Savy

Rating: 8/10 (29 May 2007)

The gangs all here for the third installment in the Pirates series and its a hell of a ride. The likes of which I can only make small comparisons but in the end have never seen. I grew up watching Indy and Han Solo and as those movies progressed and eventually aged they sort of lost their magic. I have also seen the resurrection of these films in the form of mummies and computer programs crash and burn. The Pirates of the Caribbean movies have delivered a nice trilogy one I have been waiting for my whole life. I know the script was rushed. I know there are flaws everywhere of all different sorts. But for me there's has never been a moment in any of these movies where my attention wandered. I love how by Worlds Ends conclusion everything has come full circle. I love how certain questions are only partially answered and left a little open. Jack is still Jack. Yet Elizabeth & Will are somehow forever changed but no worse for the wear in fact they are weathered and stronger than ever by the end of part 3. Isn't that life?!?! The bitching and moaning about the length of 3 or how convoluted the whole thing is has to be coming from the mouths of those who never really enjoyed the film from the start. I walked into at Worlds End expecting there to be a lot of exposition. In fact I welcomed it so long as they didn't muck up the existing story line too bad and they don't. Plus the pacing is sharp and and always keeps you on your toes. Now the Chow Yun Fat & Keith Richards argument about how they are either pointless or underused. Bulls*@t. I could and did find cons things I didn't like but these negative remarks are so misleading and not my concern at all and pale to the overall amazing job everyone who worked on all 3 of these movies did with such a short amount of time. To sum it all up. Pirates 3 is a really good movie with some bad parts. Not a really bad movie with some good parts. The latter of which seems to be the theme in just about every movie out there now exspecially these big budget popcorn movies. A Pirates life for me indeed.