Maybe it's because the movie doesn't include Keira Knightley and Orlando Bloom (The actors themselves aren’t necessarily to blame for the second and third films' decline in likability it was where their characters were going that was especially unappealing.) Perhaps it’s the change in director, from Gore Verbinski, who helmed the first three Pirates movies, to Oscar nominated director Rob Marshall ( Chicago), that invigorated the franchise, making this fourth installment outshine its sequel predecessors. The two legendary pirates and the ship's crew face ferocious mermaids, as they race against a British ship steered by Jack’s old foe, Barbossa, and a Spanish fleet to find the mythical fountain. Jack is faced with the fiercest of pirates, Blackbeard. Brought onboard Queen Anne’s Revenge, Capt. While on the hunt to reclaim his ship, The Black Pearl, Captain Jack Sparrow is unwillingly roped into finding the fabled Fountain of Youth by a mysterious woman from his past named Angelica. For these reasons, and others explained in detail below, On Stranger Tides gets a lower rating. Similar to previous storylines, the pirates encounter supernatural elements and sexual innuendo is present in the dialogue – though it is intermittent. With a renewed plot and fantastic new characters, On Stranger Tides carries moviegoers across the high seas on an adventure not truly experienced since the release of the first film, The Curse of the Black Pearl.įor the good it has going for it, Pirates 4 does test the waters with questionable content. Jack Sparrow, is leagues better than the second and third installments, Dead Man’s Chest and At World’s End. Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, the fourth film in Jerry Bruckheimer’s blockbuster franchise starring Johnny Depp as Capt.
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