<!--quoteo(post=224252:date=Dec 3 2007, 11:41 PM:name=Mercer)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Mercer @ Dec 3 2007, 11:41 PM) [snapback]224252[/snapback]</div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->I think we have covered the sea-battle, but i might have a new twist to add to it i will post it a bit down this post. We have many ideas of the sword fights.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->Sea battles and swordfights aplenty. No worries there. <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/no.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="
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And we can even add a musket fight in the jungles of Indonesia and the siege of Batavia. There's not many pirate films that have THAT! <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/w00t.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="
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<!--quoteo(post=224252:date=Dec 3 2007, 11:41 PM:name=Mercer)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Mercer @ Dec 3 2007, 11:41 PM) [snapback]224252[/snapback]</div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec--><!--quoteo--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE</div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->(4) a storm at sea, with the survivors washed ashore<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->I dont like the survivor thing, but the storm can happen.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->The Flying Dutchman sighting will be in a storm. So check that one off the list as well. <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/icon_mrgreen1.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="
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I agree there is no need for the survivors thing. Doesn't really have a place in our story, does it?
<!--quoteo(post=224252:date=Dec 3 2007, 11:41 PM:name=Mercer)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Mercer @ Dec 3 2007, 11:41 PM) [snapback]224252[/snapback]</div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec--><!--quoteo--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE</div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->(1) an escape from a hostile port<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->I like this idea, its a good idea, so lets roll with it.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->Escape from the Spanish town with Jack-as-monk chased by an angry mod. Check. <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/razz.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="
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<!--quoteo(post=224252:date=Dec 3 2007, 11:41 PM:name=Mercer)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Mercer @ Dec 3 2007, 11:41 PM) [snapback]224252[/snapback]</div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->Okay, about the twist, why dont we have a few other renown pirates, Teague, Ching, Capitane Chevalle, and a few others help the Pearl escape? They might see the Dutchman attempting to help her out of the fray, but it isnt going so well, because i agree the dutchman is not invincible, so she will be taking alot of damage holding the pearls hand out of the battle. Maybe Edwards can help with the Phalanx idea from the Commodore, his ship's magazine explodes, and the Pearl is now in even more trouble. So now BBBAAAAMMM!!! Pirates come in bow chasers blazing, camera wheels quickly around to reveal this. Then they help the pearl out and we will go from there. Just a little twist i thought of Pieter, might like it with the boarding idea.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->I think there is a slight problem with our sea battle ideas. It'll be too incredibly big. Now I would LOVE having an incredibly big sea battle in a PotC film, but really it wouldn't belong in the first film of the series when even the AWE sea battle in the maelstrom would be smaller scale than this one. We need to come up with some ideas where the sea battle does not need to be so big so that we can save the REALLY big one for the AWE sequel. How about we make the battle between the Wicked Wench and the French pirate the main battle of our film and have the Black Pearl escape battle involve more ships, but only have a short part of that up close and show the rest from a distance while the Pearl's sailing away. I think we must resists the temptation to go with the "bigger is better" route. And I agree to being tempted to go bigger myself; I was the person who came up with the idea of involving the VOC fleet in the battle as well.
<!--quoteo(post=224252:date=Dec 3 2007, 11:41 PM:name=Mercer)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Mercer @ Dec 3 2007, 11:41 PM) [snapback]224252[/snapback]</div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->I am glad everyone liked it, i just thought to my self at that point "We need one of those memorable lines that can go in those special TV trailers," and so i put that in. I just saw the opportunity to do that and i went with it.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->Good one! <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/me.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="
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<!--quoteo(post=224252:date=Dec 3 2007, 11:41 PM:name=Mercer)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Mercer @ Dec 3 2007, 11:41 PM) [snapback]224252[/snapback]</div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->PS. Keep up the good editing work, that's what makes all the errors vanish when we have 5,6,even 7 people read over it, and correct different mistakes and fluency problems. All i do is lay the ground work, you guys (and me occasionally acting on someone elses idea) need to embellish it, and build on it. Ted and Terry are only two, and if they both have the same ideas the script is kind of...blah. But with many people we have many different points of view and different types of ideas that can really make this a blast.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->I agree. By working on the same story with so many people, we really do get to use the best ideas of all in the final script, which should make it all the more a good story! <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/w00t.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="
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<!--quoteo(post=224253:date=Dec 3 2007, 11:47 PM:name=Mercer)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Mercer @ Dec 3 2007, 11:47 PM) [snapback]224253[/snapback]</div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->Then we can move on, to the STORM. Bum...bum....BUUUUUUM.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->How many storms will we add? The Flying Dutchman sighting will be in a storm as well, right? But that one would be on the voyage from the Caribbean to Indonesia when passing the Cape of Good Hope. Right? <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/unsure.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":?" border="0" alt="unsure.gif" />