I just got back from seeing the new Pirates of the Caribbean movie “On Stranger Tides”. I went in knowing it probably would not be as good as its predecessors and unfortunately I was right. This film goes in quite a different direction than the last three. The original trilogy relied heavily on CGI effects to create memorable characters like Davy Jones. On the contrary, Blackbeard in this movie is very forgettable.
The movie didn’t use too many spectacular special effects at all really. The main focus being on the “mermaids” however don’t let that title fool you, the creatures in this movie are not actually mermaids. They’re more like vampire/piranhas which have the ability to take down entire ships! Unlike any mermaid I’ve ever heard of.
The plot of this movie focuses on finding the fountain of youth. Of course everyone knows a fountain of youth is no good unless you’ve got some mermaid tears to go with it, oh and the tears must be fresh to work. I’d like to know who thought that one up. The whole plot is rather silly and seems rather pointless to me.
The dialogue and soundtrack for this movie both seemed to be lacking. As for dialogue, Jack Sparrow did not have nearly the same amount of witty lines or comebacks that he did in the previous films. Johnny Depp’s performance seemed to be on cruise control throughout the movie. The music in the movie wasn’t really bad; it’s just that there was nothing new. It seemed like the same soundtrack as in the previous movies just re-mixed.
I know they’re planning to yet make two more of these movies in the coming years, I can only hope they look back at their previous more successful works for their future ventures. I personally really loved the very first Pirates movie. I thought it was innovative and a fun ride in general. The second one wasn’t bad either really; I still enjoyed it quite a lot. The third was decent but the plot had some holes. Now the fourth is just rather disappointing to me.
For my score I’ll give this movie 3 out of 5.
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