It's quite amazing how much naval!Norrington and Gillette-fics there are, but not too many Groves-ones, which is strange, considering that he will be in the third movie (or I'm wrong and there are thousands of Groves-fics I don't know of).
Hehe - we have to write more and become more vocal - then movie IV might be "Pirates of the Caribbean: The Return Of the Commodore". ;)
No, you're right. There have not been many Groves-fics out there. Personally I confess guilty: I'm biased against his character and I generally do not include him in my fics (or, if I do, it is always with not particularly flattering features), because, in my personal take of the CotBP characters, I've categorized him as a pirate-fangirl (and, to be honest, his return in AWE as an EITC officer does not increase him in my estimate). But it's just a foible of mine than something actually supported by the CotBP canon (while, as far as AWE is concerned, mine are just speculations and I may be wrong
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Heh, you can tell how far behind I am with replying...! :-D I guess I'll be up-to-date somewhen around next Christmas!
I can write if I completely zone out on the movie, because - *ducks* - I don't want to be unkind, but he's just not a convincing officer. At least not to me. It's not the "pirate-fangirling" (I don't see it as such, more as paying respect to a worthy opponent), but simply because he looks like an actor in an uniform of the Royal Navy. Of course so are Norrington and Gillette, but with those two - just like with Mullroy and Murtogg - the magic of cinema works. It doesn't for Groves, though, at least for me.
At the risk of sounding like an idiot: for me, his face looks too modern to make me believe that this is a Royal Navy officer of the 18th century.
differently from Mr Davenport and Mr O'Hare, Mr Ellis does not fulfill my personal requirements for the "gorgeous" tag. Yes, I can be *so* shallow. *g*Mileage may vary when it comes to "gorgeous", but I agree that Mr. Ellis would NOT be among my "top ten men I'd like
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Hehe - we have to write more and become more vocal - then movie IV might be "Pirates of the Caribbean: The Return Of the Commodore". ;)
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I can write if I completely zone out on the movie, because - *ducks* - I don't want to be unkind, but he's just not a convincing officer. At least not to me. It's not the "pirate-fangirling" (I don't see it as such, more as paying respect to a worthy opponent), but simply because he looks like an actor in an uniform of the Royal Navy. Of course so are Norrington and Gillette, but with those two - just like with Mullroy and Murtogg - the magic of cinema works. It doesn't for Groves, though, at least for me.
At the risk of sounding like an idiot: for me, his face looks too modern to make me believe that this is a Royal Navy officer of the 18th century.
differently from Mr Davenport and Mr O'Hare, Mr Ellis does not fulfill my personal requirements for the "gorgeous" tag. Yes, I can be *so* shallow. *g*Mileage may vary when it comes to "gorgeous", but I agree that Mr. Ellis would NOT be among my "top ten men I'd like ( ... )
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