POTC: Dead Man's Chest --- The Reviews Thread
07-17-06, 02:18 PM
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Originally Posted by Giantrobo
I saw Pirates a 2nd time Sunday and the theater was almost full for the Noon showing.
One thing I didn't see the first time but I noticed on 2nd viewing was
One thing I didn't see the first time but I noticed on 2nd viewing was
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Did anyone else think the score was severely lacking in this one? It seemed very pedestrian in comparison to the first.
07-17-06, 02:54 PM
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Originally Posted by Suprmallet
Did anyone else think the score was severely lacking in this one? It seemed very pedestrian in comparison to the first.
I don't know all of the details, but Badelt's absence was evident to me. I realize that Zimmer was the "over-producer" of the first score, and that the way Media Ventures (now Remote Control Productions) scores a film is more of a collaborative effort, but one of the interviews I read about the way Badelt and his team scored the first film gave a pretty good indication of how hands-on a team leader he was.
07-18-06, 03:51 PM
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This movie just seemed like a lot of filler to me. Liked Davy Jones and really enjoyed the scrabbling for the key. Interesting in who ended up with the treasure and what was wanted for it. Looking forward to the conclusion, just didn't enjoy this as much as the first one.
07-18-06, 03:53 PM
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Originally Posted by mdc3000
The black spot was like a tracking device for the Kraken. It would hunt down the bearer of the black spot, which was put there as a signal to pay his debt to Davy Jones. As mentioned, the "P" (which he had in the first film) was a brand that Cutler Beckett put on him, to indicate that he was indeed a Pirate...we don't know what "mark" Jack left on him though.
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07-18-06, 11:02 PM
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Originally Posted by Terrell
I'm thinking you need glasses. The CG Davy Jones and crew were easily superior to the dead crew in the first film. Cartoony is certainly not the right word because there was nothing cartoony about them. It's really no comparison. The effects in the first film were terrific. But they weren't that terrific. Look no further than Davy Jones and the shot of the hammerhead shark guy coming up out of the water in broad daylight.
Still, those certain scenes from the first pirates movie in which jack and barbossa got to show off their switching back and forth to skeletons were better. Though Davy Jones' crew was better than barbossa's crew.
07-19-06, 12:01 AM
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I was thinking about seeing a movie tonight so I stopped by my favorite theater to see what was playing. Pirates' 9:20pm showing...SOLD OUT. 
Wow, I thought things would have settled by now. Not bad for a "school night".
Wow, I thought things would have settled by now. Not bad for a "school night".
07-19-06, 12:08 AM
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Originally Posted by Ranger
The CG Davy Jones and his voice were both very well-done, but his hair/beard just looked silly. It looks like a bunch of long noodles attached to his face and it was difficult to try not laugh out loud with all his close-ups. His crew was cool at all angles though.
07-19-06, 12:45 AM
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Originally Posted by Giantrobo
The cool thing is I'm pretty sure the character was a Filipino(from the Phillipines) character. I was with a largely Asian crowd both times I saw POTCDMC and the reaction to this character was positive from the audience. Especially when he was speaking his native tongue. They loved it.
They loved it.
Originally Posted by Giantrobo
Yeah, I see your point but let us not forget, and I know you don't need to be reminded of this 
, it's still a DISNEY movie. So over the top and cartoony characters seem to fit the bill. After all, Sparrow's appeal from the 1st movie was his over the top cartoony performance.
, it's still a DISNEY movie. So over the top and cartoony characters seem to fit the bill. After all, Sparrow's appeal from the 1st movie was his over the top cartoony performance.-Guy getting dunked into a well
-Two musicians (1 with a guitar. The other with an accordion) seen at the tavern in Tortuga
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07-19-06, 09:25 AM
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Originally Posted by Giantrobo
The cool thing is I'm pretty sure the character was a Filipino(from the Phillipines) character. I was with a largely Asian crowd both times I saw POTCDMC and the reaction to this character was positive from the audience. Especially when he was speaking his native tongue. They loved it.
They loved it.
07-19-06, 11:23 AM
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Originally Posted by Jay G.
The headless character was speaking Cantonese. My wife speaks Cantonese, and I'm learning it and know a little. He was saying "over here" a lot of the time, trying to direct the rest of his body to him.
OH ok, thanks! I wasn't sure and my ears thought it what i said. Then that's even funnier because when I saw it the second time I was in the San Gabriel Valley here in CA and there's a large Asian population and I think Chinese is dominant group.
07-19-06, 11:25 AM
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Originally Posted by Mondo Kane
And I'm looking forward to the subtitles on the DVD just to see how much dialogue I couldn't understand!
Speaking of DISNEY, anybody notice any new nods from the ride? I caught a few:
-Guy getting dunked into a well
-Two musicians (1 with a guitar. The other with an accordion) seen at the tavern in Tortuga
Speaking of DISNEY, anybody notice any new nods from the ride? I caught a few:
-Guy getting dunked into a well
-Two musicians (1 with a guitar. The other with an accordion) seen at the tavern in Tortuga
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07-19-06, 04:05 PM
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Originally Posted by Giantrobo
The Swamp where the Voodoo woman lives is from the the first part of the ride.
I saw some ad saying Jack Sparrow would be added into the POTC ride. Has this happened yet?
07-19-06, 04:19 PM
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Originally Posted by Giantrobo
I was thinking about seeing a movie tonight so I stopped by my favorite theater to see what was playing. Pirates' 9:20pm showing...SOLD OUT. Wow, I thought things would have settled by now. Not bad for a "school night".
Wow, I thought things would have settled by now. Not bad for a "school night".For those who keep track of these things DMC also has the records by far for highest grossing non-holiday 2nd week Monday & Tuesday totals.
07-19-06, 04:22 PM
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Originally Posted by Suprmallet
I saw some ad saying Jack Sparrow would be added into the POTC ride. Has this happened yet?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bTQ5eWBlApY
07-19-06, 04:26 PM
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Originally Posted by matome
For those who keep track of these things DMC also has the records by far for highest grossing non-holiday 2nd week Monday & Tuesday totals.
07-19-06, 06:59 PM
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Originally Posted by Mondo Kane