Talk like a pirate day

[David]

Amy wrote:

> It's not just that there's an actual merchandising effort going 
> on--it's the whole idea that one could actually create a movie out 
> of something as thin as a video game or a theme-park ride.  If 
> there are plots enough to fill a movie about pirates, as surely 
> there are, why not just make a movie about pirates?  

I suspect we are virtually on the same page here.  That's what I 
thought the film *was*, until about half way through, when I made the 
connection.

As for films made from games - Mario, Tomb Raider, etc.  Yes, they 
are trading on the name of the game when the artistic quality 
wouldn't get the trade.  In the case of Pirates, I wouldn't have gone 
had it not been for a personal recommendation.

Perhaps our real gripe is not the moguls but the public who are 
apparently so easily influenced.

David