The Tingler Posted May 7, 2006 Share Posted May 7, 2006 I hope everyone's seen the new trailer for Pirates of the Caribbean 2: Dead Man's Chest and are getting suitably excited. If you haven't, go here . Notice the fact that there's a Voodoo Lady in a swamp? Who's betting the ending's going to feature Davey Jones turning out to be Jack Sparrow's brother and it was all just one big fairground ride? (that spoiler was for any people who haven't played Monkey Island 2. I know you're out there) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshi Posted May 7, 2006 Share Posted May 7, 2006 I doubt that'll be then ending of Pirates 2 considering there's a 3'rd installment and both are being filmed back to back. But yes, the trailer does look very good, Depp is back on form as Sparrow, the humour and action seem quite good and one can't really complain about a guy with tentacles as a beard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gabez Posted May 7, 2006 Share Posted May 7, 2006 Yeah, it looks awesome. The shot of the Kracken destroying the ship looks *awesome*. Reminds me of the end of the new Super Man trailer, which also looks *s.h.i.t hot* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Tingler Posted May 7, 2006 Author Share Posted May 7, 2006 I know! Pirates 2 and Supe Returns trailers coming out on the same day, and both looking great! They really are both duking it out for title of my 'Most Wanted Film' of this year! (So far, Pirates 2 is winning. Just) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshi Posted May 7, 2006 Share Posted May 7, 2006 The new Trailer for Casino Royale came out the same day too, which also looks good. But I really love the Sparrow humour, you can't beat it. Johnny Depp was born to play this role. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Tingler Posted May 8, 2006 Author Share Posted May 8, 2006 YEsss... I saw the Casino Royale one too. I like Bond, I think it'll be good, but I'm really not sure about the logic of an older Dame Judi Dench playing M as Bond starts his career... in the present day. I think it would've been better if it had been set in the 60s, with a new M. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thrik Posted May 8, 2006 Share Posted May 8, 2006 I thought that at first, but really, the whole essence of time in the Bond universe is so messed up that I'm not sure it matters. You just have to kind of suspend disbelief in that respect, although I must say that using the current M is a weird move. I think very few people will be bothered about it in reality though, and I suspect that a similar amount won't even notice the continuity hole. Bond is more about the experience of the moment and the character rather than how it slots into the rest of the series, which adds to the series' uniqueness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshi Posted May 8, 2006 Share Posted May 8, 2006 Ditto what Thrik said, I simply just take each bond as a new movie, I don't really see them as any kind of series of movies that happen one after the other. You could simply call it "another spy movie that just happens to have the same characters"... but I wouldn't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alien426 Posted May 9, 2006 Share Posted May 9, 2006 You just have to kind of suspend disbelief in that respect Yeah, like using Maud Adams as both Octopussy and as Andrea Anders in The Man With The Golden Gun. Then using Joe Don Baker as Brad Whitaker in The Living Daylights and as Jack Wade in GoldenEye... I think the older Bonds have more charme. May be the actor (Connery), may be the crew (composer John Barry, production designer Ken Adam, writer Richard Maibaum...), may be the time setting. I guess a classic approach could have work better than today's 007s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scabb Posted May 29, 2006 Share Posted May 29, 2006 I thought the pirates of the caribbean 2 trailer was a bit poo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshi Posted May 29, 2006 Share Posted May 29, 2006 Any reason, or do you just not like POTC (or think the sequels going to be crap?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itchythesamurai Posted May 30, 2006 Share Posted May 30, 2006 I think the trailer looks pretty dandy, and it's pretty much a guaranteed winner at the box office. Also, new Ghost Rider trailer came out fairly recently. Clickie! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshi Posted May 30, 2006 Share Posted May 30, 2006 Yeah, is it me, or does the skeleton part of the Ghost rider look pretty naff? The flames are okay, I guess, although they could be better, but the skeleton bones just look way to plasticy. Still, looks set to be an okay film. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samnmax221 Posted May 31, 2006 Share Posted May 31, 2006 Any reason, or do you just not like POTC (or think the sequels going to be crap?) Johnny Depp kinda weirds me out, other then that there great Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itchythesamurai Posted May 31, 2006 Share Posted May 31, 2006 Yeah, I'm sure Johnny Depp makes a lot of guys feel weird, especially close-minded guys with ultraconservative backgrounds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samnmax221 Posted May 31, 2006 Share Posted May 31, 2006 He looks different in every movie he's in shall we review http://data1.blog.de/blog/j/johnnydepp23/img/platoon01.jpg Platoon http://terryxart.com/Ed%20Scissorhands%20037.jpg Scissorhands http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Hottest.jpg POTC Just to cite a few examples When I watched Platoon a while back I had no idea it was him untill the credits rolled Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshi Posted May 31, 2006 Share Posted May 31, 2006 I'd say the mark of a good actor is not being typecast (okay, so he's known to take weird roles) and being able to play a variety of different characters. Plus Captain Jack Sparrow is one of the greatest creations in recent movie history. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Tingler Posted May 31, 2006 Author Share Posted May 31, 2006 If we're still looking for pre-viewing Monkey Island comparisons, there are also cannibals on a desert island (although so far Lemonhead has not been sighter), and the poster for the movie shows a Voodoo Doll of Jack Sparrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samnmax221 Posted May 31, 2006 Share Posted May 31, 2006 I'd say the mark of a good actor is not being typecast (okay, so he's known to take weird roles) and being able to play a variety of different characters. Plus Captain Jack Sparrow is one of the greatest creations in recent movie history. Jack Sparrow is the only thing Disney has gotten perfect in a long damn time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itchythesamurai Posted June 1, 2006 Share Posted June 1, 2006 Ah, I caught myself. I was about to make an extremely tasteless comment about the atrocities of Disney, but I remember that this isn't the Sam and Max board. That said, I agree wholeheartedly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshi Posted June 1, 2006 Share Posted June 1, 2006 Jack Sparrow is the only thing Disney has gotten perfect in a long damn time Very true (although from what I hear, they are bringing back their traditional feature animation department), and frankly, all they did was fund production, it was Depp and Gore who made the character who he is (among others). If Disney hadn't decided to cash in on one of their theme park rides (something that happened [sarcasm]so well[/] the second time round with Haunted Mansion) he'd have never been born in the first place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scummbuddy Posted June 1, 2006 Share Posted June 1, 2006 Don't forget "The Country Bears"!!!! Egad... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gabez Posted June 1, 2006 Share Posted June 1, 2006 I thought the first POTC trailer was a bit mediocre, but the second one's awesome. And also the trailer for the first film was, if I remember rightly, awful... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scummbuddy Posted June 2, 2006 Share Posted June 2, 2006 True. Everyone was scared about the tone of the film based soley off of "...try wearing a corset!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Udvarnoky Posted June 2, 2006 Share Posted June 2, 2006 Removing that line would have resulted in a better movie. That's how cringe-worthy it was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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