Pirates (3)

navi · « **on:** 1 Jun 2007, 02:42 pm »

POTC: Third installment of the franchise.......BUT DID IT HAVE TO BE 3 F@#kin' HOURS?????? If it wasn't for the close-ups of Keira's pout I think I would have thrown pop-corn at the screen!! It could have easily been 2 hours! (But I have to say it was a guilty pleasure to watch...it's one of those movies that's not intellectually stimulating but fun to pass time.....pop-corn movie)

Not something that I would watch again or get on DVD.

Whitese · « **Reply #1 on:** 1 Jun 2007, 02:55 pm »

is it better than the 2nd one? I fell asleep at the movies and at home for the 2nd installment.

Bigfish · « **Reply #2 on:** 1 Jun 2007, 04:41 pm »

I saw Pirates 3 last Sunday. It was much better than the 2nd film and pretty good considering it was a story that went on for 3 movies. At this point you really know the characters so from that standpoint it is not as interesting as the first movie. If someone had not seen any of the movies I would tell them to watch the first, skip the second and watch the third. I definitely think the third movie is worth seeing and you probably won't leave feeling ripped off. You will just be ready to leave as it is L - O - N - G!

Ken

RAW · « **Reply #3 on:** 1 Jun 2007, 05:10 pm »

I agree with you that almost 3hrs is a very long time to sit for a movie.My daughter who is 7 loves the series and was having a hard time getting past the 2hr mark.
But after the show was over we sat for the other 4 minutes of credits.

Now the big question did anyone else?
There is a ending scene at the end of the credits the same as 2.

SOM · « **Reply #4 on:** 1 Jun 2007, 05:25 pm »

I saw it last night, and yes we stayed for the final scene after the credits (which both 1 and 2 had).

It was long, but I enjoyed it. I'll probably watch it again, because the plot can get a bit confusing, and really figuring out who is motivated by what and where the real alliances are. We made a marathon of it, watching 1 at home on Tuesday, 2 on Wednesday, and 3 last night. That helped with keeping track of the plot.

I think 1 stands alone. I wouldn't want to see 3 without seeing 2 first.

robert1325 · « **Reply #5 on:** 1 Jun 2007, 05:45 pm »

1 and 2 where BOOOOOOOOOORING , I'd rather watch some stupid horror film.

BobM · « **Reply #6 on:** 1 Jun 2007, 06:17 pm »

Arrrggghhh. I didn't know about the post-credits scene. What happened in it?

Enjoy,
Bob

RAW · « **Reply #7 on:** 1 Jun 2007, 06:32 pm »

A young man waits at the edge of a cliff waiting to see his father in the sun set.

But who is is father aa

Don_S · « **Reply #8 on:** 1 Jun 2007, 08:22 pm »

Hey, Don't spoil it.

Anyone who sits through the whole movie deserves a surprise. That includes me. I have not seen #3 yet. Still feeling cheated by the horrible #2.

RAW · « **Reply #9 on:** 1 Jun 2007, 08:26 pm »

That was just a tease.

And I agree , have to wait and see aa

zybar · « **Reply #10 on:** 2 Jun 2007, 12:21 am »

Quote from: Whitese on 1 Jun 2007, 02:55 pm

is it better than the 2nd one? I fell asleep at the movies and at home for the 2nd installment.

NOPE!!

Too long and predictable.

BTW, I didn't think it was worth staying through the end of the credits in order to see the "extra" scene.

George

mjosef · « **Reply #11 on:** 2 Jun 2007, 12:58 am »

Saw this last Sunday too... sole reason I even go to the movies anymore is to accommodate a little 9 year old kid, so its mostly kiddie movies. It was certainly better than the second, which I thought was really stupid...this one was much better and only faltered in a couple chapters( hint: the skinny broad tried to act tough)...the 3 hours went kinda quick. Didn't stay for the end of the credits, so missed the teaser.

