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Pirates 3 -- 8/10
I have no idea why everyone is slamming so hard on this movie. It's not the most glorious example of modern cinema but look at it for what it is, which is a very good wrap up for one of the more creative series of movies to have come around in recent memory.
Pirates is not a simple, stupid movie to watch with your brain off while you munch popcorn and snog your girlfriend. Contrary to the review above, Pirates does actually require you to pay attention to what is happening and what is going on between the various characters. People backstab each other, people make lots of deals and there's a crazy background story of an ocean goddess and a pirate council. People who think this movie is too complicated just aren't paying attention. I got most of it the first go around, but it took my girlfriend a second viewing to pick up most of the details and put things together.
This movie has some fan-fucking-tastic moments in it and, while it certainly does have a few others when it falls back on its established jokes, I don't think that's enough to flop the movie like so many people seem to think it does.
You do need to pay attention and, honestly, you do need to be "into" the series and its mythology in order to really enjoy it. But if you can do those two things, I think you'll find that the movie wraps up the existing plotlines in an enjoyable and reasonable fashion. Go with friends. Maybe have some rum beforehand. It's not going to be the best movie you've ever seen, but it's a solid entry in this summer's movie fare.
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