# What summer blockbusters are you interested in seeing?

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [March 31, 2011, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-summer-blockbusters-are-you-interested-in-seeing/576686 "2011-03-31T21:05:37Z")\
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**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\
**Post date:** [April 1, 2011, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-summer-blockbusters-are-you-interested-in-seeing/576686/21 "2011-04-01T20:13:59Z")

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> [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](#):
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> Oh, holy Athena. Penelope Cruz \< Keira Knightley. Even a Gamgee should know that.

:dubious: As an obvious alien to our world, oh-traveller from some bizarro universe, I bid thee welcome.

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**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\
**Post date:** [April 1, 2011, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-summer-blockbusters-are-you-interested-in-seeing/576686/22 "2011-04-01T20:16:21Z")

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And he seemed so _human_ too…

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**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\
**Post date:** [April 1, 2011, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-summer-blockbusters-are-you-interested-in-seeing/576686/23 "2011-04-01T20:45:15Z")

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Kiera Knightly with her clothing on \> Penelope Cruz with her clothing on.  
Penelope Cruz with her clothing off \> Kiera Knightly with her clothing off.

That aside, the new POTC has jettisoned the massive dead weight that is Orlando Bloom, and the filmmakers have sworn that it’s going to be a complete self-contained story (meaning no padded, convoluted sequels). So I’m on board.

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**Author:** ![Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\
**Post date:** [April 1, 2011, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-summer-blockbusters-are-you-interested-in-seeing/576686/24 "2011-04-01T20:52:11Z")

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> [@ArchiveGuy](#):
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> :dubious: As an obvious alien to our world, oh-traveller from some bizarro universe, I bid thee welcome.

> [@JohnT](#):
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> And he seemed so _human_ too…

The usual threats.

> [@Alessan](#):
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> Kiera Knightly with her clothing on \> Penelope Cruz with her clothing on.  
> Penelope Cruz with her clothing off \> Kiera Knightly with her clothing off.

Having never seen an unclad Cruz, I cannot speak to that. But I’m a face man, and hers is less than pleasing to me. Also, Knightley has great wheels, though she is still but a lesser version of Natalie Portman.

> [@well\_he\_s\_back](#):
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> Skald, Skald - there are no second & third POTC movies.

When **I** say things like that, people get all huffy.

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**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\
**Post date:** [April 1, 2011, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-summer-blockbusters-are-you-interested-in-seeing/576686/25 "2011-04-01T23:16:10Z")

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I like Pirates 2 & 3. I don’t understand why people seem to dislike them so much. They even get better after rewatching.

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**Author:** ![Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\
**Post date:** [April 1, 2011, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-summer-blockbusters-are-you-interested-in-seeing/576686/26 "2011-04-01T23:20:02Z")

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> [@GuanoLad](#):
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> I like Pirates 2 & 3. I don’t understand why people seem to dislike them so much. They even get better after rewatching.

I don’t dislike them, far less hate them, the way I can’t stand the two MATRIX sequels. I was simply bored with the second. Possibly I would have grown to hate it if I’d stayed longer, but I was by myself so I left.

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