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Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007)

Director: Gore Verbinski

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Synopsis

Captain Jack and shipmates are back in the third (and dare we say final) 'Pirates' installment.

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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 2007-05-22 10:36:03

Time Out London Issue 1918: May 23rd-29th 2007

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fim said...

Posted on Jun 29 2007 10:32 VERY BORING! But if you liked the second film you will like this one to. Thank god for Jonny Depp!

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Ged said...

Posted on Jun 29 2007 09:57 Three hours great fun skipping from full on cutlass action to pure unadulterated fantasy. The twists and imagery are complex so don't immerse yourself to deeply or you may miss something.

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Amanda said...

Posted on Jun 29 2007 09:12 Havent seen it yet, plan to very soon .However, call me shallow but anything with Johnny Depp in it has my vote instantly! The first 2 movies were fab, the acting was superb and who really cares about a plot, only movie buffs and all the average joe wants to do is go to the cinema for some light entertainment, not for enlightenment at a higher level!

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Stephen said...

Posted on Jun 28 2007 20:13 Although the plot was as twisted as a twisty thing, I found it to be generally enjoyable if you didn't go too deeply into the inconsistencies. Perhaps a little too long. It was of course complete hokum, and not as good as the first two instalments, but still had moments of great fun.

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Mike said...

Posted on Jun 28 2007 17:21 Bored to tears. It went on and on. Very disappointed after enjoying the first two films

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Angela said...

Posted on Jun 27 2007 17:39 Fantastic entertainment - another great film

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Chad said...

Posted on Jun 14 2007 21:11 Too many pirates.

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Bill said...

Posted on Jun 06 2007 17:21 I liked this film immensely!

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