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annathepiperOkay folks, I promised a post of great piratical YARR-itude after last night's adventure into Woodinville, so here we go! Big kudos go out to ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
mamishka for organizing it all, for lo, we had quite the large herd both at Red Robin and at the Woodinville Cinema, where we gathered to pillage, plunder, and drink tasty drinks full of rum. The hands on deck included of course the Meems (a.k.a. the Dread Pirate Captain Maggie Wiles), solarbird, spazzkat, darthhellokitty, kingchiron, lyricae, tinlail, tiggymalvern, and many more. lyricae and tiggymalvern both took pictures, and their shots should hopefully be showing up on their journals as well as Meems' soon! But they've also sent pics around, so I'll include in this post this photo of an attempt to shanghai an Asian pirate wench:
Seizing the Booty
We knew we were in for an amusing time when we closed in on the restaurant and saw Meems out in the parking lot with her pirate flag hoisted high. That gave us a fabulous point around which to rally, both outside as well as in the theater later. Meems brought all sorts of extra pirate props to hand out, which worked well for several of us--including me! I'd managed to actually put a vaguely pirate-looking outfit together, complete with brown feathers in my hair, and even fairly color-coordinated as well (despite the fact that you could argue that pirates do not care for fashion). But Meems' gold and yellow scarf really topped me off well. Forkingchiron, she provided a large stuffed alligator. We told her after dinner that it really needed to have a clock stuck in it so it could tick.
It was quite, quite giggle-inducing to see one little girl in the restaurant come up to us with her jaw visibly dropped. Two young teenage-looking girls came up to us and begged for pictures as well. Lots and lots of people asked if we'd seen the movie yet, and we kept calling out that we were about to go see it after dinner. Our favorite responses to this question were "Movie? What movie?" and "Arrrrr! We're here to see Cars!" ;) And over in the theater, we discovered we weren't the only ones in costume either, as we spied a fellow in a fine Captain Jack Sparrow costume. We all yelled "YARR!" at him with great enthusiasm. :D
And as for the movie, suffice to say that it was a breathless, giddy, fabulous summer flick, perfect for popcorn consumption, and the only reason I had no popcorn was because of filling me pirate belly with too much shrimp and rum over at the restaurant. ;)casirafics has observed quite rightly that if you stop to think about it rationally, you can find several criticisms to make about it--part of me for example found it a bit incoherent at the beginning, and once or twice it felt too long--but who wants to think about this flick rationally? It's too much fun to just go along for the ride!
Wow, where to start? Let me get the few issues I have out of the way first. I think the cannibal bit at the beginning was a bit too long and a bit too silly. I didn't quite buy how Lord Beckett was able to just waltz right into Port Royal and take over, even going so far as to clap Elizabeth's father in irons. And plenty of hints were dropped about his background with Jack without ever really following through on what the hell was up with him. I'm hoping we get that cleared up in the third movie next year. Also, half of me really liked the references back to the first movie, and half of me could have done without them. ("Why is the rum always gone?" "Oh. That's why." That bit didn't quite work for me.)
But really, that's about it. Once the movie got its feet under it and took off running, I was hooked! There are so many things I can squee about, and so now, in no particular order:
As you might guess from my icon choice on this post, I loved, loved, LOVED the swordfight on the gianthamster mill wheel. That entire sequence was a thing of squee-inducing beauty.
Holy crap, who knew Norrington scruffed up so well?! Once he got over being plastered in Tortuga and lost the wig, I was ogling him way more than I was either Jack or Will, especially during the three-way swordfight.
Tia Dalma? Very, very cool. I loved her accent, and I loved the exchange when she told Jack, "You know I demand payment!" "We've brought payment!" *blam* "An undead monkey!" "De payment is fair." And the later sequence where Will, Elizabeth, and the others are coming back to her house, surrounded by that crowd of silent people carrying the lamps--very cool.
Davy Jones and the Flying Dutchman, also very, very cool and very creepy. I liked how all the crew were turning into various and sundry sea creatures and/or corals and carbuncles and the like. The crewmember who had mostly been absorbed into the wall of the ship was extra special creepy as well. I almost thought this was in a way creepier than the zombie crew of the Black Pearl in the first movie, too.
Will's father being on hand as one of Davy's doomed crewmembers was a fun thing I hadn't known was coming in this flick, and I really liked his contributions to the plot. The part where he had to whip his poor son! Sniff!
