Pirates 2: Best Movie I've Seen All Year
It was amazing. If you didn't see it tonight, see it today. 5 stars. I am buying this the day it comes out on DVD.
Some people will disagree with me. Was it cheesy? Yes. Did it recycle every funny moment from the old one? Yes. But they did it so well! This movie was everything I wanted it to be, and nothing more. If you love fine Shakespearean acting and cinimatography, do not see this movie. If you love pirates and want to laugh your arse off, see this movie ASAP.
Once agian, the plot was awesome. Lots of plot turns. There were a ton of references to the original movie, some of them very subtle... I'm tempted to talk about them but I don't want to spoil anything. All I can say is that it had the same kind of great "Jack Sparrow" moments that we all loved in the first one, and it also had some great Elizabeth moments too. Even Orlando Bloom was good. He is not my favorite actor, but he was good in this role and in this movie. His character was a little tougher, which I was glad to see. All the other roles he has played have been the same "Legolas" type character, so this one was a relief.
They blatantly set it up for a triqual, and I am thrilled. If they keep this up, this trilogy will go right next to The Lord of the Rings and Star Wars on my shelf. There's a brief little scene at the end, so stay for the credits.
One thing I love--and you'll know what I'm talking about after you see it--is the fact that all the original characters (aka all the ones from the original movie which make appearances in this one... which is all of them I think) have switched sides at least once. Everyone has been on the "good" side or the "bad" side at least once... except for Jack... who is sort of a side all to himself. Also, they resolved the hole in the plot of the original movie. And by resolved, I don't mean that they made up something silly (the Star Wars method of covering up plot holes). They used it to bring in another very important character.
All I can say is see it. It was amazing. I am in love.
In other news, I'm going to the beach again tomorow, so I'll be out of touch for a couple days. Also, I got pulled over for the first time in my life, and my brakes went out. It's been an eventful night!
Some people will disagree with me. Was it cheesy? Yes. Did it recycle every funny moment from the old one? Yes. But they did it so well! This movie was everything I wanted it to be, and nothing more. If you love fine Shakespearean acting and cinimatography, do not see this movie. If you love pirates and want to laugh your arse off, see this movie ASAP.
Once agian, the plot was awesome. Lots of plot turns. There were a ton of references to the original movie, some of them very subtle... I'm tempted to talk about them but I don't want to spoil anything. All I can say is that it had the same kind of great "Jack Sparrow" moments that we all loved in the first one, and it also had some great Elizabeth moments too. Even Orlando Bloom was good. He is not my favorite actor, but he was good in this role and in this movie. His character was a little tougher, which I was glad to see. All the other roles he has played have been the same "Legolas" type character, so this one was a relief.
They blatantly set it up for a triqual, and I am thrilled. If they keep this up, this trilogy will go right next to The Lord of the Rings and Star Wars on my shelf. There's a brief little scene at the end, so stay for the credits.
One thing I love--and you'll know what I'm talking about after you see it--is the fact that all the original characters (aka all the ones from the original movie which make appearances in this one... which is all of them I think) have switched sides at least once. Everyone has been on the "good" side or the "bad" side at least once... except for Jack... who is sort of a side all to himself. Also, they resolved the hole in the plot of the original movie. And by resolved, I don't mean that they made up something silly (the Star Wars method of covering up plot holes). They used it to bring in another very important character.
All I can say is see it. It was amazing. I am in love.
In other news, I'm going to the beach again tomorow, so I'll be out of touch for a couple days. Also, I got pulled over for the first time in my life, and my brakes went out. It's been an eventful night!
posted by Stephen at 8:41 AM
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