Okay, in office at 840, again! I man not getting enough sleep at home. Anyway, today has been quite good. So far at least. Did a breakfast of Wheat bread with cheese and then a half a glass of Orange juice. Sleep walked and then actually slept during the bus ride to office. Hmmm, nothing much to do today. I will have to run behind the techies to get the work done, then a session at the Gym before running back home and a sitting with either Murdoch or Lawhead. Not surprisingly, my reading has dropped quite dramatically over the last couple of months. This is actually good because, I intend to complete the backlog before starting out with new books. Anyway, the novelty of the laptop has to wear out some time, right?
By the way caught the last part of the Pirates of the Carribean at Forum on Friday. It looks absolutely gorgeous. What Camera work! I mean if a movie was only about Visuals, this movie will be one of the greatest movies ever made. However, since the story and the screenplay are the heart and soul of any movie not to mention the acting, this movie except for certain scenes qualifies as one of the worst duds. Whatever the critics may say, I found the Second part extremely funny. This however was not! Absolutely dull dialogues and worse screenplay. I laughed once or twice during the movie. That's it. I am not sure this is what the powers that be at Disney were looking for! This one looked like one of James Cameron's Worst(Read Titanic) without the mushy sentimentality which might at least have had some teenagers swooning over it! And don't get me started on the acting. Kiera knightly walks around with a fixed expression on her face. She just can't ACT!!!!! But what legs! tHis woman is a beauty! Orlando Bloom has nothing much to do except look determined and strut around behind Kiera. He does that competently. To me the greatest disappointment was Johnny Depp. He is the heart and soul of the Franchise and he lets it down. He has his moments. Especially his intro scene but he gets lost in the absolute clutter that this movie actually is. A clear case of the director trying to hard. What exactly was Cho yung Fat doing in this movie. Geoffrey Rush was good as always, though. But the problem with this movie was that the actors had nothing to do!
Now for the worst thing about the movie. The story itself! It was such a mishmash that most times you were left wondering whether the point of the whole thing was just to make you sit through the two and a half hours. I mean this movie would have been a lot better without the Calypso part or the Pirate Convention or the Singapore fight or the East India company. Such a tangle! The director gets solves this Gordian Knot the same way Alexander did. Only, it does not work as well. Movie making is a lot about Finesse and from the evidence from this movie, the director needs a class on classic finishes. Ask him to watch Casablanca, for crying out loud!!!!!!
Overall, this movie is a decent time pass. But wait for a few days and rent a DVD and watch it on your Home theater is my advice.