Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End continues in the tradition of it's predecessors by being way better than Jerry Bruckheimer presents A Theme Park Attraction: Part 3 has any right to be. The more I think about it the more I just can't get past the fact that I really like these movies. This movie has a nearly three-hour runtime, more characters than it knows what to do with, the most complicated, convoluted plot I can imagine when you combine that with Disney's tradition of craptastic live-action fare, the fact that Bruckheimer might be a demon sent from hell to destroy the art of cinema and that this whole disaster-on-paper is based on a glorified carnival ride it's inconceivable that it could still be this much fun the third time around.
Johnny Depp has recieved plenty of (well-earned) praise for his role as Captain Jack Sparrow but he can't just turn a mess into an awesome movie all by himself. I'm going to have to give some credit to Gore Verbinski. I suspect that the man behind the wicked American re-make of The Ring is the unsung hero of this trilogy. I mean, Johnny Depp might be cooler than Jebus but at the end of the day he's one of many balls that needs to be kept in the air to prevent this franchise from turning into a Hindenburg.
Anyone know when Cameron Crowe is going to finish his Elizabethtown trilogy? Orlando Bloom's gotta work, you know.
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