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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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- mikieblue said...
- Posted on Jul 01 2007 17:00 good film.. worth a watch :)
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- jack said...
- Posted on Jul 01 2007 16:33 really bad, nearlly fell asleep, they need to sort the bloody film out, it could have been a million times better
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- Vicki said...
- Posted on Jul 01 2007 16:06 This film is absolutly fantastic i loved it. Best out of the 3 definatly.
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- Moo said...
- Posted on Jul 01 2007 13:16 gave this film a 5 star rating for all the fantastic work that has benn put in to it. Will Turner is still his heroic self, Captain Jack Sparrow is still as funny as ever. This film is just un-missable! If you don't see this film then you'll have to live with the act you never popped into the cinema to see the greatest film of the year! Shame on You!!!!!! xxx
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- Roge Brooksee said...
- Posted on Jul 01 2007 11:35 This was another fantastic story. Not as good as the first 2 but well worth the 168 minutes in the cinema
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- Emily said...
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Posted on Jul 01 2007 11:13
I thought this film was great you people just don't know a good film when u see one.
P.S I love Johny Depp!!!!!! - Report as inappropriate
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- sonia said...
- Posted on Jul 01 2007 10:29 this film was great. but at sme stages the film was a little boring. At points it was funn and at differnt points it was sad. I WOULD recomened this film to childern at the age of 13 or abouve. i would not recomened it for yound children they would find it really boring. the begining was boring but then it got better at the end. it was a bit hard to undertand the main point. i watched it with my 3 frieneds and they really enjoyed as well as me . it was fab
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- irate fan said...
- Posted on Jun 30 2007 17:29 I persoanlly think film reviews shoudl be ritten by somebody with an IQ over 12. Pirates 3 isnt a show stopper but its hardly difficult to understand, I went expecting nothing more than a pirate filled action flick with the occasionaly funny moment and unless I'm greatly mistaken thats exactly what pirates delivered. not a groundbreakin film in any sence but just a fun as the second.
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- Joel Hyams said...
- Posted on Jun 30 2007 16:44 Absolutely bilge, I'd rather have sat through 3 hours of snow tv than sit and be subjugated to that lot of old and nonsense again, alas for small childeren I have to endure...
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- jimmy said...
- Posted on Jun 30 2007 13:51 Absolute garbish, such a long boring boring film with no story line what so ever, a real disappointment for all my kids, please save your money on this one, definately the worst by far compared to the other two films.
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- el said...
- Posted on Jun 30 2007 03:00 AMAZING i luvvvv this film nd cudnt stop crying after what hapens to poor will ahh wel at least jack keeps us smiling as always! This isnt ma fav of the 3 installments but to be honest i cant decide which one is ma actual favourite =] a film NOT to b missed! missin this wud b as disasterous as not watching England FC FAIL xxxxxxxx
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- ken said...
- Posted on Jun 29 2007 15:40 Ignore all the wanna be critics comments.Go and immerse yourself in 3 hours of family fantasy fun. A family film like this should be entartaining and not carry any great deep meaning. It hits the spot enjoy....
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- Holly said...
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Posted on Jun 29 2007 12:50
This is the best fiilm i have seen in a long time. It kept me hucked til the very end!!
I agree with the gorgeous evie above!! Rigt on!!
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- Evie said...
- Posted on Jun 29 2007 12:47 The people who think this film is rubbish are boges they should know its a really good film! Also too many pirates well it is called pirates of the carribean! doofus!
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- SUZANNE said...
- Posted on Jun 29 2007 12:35 i loved this film it rocks! greatgreatgreatgreatgreatgreatgreatgreatgreatgreatgreatgreatgreatgreatgreatgreatgreatgreatgreatgreatgreatgreatgreatgreatgreatgreatgreatgreatgreatgreatgreatgreatgreatgreatgreatgreatgreatgreatgreatgreatgreatgreatgreatgreatgreatgreatgreatgreatgreatgreatgreatgreatgreatgreatgreatgreatgreatgreatgreatgreatgreatgreatgreatgreatgreatgreatgreatgreatgreatgreatgreatgreatgreatgreatgreatgreatgreatgreatgreatgreatgreatgreatgreatgreatgreatgreatgreat!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!my god how can you say it is boring? johnny iss sooooooooooooooo fit
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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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