Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End

[liralen]

Oh My God. Chow Yun Fat makes an absolutely *fabulous* Chinese pirate. His Captain Sao Feng was the jewel of this movie, for me. I think he perfectly hits a scarred/powerful mixture of poet and monster that just made my heart go pit-a-pat.

Keith Richards made an amazing pirate, too, but in an entirely different way. *laughter*

It wasn't as tight as the first movie. I think what I loved in the very first movie was the whole feeling of dominoes all falling into place, each placed by the inebriated fingertips of Captain Jack Sparrow. Both the second movie and this lost that feeling, this one most completely. The intricacies of cause and effect felt completely blown to smithereens in this one.

Still, the various wildly twisting plots are mostly tied up in a very messy, oddly beautiful knot with just the right ends hanging at the end. It was still pretty good. Like the second there were a few too many effects, but boy-howdie were some of them spectacular. The splinters were just astonishing, and you'll see why I say that near the end.

There is an Easter egg for the romantics, so stay through the credits.

And, oh, yeah, I WANT that Chinese pirate queen outfit Keira was wearing during the parley.

(There are spoilers in the comments, so know that before you click.)

Comments

[space-parasite.livejournal.com]

I thought that was was CYF! Excellent!

Elizabeth's Chinese pirate outfit was great, although I am sad she lost the hat.

[liralen.livejournal.com]

I am, too! The hat really made it for me. *giggles* I now have hair the same length as hers!!

It was definitely CYF. *happy dance*

[outintexas.livejournal.com]

I left before the credits finished... what was the final scene?

I thoroughly enjoyed the movie today, but I agree it was probably the weaker of the three. Still, it was quite fun.

[liralen.livejournal.com]

It was Elizabeth with her ten-year-old son coming over the hills of England to the sea... a green flash and Will coming on the Flying Dutchman, all manly-like. *giggles*

I am always amazed when one night brings about a boy. Yeesh. But romantic pit-a-pat, too. *happy sigh* about them not going the way of the previous couple.