
Hey Jack Sparrow, didn't you like die or something in Pirates of the Caribbean 1?
In a move of typical Hollywood gluttony and greed, Pirates of the Caribbean 4 will begin shooting this summer with Johnny Depp on board, Cinematical reports. There is absolutely no need or reason for this. I lost interest in this franchise after, uh, the first one, which I thought was fun blockbuster entertainment. At this point, It even reeks in the performances that the actors don’t care and are there for a payday. Depp had said he was finished with the franchise, but apparently that was nothing a fat check from Disney couldn’t solve. Rob Marshall, auteur of such awful feature length music videos as Chicago and Nine, will direct. Here’s to hoping this thing tanks and tanks big. Unforunately I doubt that will be the case.

Tom Waits as 'Mr. Nick'
Terry Gilliam is fascinated by the power of the imagination. In Brazil he presents a Hollywood happy ending that only exists within the protagonist’s unconscious mind. With Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, he shows us what the imagination can turn the real world into when under the influence of heavy hallucinogens. With the Fisher King a catatonic homeless man played by Robin Williams hallucinates attacks from a dark knight. In 2005′s Tideland, a young girl uses her imagination to escape the horrors of her own life. Now with The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus, Terry Gilliam once again explores the imagination to its most convoluted and perverse depths. This may be his most surreal work to date. Read more…
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Throughout his career, Terry Gilliam has been met with polarized responses; he has been applauded for his distinctly imaginative visual style while being criticized for the lack of cohesive plot structures within his films. He has inspired a legion of cult fans that ritualistically watch Brazil, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas and The Adventures of Baron Munchausen while enduring many critical and box office failures. The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus will surely continue this trend of divisiveness.
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Categories: Reviews Tags: Brazil, Christopher Plumer, Heath Ledger, Imaginarium, incoherence, Johnny Depp, Lily Cole, mindfuck, Terry Gilliam, Tom Waits, Verne Troyer