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So, the kids and I went to see Pirates 3 last night...
...and came to the conclusion, while discussing it on the way home, that they should have let us write the story/script. Or at least some fans. We would have done a better job.
Johnny Depp, of course, was devine. And I found myself wanting them to hurry up and get to his character, so the first bit of the film was a bit boring. And then we got a whole shipfull of him! His flirting with the goat had me thinking of Aberforth, and I think "Nobody move, I've dropped me brain" should be my new catchphrase as, so often of late, I have been feeling brainless. ;~P
But... Norrington - WTF? The ending - WTF? Also, I loved the witchy woman in the last one (she was probably my favourite character), but did they have to make her a goddess? *disappointed sigh*
With Will being 'undead' so to speak, I guess this will mean he never ages, yes? So who will he have to come back to after a few decades? What a downer. O.o Romantic in that tragic sense, but not my cup of tea.
And another thing - didn't Elizabeth's father die cos he stabbed Davey Jones heart and had to give his own? Or did I understand that all wrong? And if so, why didn't he become Captain over Jones? *didn't really follow that part but really enjoyed the visuals* :~)
Also they ran the HP trailer before it, but it was the first trailer we saw a while ago - the really short one. :~( But it was nice seeing it on the big screen. :~)
Johnny Depp, of course, was devine. And I found myself wanting them to hurry up and get to his character, so the first bit of the film was a bit boring. And then we got a whole shipfull of him! His flirting with the goat had me thinking of Aberforth, and I think "Nobody move, I've dropped me brain" should be my new catchphrase as, so often of late, I have been feeling brainless. ;~P
But... Norrington - WTF? The ending - WTF? Also, I loved the witchy woman in the last one (she was probably my favourite character), but did they have to make her a goddess? *disappointed sigh*
With Will being 'undead' so to speak, I guess this will mean he never ages, yes? So who will he have to come back to after a few decades? What a downer. O.o Romantic in that tragic sense, but not my cup of tea.
And another thing - didn't Elizabeth's father die cos he stabbed Davey Jones heart and had to give his own? Or did I understand that all wrong? And if so, why didn't he become Captain over Jones? *didn't really follow that part but really enjoyed the visuals* :~)
Also they ran the HP trailer before it, but it was the first trailer we saw a while ago - the really short one. :~( But it was nice seeing it on the big screen. :~)
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was it better than 2??? Y/N
Omg *resists* *also, stabs west coast-ness*
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(im sorry to spam u, im just soooo mad im not seeing it right now... why didnt jetblue delay my flight???)
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So, I'm guessing Will and Elizabeth don't end up together then?
Everyone coming back to life?
I'm thinking I WILL skip this and watch Chocolat ... :D Johnny's pretty hot in that.
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I'm so bummed.
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I have read that the script wasn't finished when they began filming. I suppose the probably really did forget about him until the actor walked by or something.
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I have read that the script wasn't finished when they began filming
That's interesting to hear. I've heard of that happening on other movies. I don't know, maybe it's common, but I can't believe it could be good for the story.
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From what I'm hearing, it doesn't sound like it was too terribly good for the story.
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ROFLMAO!!! *tears of joy* OH honey I CAN NOT WAIT to meet you in Toronto this summer! We have got to paint the town red you and I. That should so be my catchphrase too.
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I am so using “Nobody move, I’ve dropped me brain” as my catchphrase. These past few days, not only do I feel like I’ve dropped it, but that someone kicked it out the door and bounced it down the street.
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I mean honestly, the fans would have made the better job!
The bittersweet ending... yes, not my cup of tea either. Why Will didn't turn into something ugly? Why did the crew instead turn into normal people again?
Johnny Depp, of course, as usual, no comments... How does he manage to play the same role for three movies and not make it boring or ridiculous? I liked his rivalry with Barbossa 'Who's got the longest..telescope?' very much.
I liked it how the director made references to the first film: Jack's appearance on the ship's mast, the soldiers who are left to guard, but not invited to the party, 'thank you, Jack', etc...
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Davy Jones wasn't originally SquidMan when he became captain of the Flying Dutchman. As they were sailing past all the dead people, Tia Dalma explained that it was supposed to be Davy's job to ferry those killed at sea to the land of the dead. When Davy stopped doing this job (I'm assuming out of anger towards Calipso), he "became a monster" both literally and figuratively. Hence the SquidMan. When Will becomes captain, he returns the Flying Dutchman to its original purpose of ferrying dead people, therefore he retains his human shape and the rest of the crew regains theirs.
Hoped this helped explain some things :)
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As for the suggestion that fans would've done a better job writing it, I disagree. Having observed many different fandoms, either as a fan myself or a neutral observer, I've drawn the conclusion that letting fans shape the story is always a bad idea, in no small part because of the wide diversity in opinions and beliefs. If you listen to this group of fans, then what they want to see is what gets portrayed, at the expense of that group of fans. OK, so you may try to even things out by listening to that group of fans while shaping the next chapter...only to find that there is a third group of fans....and a fourth...and a fifth...ad infinitum.
IMO this movie suffered from creative exhaustion and the baffling decision to make it stretch out to three hours. It also lacked any coherent narrative, and simply relied on various battle scenes to try and keep the audience distracted.
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As for the fan thing, yes, some would write drivel, but would it be worse than what we got? I can't help thinking of the Superman movie, and wondering what that would have been like had they left it in fanboy Kevin Smith's hands. Personally, I love Kevin Smith's films. Joss Whedon of Buffy fame is another fanboy who's work I really enjoy. Hell, when you get down to it, Spielberg and Lucas were fanboys, and look at the fantastic stuff they've given us!
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Twenty minutes were removed, not including end credits, though producer Jerry Bruckheimer maintained that the long running time was needed to make the final battle work in terms of build-up.[18] One scene cut explained that if Calypso had greeted Davy Jones after his ten years of ferrying dead souls, then he would have been freed of his duty: in turn, Will is freed of his captaincy as Elizabeth remains faithful to him ten years later.
JUST THOUGHT I'D CLEAR THAT UP.