Pirates of the Caribbean 3: At World's End Poster, News, etc

[lord-of-sith]

one of the pirates looked like Captain Hook from Peter Pan!

Yeah, I noticed that too. I thought that was a nice touch. Giving a bow to one of the most famous pirates in literature.

And on top of that, it was Keith Richards!

[akhenaten]

oh..sorry that mustve been on of the pirates in the bonus features got'em mixed up. yeah i look at my barbossa figurine and he does have both legs..i want me davey jones and captain teague figures.but they dont have em. only the toys ones..i want the 12" figurine then my pirate lord collections r complete!

[Jules]

So ... which movie is doing better? Spidey 3, or AWE?

[AwallaceUNC]

I saw this at the 8pm opening at WDW's AMC Theater. Though it's my least favorite of the trilogy and had a few problems (the scene with Jack in the locker that was okay for a while but ran too long, for example), I still absolutely loved it. As others have said, it was a very fun theater experience (I couldn't believe three hours had passed) and a great way to end (for now, at least) the saga.

Great review of the movie, Luke -- very well-written. I enjoyed the movie quite a bit more than you seem to have, but I think you hit on a couple of very good points and presented them excellently in your review. I applaud your courage to stand up against potential fanboy wrath!

-Aaron

[lord-of-sith]

So ... which movie is doing better? Spidey 3, or AWE?

Spidey 3 did better on its opening weekend than AWE did. But, there are three things to consider.

1. Spidey had absoluetly no competition
2. AWE still has today (Memorial Day)
3. Spidey's weekday grosses were terrible after its first weekend, and I predict AWE's will be better.

So, Spidey is doing better so far, but I predict that AWE will catch up and eventually pass it.

[MadonnasManOne]

Here's another of my famous copy-and-paste posts that Timon/Pumbaa fan LOVES so much! I am doing it, just to frustrate him!

Even though it didn't break opening day records, it did break the Memorial Day weekend record, and is doing very well!

http://www.boxofficemojo.com/news/?id=2321&p=.htm

Third 'Pirates' Sacks Memorial Record
by Brandon Gray
May 28, 2007


Invading more screens (11,000-plus) and theaters (4,362) than any picture before it, Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End drew a hearty estimated $142.1 million over the four-day Memorial Day weekend for a $156.1 million total including Thursday night previews.

Buena Vista's supernatural swashbuckler shattered the Memorial Day weekend record, eclipsing X-Men: The Last Stand's $122.9 million last year, and notched the fourth-highest grossing opening weekend of all time with its $115.1 million three-day haul.

Casting a slight pallor over its bustling start, At World's End loaded less loot than Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest did last July. Dead Man's Chest snatched $135.6 million on its three-day opening weekend, and this month's other major sequels, Spider-Man 3 and Shrek the Third, were each bigger than their predecessors out of the gate.

"I think it was hard to expect it to top No. 2 [Dead Man's Chest]," said Chris LeRoy, Buena Vista's senior vice president general sales manager. "Market conditions change so much from one movie to the other. What we wanted to accomplish was to break the Memorial Day weekend record and we're very pleased with that. Spider-Man 3 had a wide open playing field and, though the market expanded to a spectacular degree [this weekend], there was just more competition. I don't like to put too much emphasis on what the opening weekend means."

Among major franchises, the norm is for the third movie to gross less than the second. Lord of the Rings and Star Wars were exceptions, and sequels released in close proximity to each other have suffered in the past, in part due to mixed word-of-mouth for the second movie (The Matrix, Back to the Future). The upshot is that it was unrealistic to expect At World's End to exceed Dead Man's Chest.

A "hail the conquering hero" appeal fueled Dead Man's Chest after the immense good will that the first picture, Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, built up. Dead Man's Chest satiated that demand in its $423.3 million run, resulting in less urgency for At World's End. What's more, in its marketing, At World's End looked like the same thing audiences experienced just ten months ago, lacking a clear new dramatic hook.

Overseas, At World's End reached 102 territories over the weekend and captured an estimated $245 million since Wednesday. Including the domestic gross, its worldwide opening through Sunday logged an estimated $335 million, the second-largest ever behind Spider-Man 3's $381.7 million.

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So far, the total worldwide Box Office stands at $401,055,000! That's some MAJOR booty, if you ask me!

[Prudence]

Seen it.

Spoiler -
A moment of silence for James Norrington.

[The Little Merman]

Oh, Prue I almost cried!

[akhenaten]

prudence how can i read your spoiler?

[Loomis]

prudence how can i read your spoiler?

I would suggest clicking "quote" and you'll see it in a standard size in the editor. It's how I read it.

And I agree with Prue. Said person was criminally underused as well.

[Anthony]

Just got back from the theatre. The movie was okay. My main problem was that the plot seemed all over the place. Too much going on to be crammed into one film (even though it clocked in at an exhausting 2 hours and 47 minutes).

While I love Johnny Depp, his Jack Sparrow character is now getting a wee bit tiresome. Very one-dimensional and teetering on lunacy. Enough is enough, I say let this be the last in the Pirates franchise.

Dazzling visual effects and captivating action sequences though.

Final grade: C+

[Disneykid]

I just got back from seeing this, too. While this is a very flawed film, I loved it all the same. SPOILERS:

Pros:
* I think this is the most emotionally satisfying entry in the trilogy.

