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I agree with what pretty much everyone here said about Pirates of the Caribbean. It was a fun, kickass movie. It's Disney's biggest risk ever, and they didn't fall flat on their faces in the process. The scene with the pirates in prison whistling to the dog carrying the keys was classic. And the way the pirates converted from their human looks to skeletons was very well-timed. My favorite scene was the battle between Turner and Sparrow in the blacksmith factory. That rocked!
I have one problem with the movie, though: They shouldn't have waited so long to break the curse. The pirates had Will Turner IN THEIR POSSESSION and Jack Sparrow had to rush up to them and say, "It's your funeral" and the pirates got all worried. Now, if they wanted to break the curse, and breaking the curse meant the death of the pirates (which is what they've been wanting to do), why did they have to go out and attack the naval fleet? What a waste of time that was. They should've just ended it there and then. (Silly scriptwriters, filler is for kids!) I guess they probably wanted the ending to be more exciting and entertaining instead of something obviously predictable. Oh, well.
Even though it has its flaws, it was still a great movie. This is more proof that Disney is growing up and getting a life. Good job! _________________ Toonami visual schedule - UPDATED AUGUST 2, 2015
Wed Jul 16, 2003 4:58 am
JohnnyPsycho
Joined: Nov 14, 2002
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It wasn't that the pirates wanted to die, but that they wanted to know the pleasures of life again. Remember how Geoffrey Rush's character was seamingly obsessed with apples? How he said the first thing he would do when he lifted the curse was to "eat a whole bushel of apples"? And the two pirates guarding the ship were seated in front of a table of food, waiting for the curse to drop so that they could taste it? The curse made them undead, that's true, but it didn't mean they would die once it was lifted. If they lifted the curse, they would lose their immortality, which was really the only edge the pirates had against the much better trained and better armed navy in the first place. If they lifted the curse right away, they would be at the mercy of the navy! So, you kill off the navy first, using the "unable to be killed"-thing to your advantage, and then lift the curse once victory is yours. That explains why the pirates waited, and why after the curse was lifted, and they realized the curse had lifted (after noticing a commrade or two actually bleeding from their wounds and dying) that the surviving pirates surrendured. The curse allowed them to kill and loot indescriminantly, but it also made it impossible for them to enjoy any of the pleasures in life, which is what a pirate's life is supposed to be all about. They weren't running around saying "I wish I could die" (at least the majority weren't), but instead saying "I wish I could live again"...
I don't know about you, but I think that that point was made pretty clear. The pirates weren't nihilsts hoping to end their miserable existances, they were just miserable not being able to live like proper pirates, which is why they were chasing after Bootstrap-Bill's blood and the gold pieces in the first place. _________________ "The principles you live by create the world you live in; if you change the principles you live by, you will change your world." -Blaine Lee
"I plan to live forever. So far so good." -Steven Wright
Thu Jul 17, 2003 5:01 am
counterparadox
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Sinbad kicked major ass. End of story. Just go see it. Dreamworks deserves your money. _________________ anime is teh s uck
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Thu Jul 17, 2003 8:16 pm
Daikun
Joined: Nov 02, 2002
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Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over
A certain quote from the .hack//INFECTION commercial fits this movie perfectly: "Is it just a game, or is it something far more dangerous?"
There's good news for gamers: A technologically superior video game, simply titled "Game Over," is the hottest new game on the block. Players can interact within a simulated world that looks and feels almost real. (Sound familiar?)
But within every bit of good news hides bad news: The game is a trap. It's actually a mind-control scheme set up by a former government traitor known as "The Toymaker" in a plot to control the nation's youth.
That's where the Spy Kids come in.
This movie is brilliant. When it comes to the video game, this movie hits the video game culture right on the mark. It has everything you could ever ask for in a video game: Power ups, motorcycle racing (the best scene in the whole movie), giant robot fights (YEAH!), lava (what game doesn't have that? ), and, as TOM put it, coins coins coins!
And another thing I'm glad about this movie is that it's in 3-D! Finally! A 3-D movie we can all go to without having to pay for super-pricy IMAX tickets! What a convenience!
There are lots of surprises and plot twists throughout the movie, some you wouldn't at the very least have expected. I give it points off for the ending, though, which was kind of a disappointment. But overall, this is a great movie that you gotta see to believe.
If you're a fan of Spy Kids, go see it. If you're not, don't. If you're new to the game (no pun intended), watch the first two movies (BOTH OF THEM!) before seeing this, because some things might confuse you if you don't.
