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Author Topic: Pirates of the Caribbean Michael Schaffer "Where is the Boardwalk Hotel?" Posts: 4143 From: Boston, MA Registered: Apr 2002 posted 07-14-2003 05:05 AM                        Do pirates have to be in a pirate union to be pirates? Anyway, this is a fantastic movie.  |  IP: Logged Mark J. Marshall Film God Posts: 3188 From: New Castle, DE, USA Registered: Aug 2002 posted 07-15-2003 08:40 AM                    Yes, they do. But... it's more of a "club" than an actual "union."  |  IP: Logged Michael Gonzalez Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 790 From: Grand Island , NE USA Registered: Sep 2000 posted 07-15-2003 11:29 AM                     And the Union Rules are more Guidelines than rules.  |  IP: Logged R. Andrew Diercks Expert Film Handler Posts: 232 From: Marion, Iowa (In the middle of everywhere) Registered: May 2003 posted 07-15-2003 01:06 PM                     Loved the movie, loved Johnny Depp. It's too bad that he won't be nominated because he made people laugh, not cry. quote: I enjoyed this film quite a bit and it may actually get a second viewing before it leaves the theaters. (VERY rare for me.) Same goes for me! I did have a couple minor consistency issues. When Barbosa gets her dress thrown back at him, he states that it's still warm. I thought he couldn't feel anything, particularly the warmth of a woman. Also the wooden eyed pirate shouldn't have felt the hot coals. Anyway, it's a far cry better than much of the hyped crap this summer.  |  IP: Logged David Stambaugh Film God Posts: 4021 From: Eugene, Oregon Registered: Jan 2002 posted 07-15-2003 01:21 PM                        Has Johnny Depp ever been nominated for an award? If not, it's a crime I tells ya! He deserves some recognition.  |  IP: Logged Pete Lawrence Expert Film Handler Posts: 192 From: Middleburg, PA Registered: Aug 1999 posted 07-15-2003 02:54 PM                     As there was some question as to the union status of the booth at the Island 16, Holtsville, NY I called local 640 and spoke to the business manager. He confirms that the booth in this theater is staffed by union operators on a full time basis. He was surprised that the complaint wasn't taken care of and said he would pass the information on to the operator. Just in case it never made it up to the booth. I'm pleased to see that someone cares about Film Done Right.  |  IP: Logged Michael Schaffer "Where is the Boardwalk Hotel?" Posts: 4143 From: Boston, MA Registered: Apr 2002 posted 07-15-2003 03:36 PM                        There is also one more inconsistency: When Jack Sparrow shoots Captain Barbosa he finally dies from the shot. But they drop the final coin and the blood into the treasure only after Barbosa has been shot.  |  IP: Logged Tim Reed Better Projection Pays Posts: 5246 From: Northampton, PA Registered: Sep 1999 posted 07-15-2003 07:56 PM                       I always thought Johnny Depp was fantastic in "Ed Wood". And, of course, Martin Landau got the Oscar for best supporting actor in that picture, playing Bela Lugosi.  |  IP: Logged Sam Hunter Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 779 From: West Monroe, LA, USA Registered: Jan 2002 posted 07-15-2003 10:32 PM                     Slow killing bullet, remember he was saving it for 10 years and it got old  |  IP: Logged Dave Williams Wet nipple scene Posts: 1836 From: Salt Lake City, UT, USA Registered: Jan 2000 posted 07-17-2003 05:56 PM                        quote: When Barbosa gets her dress thrown back at him, he states that it's still warm. I thought he couldn't feel anything, particularly the warmth of a woman. Also the wooden eyed pirate shouldn't have felt the hot coals. Barbosa is after all a pirate. A pirate is nothing if not sadistic! Watch closely, he is bieng sadistic! As for the wooden eyed pirate feeling hot coals, well, no explanation necessary, cause I ain't got one! Actually, I don't remember that the cursed can't feel, if that is the case then you have a point, but I will have to watch it again. quote: When Jack Sparrow shoots Captain Barbosa he finally dies from the shot. But they drop the final coin and the blood into the treasure