comment #1

jeffmcm says ...

Your ass doesn't know if you're watching POTC or Zodiac, though.

comment #2

gruver1 says ...

Wells to jeffmcm: No, no....that's exactly the point. A moviegoer's ass DOES know the difference beteen watching "Zodiac" for 2 hours 40 minutes and "POTC: AWE" for two hours 50 minutes. With the former you don't think about sore-butt syndrome, and with the latter your ass hurts just thinking about seeing it.

comment #3

Alan Cerny says ...

Part of me is dreading AWE. And part of me hopes it's fun. The other two I enjoyed in the theater, but both times I came out saying that they needed 20 minutes shaved. And when they got home... damn if I didn't watch something else after about an hour. In my personal opinion, these films don't have much of a shelf life.

comment #4

Craig Kennedy says ...

I've gotta agree with Wells on this one. If the movie really grabs me, I'll even forget that I have to pee (recent example: Death Proof), but if it's a slog everything is torture (recent example: Da Vinci Code) and the longer it is the worse it is.

comment #5

MoroccoMole says ...

I want to know what masochists are planning to attend the May 24 marathon at the El Capitan, wherein they'll show the first two Pirates movies, followed by the very first screening of the third one. With intermissions that comes out to, what, ten hours? I could spend that long watching a double feature of, say, the director's cut of Until the End of the World and Peter Watkins' La Commune or something, but nearly half a day of Pirates of the Caribbean movies? Pass.

comment #6

christian says ...

the same masochists who will line up in the alley and wait for hours to get inside are the families...

comment #7

Edward says ...

If I had kids in the 5-7 range I'd never take them to a Pirates movie. Some of those "horrific" characters are too scary for younger kids.

comment #8

Wrecktum says ...

OK, we get it. The .000001% of the U.S. population who posts messages on movie blog websites are not excited about Pirates 3. Considering that the El Cap will be the #1 grossing Pirates 3 theater in the country for the first three weeks of release, it's good that there's at least a few people who are not planning to attend. It will leave more room for the rest of the world.

comment #9

tholl-yung says ...

If I had a dollar for every ticket purchased for a kid under 7, I'd be a multi-millionaire. I hope word of mouth in the kiddie set goes like this -- It's baaad. Too long, I wanted "out" like nobody's business. Tell your parents not to make you go.

comment #10

sandekat says ...

Jeff, do your nether regions a favor and give this one a pass.

Just say, no. We'll understand.

Most of us who read you regularly can already write your 'review'.....you hate it, too long, too empty, no soul, no greater meaning, too Bruckheimer (he who rejected your ass kissing).....but you'll use a few more words and insult anyone who likes what you don't....you'll characterize them as the lowest common denominator and sniff with your distain )....but the key thought here is that you are incapable of writing ANYTHING worthwhile, original, or insightful about this movie....plus , you're dreading it. Sooooo,

don't plunk your sorry ass down into a Pirate seat in the first place....however, don't worry, there will be lots of droning, pedantic, tired movie critics who will tusk, tusk over this silly, fun, frolicsome, sly entertainment....and further marginalize themselves. Don't go there. Save yourself.