Pirates of Caribbean logic question MAJOR SPOILER
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Pylar
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WOW
I came into this movie, thinking oh, it's a Disney flick...granted it was based on one of my favorite rides, but still a Disney flick. In short it rocked! I wish the D&D movie was 1/2 as good as this flick. The effects were near flawless, it had a good plot, and Depp was on target. I see myself going to see this one again...and probably playing a swashbuckler/pirate D&D game in the near future!
I came into this movie, thinking oh, it's a Disney flick...granted it was based on one of my favorite rides, but still a Disney flick. In short it rocked! I wish the D&D movie was 1/2 as good as this flick. The effects were near flawless, it had a good plot, and Depp was on target. I see myself going to see this one again...and probably playing a swashbuckler/pirate D&D game in the near future!
Mistwell
Crusty Old Meatwad
I felt this movie was the best movie of the summer! Yes, better than Matrix: Reload (which was superb). Better than T3 or Hulk (both of which I liked, despite many not liking Hulk). Simply put, it was incredible! And the number of scenes borrowed from the ride was great. In fact, it explains things on the ride that never quite made sense before. It made me want to run a pirate campaign 
Tarrasque Wrangler
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This was the most fun I've had at a movie all summer. It didn't inspire fierce discussion the way Matrix Reloaded did, but everyone I saw it with really liked it, which I can't say about Matrix. This is the first movie of the year that I would have no problem with seeing again. And yeah, it gave me a serious 7th Sea jones.
Minor Quibble with possible spoiler
When the Black Pearl is right on the Interceptor's behind, and Elizabeth tells the crew to drop the starboard anchor, I sat in my chair and said, "Ah, the ol' Crossing-the-T maneuver." And then they didn't do it. I was actually a little disappointed. Was there some reason they couldn't have done that? I mean, they made the 180 degree turn, couldn't they have just stopped at 90 degrees and opened up on the Black Pearl when it was still coming at them, with no guns trained on them yet? That's a classic move, and I'd think a pirate fan like Elizabeth would have known about it. Any nautical types care to weigh in?
Minor Quibble with possible spoiler
When the Black Pearl is right on the Interceptor's behind, and Elizabeth tells the crew to drop the starboard anchor, I sat in my chair and said, "Ah, the ol' Crossing-the-T maneuver." And then they didn't do it. I was actually a little disappointed. Was there some reason they couldn't have done that? I mean, they made the 180 degree turn, couldn't they have just stopped at 90 degrees and opened up on the Black Pearl when it was still coming at them, with no guns trained on them yet? That's a classic move, and I'd think a pirate fan like Elizabeth would have known about it. Any nautical types care to weigh in?
Fast Learner
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I was certainly confused -- it seemed pretty clear that the goal was to position themselves broadsides so they could blow the Black Pearl away, but instead they... came alongsides? I'm not even sure why they did it.
Napftor
Explorer
I would have to say that they didn't fire on the Pearl because they were listing too far to port. You recall the negress telling Eliz. to let go of the wheel? That's my theory anyway.
The part that did make me say "wha?" was near the beginning when Sparrow was manacled, took Eliz. hostage, and then used that maneuver to escape above the heads of the Brits. Now, when Sparrow slid down a convenient rope that led nowhere safely to the ground...how in the heck did he throw his manacle chain over the rope and then drop off it?!?!?!
But I also greatly enjoyed the flick. Music wasn't bad either. I don't believe I've had the pleasure of that composer before.
The part that did make me say "wha?" was near the beginning when Sparrow was manacled, took Eliz. hostage, and then used that maneuver to escape above the heads of the Brits. Now, when Sparrow slid down a convenient rope that led nowhere safely to the ground...how in the heck did he throw his manacle chain over the rope and then drop off it?!?!?!
But I also greatly enjoyed the flick. Music wasn't bad either. I don't believe I've had the pleasure of that composer before.
The plot hole I noticed was near the end, when she climbed out of the window of the ship, using a rope made from clothes tied together: why was there a rowboat wating for her at the bottom? They aren't normally kept on that part of the ship.
And under the "defies the laws of physics but it looks cool" , the way Captain Jack Sparrow rode the on the mast as his ship sank wouldn't really work. The boat would stop moving long before it got to the dock if it was entirely underwater. But damn, it looked cool.
And under the "defies the laws of physics but it looks cool" , the way Captain Jack Sparrow rode the on the mast as his ship sank wouldn't really work. The boat would stop moving long before it got to the dock if it was entirely underwater. But damn, it looked cool.
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Ankh-Morpork Guard
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Depp is a genious. That is probably the best acting I've seen in who knows how long. And since I used to go to Disney ever year, I know the ride like the back of my hand. Was just laughing at some parts because they looked so much the same. 
Fast Learner
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I was thrown by the manacle thing, too, until I also realized that he could hang the doubled-over chain over the line and hold onto the loop.
The real "plot hole" for me was the when everyone was "forgiven" for their crimes. I just didn't see why they did that -- it didn't seem like one man's desire to please his daughter wouldn't trump all of the law, even if he was the Governor.
The real "plot hole" for me was the when everyone was "forgiven" for their crimes. I just didn't see why they did that -- it didn't seem like one man's desire to please his daughter wouldn't trump all of the law, even if he was the Governor.
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