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Friday, May 25, 2007

project 355: calypso and her crabs

with the trilogy concept being the 'in' thing for movies these few years, the Pirates of The Caribbean was one of those that i was eagerly anticipating. but as with these triplets, the first of the series is always the best while the second barely maintaining the standard. let's not even talk about the third. i've just finished watching the last of the Pirates of The Caribbean trilogy with the Magnus. and i have to say that it's just a movie with a lot of water, dirty men, scurvy and dirty Chinese men drenched in both water and an outbreak of scurvy.

like a ship that has gone way off course, the movie was trying to tie up every loose end that they had started since the first and the second. obviously, 190 minutes of screen time was simply not enough to explain everything. take for example, why is Davy Jones and his entire crew made up entirely of crustacean-related beings whereas the new captain of the flying dutchman (spoiler spoiler!) simply has human features? and why does Chow Yun Fatt keep asking for more steam in 'Singapore'? in fact, why does Singapore (as depicted in the movie) look so Japanese-inspired with all the kimonos and chinky-eyed women?

one disturbing fact though: Calypso seems to be made up entirely of crabs. and you know how rampant crabs are in the world of pirating, both in terms of seafood and the disease.

all in all, a crab... i mean... crap movie. watch it only if you are the value-for-screentime-for-money type of movie-goer.

posted at 11:58 pm by the nurse | Permalink |

18 Comments:

Well Davy Jones turned into a sea monster because he failed to fulfil his duties of ferrying the dead... or at least that's what I gleaned from the whole convoluted rigmarole.

And that actually put me off crabs for a while. The edible type, I mean.
By savante, at 4:18 pm

If you said the movie is not worth to watch. I thought that u didnt really understand the movie.
By Anonymous, at 9:54 pm

sigh have to agree with what you said.. thought it would have been better.. but it was just disappointing..

good thing i did not pay for my ticket ;p
By Purring Tiger, at 10:58 pm

Pirates of the Carribean story goes a bit fast but if you have watched the first 2 , U would have understand it. The movie needs intelligence to be understood.
By Anonymous, at 11:29 pm

savante: orhhhhh.... now i geddit. he's godforsakingly ugly though, with out even without the crustaceans.

kon kon: rather disappointing. it's just another of those movies with a lot of special effects. and Singapore in the film looked more like a mix of neo-Japan and Oriental culture. i was expecting Sang Nila Utama or the merlion.
By the nurse, at 1:12 am

I agree with Savante... That's most probably the case. But the thingy with Calypso... Hmmm. They made it more complicated and harder to understand.

Those who didnt watch the 2nd instalment will be lost in the whirlpool.

And did you stay back till the credits rolled?
By yw[2k], at 12:44 pm

ok, haven't seen the movie (honestly the whole trilogy) but just the thought of wacthing the movie has just vanished from my head after reading your crazy but funny blog.
By Anonymous, at 1:36 am

i have to come in and tell you that your blog had accompanied me for 5 hours reading through (almost) all your posts, now i know (almost) everything from your bf (now, ex-bf) to his glorified waiter(ess) job to your colleagues and your nipple ring. thanks for the interesting read but why havent we met in real life? we would have turned out fantastic smoking buddies, well, any other kinds of "buddies" do you suggest?

cheeros and have a wonderful week ahead!
By Green Space Sg, at 8:25 am

i thought it was vietnam and until i saw chow yun fatt that i realized, "ohh..old time singapore huh? where's the land???"
i cant understand calypso though, what had she been saying thorough the movie beside.."my loveeee..."
anyway, keira is hot, dont u guys think so?
By Anonymous, at 11:06 am

yw2k: yeah. Calypso is a totally new concept brought in during the third installment. which is never good to do when you're trying to close up a story. but they had to lah. otherwise, what motive would they have about Davy Jones' history in the first place?

alfie: the verdict? wait for the DVD and download it off bittorrent.

space: you can start by emailing me, y'noe. thanks for reading btw.

wikiencyclopedia: exactly. nobody would have thought it was 'nanny-state' Singapore until chow yun fatt said so. and anyways, Mr. Chow's not Singaporean. i think Allen Wu would do an excellent job of turning Pirates in a 300-ish gay film. yum.
By the nurse, at 12:47 pm

I was disappointed too.

-sheena.
By Anonymous, at 1:39 pm

but still, i am going to collect the trilogy and re-watch it.
sheena.
By Anonymous, at 1:40 pm

er what happened after the credits rolled?
By Anonymous, at 1:47 pm

did u notice that the pirates were all speaking in cantonese? and they totally got their facts wrong...the pirates of those days were mostly from the java islands - bugis, javanese, etc...

hollywood's just killing history again...
By Anonymous, at 2:45 pm

Pilates of the Currybean.
By Anonymous, at 11:34 am

Well, after the initial credits roll, there's a scene which shows what happens 10 years in the future... :)
By yw[2k], at 4:07 pm

yaeh, chow yun fat really doesnt represent singaporean. allan wu is hot! he in a gay film, hahaha, that would be interesting. sparttannnnnnnnnnn.....!!!!! allan is not gay, isnt he?
By Anonymous, at 3:17 pm

I agree with you.... the whole movie is crab!... I never fall asleep in the cinema and this is the first one...
By Anonymous, at 10:01 am