The guillotine was my fav fo sho, LMAO!
Agreed, I felt Salazaar fit in perfectly with the level of villain that Barboss was in curse and Davy Jones was. I think Bardeem was able to bring the same villain qualities that made him enjoyable in Skyfall to this role and it worked great. Looking back at Blackbeard, they really wasted him as a villain, if McShane weren't so good an actor, it would have been awful but he at least saved the character from being a total disaster. The writers expected you to fear him as much as Barbossa or Jones but they never really had him do anything to be feared for. Salazaar was a lot like Davy Jones with his utter lack of remorse and killing people just to make a point, like killing off crew one by one til he got what he wanted.
Was a fitting finale for Jack- really good- some parts abit forced but overall satisfying. Wonder how it's doing at box office?
While Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales topped the box office in its domestic debut, its estimated three-day weekend earnings of $62.2 million make it the second-lowest debut in the history of the franchise.
The film is projected to make approximately $76 million over the four-day weekend, which includes estimated earnings up through Memorial Day. While the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise's performance has been waning domestically, the series has grown in popularity overseas.
its funny how after COTBP, people/critc's said the rest of the franchise movies were ****!! I disagree. The POTC franchise is a guilty pleasure for me and I have enjoyed every instalment!! DMTNT is another great addition to this franchise and I look forward to repeat viewings on blu ray!! I was waiting for "Pintel and Ragetti" which would have put it over the top for me. Kind of wish they did not come that close to Barbossa's "strings"!! I enjoyed his character being just there for the ride and not have to worry about this outcome!!
BO is doing well, actually - EXCEPT for the fact that BO has become a spectator sport so:
https://www.ign.com/articles/2017/05/28/pirates-of-the-caribbean-dead-men-tell-no-tales-has-franchises-second-lowest-domestic-debut-but-shows-promise-overseas
E.g. it's #1 this weekend domestically but that's not good enough
I hope word-of-mouth gives this decent legs. I'm a POTC fan but a bad movie is a bad movie, and this was a very good movie! Deserves better than many - not all - critics say, no matter what flaws it has.
but man that wedding scene is bad. Is there any context for it in a previous movie?
Saw this again tonight with friends. I love the movie (favorite after Dead Man's Chest) but man that wedding scene is bad. Is there any context for it in a previous movie? Heck, even a novel?
I can't help but think of how nice this will look on Blu Ray hnnng.
That's an awesome story btw Sassafras.
One thing I really liked setting Salazaar's crew apart from Barbossa's dead crew was how they were ghosts of what remained of their bodies at the time of death, missing pieces of their body and such.
I'm real glad I saw this film twice IMO it's definitely one I could watch over and over.
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