. To me that's his most underrated role. As for Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas and Blow, I didn't see either of them, unfortunately.

Honestly I dont think this should be a razzie contender. There are a load worse movies then this one out at the moment. Shrek 3 or FF2 anyone?

The third pirate was a major improvement from the second pirates. If only they had cut the scences between Orlandos character and Keiras Character cause those scenes were honestly sh*thouse. Also they did a big no - no in pirates 3. They started filming without a completed script.

GOOFS: Continuity: In the 'white desert' scene with Captain Jack Sparrow, it is supposed to be completely wind still. However, Johnny Depp's hair is visibly moving from a slight breeze.

Speaking of Jack Sparrow, he still has more movies coming out. There's SWEENEY TODD, coming out January 11, 2008, playing the title character, and re-teaming with Tim Burton in that. With the addition of SWEENEY TODD, it will be the 6th film Johnny Depp and Tim Burton have done together. He has also been rumored to be in SIN CITY 2 and SIN CITY 3 as well, and has two more films in pre-production called THE RUM DIARY and SHANTARAM.