In a rare chance due to some timely babysitting, my wife and I were able to get away to see Pirates 2 last night. We LOVED the first one and have seen it many times both in the movies and on DVD. This sequel left us a bit flat, as the last several movies we've seen have, including Superman and King Kong.
We found several of the key action sequences a bit too over-the-top, like the rolling "ball" scenes and the fight on the wheel scenes. One of the things that was refreshing about the first movie was the limited nature of the physics defying scenes in contrast to other action films of our era. Pirates 2 put the series more in line with the typical. Also, the CGI was more subdued and tasteful in the first one, whereas for this sequel it was much more heavily utilized and often not to great effect (it was too noticeable), particularly in some of the stunt scenes.
Also, the character of "Jack Sparrow" fell a bit flat this time. He simply wasn't as refreshing or appealing. There were a few fleeting moments where the character shone, but overall we just didn't get the same effect.
By the way, did anyone notice that this movie had what amounted to one of the longest end credits in cinematic history? At least that's what it felt like. We waited around for that 10 seconds of bonus footage after the credits rolled, but it was not worth it - nowhere close - especially for waiting what seemed like an eternity (it had to be around 10 minutes!).
Of course we'll try to see the third one with all the above said and we'll certainly try to watch this one again when it comes out on DVD to try to pick up on some more of the possible nuances. Perhaps this will work out better after another viewing...
In a rare chance due to some timely babysitting, my wife and I were able to get away to see Pirates 2 last night. We LOVED the first one and have seen it many times both in the movies and on DVD. This sequel left us a bit flat, as the last several movies we've seen have, including Superman and King Kong.
We found several of the key action sequences a bit too over-the-top, like the rolling "ball" scenes and the fight on the wheel scenes. One of the things that was refreshing about the first movie was the limited nature of the physics defying scenes in contrast to other action films of our era. Pirates 2 put the series more in line with the typical. Also, the CGI was more subdued and tasteful in the first one, whereas for this sequel it was much more heavily utilized and often not to great effect (it was too noticeable), particularly in some of the stunt scenes.
Also, the character of "Jack Sparrow" fell a bit flat this time. He simply wasn't as refreshing or appealing. There were a few fleeting moments where the character shone, but overall we just didn't get the same effect.
By the way, did anyone notice that this movie had what amounted to one of the longest end credits in cinematic history? At least that's what it felt like. We waited around for that 10 seconds of bonus footage after the credits rolled, but it was not worth it - nowhere close - especially for waiting what seemed like an eternity (it had to be around 10 minutes!).
Of course we'll try to see the third one with all the above said and we'll certainly try to watch this one again when it comes out on DVD to try to pick up on some more of the possible nuances. Perhaps this will work out better after another viewing...
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Armchair Arcade, Inc.