Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End has everything going for it. Quality writing that is both dramatic and funny, without being patronizing, extremely smart CG and special effects, amazing production design and stylish costumes and makeup, sound and score that easily pulls one into the world of pirates and the supernatural, and direction by [...]
When you stand in line and request a ticket for a movie like Assault on Precinct 13, hand your money over with a smile, and gleefully stroll down that long dark hallway to Theatre 7, odds are you aren’t there for David Mametesque dialogue or scintillating drama, the pathos of a humanity-laden, emotionally charged period [...]