The only other actor I can think of with the pure charisma to pull off Captain Jack would be Robert Downey Jr.  But he may be too busy being Iron Man and Sherlock Holmes to take it on.  Still, I think he could pull off the role.

I think calling Sparrow Bond is a stretch.  Like transformers, 3D numbers pushed it over a billion but tickets sold is less especially in the US.  After 10 Sparrow movies I'll jump on the Bond bandwagon but until then I think people will get tired of the character.

 Pirates 4 was just bad.  Sparrow wore on me and you realized that the entire film relying on him as the leading man and the joke got old real fast. Oh, it didn't help that the script was utter tripe.  I loved the first film, but have learned to loath this franchise.  

BTW, can anyone explain the minister and mermaid plot?   She saves him how?  Is it implied that he becomes a merman?  I too waited at the end of the credits for some explanation.  Notta.  It was all pointless.  Just  a reason to have a love story and for a nice looking guy to take off his shirt.  Very lazy.

Kevin Smith may find it difficult to get Red State in the hands of customers at Best Buy.  My local store didn't even put it on the display.  To get my copy, I had to ask an employee, who went to get one from the stockroom.  When I asked about it, I was told that they have plenty of copies in stock.  They just weren't going to put them out.  What's the point of stocking them if you're not going to even try to sell them?

Wyldstaar, that's crazy... you shop at Best Buy? In all seriousiness I gave up on Best Buy years ago.

Wyldstaar,

Not familiar with Red State.  What's it about?  (Ducks for cover from Smith fans)

Best Buy has pretty good prices, just not a very good selection.  If what you want is there, it's aces.  Otherwise go to FYE.  It's pricy but they have a good selection and employees who are happy to help you order whatever you want.  And they don't give you bull about having to order from their website and not taking any responsibility when your order doesn't arrive. (Oops, your $150 DVD collection didn't arrive?  Not my problem.)

Red State is worth the investment, it's one of those movies I would say is Kevin Smith's best movie in ages. Lots of things you don't expect, lots of crazy things and it's just fun to watch (the acting is very good also).

It ain't a joke movie but a serious movie on something hapenning in our world and worth the watch (notice Ben Afleck isn't in this movie...just saying).

Funstin, you have nothing to fear from Kevin Smith fans.  We're a very laid back bunch.  It's the KS haters who get venomous.  That's why I like it here at Mania.  It's not as chock full of hate as AICN.

I have repatedly sworn to myself that I wouldn't darken Best Buy's door due to their constant failure to stock or display obscure movies.  Unfortunately, their competition in my area is even worse about it than they are.  I know I should just buy them from amazon, but sometimes I just want a movie right then.  I see a lot of movies for sale on iTunes for the same price as retail, but I also can't help but notice that their descriptions fail to mention the presence of any of the many bonus features that are on the blurays/dvds.  There used to be an FYE at the mall, but it closed down.  Their prices were always obscenely high the few times I went inside. 

Red State is about sex, religion and politics (and in that order).  The first third of the movie is about a trio of teenage boys looking to get laid through an online ad.  The second third of the film is about the boys encountering a bunch of fundamentalist nutjobs (loosely based on the Phelps family, the assholes who protest pretty much everything) who've decided to take God's vengence upon the teens into their own hands.  The third part of the film is all about the government dealing with the fundamentalist compound in the form of a controntation with the ATF.

The cast includes John Goodman, Melissa Leo, Michael Parks and Steven Root with a cameo from Kevin Pollack.  Hollywood formula is nowhere to be found either.  I highly recommend it.

 Best Buy?  Why not just order a used copy on Amazon?  Give it two weeks and someone will be selling it for 2.99.