SPOILERS FOR BOTH FILMS LAY AHEAD
As I said. I don't care what Pirate fans think. And Pirate fans don't care what Supes fans think. Either one could be right- for all we know.
I doubt it will be Pirates. You doubt it will be Superman.
The debate is 1/2 and 1/2. The poll is going as I predicted- neither side gaining the upper hand and really showing it's strength in the polls. Neither has been up alot in regards to the other. Forty minutes ago- SR was 19/20, then it was 21/20, now it's 21/22. Neither film getting the 'upper hand'.
So- only time will tell. NONE of us know the fact of how this will turn out. Hopes the poll would show one strong candidate, but it's still as even played as critics.
Only time will tell.
BTW about 'happy ending' & final fights- Pirates doesn't have a satisfying ending- no final fight with Davy Jones other than a giant squid looking thing that only comes out of the water and sinks a boat by pulling it down- no fight really. So squid vs. land mass. If you were looking for a final fight like the one with Barbosa- the sequel definitely drops the ball. The final fight is rather a rehash of the fight in the first film between Jack and Will- only this time there are different set pieces. The only other fight before this is Jack and the crew running for their lives from villagers. Interesting visuals, but no really epic action sequences either. Just a squid that comes out of the sea and yanks a ship down. And Jack Sparrow's fate is worse off than the fate between Supes & Lois. Neither has a 'final fight' in the terms of final fight and neither have a 'happy ending.' The ending of POTC was really disappointing- makes it seem like an unfinished film.
Superman actually is the film that has the most action... I'm starting to think you guys that are saying Pirates- don't know that much about the story and only taking from the trailer.
SPOILERS AHEAD:
Superman Returns
1. Jet sequence, fast paced and ends epic- baseball stadium
2. Metropolis falling apart a la the final scenes in Batman Begins
3. Superman foiling bank robbers/ Superman saving the day
5. Superman and Lex Luthor's confrontation
6. Humans (Lois, Richard, Jason) saving Superman- the seaplane sequence
7. Superman facing near death when fighting to save the lives of those he cares for
8. Lex's scene in the Daily Planet
Pirates
1. The crew & Will freeing themselves from cages/ Jack freeing himself from fire/ hunted- but not fighting- natives "run for your life!!!"
2. A giant squid yanking a ship out of the sea
3. Jack vs. Will vs. Norington in a fight that rehashes the fight between Will & Jack in the original
4. More running and less fighting- Elizbeth doesn't fight, she stays with the films tone- running
5. Elizebeth cuffs Jack to his ship while he fights (without a chance) the squid while the squid just yanks him under water- very short scene
Thus, Superman has the MOST action. Pirates has little to no actual action- just running for their life in a jungle and a squid coming up from the sea and yanking a boat down with no real trouble at all. The only real fight Pirates has going for it is a rehash from the original that doesn't really amount to an epic fight people are waiting for- after all, isn't Davy Jones supposed to be the bad guy and not Jack Sparrow? The ending of POTC2 is the bad guy wins, Will & Elizabeth- hopefully get away, but looks helpless & Jack 'somewhat' (don't really know) dies.
After finishing reading SR I felt that it was epic and really great. After finishing POTC2 and waiting for a great confrontation beteen Jack and Davy Jones- there wasn't one at all!!! POTC2 made me feel cheated for my time. And after people start seeing POTC2 the word won't be that good.
Pirates word of mouth (my prediction):
:Saw Pirates today
: Oh yeah? How was it.
: Alright, didn't have much action in it. Davy Jones and Sparrow never really duke it out- Sparrow is killed by a giant squid thing that comes out of the sea and eats him. That's the end of the movie.
: So it wasn't good?
: Good, but not great. Not what I expected. I really wanted to see a great final fight!
As I said at the beginning. I was hyped for Pirates, but now REALLY feel cheated. Didn't have any of the epic moments of the first film. I mean, the ending is Jack Sparrow getting eaten! I know they wanted to hook us for a third film, but does it have to be as unsatisfying an ending?