Pirates? End of the World? Hopefully!

So what's a couple to do on a early summer Saturday night except to get in line with the rest of America to see Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End.

Action packed? Yup. Terrific CGI that baffles the imagination? Ditto, the special effects are just amazing. Johnny Depp as the swishiest, most over-eyelined and mascaraed pirate ever? You bet- in spades. Even though it takes 45 minutes for Depp to actually get into the picture, he's evident even before and in many multiples of his swish swash- buckling self throughout the story.

Does this movie have a bloated story line? No, it has numerous bloated story lines and its so packed that its difficult to keep up with all the crossing and double-crossing that takes place throughout. There's more pirate captains than ever before, multiple captains on the Black Pearl and one touching scene where Calypso touches Davy Jones revealing what he looked like before turning all tenacly as captain of the Flying Dutchmen.

So, did I like it? You bet I did. Its a wild ride even if the story's hard to keep up with and its a great summer adventure film. You expected something more? Give it a chance and enjoy your popcorn!

And watch out for that big step getting your seat! I took a header yesterday while trying to get into my seat that left me bruised, embarrassed and sore. The spousal unit had gone ahead to pick out seats while I stopped at the snack stand. She picked 2 seats directly behind a railing behind an open section where wheelchairs can be parked. As I stepped past her, I stepped down, under the railing and onto one knee! The bottle water went flying, it nearly clobbered somebody three rows away in the back of their head. The popcorn flew and spilled everywhere and somehow, I didn't spill or pop the top off of the medium sized soda cup or loose the Reese's Cups for the spouse. I banged up one knee and the elbow on the other side and whacked my ribs on the railing and managed to keep my cussing to a very minimum around all the other more sensitive customers. I was mighty sore when I got up this morning too!