Pirates 3 was good fun
Despite Skatje’s warnings (via PeeZed) about the crowds (or what passes for such here in sleepy Morris), we all saw Pirates of the Carribean 3 tonight.
By the time we saw the warning (great use of PeeZed’s blog!), Sub-Evil Boy had already headed out in an effort to stake out some front row seats for his friends. WeatherGirl and I figured we’d head over around 7:40pm and see what the lines were like. It was definitely busy for a Morris Theatre showing of a film, but certainly not too insanely crowded, so we went on in. Skatje and the two others behind the candy counter were looking pretty busy, though!
This film was definitely a vast improvement over the mess of the second film and quite enjoyable. Probably not as fresh and creative as the first Pirates, but we giggled our way through fair bits of it. I’m guessing that PeeZed will be well amused by several parts :-). The little crab rock thing was totally cool.
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May 25th, 2007 at 08:46
My wife is very stoked to go see this. I’m not a huge movie guy myself, but I am also interested in this one. I do like pirates. YAR! Thanks for the review. I will let my wife know.
Do they still have the loveseats in the Morris Theatre? I remember that place being huge and a good place to see a flick. I’m going to date myself here but I remember seeing “To Die For”, “Rumble In the Bronx”, “Demolition Man”, and “A Nightmare Before Christmas” all in Morris. There was something about the foyer that, on very cold nights, made me think that standing there I was somehow in the 1950’s that never were.
May 25th, 2007 at 12:04
I’m not a big movie person myself (more music, much like you I expect), but the other two in my family are both huge movie junkies, so I see a lot despite myself.
If there are any loveseats left they’re in the far back. He’s gotten new seats in much of the theater since your time here, and I think that pretty much spelled the demise of the love seats.
We really love that old theater. It’s great to have that beautiful big screen, even if the sound ain’t the greatest. Unfortunately I think it’s days (and the days of most old theaters like it, especially in small rural communities) are numbered. As people’s audio and video at home gets better and better, and as video on demand becomes an increasing reality, it’s not clear how these places will stay in business.