POTC II: Keira Knightley and her multiple wacky suitors!

[anotheranon]

No spoilers, not really:

Lots of absurd (but visually entertaining) swordplay. Keira Knightley's Elizabeth is no shrinking violet in this one - I don't think I've seen her kick this much ass since "Bend It Like Beckham"!

Chock full of innuendo, suntanned skin, and lurching from the prettiest characters. Don't say you weren't warned.

Thrill to to the adventures of fresh fish! Rotten fish! And barnacles in new places!

All together it's not high art and the plot doesn't even drive it that hard, but it's wonderful fun. And the makeup artists used MAC (who else could make a black eyeliner that would see Jack Sparrow through multiple saltwater, soot, and and slime encrusted adventures and still stay intact?)

Costumery: lots of fantastic 18th centuryish ("-ish" because nothing in this movie is remotely realistic) frock coats and vests that the "aging team" (there is one - stay for the credits) clearly ran through a shredder and then ran over multiple times with a semi...

Stay 'til after the credits, there's a small funny.

Comments

[hadesgirl.livejournal.com]

We saw it tonight too, and laughed ourselves silly!!! I just loved those sequences on the cannibal island. Absurd? Sure, but funny as all get-out!

And yes, Elizabeth has certainly gained a measure of strength, good for her! It sure has Will worried, that's for sure...

[anotheranon.livejournal.com]

IMHO, Will should worry - IMHO he's kinda a twerp, she's too good for him :P That, and a pirate's life might actually suit her better..

[geekchick]

I think it could've been about 20 minutes shorter. I would've cut pretty much the whole cannibal island thing. I actually was kind of disappointed with the movie the first time I saw it, but on a second viewing I enjoyed it a lot more and caught a few little things that I missed the first time around.

[anotheranon.livejournal.com]

The cannibal island thing was kind of pointless, but I enjoyed the "kebab" and the Indiana Jones echo :P

[timcharmorbien.livejournal.com]

Absurd but entertaining swordplay - - isn't that what swashbucklers are all about? I laughed throughout the duel on/around/inside the water wheel - - wheeeeee!! :)

[anotheranon.livejournal.com]

Oh, the waterwheel was HYSTERICAL!