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Wed, 17 Mar 2010 02:46:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 http://critiqal.com/pirates-of-the-caribbean-at-worlds-end-2007/555/ http://critiqal.com/pirates-of-the-caribbean-at-worlds-end-2007/555/#comments Mon, 28 May 2007 18:36:51 +0000 Reid Currier http://themindschewtoy.com/reviews/theatrical/pirates-of-the-caribbean-at-worlds-end-2007/555/ Plot: As Will Turner (Bloom) and Elizabeth Swann (Knightley) team up with Captain Barbossa (Rush) in a desperate attempt to free Jack Sparrow (Depp) from Davy Jones' locker, the East India Trading Company uses ghost ships to take control of the seas.]]> http://critiqal.com/pirates-of-the-caribbean-at-worlds-end-2007/555/feed/ 0 http://critiqal.com/pirates-of-the-caribbean-dead-mans-chest-2006/457/ http://critiqal.com/pirates-of-the-caribbean-dead-mans-chest-2006/457/#comments Mon, 10 Jul 2006 01:51:55 +0000 Reid Currier http://www.pezxpress.com/2006/movies/all-reviews/pirates-of-the-caribbean-dead-mans-chest-2006-review/ Plot: After 13 years of being Captain of the Black Pearl, Jack Sparrow (Depp) has forgotten about the deal he made. But Davy Jones, the ruler of the seas, hasn't - and it's time collect. Meanwhile, Will Turner (Bloom) and Elizabeth Swan (Knightley) have to postpone their wedding after they are accused of aiding a pirate. To clear them, Will must find Jack Sparrow and bring Jack's fabled compass back to the East India Trading Company. But Elizabeth isn't one to sit and wait. Inspired by the Disney Theme Park Ride.]]> http://critiqal.com/pirates-of-the-caribbean-dead-mans-chest-2006/457/feed/ 0 http://critiqal.com/troy-2004/828/ http://critiqal.com/troy-2004/828/#comments Fri, 04 Feb 2005 22:15:24 +0000 Reid Currier http://pezxpress.com/movies/reviews/troy-2004/828/ Plot: Queen Helen of Sparta (Kruger) and Prince Paris of Troy (Bloom) fall in love. When Helen leaves Sparta with Paris, Agamemnon (Cox), ruler of most of Greece, sees the perfect opportunity to attack the most feared of the Greeks not yet under his rule: Troy. With legendary warrior Achilles (Pitt) on his team - not to mention the backing of the famous Odysseus (Bean) - he can't lose. But they'll have to contend with Prince Hector (Bana), Paris' brother - and the greatest army commander ever known. Based on The Iliad by Homer.]]> http://critiqal.com/troy-2004/828/feed/ 0 http://critiqal.com/the-lord-of-the-rings-the-return-of-the-king-2003/439/ http://critiqal.com/the-lord-of-the-rings-the-return-of-the-king-2003/439/#comments Tue, 23 Dec 2003 14:16:56 +0000 Reid Currier Action/Adventure]> Adaptation]> Drama]> Sequel]> http://www.pezxpress.com/2003/movies/all-reviews/the-lord-of-the-rings-the-return-of-the-king-2003-review/ Plot: As Frodo (Wood) and Samwise (Astin) reach the conclusion of their journey, Aragorn (Mortensen) must finally accept his destiny as the true King. With Mordor's forces beginning to march on Gondor, the great battle for mankind's very survival on Middle Earth begins anew, and The Fellowship of the Ring must stand strong...or all is lost. ]]> http://critiqal.com/the-lord-of-the-rings-the-return-of-the-king-2003/439/feed/ 0 http://critiqal.com/pirates-of-the-caribbean-the-curse-of-the-black-pearl-2003/456/ http://critiqal.com/pirates-of-the-caribbean-the-curse-of-the-black-pearl-2003/456/#comments Mon, 22 Dec 2003 01:23:49 +0000 Reid Currier Action/Adventure]> Kids/Family]> http://www.pezxpress.com/2003/movies/all-reviews/pirates-of-the-caribbean-the-curse-of-the-black-pearl-2003-review/ Plot: When she was younger, Elizabeth (Knightley) helped rescue the only survivor of a pirate attack, a young boy named Will, who was wearing a mysterious pirate gold medallion. Fearing for Will's safety, young Elizabeth hides the medallion and forgets about it...until years later, when she discovers it may be part of a curse on the crew of the Black Pearl, a pirate ship of legend. Inspired by the Walt Disney theme park ride.]]> http://critiqal.com/pirates-of-the-caribbean-the-curse-of-the-black-pearl-2003/456/feed/ 0 http://critiqal.com/the-lord-of-the-rings-the-two-towers-2002/438/ http://critiqal.com/the-lord-of-the-rings-the-two-towers-2002/438/#comments Sun, 22 Dec 2002 13:59:14 +0000 Reid Currier Action/Adventure]> Adaptation]> Sequel]> http://www.pezxpress.com/2002/movies/all-reviews/the-lord-of-the-rings-the-two-towers-2002-review/ Plot: With the fellowship broken, Merry (Managhan) and Pippin (Boyd), taken by orcs, make new allies in the Ents, while Legolas (Bloom), Gimli (Rhys-Davies) and Aragorn (Mortensen) make allies with the people of Rohan, in the hope of launching an assault on Isengard. Meanwhile, Frodo (Wood) and Sam (Astin) force Gollum (Serkis) to guide them to Mordor, trusting him with their lives.]]> http://critiqal.com/the-lord-of-the-rings-the-two-towers-2002/438/feed/ 0 http://critiqal.com/the-lord-of-the-rings-the-fellowship-of-the-ring-2001/437/ http://critiqal.com/the-lord-of-the-rings-the-fellowship-of-the-ring-2001/437/#comments Sat, 07 Sep 2002 13:05:19 +0000 Reid Currier Action/Adventure]> Adaptation]> http://www.pezxpress.com/2002/movies/all-reviews/the-lord-of-the-rings-the-fellowship-of-the-ring-2001-review/ Plot: Frodo Baggins (Wood), a Hobbit of Middle-Earth, is visited by Gandalf (McKellen), a powerful wizard. Gandalf tells Frodo he must protect the One Ring: a ring of evil, searched for by the Dark Lord, an evil creature long thought dead. Frodo, with the help of his friend Sam (Astin), must throw the ring into the fires at Mt. Doom, the center of the evil territory...at any cost. ]]> http://critiqal.com/the-lord-of-the-rings-the-fellowship-of-the-ring-2001/437/feed/ 0