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Lord Muggle witnesses an advance teaser spot from PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN!!!
Hey folks, Harry here... In a wierd way, this is the film I'm most looking forward to this summer. Actually, I'd have to quantify that... this is the movie I'm most ANXIOUS to see. I really want this movie to work. I love the pirate film as a genre, and frankly the curse angle could be a great deal of fun. I'm also hopeful as hell that Gore Verbinski has knocked this out of the stadium, because his THE RING could've sucked something fierce, and instead... he nailed it pretty damn strong. I'm dying to see a real trailer for this baby. Here ya go...
Hey Harry,
I recently caught a rough cut of the 30 second TV spot for "Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl". The special effects weren't finished. In fact, quite a few of the f/x shots came directly from the CGI animation tests that were up online a few weeks back.
The spot starts with Johnny Depp and Orlando Bloom (who is featured even more prominently than Depp) having a conversation in a room presumably about their ship. Depp says something like "Are you sure your willing to do this?" Bloom says "I would give my life for her." What follows is a series of extremely dark, un-Disney like images of skeleton pirates trudging along the ocean floor, hacking at human pirates with swords, and over all creating lots of chaos.
The rest of the trailer was cut extremely fast, so I'll try to list some of the shots that stood out:
-All the human pirates are gathered around the plank, while one character stands at the end, ready to jump off into the water.
-A character swings from a rope ala Tarzan or one of those old swash-buckler movies.
-Elizabeth, Bloom's love interest, falls to her doom.
-There is only one very quick shot of Geoffrey Rush in the entire spot, smirking and looking evil.
-Characters dueling with swords as lightning strikes in the background.
-The best shot of the trailer, in my opinion, is when a skeleton hand bursts through a wall and grabs Johnny Depp by the throat. His reaction: "That's interesting"
Overall, it looks to be a great action adventure film. I've loved Gore Verbinski ever since I first saw Mouse Hunt (a vastly underrated film), but hated both The Mexican and The Ring. Now he finally seems to be delivering the kind of stylish and clever story telling he promised audiences with his first film.
Anyone who thinks that this is just going to be some stupid Disney movie will be very pleasantly surprised after seeing this 30 second spot. I can't wait to see the whole trailer.
You can call me Lord Muggle.
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I love him. One of the greatest actors working today, atleast in my opinion.
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There is no way this can be as good as "Cutthroat Island" and i cant wait for the protest when a skeleton chases a woman around, which will be changed to a skeleton drinking wine, hey wait a sec......sounds familiar.
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Can they even make a good one anymore? Damn. Name the last GOOD pirate movie. I predict FETT or whomever will invariably defend CUTTHROAT ISLAND as good.
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Im there.
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I've got this on my schedule for sure. Oh and btw, just in case people had forgotten, the dreamboat (no, not that ricketty pirate vessel), Orlando Bloom, yeah, he's mine. Oh yeah.
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YELLOWBEARD
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I hope this film lives up to all the hype. O.k, the Ring was good, and yes, the Mexican s-u-c-k-e-d, (Brad Pitt in that dog scene? Pleease) and I too thought Mousehunt was an appalingly under-rated film, but Pirate movies have been given a good smack down in the past few decades.
But I think Bruckheimer & Gore know what they are doing. They're appealing to the female audiences, Bloom & Depp in pirate shirts, a tan and a firm sword in their hands, while the boys and oogle at action, pirate ships and Keira Knightley's breasts.
Enter the hyperventelating. -
That didn't TOTALLY suck.
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Mar 23, 2003 4:10:58 AM CST
Until they have them all singing "yo ho yo ho a pirates life for
by zod_is_back
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Mar 23, 2003 4:34:15 AM CST
It should have been THE SECRET OF MONKEY ISLAND done by Pixar.
by cash bailey
If this movie is even a quarter as funny as those games then I'll forgive. Guybrush Threepwood is like the Jack Burton of pirates and would make a piss-funny movie.
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How about that version of Pirates of Penzance back in the 80's? Yes it did have Rex Smith and Linda Ronstadt. But ut also had Kevin Kline hamming it up.
Actually, I don't think anyone has topped Captain Blood. That was in 1939.
THis one sounds interesting. I like the cast at any rate. Jahnny Depp is a wonder. Orlando Bloom has great potential and Keira Knightly is a babe. What more can one ask for? -
Mar 23, 2003 6:33:30 AM CST
Maybe they should make "Cuttroat Island 2" with Hulk Hogan as th
by mbaker
Yo, ho, ho, and A bottle of rum, brother!
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this movie at least sounds like its gonna be fun, and thats all im asking for. im saving my high expectations for xmen 2. oh yeah.
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When used as a contraction of the words "you" and "are," the word created is "you're" and not "your." The word "your" is a completely different word. It's not a typo, it's an ignorant error.
Thank you for listening to my attempt at retaining some sembalance of the English language. -
I am rubber, you are glue.
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http://boycott-hollywood.us
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The word is "semblance," not "sembalance." Also, you incorrectly used commas where you should have used semi-colons. Don't profess to uphold English language and grammar unless you truly can.
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DAMN THE DEFIANT. Watch Sir Alec Guiness be noble and Dirk Bogard be a real mean little bastard. It's beautiful. Although Captain Blood is a close second.
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I think he's a great actor and of course, won't go into how goregous he is. That's a reason why I don't want this movie to turn into an Orlando Bloom one -- he is there to support Johnny, and let's hope it goes that way. Thanks for the preview of the teaser. I wanna see it.
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Does this count as a pirate movie? It has some elements :)
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I am anxious to see this movie, but it'll supplant until MATRIX: RELOADED and FINDING NEMO are out. Currently, I am most anxious to see GARAGE DAYS this summer.
