2008 Woodie Awards
Third 'Pirates' does not live up to hype
Nathan Brock
Entertainment Editor
Issue date: 6/11/07 Section: Entertainment
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Quick Summary
"Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End" opens with a setting of cruelty and demise, as a large line of what appears to be poor, dirty peasants are lining up for the Gallows. You soon find out that these people are being charged with the crimes of being, aiding, or associating with pirates. This scene comes to an end as a young boy starts singing a popular pirate tune just as he is about to be hung.
The glory days of pirating are coming to an end and there is no where for the personable Jack Sparrow and crew to go. And to make matters worse, Sparrow is trapped somewhere in Davy Jones' locker as what little sanity he has left drifts away further and further.
Will Turner and his love Elizabeth Swann are caught up in the middle of a big pirate mess and must find a way to find Jack and recover the Black Pearl.
Acting
As always Johnny Depp does an admiral job of playing a contorted and mysterious character. Orlando Bloom, our main hero, really shines through as a man caught between living an honest life and trying to help his long lost father. Keira Knightley, though a little sketchy at times, does an overall good job keeping the main characters in conflict. All in all, the acting in this movie is nothing to bat an eyelash at.
Directing
I think that Gore Verbinski really got offbase in this movie and started making things -- for lack of better words -- too goofy. Yeah, the first and second movies had their funny moments, but they were still able to stick with the main idea. This movie made me leave with a feeling that he really didn't try to catch the audience's imagination. He was simply trying to catch our pocketbooks.
Music
Though the series does have a very powerful main theme score, it is played over and over throughout the movie. The main theme song starts to become annoying and really frustrating to listen to in every single fight scene.
Camera Work
Overall the camera work was very imaginative and powerful. There are some breath-taking shots in this movie. There was a lot of devotion put into really building a scene around the story and timeframe.
"Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End" opens with a setting of cruelty and demise, as a large line of what appears to be poor, dirty peasants are lining up for the Gallows. You soon find out that these people are being charged with the crimes of being, aiding, or associating with pirates. This scene comes to an end as a young boy starts singing a popular pirate tune just as he is about to be hung.
The glory days of pirating are coming to an end and there is no where for the personable Jack Sparrow and crew to go. And to make matters worse, Sparrow is trapped somewhere in Davy Jones' locker as what little sanity he has left drifts away further and further.
Will Turner and his love Elizabeth Swann are caught up in the middle of a big pirate mess and must find a way to find Jack and recover the Black Pearl.
Acting
As always Johnny Depp does an admiral job of playing a contorted and mysterious character. Orlando Bloom, our main hero, really shines through as a man caught between living an honest life and trying to help his long lost father. Keira Knightley, though a little sketchy at times, does an overall good job keeping the main characters in conflict. All in all, the acting in this movie is nothing to bat an eyelash at.
Directing
I think that Gore Verbinski really got offbase in this movie and started making things -- for lack of better words -- too goofy. Yeah, the first and second movies had their funny moments, but they were still able to stick with the main idea. This movie made me leave with a feeling that he really didn't try to catch the audience's imagination. He was simply trying to catch our pocketbooks.
Music
Though the series does have a very powerful main theme score, it is played over and over throughout the movie. The main theme song starts to become annoying and really frustrating to listen to in every single fight scene.
Camera Work
Overall the camera work was very imaginative and powerful. There are some breath-taking shots in this movie. There was a lot of devotion put into really building a scene around the story and timeframe.
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