Month: February 2007

[Curse of the Black Pearl] [Dead Man’s Chest] [At Worlds End]

Okay, I’m getting as many opinion pieces on movies as I can while the Oscar buzz in my brain lasts.

Pirates! I don’t think I’ve laughed out loud so hard in a theatre before (Dead Man’s Chest), (I saw the first one on DVD).

I know I will instantly like “At Worlds End”. This is not like the Matrix where everything gets ruined by the sequels. I liked “Dead Man’s Chest” as much as I liked “Curse of the Black Pearl”. In fact, “Dead Man’s Chest” had more piraty stuff than the first one. If you’ve played the Monkey Island games back in the day, you know what I’m talking about. The wheel fighting scene is an example of this… hahaha.

Plus, there’s Johnny Depp. I’ve been told I have a man crush on Johnny Depp. This is true.

This is the movie that makes me want to say “savvy” and “love” at the end of my sentences, even when they don’t really apply.

I’ve seen both movies multiple times, and each time is worth it.

Anyone who dislikes any part of this series is clearly not intelligent… and clearly they’ve never been to Singapore.

[IMDB Departed Link]

This movie rocked. Literally.

The only Scorsese movie I saw before this was “The Aviator”, which was a good movie. But it wasn’t a great movie.

The Departed was a great movie. A good plot, acted out by very good actors. Mind you, I’m not a big fan of Jack Nicholson or Leonardo DiCaprio. I am however a big fan of Matt Damon. But they all delivered great performances.

Definately deserving of it’s Oscar victories.

If I had the time, I would definately go see it again.

Instantly one of my favourite Hollywood movies.

There are so many layers, so many ways to interpret events that it’s beautiful. Great acting, wonderful direction. It really goes into how magicians think and how things are from their end. It’s a great movie for everyone, but if you do magic, you can relate more to it. It doesn’t make me say, “hah, that’s not what magicians go through”.

Two quotes really stand out for me during the movie:

“Never show anyone. They’ll beg you and flatter you for the secret, but as soon as you give it up, you’ll be nothing to them. You understand? Nothing. The secret impresses no one. The trick you use it for is everything.”

I half agree with this. Some people are just after the secret and then the magic means nothing to them. That sucks. Would you be disappointed if you saw the notes to Bach’s music? I think the secrets elevate the art. The secrets should not make the magic. Magic is about the experience, not just about the actions.

I loved this quote from the movie:

You never understood, why we did this. The audience knows the truth: the world is simple. It’s miserable, solid all the way through. But if you could fool them, even for a second, then you can make them wonder, and then you..then you got to see something really special.. you really don’t know?..it was..it was the look on their faces..

ah… the look on their faces, the look in their eyes… magic…