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by **Spaz** » Sun Jul 16, 2006 1:09 pm

I finally saw the new Pirates movie yesterday....

Let me tell you, I LOVED the first one and was so looking forward to this (even though I wasn't expecting it to be as good)...

Well, I won't give away any spoilers, but this one was long, kinda slow and not a lot of action and fun. In fact, Jack Sparrow was pretty much an unlikeable dickhead and not as charming as the first movie (which I guess means he's more like a real pirate in this one?).

It was definitely a darker film and Davey Jones (the PIRATE, not the Monkee) and his crew were awesomely gruesome. Lots of plot twists kept it interesting....

So, it's a good film, but not like the first one...

And this film felt more of a prequel to 2007's third installment than a sequel to the first film.

Your thoughts?

SPAZ
Born of innocence. Free of ignorance.

by **Bitter Almonds** » Sun Jul 16, 2006 4:57 pm

I prefer a heaving live girl's chest[}:)] The movie was okay... a bit lengthy! Sort of reminds me of those old Errol Flynn movies, but twice as long-winded[xx(]

by **coop41** » Mon Jul 17, 2006 2:20 am

Long and if you just like watching a "middle" of a movie it was ok, I had low expectations as well and it barely met them.

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by **birdmadgirl** » Mon Jul 17, 2006 5:59 am

It was too freaking long, for one thing. The second thing that bugged me was that I didn't know what the darn thing was about plot-wise until I got hammered over and over and over the head with it from the middle of the movie on. I'm a pretty smart girl, but I sat there for a looooong time wondering where the movie was going.

The best part? Cannibals. That entire part was great.

I loved the first movie, too, so here's hoping next summer's installment makes up for this one.

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by **i_like_lectric_motors** » Mon Jul 17, 2006 6:04 am

Now, this is more like it:

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by **coop41** » Mon Jul 17, 2006 6:37 am

hmmmmm, do I go with the dead man's chest angle or the booty angle????[;)]

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by **enzfan** » Mon Jul 17, 2006 8:12 am

Saw it a few days ago and I agree with you Spaz, a little drawn out and not as good as the first. It's hard for sequels to live up to the originals. I am looking forward to the next one to tie up all the loose ends. Please take my advice and don't purchase a large soda and down it early in the movie unless you plan on missing some of the movie it's that long.

by **bootsinsf** » Fri Jul 28, 2006 4:40 am

YAAAAWWWWWNNNNNNNN! .. maybe Keith Richards will hold my attention in the
next installment.

by **Frau_Blucher** » Fri Jul 28, 2006 10:52 am

To draw an 80s anaology, here's how I felt walking out of the theater? I felt almost exactly as I did coming out of Indiana Jones & the Temple of Doom. After seeing an unexpected gem of a flick (not saying the original Pirates is on par with Raiders), I was looking forward to how'd they develop the characters and story more. Instead, there was this deep feeling of detachment, as if watching some caricature of a movie being played out...something that looked like a move, had characters like a movie, had effects like a movie, kind of a beginning and an end like a movie...but it wasn't really a fooking movie at all! It was hollow husk, a running dash through a whole bunch of clamoring footage that didnt' amount to crap! Know what I'm saying?

Oh well, I guess that describe 90% of Hollywood movies today. [V]

by **bowiestation** » Sat Jul 29, 2006 6:10 pm

I went with an open mind not to analyze the crap out of it so I could enjoy it.Entertaining enough that my 8 year old son loved it.So,I got my moneys worth.Still, felt the first one was much better.

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