only after Barbosa has been shot. Ok this got me too. I still am trying to figure this one out. Perhaps the curse began to undo itself when the coin was bloodied and not when it was dropped into the chest, as the curse would have known that Orlando Bloom was going to drop the coin in the chest anyway, it would have undone the curse. You come up with a better explanation! Dave  |  IP: Logged Jacob Huber Expert Film Handler Posts: 172 From: Evansville, IN, USA Registered: Feb 2002 posted 07-19-2003 08:22 AM                     Almost everyone I know absolutely loved this movie, and so did I. This is definitely one of the best movies to come out this summer (although that's not saying much). Depp is brilliant, as is Geoffrey Rush. My theories on a couple things. Capt. Barbossa said that the dress felt warm to be more of a sadistic bastard and to make a joke than to actually imply that he could feel its warmth. The eyeball pirate probably could feel the hot coals (and you see many other pirates displaying pain when struck); perhaps the only thing that they can feel is pain. Barbossa said that he can't feel the wind nor the spray, but he said nothing about pain; the curse would actually be more vile if this were the case.  |  IP: Logged Michael Schaffer "Where is the Boardwalk Hotel?" Posts: 4143 From: Boston, MA Registered: Apr 2002 posted 07-19-2003 09:41 PM                        I only saw today that there is a final scene at the very end in which the monkey gets himself cursed again by taking a coin from the treasure.  |  IP: Logged Evans A Criswell Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1579 From: Huntsville, AL, USA Registered: Mar 2000 posted 07-24-2003 01:55 PM                        Attendance: 2003/07/23 19:20, Regal Hollywood 18, Huntsville, AL, Auditorium 18, Scope I went to the theatre with the intention of seeing Johnny English, but ran into some friends seeing Pirates of the Caribbean and decided to go ahead and see it, since I was planning on seeing it eventually anyway. I agree that it was a fun movie. I have no real complaints about the movie. Everyone had been talking about Johnny Depp and since I hadn't seen the movies he'd been in, or hadn't recognized him, I had no idea who he was. On the way out of the theatre, I asked my friends which character Johnny Depp was. Pathetic, huh? I'll say this -- If Johnny Depp hadn't been playing the part of a pirate, his body motions and acting made me think he would be great at playing the part of a gay guy. Another of my friends agreed, although they didn't say much about it since they're from the Baptist Student Center and gayness is a very bad thing to most of them. It actually distracted me a little from the character he was playing and for me, it added more humor to the movie. The presentation was very good. There was aperture shadow on the top 6 inches and left one foot of the screen. Occasionally, the top 6 inches of the image would be black in some scenes. Maybe the framing was slightly off. Anyway, highly recommened. Johnny Depp was fabulous! He's one of those guys that looks really hot with long hair. :-)  |  IP: Logged Greg Mueller Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1687 From: Port Gamble, WA Registered: Jun 99 posted 07-25-2003 12:24 AM                        Absolutely stunning CGI. Without a doubt the best I have ever seen. The "images" borrowed from the "Pirates of the Caribbean" ride at Disneyland were charming too. However I wished Johnny Depp hadn't played it quite so swishy. If you didn't see all the credits you missed the stinger at the end. Ya-ho Ya-ho Ya-ho A pirates life for me!  |  IP: Logged Dean Kollet Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 591 From: Florida State University Registered: Jul 2003 posted 07-29-2003 04:39 PM                     I absolutely loved the movie. I've seen is about 4 times in a complete showing, and many more random scenes. The sad part is that they are making a second one (at least the orginal cast signed on). Being a big DisneyWorld fan, I also found two hidden mickeys in the film...The clouds and Elisabeth's earnings made mouse ears...  |  IP: Logged

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