RenegadeKnight

I didn't see the first episode of Thank God You're Here. My father did, and he told me he enjoyed it, and found it amusing. My father finds many things amusing, but I decided to watch it on the station it began on.

I fell in love.

Thank God You're Here brings out some of the best of Australian comedy. It brings out some of our greatest comedians and let's them take a scene and run wild with it. It is full of great improvisation, and it's definitely material for a thoroughly entertaining evening.

The concept of the show is marvelously simple: a contest gets dressed up in a costume, then walks through a door, completely unaware of what scene lay beyond. They then do their best to improvise the scene before them, frequently answering questions provided by the actual crew of the show. The costumes are great, sometimes a little bit iffy, but it just adds to the hilarity of the show.

One of the flaws of the show is it's Judge, Tom Gleisner. I can quite happily say his role is completely unnecessary, and, in choosing the winner, and criticising the contestants, he is always saying positive things - never a negative thing spills from his mouth. Rather than a judge, Gleisner appears to be what I'd call a "feel-good" instructor - because that's all he seems to actually do.

Regardless, watch the show, and just mute it whenever Gleisner speaks. You'll be much happy that way.

Don't get me wrong: I loved Curse of the Black Pearl. But Dead Man's Chest is, in comparison, quite ugly.

The film itself is quite long, which is the first problem I had with it. When watching it, I found that there were scenes that either dragged on or were just unimportant that had been included in it, consequently making the film to be quite a chore to watch. I'm also speaking in terms of the actions sequences, in particular, one sequence, which lasted quite a few minutes longer than necessary.

Secondly, I didn't feel the characters as they were in the original. They seemed to lack the emotion, with the exception of Depp, who made a magnificent return. Bloom was quite bland in his acting, as was many of the other characters. Knightley was average, I suppose, but her performance was outdone by Depp's, but that's no surprise.

As far as the plot of the movie is concerned, I believe it was quite satisfying and entertaining, and rather simple to follow. The plot twist and cliffhanger ending makes up for it, in the end.

However, one thing that dragged from the film significantly was it's concern with being aesthetically pleasing, above all. Though the camera has captured some magic, it only highlights the rest of the film's faults.

But, I loved the movie. Definitely recommended for any fan of the first Pirates movie, but be warned: you may be disappointed.