In which I share my opinion of Pirates sans spoilers

[angela_o]

We say PotC at World's End tonight and while narratively it made very little sense, it was a rip roaring good time and orders of magnitude better than the last one which I found interminable and generally unpleasant. Don't be put off by any negative reviews, it was a lot of fun and it didn't feel close to three hours long. Try not to think too much and just sit back and enjoy the spectacle because it's immensely entertaining.

Yo Ho, Yo Ho, a pirate's life for me!

ETA: #72 is Keeping the Moon by Sarah Dessen(May07). My sojourn through YA continues. This one deals with what it means to reinvent yourself and to confront unfair assessments and how difficult that is to do. Not very long, but I like the message of empowerment and the importance of not allowing others to define you as well as recognizing what truly has value in life.

Comments

[tasyfa.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the succinct summary - that's pretty much what I was expecting. :D Of course, I was also expecting Spiderman 3 to be at least *watchable*... *sigh* Save your money on that one.

[angela-o.livejournal.com]

I have to say that I've never been a big fan of the Spiderman franchise. Tobey Maguire creeps me out a little. He's from that Elijah Wood "my eyes bulge and there just might be an undiagnosed thyroid problem" school of actors. Plus, I dislike how much of a victim they make Mary Jane in the movie. She wasn't that pathetic in the comics I read when I was a kid. Not to mention, I thought the length and brutality of the operating scene in the last one was way over the top which makes me leery as well. So, suffice it to say I have issues. lol No need to worry about me seeing that one. ;)