Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest

Originally Posted by Sin Ansem

The Disney/Video game fanboy was disappointed with the lack of Sora/Luxord references/cameos, but that's just me being stupid.

Heh, Luxord... He of the goatee and weird-ass boss battle.

Honestly, I was waiting for more Monkey Island references. If you watch this movie as a more serious version of Monkey Island, it kinda makes up for the times when it drags. There's a voodoo lady, goofy cannibals, lots of fun random islands, swordfighting (not quite insult-swordfighting, but...), a rowdy pirate bar, "ghost" pirates (and I swear I remember LeChuck playing the organ at some point), quirky humour, and of course, good use of monkeys.

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It was a hella fun ride. Granted, I don't remember the original too well because of Kingdom Hearts adaptation, but...

The Kingdom Hearts version sorta condensed the movie's more memorable scenes and core plot into 25 minutes, and added the aid of a kid who fights with a key. A lot of the major bits were still there. Though you wouldn't know it sometimes, since the NA version censored at least two scenes in the Pirates level for retarded reasons. I have the Japanese cut scenes to prove it.

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Originally Posted by SpaceOddity

Really? Which ones were those?

Observe!

Images behind the cut.:

Will's threat of suicide (Japanese version).


Will's threat of suicide (NA version).


So basically, the NA version has Will just rambling vaguely about pulling the trigger while the gun is pointed at the deck rather than his head. The suicide threat sort of loses its impact.

Jack impaled (Japanese).


Jack "impaled" (NA).


Yep, sword's gone. So in the NA version, the shot before this (as Jack is stabbed and stumbles back) is really, really odd and awkward since you don't actually see him get stabbed AND don't get to see the sword sticking out of his chest.

So by NA censorship logic, it seems that people killing themselves/each other is a-okay only as long as you don't actually see a conventional weapon involved.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

Originally Posted by Rikimaru

For goodness sake, this is just a movie. They might as well protest that Davy Jones was misrepresented as a fish monster.

I guess Disney can expect an angry letter from all the Deep Ones offended by their insensitive portrayal of slimy fish monsters. And considering Davy's resemblance to Cthulhu, maybe an accusation of insulting their religious beliefs.

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.