So Keira Knightly's teeth looked like she had finally seen a dentist, but she still isn't any good as an actress, and all in all, Pirates just wasn't that good this time around. Too much weirdness and darkness and not enough fun. Last time, Johnny Depp was funny in a really odd way; this time, he just looked, well...not normal in an unfunny kind of way. Orlando Bloom did a lot of hopping around, but that's about it.
Sigh...I was so excited, and the ensuing fall was long and hard.
Yeah, I sorta liked Knightly in the first Pirates, but she's been a little disappointing since. A lot of pouty-lip shots and a cute accent may make for an attractive girl, but not a deep actress. But then, maybe I'm just having a hard time forgiving her for starring in that excuse for a Pride & Prejudice remake...
The essence of this spirit was captured in a moving speech about tolerance given last year by the student body president of one of your sister colleges. She related the story by Robert Fulghum about a young pastor who, finding himself in charge of some very energetic children, hits upon a game called "Giants, Wizards and Dwarfs." "You have to decide now," the pastor instructed the children, "which you are ... a giant, a wizard or a dwarf?"
At that, a small girl tugging at his pants leg, asked, "But where do the mermaids stand?"
The pastor told her there are no mermaids, and she says, "Oh yes there are," she said. "I am a mermaid."
Now this little girl knew what she was and she was not about to give up on either her identity or the game. She intended to take her place wherever mermaids fit into the scheme of things. Where do the mermaids stand ... All those who are different, those who do not fit the boxes and pigeonholes? "Answer that question," wrote Fulghum, "and you can build a school, a nation, or a whole world."
~~Barbara Bush
Wellesley College Commencement Address, 1990
One year of marriage under my belt, and it's only getting better! We've added another member to the family, a sweet and spicy lady parakeet to help keep DeWitt in line.
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Ahrr--adventure, humor, ghosts, swordplay, and Kiera Knightly on the big screen--what more could any guy want?
Sadness and despondency.
So Keira Knightly's teeth looked like she had finally seen a dentist, but she still isn't any good as an actress, and all in all, Pirates just wasn't that good this time around. Too much weirdness and darkness and not enough fun. Last time, Johnny Depp was funny in a really odd way; this time, he just looked, well...not normal in an unfunny kind of way. Orlando Bloom did a lot of hopping around, but that's about it.
Sigh...I was so excited, and the ensuing fall was long and hard.
Yeah, I sorta liked Knightly in the first Pirates, but she's been a little disappointing since. A lot of pouty-lip shots and a cute accent may make for an attractive girl, but not a deep actress. But then, maybe I'm just having a hard time forgiving her for starring in that excuse for a Pride & Prejudice remake...
Whaaaaaa? How could you knock the Pride and Prejudice movie?! It was AWESOME! She deserved the Oscar for that movie!
Also I like Pirates 2....but I have a weakness for swordfights.
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