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| 11 AUG 2003 at 6:47am |
AnneGuild Master
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Status : Online | It is top of my list.I want to see it at a cinema not video.
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| 11 AUG 2003 at 6:54am |
| Deleted User | Yippie! I'm glad it is a great movie after all! The release in my country is at the 28th of August and I'm trying to find when the sneak preview is so we could watch it more earlier.
I've read a review on this movie and they said that Depp is a great actor and not just a huge star because almost all of his movies are memorable. Meaning that he really concentrates his characters in his movies and achieved for not acting in a typical "Johnny Depp" character that some stars portray in every movie.
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| 11 AUG 2003 at 7:45am |
| Deleted User | Like Jack Nicholson of late... save for, of course, About Schmidt which was a fantastic film.
BTW I also saw Punch Drunk Love recently. It was good, but far too pretentious. Kudos to Adam Sandler, although essentially as a piece of acting it wasn't a stretch for him. I get the feeling he'd be up to a fantastic non-comedic role one day - just something about him. Here's hopin'!
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| 11 AUG 2003 at 10:34am |
GayleSchattenjger
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Status : Online | Pirates is a very fun movie. Saw it a few weeks ago. Pure entertainment. Rush, Depp, all of them are very good, even the monkey
It just got okay reviews by some media.
I had a great time.
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| 11 AUG 2003 at 11:48am |
CarolineJA+ Overseer
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Status : Offline | I hadn't heard of it but after reading Monkeybone's review I'll put it on the list. I'm always interested in movies that make me laugh.
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| 11 AUG 2003 at 11:53am |
ElfstoneGuild Master
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Status : Online | It's great as a blockbuster summer fun movie. I like Depp's role and Orlando Jones is fine.
Kiera Knightley is hot...and does a good job aside from that fact.
But the plot isn't too brilliant if you ask me. Like somebody else already figured, it's basically Monkey Island with some parts of pirates' tales and old legends. I can say the ending isn't much of a surprise but suits the movie.
[b]playing[/b]: Destination Treasure Island (done in two sittings, but it's nice), Syberia (ho-hum), Dracula: Last Sanctuary (on hold)&&[b]reading[/b]: even more study papers&&[b]listening to[/b]: [url=http://www.last.fm/user/Brax82/]this and that[/url], plus [url=http://www.musicovery.com/]Musicovery[/url]&&[b]TV favorites[/b]: (currently) Pushing Daisies, Chuck, Journeyman (cancelled! grrr...), Heroes&& all-time) 24, Stargate SG1, X-Files, Lost, House
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| 11 AUG 2003 at 11:59am |
AnneGuild Master
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Status : Online | It is based on something but I don`t know what.Odds on there being several sequals?
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| 11 AUG 2003 at 1:12pm |
GayleSchattenjger
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Status : Online | I don't know if based on something but a few of the scenes and parts of the plot are taken right out of one of my favorite rides at Disneyland's Pirates of the Carribean.
Just a pure fun movie. Nothing to think deeply about, just grab your popcorn and relax and enjoy the pure entertainment.
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| 11 AUG 2003 at 1:14pm |
GayleSchattenjger
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Status : Online | Sorry, closed and then remembered to answer last part of Anne's question.
From what I have heard, they are already working on the sequel.
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| 11 AUG 2003 at 1:50pm |
WimliGuild Master
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Status : Offline | Originally Posted By Gayle (11 AUG 2003 1:14pm)
From what I have heard, they are already working on the sequel.
That's Hollywood. :Pirates is a hit in the States and I'm sure it'll do good business elsewhere as well.
Anyway, I'm really looking forward to this film. Only two more days until it sails into theatres here. (about bloody time )
For those who haven't seen it, the trailer can be found here:
http://www.apple.com/trailers/disney/piratesofthecaribbean/
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| 11 AUG 2003 at 3:03pm |
jujigatameSchattenjger
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Status : Online | I thought it was pretty good, but without Depp's character, it would have been very, very average. He pretty much made the movie.
I like Depp's role and Orlando Jones is fine.
Orlando Jones is the dude from Mad TV who did 7up commercials. Orlando Bloom is the guy in Pirates who is also in Lord of the Rings.
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| 11 AUG 2003 at 6:30pm |
| Deleted User | I used Olarlando Bloom's wallpaper for a couple of weeks and now it's Johnny Depp staring at me. Orlando Jones is a funny man.If both Orlandos' are standing side by side, you can strightly spot the difference .
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| 11 AUG 2003 at 9:45pm |
GayleSchattenjger
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Status : Online | How can you concentrate having him staring at you?
Those eyes, cripes. I would be drooling all over my keyboard
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| 12 AUG 2003 at 1:52am |
Z-GirlPrivate Detective
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Status : Online | Originally Posted By Sarah (11 AUG 2003 6:30pm)
I used Olarlando Bloom's wallpaper for a couple of weeks
For all of 2002 I had a Legolas screen saver and wallpaper on my computer. In March of this year I changed it to a Willard theme. I'm quite fond of the Lord of the Rings themes, but perhaps I will have to find one with Johnny Depp (in From Hell).....or hey!.....maybe even one with Colin Farrell wearing that hotsie-totsie Swat uniform!
Z-Girl
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| 12 AUG 2003 at 4:20am |
| Deleted User | I would be drooling all over my keyboard Filled with with drops that you don't even wanna know. Just kidding!!
Z-Girl, I think that's a good idea. As far as Colin is hot, I wouldn't have thought of having him as a wallpaper until you said it.
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