Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007)

Director:

Gore Verbinski

Writers (WGA):

Ted Elliott (written by) &
Terry Rossio (written by) ...

Release Date:

25 May 2007 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Fantasy

Tagline:

At the End of the World, the Adventure Begins

Plot:

Captain Barbossa, Will Turner and Elizabeth Swann must sail off the edge of the map, navigate treachery and betrayal, and make their final alliances for one last decisive battle.

Plot Keywords:

Pirate | Heart | Goddess | Sea | Ship

Awards:

Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 16 wins & 27 nominations

Cast

Johnny Depp	...	Jack Sparrow
Geoffrey Rush	...	Barbossa
Orlando Bloom	...	Will Turner
Keira Knightley	...	Elizabeth Swann
Jack Davenport	...	Norrington
Bill Nighy	...	Davy Jones
Jonathan Pryce	...	Governor Weatherby Swann
Lee Arenberg	...	Pintel
Mackenzie Crook	...	Ragetti
Kevin McNally	...	Gibbs (as Kevin R. McNally)
David Bailie	...	Cotton
Stellan Skarsgård	...	Bootstrap Bill
Tom Hollander	...	Cutler Beckett
Naomie Harris	...	Tia Dalma
Martin Klebba	...	Marty

Also Known As:

P.O.T.C. 3 (USA) (promotional abbreviation)
Pirates 3 (USA) (informal short title)
Pirates of the Caribbean 3 (USA) (working title)
Pirates of the Caribbean: At Worlds End (USA) (working title)
Piratas del Caribe - En el fin del mundo (Argentina) (Mexico) (Peru) (Spain) [es]
A karib-tenger kalózai - A világ végén (Hungary) [hu]
Fluch der Karibik - Am Ende der Welt (Germany) [de]
Karayip korsanlari - Dünyanin sonu (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
Kariibi mere piraadid: Maailma lõpus (Estonia) [et]
Oi peirates tis karaivikis - Sto telos tou kosmou (Greece) [el]
Piraci z Karaibów: Na krancu swiata (Poland) [pl]
Piratas do Caribe - No Fim do Mundo (Brazil) [pt]
Pirates des Caraïbes - Jusqu'au bout du monde (France) [fr]
Pirates of Caribbean: World End (Japan: English title) [en]
Pirates of the Caribbean - Am Ende der Welt (Germany) [de]
Pirates of the Caribbean - Ved verdens ende (Denmark) [da]
Pirates of the Caribbean - Vid världens ände (Sweden) [sv]
Pirates of the Caribbean: Maailman laidalla (Finland) [fi]
Pirati dei Caraibi - Ai confini del mondo (Italy) [it]
Pirati s Kariba: Na kraju svijeta (Croatia) [hr]
Pirati sa Kariba - Na kraju sveta (Serbia) [sr]
Piraty Karibskogo morya 3 - Na krayu sveta (Russia) [ru]
Samundar ke Lutere - Antim Ghadi (India: Hindi title) (dubbed version) [hi]

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of action/adventure violence and some frightening images.

Runtime:

169 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Dutch

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

SDDS | Dolby Digital | DTS | Cinesound (RCA Sound System)

Certification:

Netherlands:12 | Ireland:12A | Norway:11 | Germany:12 | South Korea:12 | UK:12A | New Zealand:M | Canada:G (Quebec) | Canada:PG (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Ontario) | Denmark:11 | Finland:K-13 | Italy:T | Singapore:PG | Hong Kong:IIA | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | Argentina:13 | Greece:K-13 | Australia:M | Sweden:11 | Brazil:12 | USA:PG-13 (certificate #43487) | France:U | Malaysia:U | Spain:7 | Philippines:G (MTRCB) | Portugal:M/12 | Taiwan:PG-12 | Peru:PT

Filming Locations:

Bahamas

Company:

Walt Disney Pictures

Trivia:

Jack Sparrow, Johnny Depp's character, waits a whole 33 minutes before making his on-screen entrance.

Goofs:

Continuity: In the scene that three representatives of each side of the war step on a lanky piece of land in the middle of the sea to negotiate, there is a black piece of cloth tied to Jack Sparrow's right hand palm which disappears once during their negotiations and then appears again and remains there until the end of the scene. More precisely, when he is saying the line: "That debt was paid mate, with some help from ... (moving his hand toward Elizabeth)" the cloth is gone and right after it when saying the next line after Davy Jones' :"technically..." the cloth is back and remains till the end of the scene.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Officer: In order to affect a timely halt to deterioriating conditions, and to ensure the common good, a state of emergency is declared for these territories by decree of Lord Cutler Beckett, duly appointed representative of His Majesty, the King. By decree, according to martial law...

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Saturday Night Live: Tina Fey/Carrie Underwood (#33.5)" (2008)

Soundtrack:

Yo Ho (A Pirate's Life for Me)

I wanted to like it, but...

It was very disappointing.

I adored the first movie to pieces. I own the DVD and regularly play it on movie nights with my friends. It's great unexpected fun, quotable, and a visual spectacle. The characters are surprisingly likable, and Depp comes roaring in like a breath of fresh air as Capt. Jack.

The problem with the third movie (as well as the second) is that it lost touch with it's roots. The first movie, while heavy with the supernatural stuff, was still pretty grounded in a fairly accurate real world. The characters were over the top, yes, but still believable, and above all, relatable. Their motives and predicaments all made a great deal of sense (i.e. Elizabeth wanting to marry Will, Barbossa wanting to be free of the curse, Jack simply wanting to get a boat so he could live his life of freedom). Unfortunately, in the new movies, the writers have lost touch with the first movie's charm. The plots are so convoluted it's difficult to decipher, much less remember, a character's desires and motives. It's much less emotionally grounded. It has also become so thick into this supernatural fantasy land that it has hardly any link to the real world at all. This would not have been a problem were the filmmakers not so intent on special effects and visual spectacles that they forgot to tell a good, solid story.

I believe this movie would have been better if the writers had kept to a more straightforward plot and toned down much of the "grand spectacle" stuff which really dominated the movies.