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... that Johnny Depp and Geoffrey Rush are probably the best choices of actors to include in a pirate movie. And Orlando Bloom probably is a good choice, as well, although we haven't seen enough of him yet to really judge.
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THE RING was an expensive, slick and stylish remake of a super-low-budget, intermittently interesting Japanese horror film. MOUSE HUNT was pure crud. THE MEXICAN was a mistake, pure and simple. PIRATES will be interesting for one reason: Depp. Also, I'm sure the budget will allow for some extravagant effects, al la THE RING. Too bad Naomi Watts isn't on board for this one.
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I saw a sneak preview of this trailer at a video store and it looked like a lot of fun despite the fact that it's based on a Disney ride. Johnny, Orlando and Mr. Rush all looked great but oh...my...God.... Keira Knightly is a Goddess. She's the hottie in the Bend It Like Beckham ad on this page. I saw her in Bend It and fell in love. She put me over the top to want to see the movie. I love Johnny and Orlando but Keira Knightly is a babe!
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I saw a sneak preview of this trailer at a video store and it looked like a lot of fun despite the fact that it's based on a Disney ride. Johnny, Orlando and Mr. Rush all looked great but oh...my...God.... Keira Knightly is a Goddess. She's the hottie in the Bend It Like Beckham ad on this page. I saw her in Bend It and fell in love. She put me over the top to want to see the movie. I love Johnny and Orlando but Keira Knightly is a babe!
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Would be "The Pirate Movie" w/ Kristie McNichol and the Blue Lagoon guy. Part of the early 80's teen musical explosion (along w/ Grease 2 and Xanadu) that was played over and over again on HBO.
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The original Treasure Island. I can watch that movie over and over. This followed closely by The Crimson Permanent Assurance. It seems to me that this is a genre that is capable of immense success if it is done right.
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I was kinda looking forward to it,especially with the above description, but now my suspicion levels just rocketed. One eyebrow is firmly raised. And for my money best ever is The Crimson Pirate.
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Personally I can't wait to see Pirates...definitely have high hopes and this review makes me even more excited. I think its going to be great...how can it not be with Depp, Rush and Bloom...all will be perfect!
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Mar 24, 2003 2:36:49 PM CST
This movie will suck! Real pirates are intelligent and can talk!
by mortsleam
All kidding aside, 'real pirates,' ie privateers hired by the King of England to prevent rival countries from importing and exporting, never made anyone "walk the plank," nor did they ever bury their treasure. It was their treasure, why the fuck would they bury it? And they hardly ever attacked a ship with cannons blazing and scurvy dogs sliding down ropes brandishing scimitars...they usually approached the commercial ship (whose crew of ten was outnumbered by fifty to sixty privateers) and boarded it, calmly explaining to the Captain that he and his men would be killed if they resisted. Sure, there was some brutality, and they did actually own a fair number of parrots and other exotic animals being traded, and crewmen who lost limbs and were no use in combat probably wound up as cooks like Long John Silver, but all these movies just re-iterate apocryphal myths, like the old Caveman Vs. Dinosaur movies of the silent and early sound era. Sorry to rain on your parade there Harry. Not that Pirates of the Carribean doesn't have the potential to be very cool if Verbinsky manages to shrug off the shackles of Disney's Corporate Family Mind Control. What's next? Disney's Jungle Cruise: The Movie?
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when i heard this was being made a year ago, i knew it'd be awesome...and i have yet to see or hear something to make me think otherwise.
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I CAN'T WAIT FOR THIS MOVIE!!!!!
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Anybody who has been to RealUltimatePower.net knows that. As best exemplified by the story...
The Ultimate Battle
Scene 1:
Dark smoke fills the scene and pump up music slowly gets louder. The audience sees a ninja and his girlfriend eating at a super expensive restaurant. The girlfriend is so hot that steam is coming out of her mouth or hair. Some old idiot is sitting by the couple. The idiot is giving the girlfriend "the eye" and popping like 16 boners. But the ninja sees the boners and the music really pumps up. The audience knows this guy is dead meat for sure. But out of nowhere, the old idiot pulls off his jacket to show that he is a pirate with lasers and everything. The ninja is like yeah right who cares and then pops the biggest boner ever, bigger than the biggest blackest boner alive. The ninja's boner smashes the entire restaurant. Every single one of the pirate's boners explodes while making a whistling sound. The ninja looks back at his girlfriend. She smiles and they pork. -
Now I AM worried about this movie....ever since I saw the fucking Oscars and that digital Mickey Mouce came out.
Wanted to blow that Mouse's brains out... then I it would get all over Jennifer Garner's pretty dress...
Now wouldn't that make you big boys cry?!
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It is true that many so called pirates were operating with a license to wage war on enemy vessels, but this was outlawed at the end of the 1600's. At this time the amount of actual pirates proliferated in the Carribean and the Indian Ocean along British trade routes. The most famous privateer turned pirate was Captain Kidd who was sent to the Indian Ocean to stop pirates in particular Robert Culliford who attacked ships with cannons blazing abeit filled with broken china to shred the sails of the ship he was attacking. Kidd never got Culliford and turned to piracy himself. Kidd is well known to have buried his treasure in many locations. As he had the support of many influential and wealthy backers, he probably did not foresee the arrest and execution he received, but he knew enough to hide his treasure until he could come back for it later. Much of his buried treasure was recovered on Gardiner Island and there is plenty of evidence to indicate that he had other treasure buried on other islands.
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I am a real big fan of Orlando Bloom and I think he makes a really sexy pirate!!!
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