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Author Topic: Pirates of the Caribbean Josh Kirkhart Expert Film Handler Posts: 165 From: Austin/Houston, TX, USA Registered: Nov 2001 posted 07-09-2003 06:43 AM                     Righteous Film Fun!! I personally cannot believe it is good as it is. Cutthroat Island it is not. I can quarantee ya this is 80% Bruckhiemer and the rest Disney. First of all, no company logos ushering us in, scared the hell out of me when building but I flashed back to Black Hawk Down and connected the Bruckhiemer dots. Has a good score and great mix. The directing was sound, didn't give me one erroneous shot. The effects were as seamless as could be, kept looking for that moonlight mistake, but they caught it all. Johnny Depp riegns supreme in this, his best in a while, probably the best character since Fear and Loathing. Rush is good but hes never bad and the damsel in distress is hot(Star Wars Portman clone, not Rush). The pirates themselves are individuals and have thier own quirks which is cool. I think they kicked ass on this, and it didn't drag thru that 143 minutes. Recommending and going to bed.  |  IP: Logged Darryl Spicer Film God Posts: 3250 From: Lexington, KY, USA Registered: Dec 2000 posted 07-09-2003 08:59 AM                    I think one reason that there were no opening logos is because Disney did not want there logo jumping out at you since the film was rated PG-13. The first film to be released with this rating not to be a touchstone title.  |  IP: Logged Mark J. Marshall Film God Posts: 3188 From: New Castle, DE, USA Registered: Aug 2002 posted 07-09-2003 09:04 AM                    That's funny. I thought the guy who built ours up cut the logo off by mistake! This was a GREAT movie! It would have been great to see this movie earlier in the summer rather than that stupid Keanu Reeves movie (what was that called again?). Anyway, at two and a half hours, this movie didn't drag at all for me. Johnny Depp was incredibly fun to watch as Captain Jack Sparrow. It's a real shame that he'll probably never get nominated for an award for that part. The sword fights are great, the fight scenes are intense, the sound mix is incredible, the special effects are flawless, and for those who have been to the Disney parks, be sure to watch for little scenes from the ride. Think before taking small children to see this movie, because the cursed pirates are pretty scary looking at night. Thumbs up all the way on this one!  |  IP: Logged Claude S. Ayakawa Film God Posts: 2738 From: Waipahu, Hawaii, USA Registered: Aug 2002 posted 07-09-2003 12:50 PM                        Bruckheimer's earlier film, "PEARL HARBOR" also did use the Touchstone (Disney) logo. Looking forward to seeing this movie in SRD-EX. -Claude  |  IP: Logged Tim Reed Better Projection Pays Posts: 5246 From: Northampton, PA Registered: Sep 1999 posted 07-09-2003 01:46 PM                       Judging from the trailer, it looks like it could be a cool pirate movie. But somehow, I can't associate hard, screeching, grunge-rock music with seafaring? I hope it's not that way in the movie.  |  IP: Logged Josh Kirkhart Expert Film Handler Posts: 165 From: Austin/Houston, TX, USA Registered: Nov 2001 posted 07-09-2003 04:54 PM                     No rock and roll or grunge, all score, baby!!  |  IP: Logged Chase Taylor Expert Film Handler Posts: 175 From: Troy, Alabama, USA Registered: Mar 2001 posted 07-09-2003 08:10 PM                        Bruckheimer did not put an opening logo on "Pearl Harbor" or "Black Hawk Down". What a great fun movie. I will watch it again. Chase Taylor  |  IP: Logged Brad Miller Administrator Posts: 17775 From: Plano, TX (36.2 miles NW of Rockwall) Registered: May 99 posted 07-09-2003 08:12 PM                     Two thumbs up here for Pirates. The movie as a whole is just plain fun. There was a spot a bit past the halfway point that dragged, but only for a couple of minutes. Johnny Depp inparticular was great and perfect for this role. I enjoyed this film quite a bit and it may actually get a second viewing before it leaves the theaters. (VERY rare for me.) Try and pick a theater with a good sound system. It's got a great track on it! This will probably be this summer's sleeper hit. Definitely check this one out in theaters. Don't wait for the DVD. This movie deserves to be seen in a theater.  |  IP: Logged Thomas Procyk Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1842 From: Royal Palm Beach, FL, USA Registered: Feb 2002 posted 07-09-2003 10:04 PM                     Just saw this today in both DLP and film. What an awesome movie! I didn't expect it to be as "intense" as it was. I figured even at PG-13, with Disney hands on it, it would probably be tame. Nope! Battles and ghosts and all the good stuff! Orlando Bloom kept taking me back to LOTR with some of his acting. The sound mix was awesome! The DLP house was THX certified, and I felt the thunder and cannon fire in my chest. Reccomended 100%  |  IP: Logged Dennis Benjamin Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1445 From: Denton, MD Registered: Feb 2002 posted 07-11-2003 11:31 PM                        GREAT FUN! My son wants to be a pirate now............  |  IP: Logged Pete Lawrence Expert Film Handler Posts: 192 From: Middleburg, PA Registered: Aug 1999 posted 07-12-2003 01:42 AM                     I wasn't expecting much when my wife and daughter talked me into seeing this last night. They dragged me along to buy the tickets. You have to have been on the Pirates of the Caribbean ride at the Disney parks to appreciate a lot of the images and one liners through out the film. All the lead actors were convincing and the effects were good. Overall, two hours and twenty some minutes of mindless summer fun. Six thumbs up for this film. The presentation was another matter. We saw it in theater 16 at the Island 16: cinema de lux at Holtsville, NY. A so called "Directors Hall". A National Amusements theater. When the trailers started it was obviously out of focus. An annoying travel ghost as visible on the top third of the screen. I went out and called it to the attention of the manager at the time. Then went back to watch the film. You can guess what happened. Nothing. When the credits ran at the end they were out of focus and the ghosting was still there. The cleanup staff was milling around and talking in the front of the theater waiting for the dozen remaining paying customers to leave so they could clean up. That in it's self is totally unacceptable. I again complained to a different manager explaining what had happened. When I said I complained at the beginning of the show, but really didn't expect anything to change, she just smiled and then gave me passes. This theater has been open for about six months and is supposed to be a cut above the rest. It has already started to decay. I was told it's a union booth, but I didn't get to speak to the operator. I can't help wondering if anyone else complained. If not, I'm sorry to say, they will sit like sheep and watch anything. And get exactly what they deserve in terms of presentation. I'm hoping someone from National Amusements reads this. A perfect example of "film done wrong".  |  IP: Logged Paul Mayer Oh get out of it Melvin, before it pulls you under! Posts: 3836 From: Albuquerque, NM Registered: Feb 2000 posted 07-12-2003 12:07 PM                        Unlikely that was a union booth. When National Amusements opened their "The Bridge Cinema De Lux" location in the Promenade at Howard Hughes Center in Los Angeles they had an article published in the LA Times which noted that the company's policy was for projection to be handled by the theater managers (as opposed to floor staff). No dedicated operators (union or otherwise) there.  |  IP: Logged David Stambaugh Film God Posts: 4021 From: Eugene, Oregon Registered: Jan 2002 posted 07-12-2003 06:11 PM                        Regal Cinema World 8, Eugene, 11:45AM, house #3, probably DTS (educated guess as there were no dropouts at numerous lab splices). Attendance about 65. Very good presentation. Liked it a lot. Johnny Depp is great. Nice action sequences. Plenty going on. Humor. They could have trimmed about 10 mins or so out of it though without harming it. My only technical complaint is the dialog level seemed mixed a little low relative to music & effects, made it difficult sometimes to understand everything being said.  |  IP: Logged Dennis Benjamin Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1445 From: Denton, MD Registered: Feb 2002 posted 07-12-2003 10:53 PM                        As a former booth supervisor for them I know that they do not employ Union Projectionists at their theatres. New York may be a different story. Sumner Redstone would roll over in his grave if they had employed Union Guys...... oh wait, sorry he is not dead yet.... ooopsss  |  IP: Logged Darryl Spicer Film God Posts: 3250 From: Lexington, KY, USA Registered: Dec 2000 posted 07-13-2003 01:09 AM                    I know they used to employ union projectionists because I know a guy who used to work for them. He also told me that when they started using managment they had to go thru a booth training course.  |  IP: Logged

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