Philip - Day 33

10:30 - 2 buttermilk pancakes with syrup, scrambled eggs, and grits

19:35 - 1/2 a bucket of popcorn and 1/1 a Dr. Pepper

I don't really understand why people didn't like Pirates 3. The only glaring problems I had with it involved the treatment of Keira Knightley. The amount of power she eventually recieves is just unrealistic. It's a definite case of applying modern views of suffrage to what is clearly supposed to be a period piece.

As for the rest of the movie, it had everything I wanted, and kept a lot of excellent secrets that I didn't orignally see coming. Yes, there was a lot of talking compared to the last movie, which attempted to string action scene after action scene together in a desperate attempt to form a coherent narrative. Not that it didn't achieve one, but it wasn't as strong as in the new film. In any case, I felt the story was wrapped up and the hinting at yet another sequel was done believably, even if I'd rather not see one. The tale is told, and it's been told well.

Forget Captain Jack, Barbosa is back, indeed.

21:47 - 3 beers

We watched The Holiday, one of the movies I got with birthday money from Entertainmart. It's not as complex as Love Actually, but it's definitely a contender. So, I did 30 crunches, 25 bicep curls, and 20 tricep curls, which is a little more than usual, and, as expected, was a little harder. And it is my birthday, so, ... yeah. All in all, today was an excellent birthday.