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rinlinForgot to mention that I saw Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides last week with DJ. I enjoyed it, but it wasn't quite the same for me.
- The whole time I watched the movie I kept feeling like something was missing (you know, like half of the original cast). I missed having Will and Elizabeth along for adventures. I liked some of the new characters, but I didn't feel like they were suitable enough replacements, or get emotionally attached to them the way I did to the original cast.
- I was really hoping to like Angelica, and I did for a while, but not nearly as much as Elizabeth. The fact that Angelica was willing to sacrifice herself for Blackbeard, even though he was scum sort of ruined my opinion of her. I wanted an even stronger female character. I will say that I thought Penelope Cruz was gorgeous as Angelica though, and I normally don't think twice about her. (It must have been because of the pirate gear.)
- I didn't get very attached to Phillip and Syrena either. I liked them, but they weren't fleshed out enough. I did enjoy the whole mermaid storyline though. The mermaids were so beautiful, but deadly.
- There were some plot holes that I would've like filled in this movie. How come Blackbeard could zombify people? How did Angelica find out that she was Blackbeard's daughter and why did he believe her?
All in all, it was a good adventure movie, but I couldn't quite bring myself to love it.
I'm a bit depressed that almost all of my girls are going to be at Colossalcon without me this weekend. I keep seeing tidbits about their plans online and wishing that I could go with them, but I can't go because I have to be a good big sister and attend my brother's high school graduation this weekend. It wouldn't bother me quite as much, but this would've been my last chance to see some of them before I go to Japan, like Cat and probably Alie. And Cat finished her Celty cosplay, so Emilia, Cat and I would be able to do awesome DRRR!! cosplay together. Oh, well. I'm trying not to dwell on it and I do have other plans coming up this weekend that I wouldn't be able to do if I'd gone to Colossal.
Tomorrow my cousin Tami is going in for a c-section, so that she can have her new baby! I'm going to help babysit Hayden tomorrow while she's in the hospital. I should be able to see the new baby this weekend. :)
Then, on Sunday, I get to go visit![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
meepalicious! I'm going to fly into Boston and then we're going to meet up and I get to spend the week with her in Cape Cod. I'm so excited to see her again! A little later this week I'll have to start packing. It sounds like we're going to try to have cosplay shenanigans and take dolly pictures, so I must pack accordingly.
- The whole time I watched the movie I kept feeling like something was missing (you know, like half of the original cast). I missed having Will and Elizabeth along for adventures. I liked some of the new characters, but I didn't feel like they were suitable enough replacements, or get emotionally attached to them the way I did to the original cast.
- I was really hoping to like Angelica, and I did for a while, but not nearly as much as Elizabeth. The fact that Angelica was willing to sacrifice herself for Blackbeard, even though he was scum sort of ruined my opinion of her. I wanted an even stronger female character. I will say that I thought Penelope Cruz was gorgeous as Angelica though, and I normally don't think twice about her. (It must have been because of the pirate gear.)
- I didn't get very attached to Phillip and Syrena either. I liked them, but they weren't fleshed out enough. I did enjoy the whole mermaid storyline though. The mermaids were so beautiful, but deadly.
- There were some plot holes that I would've like filled in this movie. How come Blackbeard could zombify people? How did Angelica find out that she was Blackbeard's daughter and why did he believe her?
All in all, it was a good adventure movie, but I couldn't quite bring myself to love it.
I'm a bit depressed that almost all of my girls are going to be at Colossalcon without me this weekend. I keep seeing tidbits about their plans online and wishing that I could go with them, but I can't go because I have to be a good big sister and attend my brother's high school graduation this weekend. It wouldn't bother me quite as much, but this would've been my last chance to see some of them before I go to Japan, like Cat and probably Alie. And Cat finished her Celty cosplay, so Emilia, Cat and I would be able to do awesome DRRR!! cosplay together. Oh, well. I'm trying not to dwell on it and I do have other plans coming up this weekend that I wouldn't be able to do if I'd gone to Colossal.
Tomorrow my cousin Tami is going in for a c-section, so that she can have her new baby! I'm going to help babysit Hayden tomorrow while she's in the hospital. I should be able to see the new baby this weekend. :)
Then, on Sunday, I get to go visit
meepalicious! I'm going to fly into Boston and then we're going to meet up and I get to spend the week with her in Cape Cod. I'm so excited to see her again! A little later this week I'll have to start packing. It sounds like we're going to try to have cosplay shenanigans and take dolly pictures, so I must pack accordingly.
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Date: 2011-06-01 09:42 pm (UTC)Yay! You can always text me if plans change on Sunday. I'll look up my flight number so I can give it to you the next time we talk.