POC3

Well I have my advance tickets to Pirates of the Caribbean 3. It's almost a 3 hour movie and I see my son for 4 hours, so we're talking tight squeeze. Nothing new there. My son had a blast.

It was playing in a big theater with stadium seating, he ran to the top row and sat right under the projector. A few times he stood up to see how it worked. I've prepared him for POC, he knows the fights are staged and can't be imitated. I packed a sandwich so he could eat during the movie. Since it was a long movie, at the end he told me he had to go to the bathroom. We ran out as the credits started and got back to an empty theater as the credits were still rolling and what did we see after the film logos. Well I won't say, but you need to wait to see it, it will tie a few more pieces together. Real POC fans should know that there is a tidbit after each ending credit trailer.

The reviewers aren't being nice, but I'm a fan. It completes the story. All the twisting plots come together.

For those taking younger children, there is action and violence. Not as bad as Braveheart, but about as frequent. The opening scenes with hanging's could be disturbing for some. Outright gore was limited. Watch for the boy, you won't understand his significance unless you see the tiny clip after all the credits at the end are through.

My girl Kiera (KK) takes on a variety of roles during this film, nothing you'd guess. KK is almost the main character in POC3. She has more screen time than any other I think. At times she looks ragged like one of the boys, at times like she stepped out of Vogue.

There are a lot of twisting plots that can keep an adult mind busy. For the younger crowd, they can still appreciate it without noticing those deeper levels. Some interesting special effects, like how the Flying Dutchman bursts to the surface and the whirlpool battle.

Capt. Barbosa returns along with his Monkey (Jack named after Capt Jack) to play the major captain seeking Capt Jack after the ending of POC2. But just as in POC1, Capt Jack can steal the screen when he appears. Davey Jones and the VooDoo lady play important roles, carrying on from POC2. If you want to follow all the plots, it helps to watch POC2 before POC3.

So is that it. Well, all the existing plot lines are tied together so it could end here. But Johnny did say he'd like to do Jack again. The ending does allow a POC4 if they want to. There is some interesting irony in Capt Jack's POC3 ending as it relates to a very much earlier set of circumstances.

By popular demand and as a service to my female readers, here's a little about Johnny Depp's role.

Johnny's character is surreal, he's at world's end being punished by Davy Jones. You'll be surprised how well Richards cleans up. Too bad he wasn't on screen more. His second appearance was very short.

Sorry girls, Depp doesn't show up for 30 minutes. Of the 2 hours and 47 minutes he is on screen for less than 2 hours. But that's still a long time. Depp's father, Keith Richards makes 2 short appearances and he looks cool, as the keeper of the code. His hair is styled similar to Depp's.

There are some interesting trust issues between some of the male and female roles which were hinted at in POC2 and become more clear in POC3.

Status: Second Draft - Last Updated 05/26/07 06:30 am