Pirates of the Carribean: Dead Man's Chest

[xiphias]

So, Lis and I saw it today, at one of those pub/movie theater places, Chunky's in Haverhill.

It was good, if not AMAZING.

I can't say that "many scenes were taken from better movies", because they were mainly taken from movies that were about as good as it. I suppose everyone who's seen it had Return of the Jedi and Raiders of the Lost Ark flashbacks while watching it. It was better than Jedi, and not as good as Raiders.

I was really rather annoyed that every single non-white crewmember died. I mean, bad guys capture the crew, and put them in two, well, hamster balls, splitting them up Caucasians in one and Everyone Else in the other, and only one hamster ball makes it.

I was happy when we first saw the crew of the Black Pearl, and they were actually as multi-ethnic as pirate crews usually were -- black, Chinese, Korean, Arabic, Turkish, and European -- but then they kill off everyone but the Europeans. Very jarring.

Other than that, I did turn to Lis and ask what the hell the East India Company was doing in the West Indies.

Still, it wasn't bad for the middle movie in a trilogy.

Comments

And aren't you expecting...

[dakiwiboid.livejournal.com]

The Search for Spoc...er..Sparrow to be a great deal like another movie you've already seen, at least superficially?

Re: And aren't you expecting...

[xiphias.livejournal.com]

Naw; I never saw any Star Trek movies besides 1 and 4.

Re: And aren't you expecting...

[dancing-kiralee.livejournal.com]

That's a pity. I thought 2 and 3 were the better movies (I know many people prefered 4, but I thought the premise was silly in a breaking-suspension-of-disbelief kind of way, and like drama better than comedy.)

I also prefer Jedi to Raiders, although, again, I know that I'm going against popular judgement. Then again, my experience of Jedi could be considered unique (most people don't associate "Fear is the little death" with any of the film's emotional highlights, or have associations with accidentally creating a universe and the consequences there of...)

Don't get me wrong - this is still the best review I've seen of the movie, and the one that gave me the best idea of what I can expect. You just have to understand the pop culture references to get it.

Kiralee

[ron_newman]

What's the theatre like?

[xiphias.livejournal.com]

Okay. It's got three levels of seating, each with a table placed the long way. Um. Like, there are rectangular tables, which seat about eight people, and the short end of the rectangle faces the screen. Each seat is a car bucket seat which can spin, so you can face the chair towards the screen or the table, to eat or watch or both.

Each level of seating has two rows of four tables each, staggered, so that there isn't a table right in front of you. And each level is higher enough from the level in front of you that you see right over people's heads, and, in fact, the waitstaff walking around doesn't block your view unless they're on your level.

Picture and sound quality isn't the best I've ever seen, but is perfectly acceptible.

Waitstaff comes around before the movie to take your order, and I think that if everything works correctly, everyone is served before the movie even starts. Of course, it doesn't work out that well in practice . . .

The food is good, if somewhat expensive. I mean, we're talking an eight or nine dollar burger, and a six to eight dollar glass of beer. But it's a good burger, and a good glass of beer. I had a "Fantastic Four" sandwich (all the dishes have movie-title names) which was bacon, turkey, cheese, and, um, a fourth thing -- I think the fourth was the dressing they had -- on a fresh-baked roll, and it was good. I'd normally expect to pay six or seven dollars for a sandwich like that; I paid nine. Which is far, far less than the usual movie-theater markup for food, come to think of it. . .

[sproutntad.livejournal.com]

Don't worry though about there being an all white crew at this point... I know for a fact that there are MANY Asian pirates in the next movie (not to spoil anything...) But a friend of mine is an extra in #3 as an Asian pirate. I've seen pics and they all look very cool. He was in the Bahamas and just moved to LA to do some more taping on the last movie.

free movies, free popcorn, free parking in Harvard Square

[(Anonymous)]

Just heard about this - Talk about a bargain,
http://www.cfa.harvard.edu/ep/movie_night.html
specifically, Free sci fi movies from the 50's! Free Popcorn!! Free parking!!!
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All of a sudden, I am thinking of the old Gahan Wilson cartoon where the busload of tourists is eagerly lining up for their free tour of the sausage work, as one worker on the loading dock quietly says to the other, "They never figure it out in time."

Dave

Re: free movies, free popcorn, free parking in Harvard Square

[rebmommy.livejournal.com]

Let's go!

[rebmommy.livejournal.com]

Chunky's sounds like fun! Want to go this Sat eve when the grandkids arrive? To celebrate their parents' anniversary? Is there a movie showing that we would all enjoy? Let's talk soon - and save Sat to get together. please. They should be arriving around 10 AM.