Jaw-dropping, awe-inspiring, breath-taking wow!

Rating: 10/10 (31 May 2007)

It was incredible! The best one out of all of them! I mean, "COTBP" was amazing, and "DMC" was alright but "AWE" was just downright awe-inspiring, breath-taking wow worthy! I saw it tonight, the 8:00 performance actually and I was on the edge of my seat the entire time! The only times I settled back were when I was scratching my head saying 'What the hell is going on here?' but other than that I was clutching my fiancée's hand like a mad-woman and surprised myself by crying; not once, but twice! I cried once when Governor Swann had his last conversation with Elizabeth and the second time was at the end, and I was sobbing. My entire body was racked with sobs and it was hard to breathe (I did breathe, but it took some effort). I was SO overcome by the emotional 'death' of Will Turner... so, those rumours way back when were sorta right. He 'died' but he became the captain of the 'Flying Dutchman' so he wasn't really dead at all! And yes it's tragic that he can only see Elizabeth once every 10 years for a day but he's right... it all depends on what you do with that day, and they made their day very memorable.... *cries* ...I'm getting all emotional thinking about it.... and if what I've read is true, because Elizabeth stayed faithful it is possible that Will can come back on land again- but we won't know for sure until the DVD or the 4th installment.
With the whole nonsense of 'Sparrowbeth' the whole 'love story' between Jack and Elizabeth is non-existent. Will thinks it is there, but Elizabeth basically says that her only reason for killing Jack (and kissing him) was to save all their lives (like I figured from the very end of movie 2). There is some question though because she is very glad to see him when they come upon him at worlds end and she indicates to Will that everything would be fine once Jack was found. Will, being the stupid git that he is thinks that its because she loves Jack- but its really about her guilt over forcing him to Davy Jones Locker in the first place.
As for the rest of the movie- it was one large chess match with Jack as the grand-master of it all. He puts all the pieces in line (like movie 1) and then, when he has his goal within his hands he has to do the right thing, and he does! The entirety of the movie brought the series full circle with little nuances here and there- like the two Englishmen guarding the boat in the first movie guarding Davy Jones' heart, Norrington's sword being the sword that was used to 'kill' Will and of course, Jack leaving the movie in a dingy, just like he came into it...
....as for the ending, well it was tragic (what with Will being the captain of the Flying Dutchman and all) but I found it romantically beautiful at the same time. Even though my tears. The love that Will and Elizabeth share is strong enough to endure though 10 years of separation. And with the door open for a fourth installment (what with Jack going looking for the fountain of youth, which is described as a grail of some sort) there is the possibility that Will and Elizabeth (and their son) can be together for all eternity. That in my mind would be the perfect ending to a perfect series....
*looks up at the post* Yeah, I know what ya'll thinking, I'm a sap... and a hopeless romantic, and I am totally in love with the whole pirates trilogy with number three being my most favourite. I say, any movie that can make me laugh, cry and laugh some more through the tears, and keep me on the edge of my seat the entire time is a totally perfectly well done movie.....
*sigh* ....and I want there to be a fourth installment SO badly! It can be called; Pirates of the Caribbean 4; Eternal Life or something like that....
So, in conclusion; Pirates 3; At World End was by far, the best of the trilogy and I raise my glass to all the wonderful men and women who worked on/acted in the movie and I hope that everyone else loved it as well....