Ahoy there! Pirates or Foe?

Last weekend, I paid an unexpected visit to the cinema in Melaka. In fact, I paid an unexpected visit to Melaka!

It was last Tuesday when an old friend, CK, contacted me to ask if I was going to be in Melaka last weekend. He was going down to Melaka with some friends for a day trip just to "makan-makan" before he makes his way to Melbourne next month where he's being transferred to.

Coincidentally, I had earlier bought tickets to fly back last weekend, as I was hoping to make a trip back to Melaka with another girl friend. She couldn't make it at the last minute, so I was thrilled when CK offered me a ride back.

Once we arrived in Melaka, they dropped me off at my home and went on with their "makan-makan" journey. In the afternoon, I joined them for a movie in the good ol' GSC cinema, the only cinema left standing in Melaka. The old theatres were either burnt down or went bankrupt during the VCD/DVD era.

The first Pirates movie was great, where I thought Depp gave one of his best performances. He played Jack Sparrow really well, he was hilarious!

And Bloom? I thought his character, Will, was overshadowed by the entertaining Jack.

In this second effort to capture the hearts of movie lovers, it was no different. Jack still overshadowed Will in more than one scene.

Talented actors aside, the plot was not as catchy as the first one was. The octopus scenes were too draggy, and some "hellefares" characters in the first episode tried to make a comeback without much success. Several times, just when I thought a scene was about to be over, then I was dragged back into it.

But, ooh, I loved the little romantic "twist" this second movie offered with Elizabeth Swann. Two men, whose similarities was as close as the next galaxy was to earth, were both attracted to Elizabeth. Unknowingly, even to herself, Elizabeth was also attracted to them both...until the compass showed her the direction of the thing she wanted most... and pointed to Jack! Ooh, and the Kiss of Betrayal, which only she and Jack knew...but which Will merely saw, without realising the betrayal element within.

It was disappointing that the movie ended so abruptly, without a convenient point like the first one had. By the time the third sequel follows, we would all have forgotten the details of this story.

Nonetheless, Depp was still entertaining as Jack. He has progressed from a stiff young actor in 21 Jump Street eons ago, to a talented actor who could successfully portray unusual and diverse roles seemingly effortlessly.

I will be waiting anxiously for the third sequel to be released. Perhaps I might have to jog my memory by watching the Dead Man's Chest all over again on DVD when the third sequel is released.

My memory space is getting smaller by the day. Wouldn't it be great if I could just store my memory on a thumb drive, and plug-in when I needed that memory? Just like the octopus who could keep his heart locked up in a little chest...