(By the way, if you're the kind of guy who likes to get up close to the action by sitting in the very front row, here's a tip: DON'T. I tried that, and the 3-D nearly nauseated me. I had to move a couple of rows back to feel more comfortable.) _________________ Toonami visual schedule - UPDATED AUGUST 2, 2015
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Sun Jul 27, 2003 10:34 pm
Beatdiggga
Joined: Nov 07, 2002
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Pirates of the Carribean-
I'll give this film 3 "arrs" for Johnny Depp being hillarious, and good action, but penalize it for going on too long. I saw bits and pieces that could be cut out, and wouldn't be a big loss. Still, good movie.
MegamanTrigger wrote:
Oddly enough, I saw a promo for "Freddy vs. Jason" while I waited for the film. Makes me wonder if anyone will ever do a "Robocop vs. Terminator" film.
It probably won't happen, for two reasons.
1. It assumes Robocop 3 and Terminator 3 never happened (no big loss in my book, but it might confuse people)
2. It would be the final chapter to the Terminator saga, and would be Ah-nuldless. _________________ Sometimes I miss my sanity- Wedge Antilles
Sat Aug 02, 2003 3:08 pm
MegamanTrigger
Joined: Nov 06, 2002
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Beatdiggga wrote:
MegamanTrigger wrote:
Oddly enough, I saw a promo for "Freddy vs. Jason" while I waited for the film. Makes me wonder if anyone will ever do a "Robocop vs. Terminator" film.
It probably won't happen, for two reasons.
1. It assumes Robocop 3 and Terminator 3 never happened (no big loss in my book, but it might confuse people)
2. It would be the final chapter to the Terminator saga, and would be Ah-nuldless.
What's wrong with Robocop 3?
And it doesn't have to be the last Terminator film. It can be an alternate timeline movie.
The idea I have is that the Terminator is a series 800 that was meant to kill Sarah Connor, but was sent to the wrong place and time due to a malfunction like a glitch or a power surge. We don't know how new the time-displacement technology from the Terminator films is, but it seems very recent since Skynet could only send one killing machine to the past at a time.
And Arnold's look wasn't the only one available. Watch the dream sequence from the first "T" film if you don't believe me. _________________ "Just checking."
"Is everything all right?"
"Yep. Two dead bodies, everything's normal."
Fri Aug 08, 2003 7:42 pm
Beatdiggga
Joined: Nov 07, 2002
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I know. I read the comic.
The Terminator producers said they wanted another movie, with or without Arnold. But...
(rant time)
Robocop is now owned by two idiots who'd rather let the license die than do crossovers. In the past three years, we got...
1 godawful miniseries (Prime Directives)
1 really crappy XBox game.
That's it. Christ, Jason got more stuff in that time. But they feel that putting any other character in that universe decreases the value. Idiots.
On a side note, is anyone going to see Freddy vs. Jason? I pick Freddy because his movies don't suck (see Wes Craven's New Nightmare for proof of that). _________________ Sometimes I miss my sanity- Wedge Antilles
Sat Aug 09, 2003 4:12 pm
Daikun
Joined: Nov 02, 2002
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Beatdiggga wrote:
I pick Freddy because his movies don't suck (see Wes Craven's New Nightmare for proof of that).
I agree. Unlike most other horror franchises, A Nightmare On Elm Street and its sequels (well, except Freddy's Revenge) aren't just cash cow exploitations. They actually try something new and different instead of just stalking the same victims for 20 sequels. That's what makes this horror series interesting and different from the rest. _________________ Toonami visual schedule - UPDATED AUGUST 2, 2015
Sat Aug 09, 2003 5:13 pm
ToonamiL
Joined: Nov 07, 2002
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But what's with making shows that didn't relate to the movies?
Mon Aug 11, 2003 7:09 pm
Zer0
Joined: Mar 25, 2003
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The Two Towers : Aug. 26 : I'm very happy
Thu Aug 21, 2003 9:10 pm
Spookmonkey
Joined: Nov 07, 2002
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eh, wait for november. _________________ "Veni. Vedi. Spooki." - Julius Caesar
I came. I saw. I spooked.
That's my plan as well. _________________ "When I became a man, I put away childish things, including the fear of childishness and the desire to be very grown up."- C.S. Lewis
"Superman can't be emo. He can't cut himself."-CP
Fri Aug 22, 2003 3:26 am
Beatdiggga
Joined: Nov 07, 2002
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Ditto. _________________ Sometimes I miss my sanity- Wedge Antilles
"Four, sir."
</pythonsketch> _________________ "When I became a man, I put away childish things, including the fear of childishness and the desire to be very grown up."- C.S. Lewis
"Superman can't be emo. He can't cut himself."-CP
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