Time is no torture: A movie like a comfy chair (prod me with soft cushions!)

Rating: Null/10 (31 May 2007)

WARNING: SPOILERS RIGHT AHEAD!
A Disney-movie starting with a mass hanging --- I never thought I'd live to see that! Quite a dramatic way to impress on the audience how evil that EITC is, it might turn out as a bit of a shock for younger viewers. Anyway, I don't mind. I've had my share of screeching and questioning kids during the first movie (PG-rated), I'd be glad if they'd been scared off by the second one
Actually, there's precious little that encourages my notorious nit-picking (I won't go at lengths on what already has been posted under the heading of goofs --- most of it sounds quite reasonable) and I have to disagree completely with all previous opinions that describe this lovely sum of a concept as too long, too bad or too boring. "At World's End" may be overzealous at times (in tradition to its predecessors), but nonetheless, Ted and Terry manage to knit a nice, colourful fabric made of lots of loose ends, various threads, rags and tattered stuff of all kinds. My deepest respect, I've never ever been good at needlework.
And the garment fits very nicely!
Its quite comfortable: Three hours have never felt so short before, in fact, it's skin tight. A loose-fitting 200-minutes-feature would have suited me even better The only people who consider this film as being too long either seem to have mistaken the movie for another brainless all-action-feature, neglected to go for a pee before, drank too much while watching or should better consult a physician of their choice. Over here the movie is being served including a comfortable break for the weak of bladder.
It feels good: Though it wouldn't have to be action-packed like that I don't really mind. Acting hardly falls short, but I must admit I'd like to have seen more of Sao Feng and his intriguing relationship with (Captain!) Jack Sparrow And though Norrington makes a heroic last stand I'd rather have preferred him to survive for good acting. Same goes for Beckett (really great in "The Libertine" for instance). I mean, it's still me suit, but the adornments come off so easily Yet it looks rather fine still For the hugest ornament remains. Johnny Depp is just incredible (there's the "Arizona Dream"-chicken again! I love this kind of quotes), as usual, a pattern of slightly anarchistic design, fitting anyone with a thought of his own.
And I suppose the thin parts and holes are just there to serve as a kind of ventilation...
Keith Richards turns out to be as a somewhat less than stunning actor (I suppose nobody expected some kind of miracle), but he does not fail to deliver his message. The hilarious "How's mum?"-scene is probably going to become one of the top-100-most-memorable-scenes in movie history Well, I'd vote for that!
And as for Will and Lizzy, I think that's the most graceful and suitable fate for repeated treachery Congratulations to Ted and Terry, that's storytelling at its best! I love your brains, boys!
To the point: Neither as light and surprising (well, that's no surprise) as the first part nor as gloomy or OTT as the second but rather a delightful mix in between, recommended to everyone who happened to like either one.
Is this the end? Probably not. My head likes it as it seems to be, but my heart wants more I guess, other people's heads and hearts work quite alike. There are still some stories to tell
For the lovers of speculations: Will Barbossa's crew still follow him after detecting the "gaping hole" in his plans? Yeah, give it a thought I'm quite sure most of you'd like to see Barbossa marooned on a deserted island, probably even to be rescued (or not) by Jack
SPOILERS AND SPECULATIONS OFF
Now to my dear fellow readers and writers:
To you who detested the movie: Well, I'd never pay a fiver just that I can say how badly spent it was, would I? Why did you go to see it if you had been biased right from the start? If you cherish ruining other people's days, don't post, please. Go kick a dog instead. Preferably a big, fangy one.
And you who detected plot-holes a mile wide: Would you please care to describe exactly what you mean? I think most of the pieces fall into place rather accurately. But probably you just missed to watch PotC II last year
And finally to all of you who detected sort of anti-globalization antics (EITC = WTO?) in this movie, I reluctantly agree (I'd rather not indulge in it for I have to live here during the G8 meeting!). Intentional or not, there is something
And it's not just good business, is it?
Hoist the Colours!
9/10 --- 20/10 for Johnny Depp. As before