Two additions: There are two reasons it's very reminiscent of Mask of Zorro, and that's Terry Rossio & Ted Elliott, screenwriters of both. :-) And the inverted boat scene just had me howling, being straight out of The Crimson Pirate which is one of the best pirate movies ever made, imho.
Hans Zimmer produced the score, so since I'd missed the composer credit up front, thought it was his. And yeah, definitely in his style with similarities to Zimmer's awesome score for The Rock. Unfortunately the soundtrack album won't be out until later this month. I suspect Disney will regret this, as I can't have been the only one who wanted to purchase the CD right after walking out of the movie.
Another O'Malley fan! And Anne Bonney too? And Mary Read? Ever read Sally Watson's JADE?
Yes, Knightley was definitely in the same tradition as my personal favorite female pirate, Maureen O'Hara. :-) Wish there'd been movies like this around when I was young.
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Date: 2003-07-10 12:22 pm (UTC)Hans Zimmer produced the score, so since I'd missed the composer credit up front, thought it was his. And yeah, definitely in his style with similarities to Zimmer's awesome score for The Rock. Unfortunately the soundtrack album won't be out until later this month. I suspect Disney will regret this, as I can't have been the only one who wanted to purchase the CD right after walking out of the movie.
Another O'Malley fan! And Anne Bonney too? And Mary Read? Ever read Sally Watson's JADE?
Yes, Knightley was definitely in the same tradition as my personal favorite female pirate, Maureen O'Hara. :-) Wish there'd been movies like this around when I was young.