Okay. I admit that I am only filling in time until the next G of T episode airs. However, I kind of like Crossbones, though I do have a few bones of my own to pick.
First of all: who is this Richard Coyle guy and why have I never heard of him until now? He, alone, is worth tuning into this series. Tour de force, all the way, despite the ridiculous abilities he's supposed to have and the silly things he sometimes has to say.
Julian Sands, one of my all-time favorite actors is SO BAD, so appallingly bad, he actually gives new meaning to "stinking up the screen." Why, Julian, WHY? Is it the Director? You play every scene like you WANT your career to be over. It's painful to watch.
Malkovich is way in over his head, on this one. His accent's all over the place. He can't decide if he's a scholar, a murderous sociopath or a slightly sadist Grand Pooh Bah. Blackbeard was known to be an unusually large man---with a HUGE black beard. It seems we are getting the man-scaped metrosexual version of Blackbeard. Say, I didn't look, but aren't those Gucci white leather thong sandals we see on John's feet?
Who knew Blackbeard was so astonishingly dextrous? I was amazed to see that he could expertly implant acupuncture needles evenly and with ease, covering the entirety of his skull. And all done using only a small hand mirror. Cool. No wonder his fellow pirates worship him.
Clair Foy is fun to watch, once you get past that silly scene on the wharf. Sure, yeah. There she is, stomping around, 103 lbs, soaking wet, and bullying a bunch of gorilla-sized ruffians, anyone of whom could breezily snap her in two, like a popsicle stick. Believable? Yeah, why not? Watch her flounce and fume. Ulp. A little help, here? My eyes got stuck up in the back of my head.
I do love the costumes, the squeaky clean and Ms. America-looking whores. And who's that mysteriously accented Asian? Eurasian? Gypsy? bitch who keeps trying to thwart Blackbeard? Why does the chronometer look brand new, after it was all in pieces and put back together? Where'd the guy get the parts to fix it, if it's some brand new never before seen invention?
Why shouldn't I continue to watch Crossbones? I eagerly await episode three. Something's got to fulfill my need for period-piece drama, while I await the next G of T.
First of all: who is this Richard Coyle guy and why have I never heard of him until now? He, alone, is worth tuning into this series. Tour de force, all the way, despite the ridiculous abilities he's supposed to have and the silly things he sometimes has to say.
Julian Sands, one of my all-time favorite actors is SO BAD, so appallingly bad, he actually gives new meaning to "stinking up the screen." Why, Julian, WHY? Is it the Director? You play every scene like you WANT your career to be over. It's painful to watch.
Malkovich is way in over his head, on this one. His accent's all over the place. He can't decide if he's a scholar, a murderous sociopath or a slightly sadist Grand Pooh Bah. Blackbeard was known to be an unusually large man---with a HUGE black beard. It seems we are getting the man-scaped metrosexual version of Blackbeard. Say, I didn't look, but aren't those Gucci white leather thong sandals we see on John's feet?
Who knew Blackbeard was so astonishingly dextrous? I was amazed to see that he could expertly implant acupuncture needles evenly and with ease, covering the entirety of his skull. And all done using only a small hand mirror. Cool. No wonder his fellow pirates worship him.
Clair Foy is fun to watch, once you get past that silly scene on the wharf. Sure, yeah. There she is, stomping around, 103 lbs, soaking wet, and bullying a bunch of gorilla-sized ruffians, anyone of whom could breezily snap her in two, like a popsicle stick. Believable? Yeah, why not? Watch her flounce and fume. Ulp. A little help, here? My eyes got stuck up in the back of my head.
I do love the costumes, the squeaky clean and Ms. America-looking whores. And who's that mysteriously accented Asian? Eurasian? Gypsy? bitch who keeps trying to thwart Blackbeard? Why does the chronometer look brand new, after it was all in pieces and put back together? Where'd the guy get the parts to fix it, if it's some brand new never before seen invention?
Why shouldn't I continue to watch Crossbones? I eagerly await episode three. Something's got to fulfill my need for period-piece drama, while I await the next G of T.