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Laffin Lapin
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 Went & saw a Pirates matinee today. Decided to go a movie and beat the 100+ heat today - so we went and saw the new Pirates movie. I don't feel like I've been that let down by a sequel since the second Matrix movie. It had it's moments, but overall it was sort of an "eh" film. At least the theater was nice and cold.
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| Mon Jul 24, 2006 9:55 pm |
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jltohru
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it was pretty awful. i saw a matinee too (big fan of the first film)
i didn't actually get involved in the movie (go suture!)) for one minute. kept thinking my ass hurt.
Plot couldn't have been more confused or diluted.
action scenes were super fun, as expected, but that didn't help one bit. Effects were fun even if they looked fake.
oh well, we all know sequels are next to impossible to pull off, but this was fantastically lame. (go "Aliens")
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| Mon Jul 24, 2006 10:01 pm |
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Locomoco
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I went in thinking it would just be a set-up for the third movie... I actually enjoyed the "twist ending".
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| Mon Jul 24, 2006 10:01 pm |
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jltohru
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twist? i dunno... they just wasted over 2.5 hours pretending to set up a plot that never appeared.
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| Mon Jul 24, 2006 10:02 pm |
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jltohru
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oh yeahhh twist. guess i saw it coming? hopefully they can save the third with great acting and charisma
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| Mon Jul 24, 2006 10:03 pm |
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skylar
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Joined: Tue Nov 29, 2005 11:56 am
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Location: south jersey
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I loved it! thought it was about as good as the original and can't wait for the 3rd!
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| Mon Jul 24, 2006 10:04 pm |
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peppsee
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Location: central coast cali
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sequels are tough to make because they seem kinda like a bridge from the first to the conclusion. the good ones succeed at moving things along while providing some kind of conclusion or resolution by the end. Bad ones just seem to meander along and leave you with a serial type ending... I think Pirates is a bad one... but my two daughters think I'm nuts so what do I know?
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jltohru
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i'd say i've been ruined by too much film theory, but i really don't think so.
i still love really well made, fun summer movies like the first Pirates.
#2 just doesn't make the cut.
still have hope for #3 though  you never know? lol
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| Tue Jul 25, 2006 2:53 pm |
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Locomoco
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Yer a glutton for punishment... Arrrrr...
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audiodifficulties
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i heard from alot of my buddies that #2 seemed like 2&3 could've been one movie and they wanted to suck the $$ out so they just made to a very big lead in into 3...
I didn't really dig the first one though..
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