tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5929352816561809263.post6550480604314426655..comments2023-10-24T01:19:24.492-04:00Comments on Little Worlds : Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger TidesRichard Bellamyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12397053921647421425noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5929352816561809263.post-44573468735864346832011-05-22T22:23:18.769-04:002011-05-22T22:23:18.769-04:00FilmDr - Sam - Thanks for the comments.
Bay's...FilmDr - Sam - Thanks for the comments.<br /><br />Bay's apology is interesting. It's amazing when you think that a <i>Transformers</i> movie has a writer! <br /><br />Yes, one has to be careful with these blockbusters. They are, at least, a little more enjoyable with a younger fan. I saw <i>Pirates</i> with my daughter and we'll see <i>Transformers</i> too because she loves Shia LaBeouf. Fortunately for me, she's not into superhero movies, so I will be happy to give <i>The Green Lantern</i> a miss.Richard Bellamyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12397053921647421425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5929352816561809263.post-53848485085319742262011-05-22T22:12:01.314-04:002011-05-22T22:12:01.314-04:00I was a big Pirates fan but even I stopped enjoyin...I was a big Pirates fan but even I stopped enjoying it after they announced a fourth film with no Orland or Keira. Intrigued as to how it still has so many followers and fans worldwide, especially more than Harry Potter, Twilight, etc.Employment Expertshttp://employmentexperts.fastprofitpages.com/?id=jdmnet30noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5929352816561809263.post-64043304833671549252011-05-22T21:54:56.433-04:002011-05-22T21:54:56.433-04:00This is what Bay had to say about his last Transfo...This is what Bay had to say about his last Transformers flick: <br /><br />“We had to agree on a story in three weeks, and then we knew they were going on strike. It was a f—ed scenario all the way around. It wasn’t fair to the writer, it wasn’t fair to me, and it wasn’t fair to anybody.” The director does insist, “it was still an entertaining movie,” but he also admits, “I think we failed on certain aspects.”<br /><br />So, that's something of an apology.<br /><br />I think my problem with the new Caribbean film is that I suffered so much with 2 and 3 (and don't ask why I kept returning), number 4 acted on my consciousness much like the ripping open of an old wound. It was like Proustian recall without the pleasure--return to trauma. One has to be careful with these blockbusters.The Film Doctor https://www.blogger.com/profile/03073505923746994988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5929352816561809263.post-47267575945602530962011-05-22T19:07:48.031-04:002011-05-22T19:07:48.031-04:00Well Film Dr., I'm certainly tired of all this...Well Film Dr., I'm certainly tired of all this and in fact took a rare pass on Saturday afternoon, letting my wife and five kids see it without the honor of my presence. Seems like my kids are pretty much in Hokahey's camp, that is down the middle somewhere. Johnny Depp is popular in these parts, and basically can do no wrong in my house. But I'll admit I'm in no rush to see this at any point. I agree with Hokahey's approach here to say just enough.Sam Julianonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5929352816561809263.post-52054748851230621472011-05-22T15:11:42.772-04:002011-05-22T15:11:42.772-04:00FilmDr - This post is brief because it doesn't...FilmDr - This post is brief because it doesn't deserve more than this - so I gloss over much or, in this case, a lot of nothing. I didn't have much to say about Cruz. I will say that I got nothing out of her relationship with her father and it was hard to get behind her wish to die for him. I love how you say that Jack "hardly needs a female lead, since he's androgynous anyway."<br /><br />Yes, the whole quest hocus-pocus with the chalices and the tear is so contrived and unoriginal and meant to fill in the empty spaces left by the lack of plot. <br /><br />Uh, what did Bay apologize? Too much CGI? That can't be it if you saw the recent preview which makes the last <i>Transformers</i> movie a member of the CGI minor leagues in comparison.Richard Bellamyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12397053921647421425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5929352816561809263.post-29073972310843836312011-05-22T08:58:01.968-04:002011-05-22T08:58:01.968-04:00Nice review, but you are far more generous with th...Nice review, but you are far more generous with this movie than I am. Don't you get tired of quest narratives, in this case with two chalices stolen from the third Indiana Jones film? Even Jack makes fun of the quest for random objects at the end. I noticed that you hardly mention Penelope Cruz. Isn't she largely neutered by Jack's self-absorption? He hardly needs a female lead, since he's androgynous anyway. Except for the mermaid scene, the movie has little sense of dramatic emphasis. Things just happen, and we're supposed to figure out things like character motivation, or not care because the action is distracting. I still get the overall impression that none of it matters--it's just there to keep the franchise in operation. In the recent <i>Entertainment Weekly</i>, Depp does apologize for the last two films (just as Bay apologizes for the last Transformers incarnation). Note how these people apologize for the blockbuster's crappiness <i>after</i> they take the money. It's a new form of marketing based on apologizing for the recent trash now that everyone has awakened from the last onslaught of marketing.The Film Doctor https://www.blogger.com/profile/03073505923746994988noreply@blogger.com