The "curiosity" scene between Elizabeth and Jack--hee! My only concern here is that I hope they don't go too heavily over into the angsty jealous side of things in the next flick. As soon as Will saw Elizabeth and Jack smooching, I actively cringed. But I was at least happy to see that Will just gave her a few odd looks. Really, they didn't have time for much else by that point in the movie anyway.
The kraken! Eeee! And Will actually leading the crew of the Black Pearl in holding off the thing for two rounds! Well done, Will! And that last bit with Jack and "Hello, beastie."--eee! That last shot of Jack diving headlong at the kraken with sword lifted high--beautiful.
And one last word: BARBOSA! YES! Asspazzkat exulted on our way home after the show, that was exactly what needed to happen in that moment, the instant that the words "You'll need a captain who knows dose waters" came out of Tia Dalma's mouth. YES!
All in all, huge, huge fun and hands down likely to be the most movie fun of the summer!
mamishka for organizing it all, for lo, we had quite the large herd both at Red Robin and at the Woodinville Cinema, where we gathered to pillage, plunder, and drink tasty drinks full of rum. The hands on deck included of course the Meems (a.k.a. the Dread Pirate Captain Maggie Wiles), solarbird, spazzkat, darthhellokitty, kingchiron, lyricae, tinlail, tiggymalvern, and many more. lyricae and tiggymalvern both took pictures, and their shots should hopefully be showing up on their journals as well as Meems' soon! But they've also sent pics around, so I'll include in this post this photo of an attempt to shanghai an Asian pirate wench:Seizing the Booty
We knew we were in for an amusing time when we closed in on the restaurant and saw Meems out in the parking lot with her pirate flag hoisted high. That gave us a fabulous point around which to rally, both outside as well as in the theater later. Meems brought all sorts of extra pirate props to hand out, which worked well for several of us--including me! I'd managed to actually put a vaguely pirate-looking outfit together, complete with brown feathers in my hair, and even fairly color-coordinated as well (despite the fact that you could argue that pirates do not care for fashion). But Meems' gold and yellow scarf really topped me off well. For
kingchiron, she provided a large stuffed alligator. We told her after dinner that it really needed to have a clock stuck in it so it could tick.It was quite, quite giggle-inducing to see one little girl in the restaurant come up to us with her jaw visibly dropped. Two young teenage-looking girls came up to us and begged for pictures as well. Lots and lots of people asked if we'd seen the movie yet, and we kept calling out that we were about to go see it after dinner. Our favorite responses to this question were "Movie? What movie?" and "Arrrrr! We're here to see Cars!" ;) And over in the theater, we discovered we weren't the only ones in costume either, as we spied a fellow in a fine Captain Jack Sparrow costume. We all yelled "YARR!" at him with great enthusiasm. :D
And as for the movie, suffice to say that it was a breathless, giddy, fabulous summer flick, perfect for popcorn consumption, and the only reason I had no popcorn was because of filling me pirate belly with too much shrimp and rum over at the restaurant. ;)
casirafics has observed quite rightly that if you stop to think about it rationally, you can find several criticisms to make about it--part of me for example found it a bit incoherent at the beginning, and once or twice it felt too long--but who wants to think about this flick rationally? It's too much fun to just go along for the ride!Wow, where to start? Let me get the few issues I have out of the way first. I think the cannibal bit at the beginning was a bit too long and a bit too silly. I didn't quite buy how Lord Beckett was able to just waltz right into Port Royal and take over, even going so far as to clap Elizabeth's father in irons. And plenty of hints were dropped about his background with Jack without ever really following through on what the hell was up with him. I'm hoping we get that cleared up in the third movie next year. Also, half of me really liked the references back to the first movie, and half of me could have done without them. ("Why is the rum always gone?" "Oh. That's why." That bit didn't quite work for me.)
But really, that's about it. Once the movie got its feet under it and took off running, I was hooked! There are so many things I can squee about, and so now, in no particular order:
As you might guess from my icon choice on this post, I loved, loved, LOVED the swordfight on the giant
Holy crap, who knew Norrington scruffed up so well?! Once he got over being plastered in Tortuga and lost the wig, I was ogling him way more than I was either Jack or Will, especially during the three-way swordfight.
Tia Dalma? Very, very cool. I loved her accent, and I loved the exchange when she told Jack, "You know I demand payment!" "We've brought payment!" *blam* "An undead monkey!" "De payment is fair." And the later sequence where Will, Elizabeth, and the others are coming back to her house, surrounded by that crowd of silent people carrying the lamps--very cool.
