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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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- ddrddr said...
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Posted on Jul 14 2007 19:15
Not as good as the last 2 films , but still by far one of the best films of the year, the people who are slagging this off must be impossible to please . I wonder what Hollywood actually has to do to please these supercilious critics!
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- kieran said...
- Posted on Jul 14 2007 17:29 Great Film, although it was not as gd as 1 and 2, still entertaining to watch and a must see
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- Flo said...
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Posted on Jul 11 2007 13:19
POTC are amazin! :D
I love Johnny Depp :) and Orlando.
Deffo buy this on DVD, Its amazin and it's a definte Film that musted be watched!
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- me myself and i said...
- Posted on Jul 10 2007 18:53 why write a review if you haven't seen the film?????
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- zoe said...
- Posted on Jul 10 2007 10:13 so cool! it was amzaing! jonnny is hot hot hot! the plot was a bit twisted and coplex but how cares. ppl who hate the film are just a bunch of idiots
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- Bad film said...
- Posted on Jul 09 2007 16:56 This film is soooooooooooooooo BORING !!! I have just wasted 3 hours (long long hours ) of my life !!
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- Rach said...
- Posted on Jul 08 2007 11:50 I am a massive pirates fan, and was not dissapointed by the third film! Some really funny quotes and, as usual in the pirates films, some outstanding fight scenes! Definately worth watching, even if it is excessively long
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- Rachh x said...
- Posted on Jul 08 2007 11:31 OMG!! This film is so amazing!! All the films are, =D. If you watch them very closely. IT WAS SO GREATGREATGREATGREATGREATGREATGREATGREATGREATGREATGREATGREATGREATGREATGREATGREATGREATGREATGREATGREATGREATGREATGREATGREATGREAT!! It was so amazing.. I would give it 6 stars and 110%.. Absolutely love it!! Was incredibly funny! Loved the humour :) x & My favourite scene was when his dad came in and the voodoo doll!.. So funny. Jack: How's mum? Jack's Dad: (Holds Up The voodoo doll). Jack: Oh, oh she look's great! =D. I absolutely loved every minute of it!.. =) Was excellent! So impressed =]. xx
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- CAZ said...
- Posted on Jul 08 2007 10:59 Amazin i luved it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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- Not Boges said...
- Posted on Jul 08 2007 10:18 we is hucked 2 - we luww JD - he is weww fit, man u don't no wot use torking about.
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- Meffy said...
- Posted on Jul 07 2007 17:51 I thought that Pirates of the Carribean was gonna be a sorry film - I didn't see th first or the second film until earlier this year when my child forced me to watch it - GOD WAS I WRONG! I'm totally hooked and can't wait to see the third film at the cinema this time! I'm sure it will be a knock out! Mr Depp's acting is just phenominal!
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- Karen Fletcher said...
- Posted on Jul 07 2007 11:44 Great film, Johnny Depp plays Captain Jack Sparrow fantastically, such a talented actor, makes the film what it is!!! Recommended.
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- da kid wot farted on ur mam said...
- Posted on Jul 07 2007 11:23 i was annoyed at how much the producers relied on the sheer gorgeousness of bloom, depp and knightley to see them through. most of the film was dialogue which can be a little frustrating after a while. it was one of those films where you're like, 'what the fuck is going on?' and the person sat next to you is like, 'who cares? orlando bloom just swung from a tree.' i was very dissappointed with this film - it was too long and the plot was all over the place, what a load of shit
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- Billybob said...
- Posted on Jul 07 2007 09:55 As long as you don't try and keep track of EVERY DETAIL in this film, it's great. I can't believe some gave it 1 star- what difference do Keith Richards' facial expressions make? He's hardly in it! As long as you let the film wash over you a bit, it's hugely entertaining.
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- Graham said...
- Posted on Jul 05 2007 13:44 I haven't seen the film yet but i don't want to! From what I've heard it sounds as boring and more confusing than the second. they should of left it at the first film which i thoroughly enjoyed and would watch again. This is just disappointing!
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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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