Did I mention I loved the effects? I thought Bill Nighy was wonderfully wonderfully Nighy. We were a little close to the screen, so some of the fight choreography almost needed head movements to track. But I loved what they did with the waterwheel, especially the key. I mean, when they got near it, I thought "Hey! They need to use that!" But I had no idea how much or how coolly.
Well some friends of Buffy played a funny joke and they took her stuff and now she wants us to help get it back from her friends who sleep all day and have no tans.
Xander ,'Lessons'
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§ ita § - Jul 08, 2006 4:30:36 pm PDT #2799 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Melpomene - Jul 08, 2006 4:31:31 pm PDT #2800 of 10001
Ever fired your gun in the air and yelled, 'Aaaaaaah?'
I thought he was speaking French, too. It had stood out to me for some reason. I'm glad to see all the Scruffy Norrington love. Most of the effects were fantastic. I loved the way Davey's crew would appear out of no where and the suctioning of Davey's tentacles. I'm a little weirded out that I found Davey Jones to be kinda cute. I'm going to comfort myself that it's because I know it's Bill Nighy.
sumi - Jul 08, 2006 4:32:49 pm PDT #2801 of 10001
Art Crawl!!!
Yeah, I got that the guy in the boat was speaking in French. Did people not understand that? I mean, I didn't understand HIM but then, I don't speak French.
Hec -- that sounds right. So he wants to die because he can't be free anymore? Or he wants to go to Malaysia where (guess what) they still have pirates today?
Betsy HP - Jul 08, 2006 4:34:17 pm PDT #2802 of 10001
If I only had a brain...
That is officially my favorite fantasy swordfight of all time. Just... wow.
Melpomene - Jul 08, 2006 4:36:39 pm PDT #2803 of 10001
Ever fired your gun in the air and yelled, 'Aaaaaaah?'
That is officially my favorite fantasy swordfight of all time. Just... wow.
Mine, too. It knocked The Princess Bride out of the top spot.
DavidS - Jul 08, 2006 4:40:02 pm PDT #2804 of 10001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
That is officially my favorite fantasy swordfight of all time. Just... wow.
I prefer Princess Bride still, and even the blacksmith fight in the first PotC. This sequence was spectacular but it wasn't so much about fight choreography as a bunch of CGI. Reminded me of the escalation that happened in LoTR from the cave troll fight (perfect!) to Legolas taking down the Olyphaunt (animated overkill).
§ ita § - Jul 08, 2006 4:41:02 pm PDT #2805 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
It was a better display of stuff than Princess Bride. But I still like that one best, because it's character-revealing. This one was more pyrotechnics with one point of suspense: who will end up with the key? Don't get me wrong--very clever and breathtaking and wins the choreography competition hands down. Just not the plot/character one.
sumi - Jul 08, 2006 4:44:12 pm PDT #2806 of 10001
Art Crawl!!!
Yeah, I LOVED that scene.
Polter-Cow - Jul 08, 2006 4:48:02 pm PDT #2807 of 10001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Oh, the Princess Bride one still pwns all.
Strega - Jul 08, 2006 4:52:51 pm PDT #2808 of 10001
re rowboat guy: Oh. Well, that'd do it. I heard other people in the audience saying "What?" and someone nearby explained, but I guess they were translating when I thought they were repeating the line and I'd missed it.
So... never mind!
Re Hec's whitefont: Hm, I dunno if I believe he'd put "preserving the pirate lifestyle for other people" above his own survival. I suspect the end-of-piracy thing has more to do with the East India Co turning up everywhere.