Die Hard Pirates

...so we saw two movies this weekend while in Oslo - the third "Pirates of the Caribbean" and the fourth "Die Hard".


Die Hard 4.0
Suprisingly good movie - on par with the first two in the series. Bruce Willis does a good job, the production is top dollar, they use a lot of stunts so as not to make the movie too CGI-heavy. Also, the movie's got Kevin Smith as a basement-dwelling living-with-his-mom computer nerd with screen name Warlock. I expected this movie to be a watered-down continuation of the third installment, but I was really positively surprised. So; the four Die Hard movies consist of three good ones, with a serious dip represented by the one in which Samuel L. Jackson has a part. Coincidence? I think not.

Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
This movie, however, suffers from two major flaws. One: it drags on for too damn long - way over two and a half hours. Two: Johnny Depp is not featured nearly as much as in the previous two, and for some unknown reason the producers opted to base a lot of the movie on Keira Knightley's and Orlando Bloom's acting abilities rather than to just have them as window dressing. What is interesting is that the remaining actors - including Depp and Geoffrey Rush - are propped with crooked teeth and imperfect skin, the two elves have white, shiny teeth, perfect hair with highlights and full-on make-up (yes; the arrow-elf also)despite spending their time either in prison or on a ship. Basically; even the dude who plays Davy Jones with that horrible Groundskeeper Willie accent is a much better actor. Also; the ending reeked of sequels to come.