Just returned from seeing this one…if you love sea critters, and oddball sailing ships (including a submersible one!) , this film is for you! Personally, I thought it was a great escape, but it is looooong…so don’t buy a large soda!
The Black Pearl looks to have been redone, and is close to a ringer for Lindberg’s Jolly Roger…perhaps a new rerelease (again?). The Flying Dutchman is a kit that should be produced…I know I would buy several, just too fun (yeah, I know, unrealistic, but hey…Disney, remember?) !
After I got home, I immediately compared my memory of the Black Pearl to the front of my Captain Kidd. I think I may scrub the Wappen von Hapsburg plan and actually paint it in the color scheme of the pirates. The movie also was a nice reference for weathering sailing ships of the era.
I’m glad I wasn’t the only one who thought it was long. Considering it is 1 minute shorter than Superman Returns, it felt like it dragged on for 2 hours more than that movie in my opinion. I really did love the ships though and Johnny Depp was brilliant (though a little overdone at times).
We went to th show last night.I thought it was terrific.A great escape.The Black Pearl to me looks alot like the Peter Pan pirate ship.If you look at the old Revell kit it looks a lot like the Black Pearl.
Loved the movie, but then again I was a history major and did all of my projects on piracy, so anything “piratey” is a hit with me. Capt Hook is my all time evil hero. Sometimes Capt Morgan can get pretty evil on the weekends [;)] Getting ready to change careers since I just retired from the Navy. Think I’m gonna go back for a second BS in underwater archeology. Why not combine a two loves (history & diving) into a second career?
As far as the ships go…I compared it to my Jolly Roger (still in the box) when I got home and think I’m gonna hafta go with the Capt Kidd for the movie build. I love to super detail and the weathering for the Black Pearl will be fun but if you can accurately weather all the crustaceans and critters for the Flying Dutchman YOU DA MAN!
Funny you should mention that Rod. I was looking through the current Revell of Germany catalog and they are doing a reissue of the Peter Pan/Ghost pirate ship as the “Carribbean Pirate” believe.
I loved the movie too. I liked the way they made references to stuff from the first picture such as the two Tortuga “Ladies” giving Will a message for Jack, (Slap!) Govenor Swann breaking the light fixture in the prison just like Will did to the one in the Governor’s mansion, and Jack’s reaction upon seeing Elizabeth, (Quick, hide the rum!). Being a bit of a historian, I had to wonder how Elizabeth got out of that elaborate dress on her own, seeing how ladies gowns of that era fastened and tied up the back, requiring the aid of a ladies maid to get in and out of them. And did anyone else notice the blooper? After Jack and crew finnally escape from the canibals, Jack’s “multi eyed” makeup is gone, then reappears back aboard the Black Pearl when he’s having a discussion with Will.
As I learned, the movie made some 132 million $ gain in three days [:O] ! Whole the movie industry is in shock and awe !
Gentlemen, I didn’t know that the US people was so attracted by pirates and nautical lore. I’m truly surprised.
I have a feeling that the succes of the movie shall be the plastic sailing ship community’s savior. Perhaps the scale of interest towards old ships may persuade some producers to issue new sailing ship models.
Oh, you’d be suprised! Since some of the greats were Americans, we all loooove pirates…after all, don’t they represent the ultimate in freedom ? (even if in a dark sense) My best friend’s kids (three girls, one boy) all have pirate swords, ships, flags, and learned how to say “Arrrrh, Matey!” before anything else. Of course, that could be because I baby sat quite a bit for her…
I loved the film, it was worth the wait in line, the screaming kids and all. Next one is due out on Memorial day 2007 !
I just returned from the movie theater. I’m stunned, truly… I’m showered with a ton of cgi, swashbuckling and clever interpretations of nearly all the western nautical mythology/lore. I don’t know if anyone noticed but countless scenes and settings owe heavily to the Monkey Island series. I can only send my congratulations to Mr. Bruckheimer and Mr. Verbinski. It will be a difficult waiting for the third sequel for next year.
What struck me … yeah, I know, my odd sense of humor … was the almost religious adherence to certain scenes in Monty Python and the Holy Grail, which must be the greatest movie of all time if Bruckheimer is borrowing from it! [:D]
Me and my now 6 year old daughter LOVED the first movie. I could never get my mother (house wife) and stepfather (former Navy) to watch it. I went out of town this weekend to Atlanta,Ga to take my daughter to White Water amusment park of all places, and I return home to discover both my parents hooked! The movie premiered on TNT this weekend and they accidently wound up watching it!lol Now they too want to see the new movie. It’s hard getting my mother out of the house to the theratres. I hope to make it out to see it this week.
The Monkey Island series is a legendary series of computer games by LucasArts and created (mostly) by Tim Shafer. There were a series of four PC games (Secret of Monkey Island, Monkey Island 2: LeChuck’s Revenge, Curse of Monkey Island, and last (and least!) Escape from Monkey Island) that followed the (mis)adventures of Guybrush Threepwood, Legendary Pirate (in his own mind, that is!). Known for it’s introduction of Insult Swordfighting (written by none other than Orson Scott Card), it’s an absolute delight. I miss computer games like that.
