If I had seen this movie when I came out, or when I was young, I'm sure I would think of it fondly. Going in cold as an adult in the summer of 2009, I wasn't really entertained much.
The arguments for this movie seem to be that 1) It is just an entertaining fantasy not to be taken seriously; 2) The creatures were done before CGI and are therefore more more soulful 3) Anyone who doesn't enjoy the visuals should appreciate this movie for its well-written characters and interesting plot that has so much more to offer than the trash coming out of Hollywood today. I could dispute each of these, but the bottom line is that I DID enjoy several moments in this movie, and it kept me mostly interested all the way through. I just didn't care much about it overall.
I would describe the quality of the story as being on par with some of the weaker episodes of the original Star Trek series. My favorite part was the giant octopus, but it was a little underwhelming after having seen what Gore Verbinski was able to do with the Kraken in the second POTC movie. Sorry, but sometimes technical advancements can make a better film, in the right hands. I prefer a CGI creature that movies with economy over a puppet monster that just stands in one place and roars.
But that isn't a reason not to watch this movie. I'm sure many fans of b-movie sci-fi and adventure would find this perfectly enjoyable. For me, it isn't any one specific thing, I just was unsatisfied with the movie as a whole.
The arguments for this movie seem to be that 1) It is just an entertaining fantasy not to be taken seriously; 2) The creatures were done before CGI and are therefore more more soulful 3) Anyone who doesn't enjoy the visuals should appreciate this movie for its well-written characters and interesting plot that has so much more to offer than the trash coming out of Hollywood today. I could dispute each of these, but the bottom line is that I DID enjoy several moments in this movie, and it kept me mostly interested all the way through. I just didn't care much about it overall.
I would describe the quality of the story as being on par with some of the weaker episodes of the original Star Trek series. My favorite part was the giant octopus, but it was a little underwhelming after having seen what Gore Verbinski was able to do with the Kraken in the second POTC movie. Sorry, but sometimes technical advancements can make a better film, in the right hands. I prefer a CGI creature that movies with economy over a puppet monster that just stands in one place and roars.
But that isn't a reason not to watch this movie. I'm sure many fans of b-movie sci-fi and adventure would find this perfectly enjoyable. For me, it isn't any one specific thing, I just was unsatisfied with the movie as a whole.