Woodsea · « **Reply #12 on:** 2 Jun 2007, 01:14 am »

Please put a spoilers hint on this thread. I was originally curious about the plot as to regards to my 8 yr old, then came some spoilers, I quickly averted my gaze

no real harm done. But, older less agile readers as myself, I am talking above 43 years of age may need to be hand held a bit, so as not to spoil the intrigue!

jakepunk · « **Reply #13 on:** 2 Jun 2007, 03:40 am »

I saw it without having seen either of the first two, and I had no idea what was going on. It was like watching Kabuki theater.

nathanm · « **Reply #14 on:** 2 Jun 2007, 05:54 am »

I just saw it. Yikes, not very good. Didn't have much of the charm of the other two. Lots of plotting going on which I totally could not follow basically because you don't care what happens to anyone, it's just a total spectacle. Action sequences which go on forever. The main characters just take turns double crossing each other back and forth and you just stop caring. Nobody in the theater really reacted at all. No laughing, no gasping or anything. Kinda like a 2 hour and 45 minute demo reel for digital effects. I'm still not entirely sure how one perceives "direction" in a movie, but it looks like this had some terrible directing.

Don_S · « **Reply #15 on:** 2 Jun 2007, 06:42 am »

Quote from: nathanm on 2 Jun 2007, 05:54 am

I just saw it. Yikes, not very good. Didn't have much of the charm of the other two. Lots of plotting going on which I totally could not follow basically because you don't care what happens to anyone, it's just a total spectacle. Action sequences which go on forever. The main characters just take turns double crossing each other back and forth and you just stop caring. Nobody in the theater really reacted at all. No laughing, no gasping or anything. Kinda like a 2 hour and 45 minute demo reel for digital effects. I'm still not entirely sure how one perceives "direction" in a movie, but it looks like this had some terrible directing.

Funny, That is exactly what I thought of the 2nd Pirates. I bought it on DVD because I liked the first one and thought it was kind of fun. Pirates 2 was agony. I tried watching it a second time right after I got my new big screen tv but I bailed part way through. It was actually worse in the larger format.

nathanm · « **Reply #16 on:** 2 Jun 2007, 07:14 am »

I wasn't a huge fan of #2 either, but after this I still liked 2 better than 3. These movies really have some of the most disgusting images on screen, and this one was more of the same. Man, those fish people crew are just revolting with all the growths hanging on them. I almost get sick looking at Will's father. Ack! Jack's hallucination of him licking his own brain was especially gratuitous. Actually the whole movie is full of pure grime and filth. Apparently there's a "no blood" rule, but there's plenty of equally gross stuff on screen. All the killing and grossness loaded to the gills in this movie is just fine for PG-13, but if we were treated to a nude Keira Knightly they'd slap an R on there quick as lightning. I'd gladly trade the ridiculous Jack Sparrow-talking-to-himself scenes for more of Keira's bare skin.

mcrespo71 · « **Reply #17 on:** 3 Jun 2007, 08:57 pm »

I just saw this last night and thought it was pretty bad. However, having sat through the entire thing, now I'm pissed I didn't at least see the extra scene! I did like when Keith Richards was in the scene.

Ears · « **Reply #18 on:** 4 Jun 2007, 05:46 pm »

I found the third to be better than the second but not the first.
A bit too long but still good fun overall.

I saw this one in a DLP theater but was still a bit underwhelmed from the picture quality and sound quality directly after watching the first two in 1080p with 24 bit uncompressed audio on Blu ray.

BobM · « **Reply #19 on:** 4 Jun 2007, 06:01 pm »

Well my kids loved it (of course) and my wife liked it better than 2. My first comment was it didn't live up to the premise. 2 went too far with the slapstick stuff and deviated from the core of the story for some garish film delights, but it was still enjoyable to me and entertaining. 3 just took it farther still IMO and not to the benefit of the movie. There's so much they could have left off that was just unnecessary and distracting (no spoilers so I won't go into detail).

In general I think most are of the opinion that both 2 and 3 didn't do justice to the first movie.

Enjoy,
Bob