Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (Movie) Review

Hey guys!

The other day Shin and I went to watch POTC4 but I haven't had the mood to write about it til now ha. On a side note, Shin is on her way back to Brunei :( Ronery...

Anyways!

In short!
Not too bad
Worth a watch
Jack Sparrow's humour is well played
Plot is linear but not necessarily a good thing.
Pirates!

Long story:
POTC4 continues with Johnny Depp as Captain Jack Sparrow without Orlando Bloom and Kiera Knightley. Instead they introduced some new and old characters, Penelope Cruz as Angelica; Jack's old heartthrob of sorts, Ian McShane as Blackbeard and Geoffrey Rush returns as Captain Barbossa.

This time the story revolves around seeking the Fountain of Youth. Like the previous movies you'd likely need to ponder a bit if you get lost in the scenes. I can't really detail the movie, strangely... It feels like a massive cluster-mindrape to think about.

Jack's dad tells him there are prerequisites to access the Fountain of Youth and 2 silver goblets are part of it. As the movie progresses Jack learns more about the ritual and items required, which is ironic as in the beginning they make it sounds as if he was looking for it for ages and yet he knows less than the monkey on the Black Pearl. He is abducted onto Blackbeard's ship where he is forced to lead Blackbeard to the fountain because it was foretold that he would be slain by a man with one leg.

Story-wise, it's not an innovation. Imagine playing a game where you have to do side quests in order to achieve your main objective; that's the feeling I got if you put yourself in Jack Sparrow's shoes. You get what you paid for I guess, there are pirates, in the Caribbean (somehow) and Johnny Depp. The plot is pretty linear because of that but there is a stupid thing or two in the movie which defy common sense. E.g. Jack knocks off the hat of a guard and he chases him, leaving his guns on top of a surface of some sort. Jack goes back and takes the guns. I know, wtf right?

The acting was well done though, I quite enjoyed that. Jack Sparrow's sarcastic and whimsical humour is back and it amused me quite a bit. I read somewhere that POTC4 is rated PG13 because of mild sexual content and innuendo; huzzah, Disney.

The music was pretty good however it was because of the track "He's a Pirate" dating back to the first POTC that won me over. It's just so good a classic and sets the mood for a pirate movie perfectly.

Action scenes are loud and confusing as there are many "team battle" sequences. For me, the action scenes are not really the highlight of the movie. That would likely be the fantasy and supernatural elements they implemented.

All in all this movie is worth the watch if you're a fan of the POTC series or Johnny Depp or there's nothing else to see. It won't exactly wow you but some scenes are fun though.

I give it a 3.5/5 because of the humour and at least it has a bit of impression in my mind rather than the previous movie which escaped my memory completely.

P/S: Stay until after the credits. But let me tell you now not to expect something huge haha.


~Fox