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07-07-2003, 10:21 PM
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I had a freakin' BALL with this movie. 5 stars across the board.
And in an alternate universe where popcorn movies are respected...Johnny Depp would earn an Oscar nomination.
I know, I know. Disney/Bruckheimer/based on a freakin' amusement park ride. I expected it to be loud and diverting trash.
I was stunned.
The movie rocks.
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07-08-2003, 03:01 AM
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Jesus Christ, that's all I needed to hear Scott.
The AICN reviews had my cautiously psyched, the comments by Dugger had me very positive, but I really trust you even though we don't always agree.
It's not so much the positive reviews in general, but the WHY's of those reviews.
The jist I get is this - the film is fun and a big part of the fun is seeing Depp and Rush camp it up against each other in their pirate roles.
My guess having not seen the film is that mixing in the horror angle gave them enough different things to play with to keep the film lively for the entire time.
I said in in the BO thread that it looks like a hit. Heck, 3 months ago in THIS thread I said...
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the big 3 stars all can carry scenes on charm alone, especially Rush and Depp and especially with colorful characters like those.
It's also a trailer that should draw a lot of interest from audiences. Could be looking at that being a much bigger hit than it originally looked to be.
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It's really starting to sound like both those opinions might just turn out to be correct.
If this is true and I love Pirates as I hope, then good for Bruck and Disney for surprising me and putting it in my sarcastic face for laughing off the idea when it was first announced.
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07-08-2003, 03:59 AM
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Johnny Depp in great form is all I need to hear.
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07-08-2003, 04:04 AM
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good for Bruck and Disney for surprising me and putting it in my sarcastic face for laughing off the idea when it was first announced.
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I feel the same way. I mean, I love adventure movies but this concept seemed more than a bit sneer-worthy when I first heard about it. Depp's inclusion had me intrigued, as did the presence of screenwriters Ted Elliot and Terry Rossio. OK, ok, they wrote Godzilla but have more than made up for it with Shrek, Aladdin and The Mask of Zorro.
I'm fully expecting audiences to enjoy it and critics to praise it. I think I may be one of the more enthusiastic voices out there but I make no apologies; I really enjoyed this movie.
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07-08-2003, 04:08 AM
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The release date is July 9 (tomorrow). Did it get moved up?
//Ken
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07-08-2003, 07:33 AM
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No, Scott's a critic. 
The man I loved - the man who vanished - he never came back at all. But maybe he's still out there, somewhere. Maybe some day, when Gotham no longer needs Batman, I'll see him again.
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07-08-2003, 10:28 AM
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Everyone's a friggin' critic!!!  Just kidding. Can't wait to see this movie.
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07-08-2003, 11:25 AM
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Hooray for good Pirate movies. It's long over due. While supposedly not quite finished there weren't too many things that needed to be tweaked for final distribution. This movie was exactly what it needed to be, everything that I had hoped for it to be. It was a fun and fantastic story that calls back to the ride that inspired it. These call backs are brilliantly funny and avoid being cheesy which would have been so easy. As for the writing, there was only one line in the movie that is really quite bad, I think it's in the trailor, but that is forgiveabe what with the rest of it being so good.
The entire cast is excellent, but Johnny Depp is brilliant. He is a master at playing quirky, something I usu ally hold against him in his choices of roles...I wonder what he could do with a "normal" character. But, I digress, Johnny Depp is Captain Jack Sparrow. I can imagine no one else pulling him off so perfectly. Kira Knightly is everything you could hope for in a spunky damsel in distress.
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I had a freakin' BALL with this movie. 5 stars across the board.
And in an alternate universe where popcorn movies are respected...Johnny Depp would earn an Oscar nomination.
I know, I know. Disney/Bruckheimer/based on a freakin' amusement park ride. I expected it to be loud and diverting trash.
I was stunned.
The movie rocks.
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I am even more excited now. Sounds like a great, fun film. Everything I was hoping it would be. This is the first movie that will get me into a movie theater this year.
Peace Out~
Sometime's you reach what's real by making believe.
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07-08-2003, 11:45 AM
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Good to hear Scott. As with Seth, we don't ALWAYS agree, but we usually do on stuff like this. You are the second person who I agree with (far too often to count) who outright LOVED this film. I expect I'll do the same!
Take care,
Chuck
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07-08-2003, 12:01 PM
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Great news on the good reviews. I love adventure-type flicks and this one sounds like it's gold.
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Hey kid you got no class. Hit the bums, kid. Run like the devil. Get a tin can and take up mooching. Knock on back doors for a nickel.
Tell them your story. Make \'em weep. You could have been a meat-eater, kid. But you didn\'t listen to me when I laid it down.
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07-08-2003, 12:24 PM
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Thanks for the notice Scott, I'm now officially going into this one with | |
