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Pirates of the Caribbean 4 Trailer: How to Lose Consciousness Without Falling Asleep

By Dustin Rowles | Posted Under Trailers | Comments (20)

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Have you ever gone on a long road trip you’ve made dozens of times in the past and at some point, during that drive, you zone out. An hour later, you come back to, and you’re 100 miles up the freeway with no memory of the last 99 miles? It’s not that you stopped paying attention to the road, and it’s not that you closed your eyes or lost consciousness. Your mind just went on auto-pilot. There’s a name for this phenomena, but for the life of me, I can’t recall what it’s called. So, I’m just going to call it, Watching the new Trailer for Pirates of the Caribbean 4.

I hit play. I saw Johnny Depp. And then I zoned out until the evil mermaid popped across the screen, and then I zoned out again. The next thing I knew, the trailer was over.










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Comments

"Highway hypnosis." I got the film version of it during the atrocious PotC part 3. Ugh. Just stop, Depp.

Posted by: Dorothy Snarker at March 21, 2011 3:12 PM

That's it! Thanks, Snarker. I couldn't remember for the life of me what that was called. I thought for a moment I'd made it up in my head. Cool.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Highway_hypnosis

Posted by: Dustin Rowles at March 21, 2011 3:17 PM

My word, that was dull.

Posted by: Cindy at March 21, 2011 3:34 PM

I'll probably watch it anyway...but not on opening night. I have my pride.

Posted by: Joker at March 21, 2011 3:38 PM

I saw this trailer in of all places during the previews before Mars Needs Moms. Stupid, yes, but kind of inappropriate for the audience. My 5 year old was practically under his seat.

The only movies I ever see in the theater anymore are kid's movies. Boo.

Posted by: Kristen at March 21, 2011 3:43 PM

You know, I'm thinking there was a fun idea for a standalone adventure without all that messy 2-movie (!) Davey Jones plot nonsense.

That said, looks like Rob Marshall did everything in his power to make an adventure movie as boring as he could.

Hope I'm wrong.

Posted by: Roy at March 21, 2011 3:45 PM

But...Ian McShane!

/slinks away.

Posted by: leuce7 at March 21, 2011 4:21 PM

I had that happen at 3:30 a.m. on the way home from a party. I swore off pot after that.

Posted by: , at March 21, 2011 4:52 PM

@ Dorothy: dunno, as much as I miss the batshit, Fear and Loathing Depp, I don't think I could say no to fifty million bucks either.

So he's excused if he goes back to making movies with Jarmusch and Kusturica for the next ten years or so.

Posted by: Zirze at March 21, 2011 5:04 PM

Well, that was pointless.

Posted by: Aislinn at March 21, 2011 5:23 PM

Will Rob Marshall stop directing movies already? However, he's a great pick to kill this tired franchise; I'm sorry he didn't get the second Twilight but I pray they give him next Transformers.

Posted by: schmerpes at March 21, 2011 5:27 PM

It's amazing how Penelope Cruz always sounds like she just wandered in and is reading off cue cards. Pretty lady. Too smiley and wooden as an actress.

Posted by: bbmcrae at March 21, 2011 5:41 PM

Cocksuckers.

Posted by: Horvath at March 21, 2011 6:21 PM

Ohmygod I care so little I almost passed out!

Is there a word for the sheer exhaustion that comes after saying "fuck this franchise" (not just about POTC, though that's the biggest culprit) so many times that it just becomes meaningless?

There needs to be a word for that.

Posted by: figgy at March 21, 2011 6:46 PM

Figgy,

Deppression?

Posted by: schmerpes at March 21, 2011 7:12 PM

There needs to be a word for that.

Shblumf.

Posted by: Lauren at March 21, 2011 7:20 PM

Highway hypnosis is an example of dissociation. Many modern theorists think we dissociate rather more commonly than we're aware of. It's the same phenomenon as the visual fields we process--the brain can't actually process everything we see, so it captures data and fills in the background from prior data, rather than trying to continually integrate fresh data. Periodic dissociation allows the brain to move cognitive processes along withotu needing fresh information processing. Which I think really applies in this case; you don't really need a new installment. Just put together a cognitive mashup from the existing three. Plus Penelope Cruz.

Posted by: Codger at March 21, 2011 7:53 PM

After I pressed the "Play" button, I started to doze off. I woke up suddenly every time I heard Penelope Cruz's voice...*shudders*...I hate that voice. This movie looks fucking terrible. Lets hope Thor kills it at the box office and this franchise will die.

Posted by: Illuminatus at March 21, 2011 8:04 PM

the novel this has been butchered, um, i mean adapted from is excellent.
on stranger tides by tim powers.
seriously, check it out...

Posted by: the Fatman at March 21, 2011 8:29 PM

@the Fatman

Um, what?


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I actually really liked the third one. Boo on me. But I really did. And I'm kinda excited for this one. I won't go to the theater and watch this, but I still want to see it.

Posted by: Candee at March 21, 2011 8:53 PM