tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3399905087948142433.post7119065840826599264..comments2023-11-16T02:56:51.776-06:00Comments on The Ramblings of a Minnesota Geek: Andy's Friday Five: Pirates of the CaribbeanAndrew Simonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10882456440562600101noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3399905087948142433.post-11331627005470168832011-05-20T19:43:24.675-05:002011-05-20T19:43:24.675-05:00Good article. Agree with some points, disagree wit...Good article. Agree with some points, disagree with others. <br /><br />I think the sequels were bloated, though plotting per se wasn't necessarily the problem. The cannibal island scene of Dead Man's Chest could have bee scrapped completely - it's extremely long, unfunny and uninteresting, and adds little to the story. Plus the scenes with Tom Hollander and Jonathan Pryce in Port Royal seem to be from another movie. <br /><br />At World's End had bad pacing problems. The Davy Jones' locker scenes went on too long and were ridiculous to the extreme, and the build-up to the final battle was a bit overdone. The inconsistent tone, going from mass executions to wacky monkey battles at the drop of the hat, bugged me too. There's also a lack of dramatic economy with Chow Yun-Fat's pointless character and poor use of Norrington and Governor Swann.<br /><br />I did enjoy At World's End despite its flaws. You won't get me to say much good about Dead Man's Chest, I'm afraid. I'll still being seeing the new flick but I'm skeptical.Groggy Dundeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14990254767008162244noreply@blogger.com