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A place to talk about movies--old and new, good and bad, high art and high cheese. It's the place to place your kittens on the award winners, gossip about upcoming fims and discuss DVD releases and extras. Spoiler policy: White font all plot-related discussion until a movie's been in wide release two weeks, and keep the major HSQ in white font until two weeks after the video/DVD release.
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?
That is officially my favorite fantasy swordfight of all time. Just... wow.
That is officially my favorite fantasy swordfight of all time. Just... wow.
Mine, too. It knocked The Princess Bride out of the top spot.
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).
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.
Yeah, I LOVED that scene.
Oh, the Princess Bride one still pwns all.
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.
Hmm. I'm not sure which sword fight I like better (between PB, PotC1 and PotC2).
I think I shall have to rewatch all of them, just to be sure.
Throw in Rob Roy while you're at it. Eeeh movie, fantastic climactic duel.
Back to PotC2: Elizabeth and Jack trying to seduce one another -- over to their moral side, natch --? Hottest. thing. evah.
Also, when Norrington said "I want to serve under Captain Jack Sparrow!" I blurted out 'I bet you do!'
And you're right, ita, this swordfight is all pyrotechnics and no heart. I do not care, for I am shallow.