Live Blog

So edgrimley didn't think I had what it takes to live blog a book, so I decided to first live blog a movie at a theater. I am going to see Pirates 3 tonight. The movie is 3 hours long (I'm not rounding, it really is that long). I figured I'd set my updates for every 30 minutes.

Previews: The second preview was for what might be the worst movie of all time. The "Rock" plays a "indestructible" quarterback who is fearless. Then one day he is sitting at home, the door bell rings and there is a little girl standing there. It turns out its his daughter, who even has a birth certificate in her hand to proof it. "Hilarity ensues when the Rock has no idea how to raise a daughter and must keep up the image of being a feared quarterback. (I liked this movie the first time when it was called Big Daddy). The other preview was for Transformers. The movie will probably we stupid, but man does it look cool. There is a scene where a car hit some bump or ramp and goes spinning in the air. In mid air it transforms into a robot and lands and then starts its destruction. I'll see it.

Shhh... the movie is starting.
0-30 minutes: I'm little confused as to what is happening. I thought this movie stared Johnny Depp, but he is not in the first 30 minutes at all. This part is mostly plot set-up, no swashbuckling. They're trying to get all the pirates together to fight the British army, that should be some crazy swashbuckling, maybe even pillaging.

30-60 minutes: Johnny Depp finally appears, albeit in a trippy 20 minutes dream-like sequence. I guess he's in purgatory or something, very weird. He then is rescued. So it appears the movie is finally ready to start, even though it has been on for 60 minutes.

60-90 minutes: Let the swashbuckling begin.

90-120: Sappy lovey-dovey moment between Orlando Bloom and Kiera Knightley. More swash-buckling. Some guy 3 rows up is actually pulling out his black berry and writting to someone about something. Now he pulls it out again, what is going on in society and this guy's life that is so important on a Friday night at 10:00 pm?

120-180: Finally some pillaging, and of course more swashbuckling. There is a meeting of all the pirates left and we meet Jack Sparrow's father, played brilliantly by Keith Richards. Captain Teague: "It's not about living forever, Jackie... It's about living forever with yourself."

180-240: Movie is ending, it ends in an hour long battle on the scene. This is kind of cool. Starts as just ship versus ship with cannons, and then pirates board each others ship and there are some sword to sword combats. Sweet! There is some weird and sappy scene were 2 characters get married Jack Sparrow has the best line in this part. Keira Knightley is saying goodbye to Johnny Depp's character after the battle and she says: "Jack, it would never have worked out between us. " Jack's response:"Keep telling yourself that, darling. "

Overall movie is enjoyable, quite long. Would have been better if Johnny Depp had more screen time, he really does steal every scene he is in. There are some pretty funny one-liners about rum, pillaging, and death.