Pirates of the Carribean 3 – At Wits End

May 29, 2007     Posted in Buzz

Johnny Depp Pirates of the Caribbean 3Spoiler Alert!


By CC Staff

Maybe I should have known better than to try and sit through 147 minutes of Johnny, Kiera and Orlando at midnight on a Saturday night. After all, I was not at all impressed with the sequel. Was I really hoping that “Pirates of the Carribean: At World’s End” would pull a 180 and recreate the magic of the original?

Unfortunately, it didn’t. No, it wasn’t as painful as sitting through the second one was. After all, “Dead Man’s Chest,” really did nothing but create dozens of loosely intertwining subplots while introducing a myriad of underdeveloped characters. For all its faults, at least “At World’s End” tied the stories together, and gave the movie a nice, albeit very unexpected, ending (while simultaneously setting the stage for brand new adventures if they so desire to create a Pirates 4).

My biggest gripe of the movie was that it did an awful job some key plot features. For example, remember the Kracken, that evil sea-thing that Davey Jones would summon to utterly destroy ships? Yeah, that puppy was nowhere to be found in the third film. It was briefly alluded to early on, and then at a certain point you actually see a dead creature that’s supposed to be the monster, but you’re never really able to tell. Perhaps I’m slow, but I didn’t even realize what that scene was all about until my walk home from the theater.

But lest you get me wrong, I was absolutely entertained. Then again, there are very few blockbuster movies that I don’t find entertaining. I just love the movies. So if you’re like me, and enjoy movies for their entertainment value, then by all means, check this one out. With a running time of almost three hours, you’ll no doubt get your money’s worth. But if you’re expecting to see Oscar-worthy performances, and hope it’s one of those films that you can’t wait to see again, you’re going to be supremely disappointed.

3 Comments on "Pirates of the Carribean 3 – At Wits End"

  1. anon says:
    Tue, 29th May 20073:48 pm 

    My dad noticed this first, but still: I doubt Sparrow will be going anywhere soon, as the map at the end pointed to the Fountain of Youth, strangley located on a FLORIDA-looking landmass.

    Disneyland, perhaps? ;)

  2. malek says:
    Sun, 22nd Apr 20129:41 am 

    Make your invitations with the iedatls (when, where, etc.) on one side and a treasure map on the other if you want you could use tea/burn the edges/etc. to make it look old. Somehow/somewhere (maybe like the centerpieces for the tables?) incorporate fishing nets, crabs, lobsters, ships or maybe for the centerpiece you could put a fishbowl with some (preferably tropical!) fish in it and I know they sell supplies for fish bowls that look like little boats and have little treasure chests. You could also buy a bunch of fake gems and scatter them around the table For dessert or party favors or just treats, get those little chocolate gold coins usually used for Hannukah For food obviously it should’ include fish, but not everyone likes fish, esp. when they’re 16 but maybe they do anyway. For drinks, make punch with a fruit (orange or something) speared with one of those little plastic pirate swords. Smoothies might be good too. Buy special socks for the dance floor, so girls don’t have to dance in their heels (uncomfortable) in a lot of movies etc. pirates seemed to wear those red striped ones..(?)

  3. Sajudeen says:
    Tue, 24th Apr 201212:27 am 

    I don’t know PittGirlie . . . I think she’d have to promise to watch stioehmng like Grindhouse. I mean dirty drunken pirates, tiny pirate monkeys, and whirlpools just don’t match up to raising kids the way that Melting Genitals, Texas one legged go-go dancers, and riding on the hood of a 71 Dodge Charger only to get your ass stomped by 3 hot girls does.

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