I'm not sure why I've see all the prior X-Men films; I've had a bit of a hate/hate relationship with those characters for 10 years now. I guess I went to the first couple because Brian Singer was directing, and the terrible third one because I'm an idiot. I have no excuse for having sat through the Wolverine movie. I expect I will see First Class on an aeroplane somewhere.
The new Pirates film was an adaptation of a novel that's meant to be pretty good. Shoehorning the PoC characters and mythology into that plot created a bit of a mess, though. I was looking forward to seeing Ian McShane in action, but he didn't get much to work with. I reckon there's a lot more Blackbeard on the cutting room floor.
Thankfully this film was shorter than the previous one--I think it was considerably cheaper to make, too.
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on 2011-06-14 11:44 pm (UTC)The new Pirates film was an adaptation of a novel that's meant to be pretty good. Shoehorning the PoC characters and mythology into that plot created a bit of a mess, though. I was looking forward to seeing Ian McShane in action, but he didn't get much to work with. I reckon there's a lot more Blackbeard on the cutting room floor.
Thankfully this film was shorter than the previous one--I think it was considerably cheaper to make, too.