* The cinematography here is the best of the trilogy, I think. There were lots of flowing camera movements and long takes, which I prefer to still shots and quick editing.

* Davey Jones' locker was bizarrely cool. I love surreal stuff like this. I should've known they'd find a new creative way to re-introduce Jack.

* It was awesome to see the two guards from movie one return. I was actually expecting them to be in DMC, and gave up hope when they didn't show up. I love that they become pirates and form a little posse with Pintel and Ragetti.

* I found myself liking Davey Jones more in this film than in the last, probably because he's more of a victim here.

* Hands down the coolest climax in the trilogy. I thought the kraken climax of Dead Man's Chest was too long and repetitive, and while the sword play in Curse of the Black Pearl was cool, it's almost superfluous to what we've got here.

* Will and Elizabeth's relationship end was gutsy and touching. Even when you take into consideration that Will lifts the curse and lives happily ever after in the film's epilogue, it's still fascinating.


Cons:

* I wish this had a bit more humor in it (either the witty wordplay from movie one or the visual gags from movie two, doesn't matter). The jokes that were there were good, they just came in small doses. I laughed out loud a lot more in the first two. I think this may have had to do with the fact that Jack seemed more mellow this time around and less quirky.

* What was up with Bootstrap Bill? Why was he acting so spaced out while repeating himself over and over again? Why didn't he recognize Will? I smell a deleted scene that clarifies this.

* Norrington needed WAY more screentime. He should've died later, or should've been used in the film's first half more.

* The multiple Jack Sparrows gag was overused. It kind of took away the uniqueness of the locker scene.

* Where the heck were the Pirate lords during the climax? They just randomly disappeared and then re-appeared just as suddenly.

* The middle act sort of dragged, but in its defense, I can't think of anything that could've been cut without harming the narrative (unlike DMC, which I thought took too many bunny trails to reach simple plot points).

* What happened to the Turkish prison from DMC? They sequence seemed way too elaborate to be so self-contained. I was sure we'd see more of it in this, and we didn't. This is more a con against DMC than AWE, though.

Overall, I place this a hair above Dead Man's Chest, but slightly below Curse of the Black Pearl. It's definitely a satisfying conclusion to an excellent trilogy. Best 2007 film thus far for me, though I expect it to be dethroned by Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix.

[akhenaten]

guess what i just noticed which adds to my reasons for liking AWE more.

spoiler:
after the battle ends, when elizabeth bids goodbye to the pirates, barbossa addresses her as mrs. turner. and i thought oh yeah cause he performs the ceremony. then i realized how sweet that moment was because when they first met on the black pearl, she lies about her name as ms. turner.aww that was so sweet, sweeter than the marriage itself. i love barbossa.

[jediliz]

Yeah, I noticed that too. I thought that was a nice touch. Giving a bow to one of the most famous pirates in literature.

And on top of that, it was Keith Richards!

No, that's not the one I was referring to. I was not talking about Captain Teague. I was talking about the one with more white or gray in his hair.

[gigina]

And on top of that, it was Keith Richards!

No, that's not the one I was referring to. I was not talking about Captain Teague. I was talking about the one with more white or gray in his hair.

the french pirate with the drawn on mustache?

[kbehm29]

I saw it three times this weekend, three days in a row - Thursday, Friday, and Saturday.

It got better every time, and I noticed or clued together something new each time I watched it. I hope it has strong legs and outgrosses every other movie this summer, because it well deserves it.

I agree with a lot of the negatives, though that are posted as spoilers above....however I have a question:

Why do you think Will lifts the curse at the end? I just assumed that it was his "one day at land every ten years".

[gigina]

I agree with a lot of the negatives, though that are posted as spoilers above....however I have a question:

Why do you think Will lifts the curse at the end? I just assumed that it was his "one day at land every ten years".

My Response:
I assumed the same thing. I thought he had to come back for one day for evern ten years until Elizabeth dies so that they can be together in the afterlife.

[Disneykid]

I agree with a lot of the negatives, though that are posted as spoilers above....however I have a question:

Why do you think Will lifts the curse at the end? I just assumed that it was his "one day at land every ten years".

My Response:
I assumed the same thing. I thought he had to come back for one day for evern ten years until Elizabeth dies so that they can be together in the afterlife.

Well, I thought the same thing, when I saw it, but then someone in this thread (forgot who) posted a quote from writers Ted Elliot and Terry Rossio saying that in the epilogue, Will has actually broken the curse and is returning to Liz and his son for good. Apparently if the lover of the Flying Dutchman's captain is faithful to him, the curse is lifted. Elliot and Rossio said there was extra dialogue between Tia Dalma and Davy Jones that explained this but ended up on the cutting room floor. This would also explain why there's a flash of green light when Will returns in the epilogue (remember how the green lights mean someone's soul has come back to earth?) I hope the DVD includes lots of deleted scenes; apparently half an hour or so was cut out. I'm still miffed we didn't get any on DMC's DVD.

[Prudence]

I'm surprised that so many agree with me that a certain character deserved more screen time and deserved a much happier ending than the death he received.

[akhenaten]

yea i agreed, that said character was a victim in this movie, its one of the most tragic end for someone so good. chronicling the character's evolvement from first to third film, that person deserves an award. IT is not a good/bad person after all, it's just doing its job. but then again in the film, no one's really evilly evil, except for beckett.