Shanghaiist: No Pirates of the Carribean 2 in China?

P.S.

Wed, 12 Jul 2006 10:18:16 +0800

It should be noted that the 'upcoming attractions' poster at UME in Xintiandi (as of yesterday) listed Pirates as the foreign film for October. So someone at least is planning on releasing the film...albeit much delayed.

Pei XX

Tue, 11 Jul 2006 16:39:46 +0800

Does it seem ironic to anyone else that the Film Bureau is objecting to Pirates II partially on the basis of the grotesque octopus-faced Davy Jones character, and yet the movie Octopus II, discussed on Shanghaiist just yesterday, is legal? Sounds like a double standard to me. I'm sure the German film as just as grotesque, and, moreover, "utter garbage".

Boris

Tue, 11 Jul 2006 14:22:45 +0800

Cannibalism? You know a few but some Chinese ate their own babies in the 50s, and some still eat placenta today.

Nick Withycombe

Tue, 11 Jul 2006 14:16:09 +0800

I fear that that DVD is not Pirates of the Cbn 2, but some other knock off b-movie. You know Superman is about a flying man. That offends me and I wish the film boycotted.

Aditya

Tue, 11 Jul 2006 14:05:46 +0800

I've already seen it on the streets near Hongqiao Lu and around Xujiahui. The cover is off by quite a bit (called something like "Pirate Story") but I've yet to try it.