Who in the what now? I almost wish I'd seen this one. Weird.
It has to do with the Aurora Borealis, so I'm guessing it's set somewhere in Canada, which would make the tribal dude an Inuit. The lights transform him into a bear, then he befriends a little cub bear (brotherhood is the big theme) and learns about the POV of the animals he used to hunt, etc. Looks like some cheesy bonding set to Phil Collins songs :)
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.
Has he? I wonder what type of movies he wants to do instead. I suppose a change wouldn't hurt his career. Good point about the dance idea...he certainly has that natural fluid grace which benefits a dancer. That grace is probably what makes his fight scenes look so good.
The clinking! I'd forgotten that! Such a neat, almost subliminal effect. That "drunken drag queen" description is perfect.
I loved the clinking! So impratical for a pirate who wants to sneak up on anyone :) I don't recall where I first saw the drunken drag queen description, but I liked it so I snagged it. It does fit him.
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.
Ditto to that! It was a very impressive scene. Overall just a visually impressive movie.
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.
Ah, that's it! Thanks, that was bugging me :) She was a pretty little ship; I'd join your crew in an instant. I agree, the broadsides scene was better than anything I was expecting from this movie. I'm pretty sure they weren't using any real cannons (or at least, not many); something about the recoil just didn't look natural to me. Still, that's being nitpicky, and on the whole they did a good job. I loved seeing them fire all those odds and ends :)
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.
I liked them too! They reminded me of a pair of guards a friend of mine uses in some of his fiction. You're right, they were funny without being overly stupid or annoying, which was a relief. I was glad to see some subtlety in this movie.
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.
Did you stay til the end of the credits? There was an extra little scene where the monkey steals one of the coins and reinstates the curse. We were the only ones who stayed (looong credits), and I only insisted b/c I was tipped off beforehand about it.
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?
The December date is new to me. They kept putting it off and putting it off. The irritating thing is that it aired in Britain ages ago, and places like Japan and Norway have gotten to see it before us! I'm not chomping at the bit to see it or anything (no Archie, and Horatio gets married...urgh), but still, you'd think they would have shown it by now.
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Date: 2003-07-11 08:10 pm (UTC)It has to do with the Aurora Borealis, so I'm guessing it's set somewhere in Canada, which would make the tribal dude an Inuit. The lights transform him into a bear, then he befriends a little cub bear (brotherhood is the big theme) and learns about the POV of the animals he used to hunt, etc. Looks like some cheesy bonding set to Phil Collins songs :)
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.
Has he? I wonder what type of movies he wants to do instead. I suppose a change wouldn't hurt his career. Good point about the dance idea...he certainly has that natural fluid grace which benefits a dancer. That grace is probably what makes his fight scenes look so good.
The clinking! I'd forgotten that! Such a neat, almost subliminal effect. That "drunken drag queen" description is perfect.
I loved the clinking! So impratical for a pirate who wants to sneak up on anyone :) I don't recall where I first saw the drunken drag queen description, but I liked it so I snagged it. It does fit him.
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.
Ditto to that! It was a very impressive scene. Overall just a visually impressive movie.
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.
Ah, that's it! Thanks, that was bugging me :) She was a pretty little ship; I'd join your crew in an instant. I agree, the broadsides scene was better than anything I was expecting from this movie. I'm pretty sure they weren't using any real cannons (or at least, not many); something about the recoil just didn't look natural to me. Still, that's being nitpicky, and on the whole they did a good job. I loved seeing them fire all those odds and ends :)
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.
I liked them too! They reminded me of a pair of guards a friend of mine uses in some of his fiction. You're right, they were funny without being overly stupid or annoying, which was a relief. I was glad to see some subtlety in this movie.
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.
Did you stay til the end of the credits? There was an extra little scene where the monkey steals one of the coins and reinstates the curse. We were the only ones who stayed (looong credits), and I only insisted b/c I was tipped off beforehand about it.
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?
The December date is new to me. They kept putting it off and putting it off. The irritating thing is that it aired in Britain ages ago, and places like Japan and Norway have gotten to see it before us! I'm not chomping at the bit to see it or anything (no Archie, and Horatio gets married...urgh), but still, you'd think they would have shown it by now.