I actually was amazed by Hoskins American accent in Roger rabbit, in fact, I think it's one of the greatest accents for an actor with an accent to use. When I saw behind the scenes for this special effects show, they had Hoskins on interview and it shocked me to hear him talk in his true accent.
In anycase, first thing I should note is the Mummy series was originally a remake and in fact became it's own kind of story once Sommers got hold of it. Mummy movies actually relied heavy on action, the thing that made the movies good though weren't just the effects, it was the actors and dialouge.
The first movie especially had particuarly fresh and memorable lines, and the actors were not "every day" mega stars like Cruise or Nicole Kidman so it was neat to see them on screen and work surprisingly well together. Weather man actually didn't seme to envoke any kind of "heart" from my perspective.
The movie also seemed slow sometimes, even though it is a really good movie. The thing that's amazing about Pirates is that Verbinski managed to create such amazingly iconic characters, original storylines, and unique creatures all from some ride at an amusement park in Disney world.
To make a movie out of a ride sounds stupid, just like this whole Sims thing, you'd have to be a damn good director and enough original material to make the story your own and make it interesting to watch. Gore did that. He expanded the Pirates ride into another world and made unforgettable characters.
Sparrow, Barbossa, Davy Jones, and even Chow Yun-Fat's Sao Fang character got so much word of mouth around, these characters are becoming more part of our culture. They have changed the way we look at Pirates and if you ask me, it makes me appreciate such hard work Gore did on these films.
I never would have in a million years been able to come up with such a unique idea like cursed gold, pirate immortals, or giving the name of Davy Jones such an original appearance had I been doing this film. I don't mind franchises being made, revamped, resurrected, or continued or whatever.
It only matters if the quality has dropped or the actor/directors have taken it in a new path that totally botches everything that made it good in the first place up. To date i don't feel Pirates has crossed that path and as long as the same care and effort is put into the series, I wouldn't mind a 4,5, and 6.
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