Davy Jones and the Flying Dutchman, also very, very cool and very creepy. I liked how all the crew were turning into various and sundry sea creatures and/or corals and carbuncles and the like. The crewmember who had mostly been absorbed into the wall of the ship was extra special creepy as well. I almost thought this was in a way creepier than the zombie crew of the Black Pearl in the first movie, too.
Will's father being on hand as one of Davy's doomed crewmembers was a fun thing I hadn't known was coming in this flick, and I really liked his contributions to the plot. The part where he had to whip his poor son! Sniff!
The "curiosity" scene between Elizabeth and Jack--hee! My only concern here is that I hope they don't go too heavily over into the angsty jealous side of things in the next flick. As soon as Will saw Elizabeth and Jack smooching, I actively cringed. But I was at least happy to see that Will just gave her a few odd looks. Really, they didn't have time for much else by that point in the movie anyway.
The kraken! Eeee! And Will actually leading the crew of the Black Pearl in holding off the thing for two rounds! Well done, Will! And that last bit with Jack and "Hello, beastie."--eee! That last shot of Jack diving headlong at the kraken with sword lifted high--beautiful.
And one last word: BARBOSA! YES! As
spazzkat exulted on our way home after the show, that was exactly what needed to happen in that moment, the instant that the words "You'll need a captain who knows dose waters" came out of Tia Dalma's mouth. YES!All in all, huge, huge fun and hands down likely to be the most movie fun of the summer!
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Date: 2006-07-08 07:35 pm (UTC)Seconded. *grins*
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Date: 2006-07-09 04:21 pm (UTC)(And definitely a good pic of Siezing the Booty... YARRRR!)
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Date: 2006-07-09 05:30 pm (UTC)But he did indeed establish a fine tradition with me of ogling upper-class Brits. Those Fiennes boys have made me keep it up, too!
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Date: 2006-07-08 08:31 pm (UTC)(I also was curious whose boots we saw the first time they visited Tea Dalma, and I'm glad it was Barbosa; he was a great character!)
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Date: 2006-07-09 03:31 am (UTC)AND the undead monkey. I WANT AN UNDEAD MONKEY.
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Date: 2006-07-09 04:31 am (UTC)I may have to go see this movie again. :D
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Date: 2006-07-09 06:26 am (UTC)XD Anyone who's drooled over Jack Davenport for the last ten years! Why oh why did Ultraviolet only get one season? ::sniff:: Pity there was no real justification for Norrington's sudden complete role change - I'd have liked a bit more explanation than a throwaway 'Oh, he resigned'. It makes no sense, unless they're going to explain it in the third film.
The prosthetics on Davy Jones' crew were fantastic, and the 'It's an undead monkey' scene was the best thing in the film by far :-)
They should have hidden the Kraken for longer, though. 'Don't show the monster' really is the best way to go, even when it's not due to the monster looking cheesy and awful, and by its third detailed appearnace, it had lost its impact.
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Date: 2006-07-10 04:20 am (UTC)I saw your post over on your journal re: Norrington, yeah, and I can see where you're coming from on that. It does seem a very abrupt change in his general status from where we saw him at the tail end of the last movie, yeah. He was still very much a man in control of his life, and certainly didn't seem to me like he was on the verge of such a dramatic meltdown!
Did we get a line that said he specifically resigned? I'd come out of the movie with the impression that he'd gotten forced out of his position somehow.
Point taken re: the Kraken as well. But I'm not terribly sure how we could have not gotten detailed appearances of the beastie when Will was leading the crew of the Pearl in not one, not two, but three rounds against it. Though hrmm--I'm only remembering lots of tentacles in rounds 1 and 2. You must have caught something I missed!
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Date: 2006-07-10 05:28 am (UTC)Governor Swann said Norrington had resigned when Mr So Ineffectually Nasty I Can't Even Remember His Name turned up with arrest warrants for Will, Elizabeth and Norrington at the aborted wedding.
The first Kraken part was really effective, when the ship was just dragged down, leviathan almost unseen. I think they should have kept it more that way for Will's first encounter with it, so that the first time we really saw it for more than a second or two was the attack on the Pearl. Lots of tentacles was too much at that mid-film stage, IMO.
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Date: 2006-07-10 04:33 pm (UTC)Okay cool, I think I missed the governor's line to that effect. Thanks for clearing that up. :)
The first glomming of the ship was indeed very cool. And hmm, yeah, thinking about it, I agree that it would have had a lot more dramatic impact if we'd just had a brief shot of Will looking horrified up in the crow's nest on the Edinburgh before the ship got glommed out from under him. Then when it finally attacks the Pearl, then you show the monster.
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