Fantasy gone berserk

Rating: 1/10 (24 July 2007)

I can't believe that movies like that are made, let alone result in great reviews and sequels etc.. First off, if you have not seen the previous episodes forget about making sense out of it. I thought there was an unwritten rule that you are supposed to say what has happened in previous episodes if it is important to know them to understand the action in the present movie. This utter contempt for the viewer who may want to catch up withe episodes.But why bother? Whatever the story might have been seems to be totally incoherent and relying on a massive suspension of disbelief. I can go up to a point in suspension of disbelief but a multiplicity of Johnny Depp's come now are we all five year olds. Pirates coming back from the dead, when did that genre gravitate from swashbuckling and chivalry to zombies and the netherworld. Which brings me to my last comments; what a giant waste of talent. The creation of children's movies (for adults with child level stupor ) now means that serious actors end up playing foolish unbelievable yarns. That's sad. I've seen Depp in good movies like the Libertine and Chocolat. Is he really that hard up for money that he has to play stuff that requires all the skills of an actor in a "grand guignol" sort of play. This movie is prototypical of the state of the industry, a ton of money spent to create a bad children's movie. Harry Potter, Shrek, spider Man, Superman, Batman 28 Weeks Later, Cars. If we like that kind of entertainment, it's no wonder we are fast asleep as a nation in fantasy when a war of aggression is perpetrated by our leaders.