OK, the movie was good, but there is an air of emptiness now that I've seen it. It was excellent, fun, well crafted. The cinematography was great, and the visuals astounding. However there were a few things I didn't really feel good about. They set it up for a number four, but it could be weak and it would be really hard to make a good sequel because Orlando and Keira (not officially by Disney) confirmed to be out of the series if it continues.
The series just lost some flair there, whats a <i>Pirates</i> movie without the whole old crew?
Here are some things I think they should have done differently to tie up the trilogy better and still leave a slight chance for a fourth:
Some characters seemed to not live up to how they were anticipated and portrayed in the trailer.
Sao Feng - He should have lasted a little longer. Disney made a lot of noise about him and he just sorta... died. He should have decided to not fight, then show up just in time for the showdown. He needed to die to pass on captaincy and lordship to Elizabeth, but it should have been in a different way at a different time.
Wheatherby Swann - He was a governor, so why did he just give p like that? I say he and Norrington should have formed a stronger partnership and tried to join the other side, then killed by Beckett. He just should have lasted longer and been a stronger character.
James Norrington - WHY?! He was finally there! Then he just went out. He was a strong supporting character in the first movie and ended up being a key player in DMC, then he sorta had one or two scenes to give him the chance to turn good, then die. NO! I say he should have been left to face Bootstrap, believed to be killed, then show up at Shipwreck with the whole "I've come to do my part." He could have led the pirate fleet from a two decker stolen from Beckett while Sparrow and Jones faced off in the malestrom. I think it was necessary for him to die, to add drama and give him an avenue of escape for turning to the pirates a second time. I think he should have engaged the <i>Endeavour</i> and been sunk and killed to give Beckett and his ship more of a fearsome look and air of immortality and overwhelming odds.
Cutler Beckett - The whole slo-mo, splinters everywhere was interesting, but too impossible for me. A ship that big doesn't take a hit like that and he would have been pulp after all that crap started flying. Jack and Beckett should have faced off and then they should have used that cannon escape to get Jack back to the <i>Pearl</i> using the whole "Cutthroat Island, blow 'em away with a bloody cannon" thing.
The Pirate Lords - They made such a big deal about them, then Barbossa freed Calypso on his own and they sat there as the <i>Pearl</i> and <i>Dutchman</i> faced off. They should have sailed into battle, freeing Calypso, who suddenly explodes into a lightning bolt and going to the sky instead of becoming a moster woman, then had a huge battle with the EIC fleet. Some should have died, like the Frenchman or little guy with the turban and Mickey Mouse voice. The <i>Endeavour</i> should have been an unstoppable force, pounding ships to bits. Then after the <i>Pearl</i> leaves the malestrom and Jack and Elizabeth escape, he should have landed aboard the huge first rate to face Beckett. Then the <i>Dutchman</i> returns with Will at the helm and the <i>Pearl</i> comming about to join them in crushing the <i>Endeavour</i> as the EIC fleet breaks and the pirates swarm around Beckett's ship.
Then I say the movie should have ended with Beckett getting killed, Barbossa getting that nice hat promised in TCotBP and the <i>Endeavour</i>, Elizabeth as a captain and pirate lord to replace Sao Feng, Jack aboard the <i>Pearl</i>, and everyone sailing off to their respective seas again. Then, with Jack's quest for immortality still unfinished, he sails off into the horizion looking for his treasure as the <i>Dutchman</i> and <i>Empress</i> sail off together and the <i>Endeavour</i> parts to be the biggest, most powerful pirate ship to ever sail.
(About the third question in the poll... think it out and give REALLY good ideas if "Yes", Disney might send scouts to these forums for thoughts and opinions as we are a big community, so they might see some good stuff here.)
EDIT: About Pirates 4, I think they need to make a fourth to right the wrongs in 3 and give the crowd a better ending or a possible new line of adventures. But it has to be REALLY REALLY good. 3 just wans't enough to end the series in a nice little bow, so I think it must continue if we are to have a good set of results and a pleased bunch of fans and moviegoers.
The series just lost some flair there, whats a <i>Pirates</i> movie without the whole old crew?
Here are some things I think they should have done differently to tie up the trilogy better and still leave a slight chance for a fourth:
Some characters seemed to not live up to how they were anticipated and portrayed in the trailer.
Sao Feng - He should have lasted a little longer. Disney made a lot of noise about him and he just sorta... died. He should have decided to not fight, then show up just in time for the showdown. He needed to die to pass on captaincy and lordship to Elizabeth, but it should have been in a different way at a different time.
Wheatherby Swann - He was a governor, so why did he just give p like that? I say he and Norrington should have formed a stronger partnership and tried to join the other side, then killed by Beckett. He just should have lasted longer and been a stronger character.
James Norrington - WHY?! He was finally there! Then he just went out. He was a strong supporting character in the first movie and ended up being a key player in DMC, then he sorta had one or two scenes to give him the chance to turn good, then die. NO! I say he should have been left to face Bootstrap, believed to be killed, then show up at Shipwreck with the whole "I've come to do my part." He could have led the pirate fleet from a two decker stolen from Beckett while Sparrow and Jones faced off in the malestrom. I think it was necessary for him to die, to add drama and give him an avenue of escape for turning to the pirates a second time. I think he should have engaged the <i>Endeavour</i> and been sunk and killed to give Beckett and his ship more of a fearsome look and air of immortality and overwhelming odds.
Cutler Beckett - The whole slo-mo, splinters everywhere was interesting, but too impossible for me. A ship that big doesn't take a hit like that and he would have been pulp after all that crap started flying. Jack and Beckett should have faced off and then they should have used that cannon escape to get Jack back to the <i>Pearl</i> using the whole "Cutthroat Island, blow 'em away with a bloody cannon" thing.
The Pirate Lords - They made such a big deal about them, then Barbossa freed Calypso on his own and they sat there as the <i>Pearl</i> and <i>Dutchman</i> faced off. They should have sailed into battle, freeing Calypso, who suddenly explodes into a lightning bolt and going to the sky instead of becoming a moster woman, then had a huge battle with the EIC fleet. Some should have died, like the Frenchman or little guy with the turban and Mickey Mouse voice. The <i>Endeavour</i> should have been an unstoppable force, pounding ships to bits. Then after the <i>Pearl</i> leaves the malestrom and Jack and Elizabeth escape, he should have landed aboard the huge first rate to face Beckett. Then the <i>Dutchman</i> returns with Will at the helm and the <i>Pearl</i> comming about to join them in crushing the <i>Endeavour</i> as the EIC fleet breaks and the pirates swarm around Beckett's ship.
Then I say the movie should have ended with Beckett getting killed, Barbossa getting that nice hat promised in TCotBP and the <i>Endeavour</i>, Elizabeth as a captain and pirate lord to replace Sao Feng, Jack aboard the <i>Pearl</i>, and everyone sailing off to their respective seas again. Then, with Jack's quest for immortality still unfinished, he sails off into the horizion looking for his treasure as the <i>Dutchman</i> and <i>Empress</i> sail off together and the <i>Endeavour</i> parts to be the biggest, most powerful pirate ship to ever sail.
(About the third question in the poll... think it out and give REALLY good ideas if "Yes", Disney might send scouts to these forums for thoughts and opinions as we are a big community, so they might see some good stuff here.)
EDIT: About Pirates 4, I think they need to make a fourth to right the wrongs in 3 and give the crowd a better ending or a possible new line of adventures. But it has to be REALLY REALLY good. 3 just wans't enough to end the series in a nice little bow, so I think it must continue if we are to have a good set of results and a pleased bunch of fans and moviegoers.
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