Originally Posted By dsnykid Re the dog... I watched the movie again last night and Pintel, Ragatti, and Gibbs look at each othere and go "But How?" or something like that and then Teague looks up and says "Sea Turtles Mates" then GIbbs nods his head and replies "Aye, Sea Turtles" I laugh my a@@ off each time I see that part, so 4 times now. I embrace my Disney Geekiness,,,, yes I do
Originally Posted By DlandJB I love Gibbs. Another favorite line comes from him. When he firt sees Jack in Davy Jone's locker he says, "Well slap me thrice and hand me to me mummie."
Originally Posted By fkurucz <<Good old Minnesota. We’re not in the fast lane, but it is darned comfortable. We saw AWE at the 5:00 PM show on the first Saturday it was out. It was one of our favorite theaters. Stadium seating, rocking/reclining chairs, fantastic sound system, the whole deal. We showed up 25 minutes before show time and had our pick of seats. $5 per ticket. Life is good.>> Flyover country does have some advantages.
Originally Posted By threeundertwo >>"Well slap me thrice and hand me to me mummie.">> That one makes me LOL every time too.
Originally Posted By u k fan >>"Well slap me thrice and hand me to me mummie.">> ^^That's nicely cleaned up for a family audience!!!
Originally Posted By dsnykid Other good Gibbs lines are : "Row like you're being paid for it" and "Lift it up mates- lift it like a ladie's skirt"
Originally Posted By x Pirate_Princess x Braces: confirmed Will's Assignment: Several times, it was mentioned eternity as the captain of the Flying Dutchman (Jack talking with the 2 mini-Jacks). One day on land every 10 years. Will is immortal, as long as his heart is beating. I took notes during the movie of the specific scenes, but I left it in the car. (YES, I'm such a Disney geek that I TOOK NOTES!!!) The guy who gets stabbed by Davey Jones at the end: I, too, thought that it was one of the guys who was guarding Davey's heart. But it's after they've already jumped ship (IIRC) so it's just someone who looks like him. In fact, at the end, I thought the skinny guard-turned-pirate looked a bit like Bootstrap Bill. I forgot to look for the Hidden Mickey, though.
Originally Posted By brotherdave I finally saw the movie today. I have to admit that I liked it overall, but, it did get a bit confusing and a little 'emotionally heavy' at times. As for the boy at the beginning, he definitely was wearing braces. My wife and I both noticed that. As for Beckett's death, I was a bit dissapointed in that. I truly felt that he needed to be killed by one of the main characters (whether it be Jack, Will, or Davy Jones). Personally, I think they missed a perfect opportunity to have Will ask him just before dying, "Do you FEAR death?" (emulating Davy Jones). That would have been a fitting ending for him. As for Norrington's demise, I truly feel that it should have happened closer to the end of the film. Having him killed by a 'zombie-like' Bootstrap didn't seem right. One of the main 'baddies' like Mercer or Davy Jones should have dispatched him for his betrayal. Personally, like the order the films were released, it was my third favorite of the trilogy, with COTBP being the best of the three.
Originally Posted By brotherdave Sorry, take that back about Norrington's death. I forgot that Bootstrap wounded him initially, but that Davy Jones DID kill him just before asking him his famous "Do you FEAR death?" line. Norrington's answer to the question with impaling Jones with his sword was an extremely appropriate response by him and Jones replying with his almost funny "I guess not!" line.
Originally Posted By Mr Incredible Captain Teague. If he is Jack Sparrows father, shouldn’t he have the same last name?
Originally Posted By x Pirate_Princess x Not if you read the Wikipedia article on Jack. He changed his name.
Originally Posted By basil fan Whew-- Due to circs beyond my control, I had to wait 2 weeks to see this movie. That means hundreds of posts to wade through before I could comment. Here goes: My first thought as it ended was: morally ambiguous. Just who are the good guys in this picture? Are there any? Perhaps this is just as well, since everyone changed sides so many times it was hard to keep track. Generally, there were a lot of fun scenes in it, only they seemed mostly just strung together without necessarily following. I didn't really try to follow the plot, just tried to sit back and be entertained and worry about the rest later. After all, did I really need to know who was on which ship every minute? Or who was betraying whom? I found the scenes with Jack going mad (how can you tell?) to be just painful to watch. They weren't fun or funny, just dumb, IMHO. But the rest of his scenes were awesome, much better than in DMC. Jack gets to swashbuckle quite a lot, to figure out plot points, to fight bravely, and just remind everyone why they liked his character. Good show! If I was a particular fan of Will and Elizabeth, I would be sorry for the less-than-happy ending for them. Since I don't overly care for them, I found it quite stylish and well done. Though I wouldn't mind if the curse was broken for their sakes. BTW, Will can't set foot on land until the 10 years are up. Why can't he and Elizabeth meet on a ship any time they want? She could get a houseboat. After all, Davy Jones managed it by standing in a tub of water. How about a waterbed? The opening scene was gruesome almost to the point of unwatchability. Not because it showed hangings per se, that was handled with some restraint in only showing the victims' feet. But when you hear the announcement that these people were sentenced without legal counsel or trial by jury, I was just chilled to the bone. Basically, Beckett just rounded up hundreds of people and murdered them. Brrrr! I also thought the boy was wearing braces. My sister wants to know: what is the significance of the doomed people singing the song? When Beckett finds out, he says, "Finally." Why did he want them to sing? Tia Dalma turning into Calypso was just much ado about nothing. She neither benefited nor punished Barbossa and crew. She didn't even kill Davy Jones, just made the obligatory rain for the climax. Oh, and