Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides - Discussion and Grading
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Back from seeing Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, which was highly entertaining. Felt more like the first one, and definitely is better than DMC. Surprised how Ian McShane played Blackbeard relatively low-key (compared to the rest of the cast of the series). This is definitely the best way to run the franchise, IMO- standalone romps spaced decently apart.
Rob Marshall isn't as a good a director as Verbinski, though, when it comes to knowing how long to leave a shot to show off the fencing choreography...
Back from seeing Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, which was highly entertaining. Felt more like the first one, and definitely is better than DMC. Surprised how Ian McShane played Blackbeard relatively low-key (compared to the rest of the cast of the series). This is definitely the best way to run the franchise, IMO- standalone romps spaced decently apart.
Rob Marshall isn't as a good a director as Verbinski, though, when it comes to knowing how long to leave a shot to show off the fencing choreography...
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I would love to see Ann Bonny as a character in Pirates, they could even tie her real disappearance into the story. A couple weeks ago, I watched a thing all about the real Pirates of the Carribean, and they talked quite a bit about her and she seemed like a really interesting person. Apparently after she was captured and sentenced to death, she disappeared, and nobody knows what happened to her to this day (one theory they mentioned was that her rich father got her out of prison and then hid her somewhere). I could easily see that being tied into a new Pirates story.
Re: Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides - Discussion and Gradi
They did refer to it- Jack tells it outright during the film
They did refer to it- Jack tells it outright during the film
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I hope this series pulls a Harry Potter/Twilight and continues to get new directors for each sequel. The thing I really like about that is we get to see how each movie turns out differently because of new directors.
I hope this series pulls a Harry Potter/Twilight and continues to get new directors for each sequel. The thing I really like about that is we get to see how each movie turns out differently because of new directors.
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I don't care what anyone says Tim Burton has GOT to direct one of these.
I don't care what anyone says Tim Burton has GOT to direct one of these.
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Ye gods no - the man's done some great work with Depp but these are romps that need a director with an eye for for action choreography.
I don't care what anyone says Tim Burton has GOT to direct one of these.
Ye gods no - the man's done some great work with Depp but these are romps that need a director with an eye for for action choreography.
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I didn't understand what happened to the missionary at the end.
The trailer had made the zombies seem like an important plot point. Only one zombie was there that I could tell, and all he was was an ornery, impossible-to-kill lackey. A chief of the lackeys, mind you, but he didn't affect the plot at all.
And the fountain did look like the Guardian of Forever. Perhaps they're related...
So why did it work even after the Spanish smashed it? If it still worked, they didn't succeed in their mission. So King James or whichever king he was didn't have to worry because the "Catholic Spaniards" didn't want it to exist.
I didn't understand what happened to the missionary at the end.
The trailer had made the zombies seem like an important plot point. Only one zombie was there that I could tell, and all he was was an ornery, impossible-to-kill lackey. A chief of the lackeys, mind you, but he didn't affect the plot at all.
And the fountain did look like the Guardian of Forever. Perhaps they're related...
So why did it work even after the Spanish smashed it? If it still worked, they didn't succeed in their mission. So King James or whichever king he was didn't have to worry because the "Catholic Spaniards" didn't want it to exist.
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The traditional tale (and probably Tim Powers' book) would have it that he became a merman - that that's what happens to sailors dragged below; how else could the species continue - and I was totally expecting that to be the post-credits scene.
As it is, it looks like they just drowned him
The traditional tale (and probably Tim Powers' book) would have it that he became a merman - that that's what happens to sailors dragged below; how else could the species continue - and I was totally expecting that to be the post-credits scene.
As it is, it looks like they just drowned him
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Well finally after two weeks, I should be able to get to see this tomorrow afternoon. I'm pleased that overall, most of the above posts are encouraging, and that it's an improvement over AWE.
Be checking in sometime tomorrow.
Well finally after two weeks, I should be able to get to see this tomorrow afternoon. I'm pleased that overall, most of the above posts are encouraging, and that it's an improvement over AWE.
Be checking in sometime tomorrow.
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It's definitely an improvement over DMC. AWE... it's harder to tell, cos I loved it, but so much of that is tied up with it wrapping up a bunch of ongoing stories...
OST is definitely a more standalone movie, and mostly gets the tone right.
It's definitely an improvement over DMC. AWE... it's harder to tell, cos I loved it, but so much of that is tied up with it wrapping up a bunch of ongoing stories...
OST is definitely a more standalone movie, and mostly gets the tone right.
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OST has finally made one billion worldwide at the boxoffice! It's about time!
Total Lifetime Grosses
Domestic: $233,703,000 23.2%
+ Foreign: $774,000,000 76.8%
= Worldwide: $1,007,703,000
http://www.boxofficemojo.com/news/?id=3200&p=.htm
OST has finally made one billion worldwide at the boxoffice! It's about time!
Total Lifetime Grosses
Domestic: $233,703,000 23.2%
+ Foreign: $774,000,000 76.8%
= Worldwide: $1,007,703,000
http://www.boxofficemojo.com/news/?id=3200&p=.htm
