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Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End: 2-Disc Limited Edition

December 18, 2007

Even though Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest (2006) was a massive box office success, there was the general consensus that it was a let down in comparison to The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003). There was just too much plot, most of it hopelessly... 

Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End: Limited Edition

November 8, 2007

Even though Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest (2006) was a massive box office success, there was the general consensus that it was a letdown in comparison to The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003). There was just too much plot, most of it hopelessly... 

Love Actually

December 7, 2006

Richard Curtis is a terrific writer of comedy – no question. He has had unmitigated success ranging from TV’s Blackadder through to global blockbuster hits like Four Weddings, Notting Hill and Bridget Jones’s Diary. It’s not surprising... 

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest

December 5, 2006

While no one predicted the phenomenonal success of the first Pirates of the Caribbean movie, the success of the sequel was pretty much a slam dunk provided that the filmmakers didn’t mess around with the formula too much. They didn’t. In fact, they... 

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest: Collector’s Edition

October 8, 2006

While no one predicted the phenomenal success of the first Pirates of the Caribbean film (2003), the success of the sequel was pretty much a slam dunk provided that the filmmakers didn’t mess around with the formula too much. They didn’t. In fact,... 

Pride and Prejudice

March 10, 2006

Originally titled First Impressions, Jane Austen’s 1813 novel, Pride and Prejudice is considered a classic piece of boy meets girl literature and has already been adapted in to two mini-series (1980 and 1995) and now a second film. The first was... 

The Jacket

December 28, 2005

Like the similarly themed The Machinist (2004), The Jacket (which was released in the same year) is all about the fractured perception of its protagonist. Jack Starks (Brody) is a U.S. soldier badly wounded in the first Persian Gulf War that resulted... 

Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl: Special Edition

November 8, 2005

For many years pirate movies have been box office poison. One only has to look as far back as Roman Polanski’s misfire, Pirates (1986) and the mega-budget flop, Cutthroat Island (1995) to see how low the genre has sunk since the heady days of Errol... 

Pirates of the Caribbean: Special Edition

May 21, 2005

Arrr, mateys! There be something even more deadly than the Curse of the Black Pearl. It is the curse of the dreaded double-dipping! What with losing Pixar in 2006 and the imminent departure of Miramax seemingly any day now, Disney is scrambling to find... 

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