Disappointing films

Spider-Man 3: Whatever
Zodiac: What the hell
Pirates of the Caribbean 3: Er what?

Lets take Spider-Man 3 first. It didn't feel like a laboured film, the time went by without really noticing.

Spider-Man 3

But that was it. Spider-Man battles his inner demons. Yawn. Yawn. Seen the flying sequences before. Seen the fight scenes before. Seen most of the special effects before. Seen the whole in/out of love thing before. Came out of the cinema feeling mildly entertainment but ultimately not moved.  At a press conference  when the film was launched Kirsten Dunst made a bit a boob by saying something that implied there weren't going to be any more Spider-Man movies. I think the fact that one of the stars has apparently lost interest says it all really.

Zodiac

Then there was Zodiac. Been looking forward to it as it sounded like it would be good, tense, psychological thriller and it has a great cast. (I have a particular fondness for Jake Gyllenhaal.)  The reality was a disjointed film that was extremely difficult to follow, not least because some of the characters had a tendency to mumble. This made it difficult to understand what they were saying in a film when every word is important. I ended up having to let it wash over me grabbing any semblance of comprehension I could. I got the ending, but I hadn't got a clue how they'd got there which sort of defeated the object really.

And finally Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End. Excuse my french, but what the buggery-bollocks was that all

Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End

about. I found the plot of the sequel difficult to fathom and for the first 45 minutes of this one I felt like it was being shown on someone's TV and I was watching it through their sitting room window.
It sort of made sense at the end, which is one thing I suppose, and the gorgeous Johnny Depp was a joy as Captain Jack Sparrow. The only other thing to enjoy was when Orlando Bloom's character Will Turner got a sword through his chest. Something which couldn't have happened sooner.
The charm of the first film was lost somewhere during the second film when they started putting CGI tentacles and hammer heads on characters.
Ghost pirates I could get but it all just swung a bit too far into the realms of pure fantasy.
I'm hoping that Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix is going to restore my faith in blockbusters.