a new Disney movie about some sort of tribal dude who gets transformed into a bear
Who in the what now? I almost wish I'd seen this one. Weird.
Orlando also gets to display his excellent swordsmanship - out of all the actors, I'd say he has the most skill in that area.
Yeah, I agree. He looked more comfortable and confident than the others, at least. I know he's already muttering about "no more movies with swords," but I hope he doesn't leave them behind altogether, because he's pretty talented with a blade. It makes me wonder if he studied dance at all in drama school.
his costume (including jewelry and other metal that clinks when he walks)
The clinking! I'd forgotten that! Such a neat, almost subliminal effect. That "drunken drag queen" description is perfect.
but my favorites were the creepy "skeleton-mode" sequences, especially the underwater advance towards the end
That was very cool. I'm ashamed to admit it took me a minute to make the connection (undead pirates = don't need air = walk under water = der, Joan), but it gave me a nice shivery thrill once I did. I also liked how Jack and Barbossa kept moving in and out of the moonlight in their last fight- the flesh-to-skeleton effects very smoothly done, and looked so neat.
the fast-ship-whose-name-I-don't-recall
The Interceptor. I want, I really want (with a crew to sail her for me of course)! What a pretty little ship. I wondered what you'd think of the cannon work, since I know much less about it than you do, but I'm glad to hear it was at least okay, if not great. The chain shot and the cannon in the captain's cabin were really neat to see. That whole race/broadsides sequence was wonderful, so much better than I'd hoped for.
And the gay lobsters! The pirates I remembered but the lobsters slipped away. They were very cute, and not nearly as annoying as comic relief characters usually are. I liked 'em.
They did leave the movie open for a sequel (which I'm told has already been planned)
Really? Oh goody, I hope it happens. With any luck this one (and Master and Commander) will make enough money to give the genre a boost.
Oh, and randomly tacking this on here, I hear that A&E is finally going to show the next two Hornblower movie in December? Have you heard anything about this?
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Who in the what now? I almost wish I'd seen this one. Weird.
Orlando also gets to display his excellent swordsmanship - out of all the actors, I'd say he has the most skill in that area.
Yeah, I agree. He looked more comfortable and confident than the others, at least. I know he's already muttering about "no more movies with swords," but I hope he doesn't leave them behind altogether, because he's pretty talented with a blade. It makes me wonder if he studied dance at all in drama school.
his costume (including jewelry and other metal that clinks when he walks)
The clinking! I'd forgotten that! Such a neat, almost subliminal effect. That "drunken drag queen" description is perfect.
but my favorites were the creepy "skeleton-mode" sequences, especially the underwater advance towards the end
That was very cool. I'm ashamed to admit it took me a minute to make the connection (undead pirates = don't need air = walk under water = der, Joan), but it gave me a nice shivery thrill once I did. I also liked how Jack and Barbossa kept moving in and out of the moonlight in their last fight- the flesh-to-skeleton effects very smoothly done, and looked so neat.
the fast-ship-whose-name-I-don't-recall
The Interceptor. I want, I really want (with a crew to sail her for me of course)! What a pretty little ship. I wondered what you'd think of the cannon work, since I know much less about it than you do, but I'm glad to hear it was at least okay, if not great. The chain shot and the cannon in the captain's cabin were really neat to see. That whole race/broadsides sequence was wonderful, so much better than I'd hoped for.
And the gay lobsters! The pirates I remembered but the lobsters slipped away. They were very cute, and not nearly as annoying as comic relief characters usually are. I liked 'em.
They did leave the movie open for a sequel (which I'm told has already been planned)
Really? Oh goody, I hope it happens. With any luck this one (and Master and Commander) will make enough money to give the genre a boost.
Oh, and randomly tacking this on here, I hear that A&E is finally going to show the next two Hornblower movie in December? Have you heard anything about this?