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Pirates of the Caribbean 3: At World's End [2007]

starring: Johnny Depp, Orlando Bloom, Keira Knightley, Chow Yun-Fat, Geoffry Rush
directed by: Gore Verbinski

November 19, 2007
Brilliant, brilliant, brilliant! Bought this last year and every time I watch it, it still makes me laugh. What more can you say? Buy it, you wont be disappointed.

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Pirates of the Caribbean 3: At World's End [Blu-ray]

starring: Johnny Depp, Geoffrey Rush, Orlando Bloom, Keira Knightley, Stellan Skarsgaard
directed by: Gore Verbinski

November 19, 2007
Version: U.S.A / Region A (Disc One) / Region Free (Disc Two)
Aspect ratio: 2.35:1
MPEG-4 AVC BD-50
Running time: 2:48:31
Movie size: 41,492,533,248 bytes
Disc size: 45,035,768,044 bytes
Average Video Bit Rate: 22.14 Mbps
LPCM 5.1 6912Kbps (6.9 Mbps/ 24-bit)
DD AC3 5.1 640Kbps English / French / Spanish
Subtitles: English SDH / French / Spanish

#Bloopers of the Caribbean (Disc-one)
#Inside The Maelstrom
#Anatomy of a Scene - The Maelstrom
#Masters of Design
#The Tale of Many Jacks
#The World of Chow Yun Fat
#Keith and the Captain
#The Pirate Maestro - The Music of Hans Zimmer
#Hoist The Colors
#Inside The Brethern Court
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Pirates Of The Caribbean Trilogy [2003]

starring: Bill Nighy, Keira Knightley, Johnny Depp, Geoffrey Rush, Orlando Bloom
directed by: Gore Verbinski

November 19, 2007
I loved the Pirates of the Caribbean Trilogy. It had everything, Horror, Comedy, Action and Romance. And the characters were simply brilliant.
The Curse of the Black Pearl
The film is set in and around the Caribbean were a notorious pirate turns up in a small British Port. Soon after the Black Pearl turns up and steals the Governer's Daughter (Keira Knightley). So Captain Jack Sparrow (Johnney Depp) and Will Turner (Orlando Bloom) chase after them.
Dead Man's Chest
This film sees the entrance of Davy Jones (Bill Nighy) and the Flying Dutchman. So as Jack tries to stay one step ahead of the Kraken and the East India Trading Company searching for the Heart of Davy Jones, we see our characters, cross each other, fight each other and ... Read More:

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Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse Of The Black Pearl [Blu-ray] [2003]

starring: Johnny Depp, Keira Knightly, Orlando Bloom, Geoffrey Rush
directed by: Jerry Bruckheimer

June 11, 2007
I recently purchased an LCD TV and in order to take advantage of its HD capability I splashed out on a Blue-ray player as well as a Sound bar. While I accepted that I would be getting a superior picture I wasnt exactly blown away by the BR disks I bought .
That is until yesterday.
Having ordered this disk over the weekend, I loaded it into the tray and pressed play.
Talk about revelation. The clarity of the picture is out of this world. Add the sound quality. (Note to self, must purchase woofer) and I was very impressed.However special effects do not make a film. To that end this film is amazing. Fast paced, very funny, brilliant acting and what do you have.
A decent film.
Now if only Hollywood could repeat this formula on a more ... Read More:

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Pirates Of The Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest [Blu-ray] [2006]

starring: Johnny Depp, Geoffrey Rush, Orlando Bloom, Keira Knightley, Stellan Skarsgaard
directed by: Gore Verbinski

June 11, 2007
If you are a fan of the Pirates series, this is a must-have. The movie is good fun, carried almost entirely on the shoulders of Johnny Depp, but the small amount of character development you see with Lee Arenberg and Mackenzie Crook (the oh so eloquent pirate) is a welcome development.

The picture quality is outstanding, and this one really shows why you should upgrade to HD at this point in time.

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Pirates Of The Caribbean - Dead Man's Chest [2006]

starring: Mackenzie Crook, Orlando Bloom, Kevin McNally, Keira Knightley, Jack Davenport
directed by: Gore Verbinski

June 25, 2007
I'll probably be lynched for this heresy!... but I wouldn't recommend this one unless you're a diehard fan of one of the actors, or just a special effects geek.
This film wanders around, without much of a plot, relying far too heavily on humour [!??] and special effects. I won't spoil it for those who haven't seen it, but want to, but it destroys relationships, with characters betraying one another instead of standing together.
Not a 'Feel Good' film, and not a PATCH on Pirates I, Curse of the Black Pearl.

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The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (Two Disc Theatrical Edition) [2002]

starring: Elijah Wood|Ian McKellen|Viggo Mortensen|Orlando Bloom
directed by: Peter Jackson

August 26, 2003
I truly believe that 'the Lord of the Rings' is one of the greatest stories ever told. The tale of Frodo Baggins and the ring of power continues in the second part of the trilogy, where Frodo and Sam are continuing their relentless qyest to Mordor to destory the ring, only to be joined by the sinister yet pitiable creature known as Gollum. Meanwhile, Merry & Pip try their hardest to escape from the evil orcs who captured them at the end of 'The Fellowship of the Ring', whilst gimley, Legolas and Aragorn meet a king and immediatley sense something is not right. Old characters reurn and new ones are introduced as the tale of the Ring grows closer to it's end.

The extended edition is far superior to the original, though the amount of time it takes to watch ... Read More:

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The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (Two Disc Theatrical Edition) [2003]

starring: Elijah Wood|Ian McKellen|Viggo Mortensen|Orlando Bloom
directed by: Peter Jackson

May 25, 2004
So this is it. Yet another cinematic trilogy draws to a close. Great things comes in threes : the Star Wars Trilogy. The Omen Trilogy. Indiana Jones. The Omen. The Godfather. The Matrix (er, maybe I should rethink this particular theory).

And now this. The final four hours of The Lord Of The Rings trilogy. But this isn't a trilogy, nor is it just a remake or a continuation (it's not The Lord Of The Rings 3-d : The Revenge, for example), simply the third and final part of the story.

And my god, it's long. Two hundred and ten bum-numbing minutes. That's three times as long as Toy Story. There's not even an intermission : just a constant, endless trawl of dialogue, CGI, and stuff. Endless long panning shots - Look At This! It's Big! It's Slow! It's got.... Ominous music! ... Read More:

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Pirates Of The Caribbean - The Curse Of The Black Pearl - 1 disc [2003]

starring: Johnny Depp, Lee Arenberg, Orlando Bloom, Keira Knightley, Geoffrey Rush
directed by: Gore Verbinski

May 22, 2006
As a responsible, mature adult with a certain amount of education...I loved every moment of this film. Fantastic humour, a great cast and a brilliant plot. The perfect film.

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Kingdom Of Heaven - Definitive Edition [2005]

by: Orlando Bloom
starring: Orlando Bloom, Eva Green, Edward Norton, Jeremy Irons, David Thewlis
directed by: Ridley Scott

March 05, 2007
The 194-minute director's cut of Kingdom of Heaven gives the film more room to breathe, but it won't make converts of the unbelievers. Instead, it's a more leisurely paced version of the film for the faithful who liked the theatrical cut and want to revisit its world and characters in a little more detail. Closer in style and tone to sixties roadshows than Scott's Gladiator, and all the better for it, in many ways it's the richest and most ambitious of the recent batch of epics. It's more of a journey in the extended version, and a bloodier one (the added violence will please the gore hounds), although there are a few moments that tip over into self-indulgence and could have been tightened or omitted entirely.

The extended opening allows more character detail, but at the expense of more ... Read More: