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Bookmark this pagePirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007)
Director: Gore Verbinski
Synopsis
Captain Jack and shipmates are back in the third (and dare we say final) 'Pirates' installment.
Movie review
From Time Out London
The sea-cow gets another milking in the third outing of the outrageously profitable ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ series. This time they’re brawling in Singapore, playing politics at a summit of pirate lords and blasting cannon across whirlpools. I’d love to give you a better idea of the movie’s plot, but I genuinely have no idea what it is. You’re certainly expected to have full recall of the previous instalment, so if you didn’t see that, forget it. I did see it, but didn’t understand it at the time and certainly have no clue ten months on why Bill Nighy’s squid-faced Davy Jones is in league with the beastly tea-swilling Brits, what Johnny Depp’s antically flouncing Jack Sparrow is doing cavorting with dozens of himself in a ‘Being John Malkovich’-lite netherworld, or why we’re expected to give a ship’s rat’s arse how Orlando Bloom and Keira Knightley’s ongoing joint mission to out-wet the ocean is going. Don’t get me wrong, I’ve quite a soft spot for non-narrative popcorn fodder, as long as it’s spectacular and offers a basic idea of what’s at stake and who I should root for. Here, however, the action is messy and repetitive and the story-shaped hole is plugged by a slew of compacts and betrayals whose number is outstripped only by their unfathomability. It lasts about three hours and has about three funny bits, and Keith Richards’ cameo as Sparrow père is not among them. The poor chap barely seems able to move his features – perhaps they should have used the wonderful CGI that gives Nighy a faceful of tentacles to give Richards an expression or two.Author: Ben Walters
Time Out London Issue 1918: May 23rd-29th 2007
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- Mongy said...
- Posted on Sep 08 2007 23:54 genius...thats the word i'm choosing to apply to those comments about finding it hard to follow, not those who made them....for that purpose, tard will suffice
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- shan said...
- Posted on Aug 17 2007 21:47 oh, and honestly.... it wasn't THAT hard to follow!!! seriously.. maybe your IQ's just aren't high enough for you to understand what's going on!
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- shan said...
- Posted on Aug 17 2007 21:43 i thought this film was great!! really entertaining, it lived up to my expectations, just as good as the first two in my opinion! can't wait for the DVD p.s. love Johnny Depp, orlando and kiera :) oh, and Barbosa was great!!
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- Tom said...
- Posted on Jul 27 2007 14:28 BEST ONE YET !!! And if you dont know why Davy Jones is working for the Brits then you might wana re-evaluate your job as a film critic ...
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- nick said...
- Posted on Jul 26 2007 17:23 I thought it was crap ! And i honestly actually fell asleep ! Dn't waste three hour of your life watever you do!
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- Sarah said...
- Posted on Jul 25 2007 08:48 the first one was the best: who's with me on that one?
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- Tash said...
- Posted on Jul 22 2007 12:06 This was the worst film i've ever seen. I was soo bored I wanted to leave half way through. It was also not easy to understand what was going on. Do youself a favour and don't waste your money on this film.
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- Melody said...
- Posted on Jul 20 2007 12:03 I dont think the movie is as good as the other 2, for me it was too long and i just couldnt wait for it to end. Obviously the only thing that kept me going was Johnny Depp.
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- livy said...
- Posted on Jul 17 2007 20:49 Was long and need to concentrate. but overall a fab film and oof ppl who like orlando will love it:P (wait till end of credits btw:)) not to forget the hundreds of jonny depps!! really action packed:D
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- tricia said...
- Posted on Jul 17 2007 18:56 i love johnny depp, and the piarates movies, but this one cud av done wi a bit more on the cuttin room floor, then no need of a break half way thro, otherwise i was spellbound, no competition deppy-yors foreva
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- Lozzii&&Laurzii said...
- Posted on Jul 17 2007 13:39 This Film Rawks!! We Love All The Films And Orlando Bloom!! :D:D Also Johnny Depp Made The Film Sensational! :P:P
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- LaurenAndLaura said...
- Posted on Jul 17 2007 13:37 This Film R
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- Emma said...
- Posted on Jul 17 2007 12:11 Long, Boring it was very hard staying awake.
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- Becky said...
- Posted on Jul 15 2007 13:39 Brilliant. Very entertaining. However Johnny Depp is by far the most entertaining character and there simply wasn't enough of him!
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- Kit said...
- Posted on Jul 14 2007 21:03 It was an amazing and entertaining film
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Cast & crew
Director: Gore Verbinski
Producer: Jerry Bruckheimer
Cast: Johnny Depp, Orlando Bloom, Keira Knightley, Stellan Skarsgard, Bill Nighy, Chow Yun-Fat, Geoffrey Rush, Jack Davenport, Jonathan Pryce, MacKenzie Crook, Kevin McNally, Naomie Harris full cast
Genre(s): Action/Adventure, Comedy
Rated: 12A
Duration: 168 mins
UK Release: May 24 2007
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