07-14-2003, 02:07 PM
(This post was last modified: 07-14-2003, 02:08 PM by Nicodemus Phaulkon.)
and THANK GOD FOR THAT. Depp can actually stretch beyond the waning charm of a smile.
If it wasn't for Depp's "Jack Sparrow", the movie would have slipped into tedium within the first 20 minutes. Indeed, until the first scene of him with windblown hair and piercing gaze atop the mast only to slide down and reveal a sloop with a rapidly-filling hull, I wasn't impressed. It was Sparrow's presence I wanted on the screen... no one else's. Orlando Bloom, for all his "teen idol" hype, has a LONG way to go. His only moment of stretch for this film was his imitation of Depp's imitation of a pirate imitating Keith Richards; otherwise, he was Legolas with a scant goatee.
Humor and wit, subtle and overt, was held by Depp alone. From the well turned phrase to the blatant slapstick of getting smacked by every woman alive... I enjoyed it all.
Drink up, Yo Ho.
If it wasn't for Depp's "Jack Sparrow", the movie would have slipped into tedium within the first 20 minutes. Indeed, until the first scene of him with windblown hair and piercing gaze atop the mast only to slide down and reveal a sloop with a rapidly-filling hull, I wasn't impressed. It was Sparrow's presence I wanted on the screen... no one else's. Orlando Bloom, for all his "teen idol" hype, has a LONG way to go. His only moment of stretch for this film was his imitation of Depp's imitation of a pirate imitating Keith Richards; otherwise, he was Legolas with a scant goatee.
Humor and wit, subtle and overt, was held by Depp alone. From the well turned phrase to the blatant slapstick of getting smacked by every woman alive... I enjoyed it all.
Drink up, Yo Ho.
Garnered Wisdom --
If it has more than four legs, kill it immediately.
Never hesitate to put another bullet into the skull of the movie's main villain; it'll save time on the denouement.
Eight hours per day of children's TV programming can reduce a grown man to tears -- PM me for details.
If it has more than four legs, kill it immediately.
Never hesitate to put another bullet into the skull of the movie's main villain; it'll save time on the denouement.
Eight hours per day of children's TV programming can reduce a grown man to tears -- PM me for details.