Forget At World?s End ? there?s really only one pirate film you need to see this weekend!
Mojo reader ScummBuddy (who also filmed the Monkey Island play) has uploaded a student film he made, based on Tim Powers' novel On Stranger Tides ? a novel that was an influence on both Pirates of the Caribbean and the Secret of Monkey Island.
You can see it here, on Youtube.
The film makes interesting use of sound and colour, and does a good job of keeping tension throughout. It?s worth watching even if you haven?t read the book.
Update: By the powers! The gnarled talons of Hollywood, no doubt acting on a tip-off from LucasArts, have taken the video off Youtube. Apparently having it on there would have taken away a studio's profits when they eventually decide to turn the novel into a film (or something).
Source: Scummbuddy
(you might try uploading it to Google Video, to see how long they take)
I'm gonna start it tonight, and then I'll check out this vid.
You could also put "From the director of cinematography of the Monkey Island play brings you... 'On Stranger Tides' the film adaptation"
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"From the guy that had nothing to do with the Monkey Island play besides film it from the back of the auditorium with nothing but his camera microphone brings you 'On Stranger Tides' and this time its for realz!"