created a maelstrom that didn't really harm anyone. Barbossa is the greatest. A real, total movie pirate. Aahhhhrrr! I'm so glad he's still alive. I wanted Norrington to have a classier end. Sure he was helping Elizabeth escape, but he needed to do more than just stand there while Bootstrap whacked him. I grew rather fond of James in DMC. Loved the international pirate lords. Loved the vote (I saw Jack's tie-breaker coming). Loved Jack's dad. But sorry to see his Mum--I would've liked to see her interact with Jack a bit, instead of just hang there. I loved the scene when Elizabeth leaves the Black Pearl and everyone lines up to say good-bye, each in his own way: Barbossa: "Mrs. Turner" Ragetti tugs his forelock Pintel: "Good-bye, Poppet" And Jack refusing to kiss her. All very well done. Enjoyed the climactic battle and didn't find it overlong at all. Loved the return of those two dopey sailors from COTBP. What an addition to the crew! I was sorry to see the death of Governor Swan, poor guy. Can't believe some of you didn't stay for the Monk's Reward. Sure, lots of films don't have them, but after Pirates 1 & 2, it should've been pretty obvious that there would be something. So, there were things I liked and things I didn't. All in all, I think it was better than the second movie, but doesn't approach the coolness of the first. IMHO Donald Duck's Family Tree <a href="http://www.whatsitsgalore.com/disney/donald.html" target="_blank">http://www.whatsitsgalore.com/ disney/donald.html</a>
Originally Posted By basil fan Some things I forgot to mention: Davy Jones cut out his own heart because he was spurned. It was his choice, not part of the Flying Dutchman gig. So, why would Will have to have his heart cut out to be captain of the Dutchman? Calypso was imprisoned because she made the seas too dangerous to sail. So...they were safe for all three movies, and for a hundred years or so before? And now there will be storms? Donald Duck's Family Tree <a href="http://www.whatsitsgalore.com/disney/donald.html" target="_blank">http://www.whatsitsgalore.com/ disney/donald.html</a>
Originally Posted By threeundertwo >>when you hear the announcement that these people were sentenced without legal counsel or trial by jury, I was just chilled to the bone.>> Box Office Mojo has an interesting interview with the writers. Here's an excerpt: "Box Office Mojo: Is the opening scene a political statement? Ted Elliott: How could it not be? The recitation of the [suspension of individual] rights came from an actual historical document—an order concerning piracy in which they suspended the right to trial—the writ of habeas corpus— Terry Rossio: There was an uprising in a South Pacific nation and that was an actual decree. The greatest threat to a democracy— Ted Elliott: —is that people will vote themselves out of their own freedom. Once you've done that, you can't vote them back." >>Why can't he and Elizabeth meet on a ship any time they want?>> Because Will must ferry the dead back and forth to 'the other side'. One of the characters explains that she can't join him. Davey Jones stopped doing his job, and corrupted himself in the process. Hence the tentacles. >>My sister wants to know: what is the significance of the doomed people singing the song? When Beckett finds out, he says, "Finally." Why did he want them to sing?>> Presumably Beckett knew that the song would make the pieces of eight resonate and would call the pirate lords together. From the same interview: "You know the Web site Snopes has that section about "fake true American legends." One of them is the idea that the four and twenty blackbirds baked into a pie [<a href="http://www.snopes.com/language/stories/420.asp" target="_blank">http://www.snopes.com/language /stories/420.asp</a>] was [notorious pirate] Blackbeard's recruiting song. When Blackbeard came into port, these people would go around and sing this song when he was looking for a crew. It was just such a fun idea and it's a shame it's not true, so we decided to make it true and the song [in the beginning of At World's End] "Hoist the Colors," sung at the beginning and Keira sings it and it's referenced in a couple of ways, every one of the verses tells the story of Davy Jones and Calypso. It starts with "the king and his men stole the queen from her bed"… We sat down and wrote that out and it's based on a fake legend from the Snopes Web site."
Originally Posted By Mr Incredible I can’t remember, in the scene where the pirate court is all putting their “pieces of eight†into the pot. Jack reaches for one of his braids. Was that actually Jacks “Piece of eight� It seemed like that scene was set up like Jack was faking what his “piece of eight†was.
Originally Posted By sherrytodd I think it had to be Jack's piece of eight, otherwise they couldn't have released Calypso when it was burned. I don't think it was a braid, just a little trinket.
Originally Posted By FiveBearRugs <<basil fan: Basically, Beckett just rounded up hundreds of people and murdered them. Brrrr!>> All he had to do now was seduce Elizabeth and we'd have Frollo 2.0! Actually that quote of yours gave me chills down my spine...There were some good Villains in Barbossa, Davy Jones and especially Beckett. Barbossa was the comedic one, Davy was the tragic one and Beckett was the cold and subdued one. I was actually feeling sorry for Davy in AWE during his encounter with Calypso. As for Beckett's demise, it was somewhat fitting, but still disappointing. I was presuming that he would have some sort of pirate curse put upon him...or something out of Raiders of the Lost Ark.
Originally Posted By DlandJB ^^Indiana Jones was exactly what I thought of with Beckett's demise. I also love it in movies when everything is exploding and shards of wood and metal are flying, and yet, almost like magic, the object of the camera is completely unscathed until the payoff moment.
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo We finally saw it and love it. It is my fav of the three but cannot stabd on it's own. It is just like the attraction - so much to see everytime you experience it. But I can totally see why some people don't like it. Thankfully I love it.
