Pirates: On Stranger(er) Tides

[Archbio]

See, other people who've seen the third (I had to struggle with myself not to use another word, there) Pirates movie seem to sometimes imply that there was an actual fight at the end of it, but I really just recall only two ships going at it in a whirlpool while others just sit at the horizon.

Maybe the movie was so bad I was hallucinating.

Also: I thought the crabs worked better than the cannibals in the second one. However, maybe this new one can do without questionable cartoon interludes altogether.

[Fifthfiend]

Originally Posted by Archbio

See, other people who've seen the third (I had to struggle with myself not to use another word, there) Pirates movie seem to sometimes imply that there was an actual fight at the end of it, but I really just recall only two ships going at it in a whirlpool while others just sit at the horizon.

Did you not see the end of Revolutions?

...not that I'd blame you.

[Archbio]

I think I blanked out of my memory the part with the many Smiths but only one of them fights and went straight with the other fight of the movie: the one where the squiddidlies assault Zion repetitively. You're right that the former is actually bad just like the Pirates one is bad, while the latter is bad in its own special way. And I don't mean it's bad because EMPs don't quite work like a Greek Fire analogue in the siege of Zion. Because that would be weird.

In a sense, maybe I'd blame less Matrix Revolutions for the let down because they might have painted themselves in a corner with Neo's fluctuating power levels and the groundbreaking fight scene stuff that the scene would have needed for them to come up with so it would be done right.

While Pirates had ships all along and I'm sure the filmmakers know how ships move and fight. They just needed to put a few of them together at the same time, the lousy bums.

[Magus]

I remember thinking that I liked the second Pirates movie back when it came out, but then realized that since it and the third were inextricably linked plotwise my enthusiasm was somewhat lessened.

Basically the films should be stand-alone like the first and now this one if they are going to keep making them.

[Krylo]

I don't remember anything about any of the Pirates movies after the Will/Jack/Whazzisname the drunk ex-admiral or whatever fight in the water wheel.

I think I've blacked out the entirety of the third one.

Though they were still better than the matrix sequels.

[Fifthfiend]

Originally Posted by Archbio

While Pirates had ships all along and I'm sure the filmmakers know how ships move and fight. They just needed to put a few of them together at the same time, the lousy bums.

I guess this could maybe be explained based on budget but honestly I don't even think anyone can seriously claim that the Pirates didn't, or that anyone expected they wouldn't, make back enough to justify the expense.

[Melfice]

Meh.
Good movies, bad movies.

I only measure in entertaining or non-entertaining movies. A good movie can be entirely non-entertaining and vice-versa, where a bad movie can be highly entertaining.

The entire Pirates series is entertaining to me.