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By David Poland poland@moviecitynews.com

Sorry, but…

The Pirates of The Caribbean: At World’s End trailer kicks ass… even in Russian. (And even if it isn’t there when you click on it…)

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15 Responses to “Sorry, but…”

  1. Noah says:

    I just hope this one clocks in under two and a half hours. There was so much tedium in the last one. Great effects and everything, I just hope it’s as fun as the first one.

  2. waterbucket says:

    Second!

  3. Wrecktum says:

    Whoever handles Disney marketing for the Russian territory is in deep ship…this is supposed to be embargoed worldwide until tomorrow.

  4. Teh Awesome says:

    This video is no longer available due to a copyright claim by The Walt Disney Company.

  5. Eric says:

    Was the second one really that much longer than the first? They were both too long, but a ton of fun nonetheless.

  6. EDouglas says:

    Eric, the second wasn’t that much longer… but it just felt like it cause it wasn’t as well-paced.

  7. Wrecktum says:

    Pirates 1 was 143 minutes.
    Pirates 2 was 151 minutes.

  8. Wrecktum says:

    Oh…and Pirates 3 will be longer than Pirates 2, bet on it.

  9. Blackcloud says:

    Any longer and they might as well call it “Pirates of the Caribbean: Lord of the Rings.”

  10. Direwolf says:

    On Disney.com they are promoting the world premiere of the trailer tonight at 10 PM EDT.
    Nice of them to avoid conflict with 24 🙂

  11. waterbucket says:

    David, what’s all this rampant rumor of Gong Li being in Indy 4? Tell us what you know.

  12. MattMcD says:

    Here’s a scene from the movie, with a countdown to the trailer tonight:
    http://movies.yahoo.com/feature/piratesofthecaribbeanatworldsend.html

  13. Wrecktum says:

    By the way, I saw this trailer at ShoWest. It’s hot.

  14. Richard Nash says:

    No one gets fired for leaking something good to the net or the press. They get fired for leaking bad reports to them.

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