Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011)

The fourth film in the Pirates series, this one of course uses the 3D gimmick, and replaces Keira Knightley with Penélope Cruz in the leading lady role. Part of me gets annoyed that this series is still going, while part of me is happy that something other than really bad horror films keeps their series going. What about James Bond or Star Trek, we don't say "really? they are making another one?" For me it helps that it is still Johnny Depp, if they replace him I'll stop watching [I don't see this happening].

So we've fought pirate ghosts then the kracken, recovered the heart of Davey Jones, and gone to the edge of the world in the previous films. This time we fight Blackbeard and search for the fountain of youth. The film is full of daring and silly escapes, it almost reaches the Bugs Bunny level when Jack Sparrow gets out of the king quarters and escapes the Spanish troops by swinging on trees. It makes it clear that there will be more films in the future, no surprise, and if this annoys you then why even start watching this one, right?

Could it have been better? Yes. Did I dislike the storyline, costumes, music, etc.? No. Could the dialogue have been better... definitely. We started to slip into kids movie realm with this film, which might be hard for the series to recover from. Guess we'll see in a few years.

Vote: 6/10

IMDB Link: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1298650/

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