Editor's Note:
While Zombos and the gang are tied up with all that 8th dimension nonsense (see previous posts), Zombos Closet agent One-Eyed Willy caught a midnight showing of Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest. Here's his review for your edification pleasure.
Yo ho yo ho, it's the pirate's life for me! Crack open the rum, and butter me bum, this sure is a fine film. Before I drag my dead man's hairy chest to the office after spending the night watching me boy Jack Sparrow shiver his timbers, I want to put a few comments to digital paper for you landlubbers.
This summer movie sizzles! It has everything a good swashbuckling movie should have. It's a treasure chest full of pulse-pounding adventure and more; and more includes beautiful bonnie lasses, handsome men, rigorous swordplay, dastardly scoundrels, flogging, a scintillating score, and thar be monsters aplenty. Aye, mateys, monsters! From the legendary Kraken to old squidhead himself, Davy Jones, and his barnacle and mollusk-encrusted crew of the damned, they will take your breadth away through the clever and seamless use of CGI, makeup, and damn fine acting.
And sloshing his way through it all, from ship to island, is rum-soaked Jack Sparrow - oh, sorry, Captain Jack Sparrow. Just as he escapes from a nasty prison that features eye-plucking crows and very uncomfortable accommodations (wonder if they will add that to the Disney ride?), Bootstrap Bill comes calling with an untimely message from Davy Jones.
Seems Jack made a bargain with the sea-devil many years ago, and his time's run through. But always-conniving Jack brokers an interim deal, involving 99 souls, or so it would seem, to take his place aboard the Flying Dutchman, and he soon embroils Will Turner and Elizabeth in his little gambit with his impending eternal date with destiny. But Jack, Will and Elizabeth have their own agendas, and each go their separate ways until their paths cross across, a wee bit amidships, right about when we find them in Tortuga.
Article comments
1 - Phillip Winn
I just spotted this review on the front page of Google News. Great job!
2 - Iloz Zoc
Great. One-Eyed Willy will be impossible to deal with now that his review is popular. Thanks Phillip for pointing out Google News. One-Eyed is pretty giddy about that one. It is cool.
I'm stymied by the vitriolic reviews by many of the critics. After reading some of them, I still can't fathom why the strong negativity. Dead Man's Chest is simply a fun romp, and sports some of the most creative and effective art design I've seen in a long time. Go figure.
3 - Mary K. Williams
Very good write up!
The movie was a lot of fun, too bad I missed the part you spoke of after the credits.
4 - Patrice
I am looking for a picture of the Black pearl ship on a stormy sea. I am a painter and want to paint the picture,but I need the Black Pearl with full sales up. I also need the stormy clouds in the background. Can anyone send me a pic? Or tell me where to find it?
Thanks
5 - pirates tree-girl
The movie was so good, every one relly enjoyed it, well done to every one!!!
6 - Taylor
That was very good!!!! ♥Taylor♥