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Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
Rob Marshall, 2011
Usually, around the time it gets to the fourth movie in a series, you are wondering to yourself why they’re even trying to continue on with the series. Pirates of the Caribbean was no exception, because I thought they wrapped the series up pretty well with the third. I thought it was pretty pointless when they first announced it, and the trailers weren’t really doing much to sway my opinion. But alas, I ended up getting dragged to it by friends. It actually ended up surprising me, because I actually liked it. They actually found a good way to start a new part of the Pirates of The Caribbean series.
I hated it when I found out Depp and Rush were the only two main cast members returning; actually, other than Kevin McNally, the entire cast is brand new. They ended up having some good replacements, though. Ian McShane came in to play Blackbeard, who I love ever since I watched Deadwood, and I thought he did pretty well. It was interesting to see them bring in Blackbeard, though, since I live so close to where the real Blackbeard spent most of his life. I’m really intrigued to see what they’re going to do with Penelope Cruz’s character in future movies, which there’s no doubt they’re coming.
I was really skeptical on where they were going to take the story, because I had always thought the series was supposed to be over. They ended up thinking of a decent place to take the story, though, and not have it seem repetitive of the other entries in the series. It was just weird to see how everything changed so much, and how everyone’s motives switched. There were some very well done action sequences, the most notable one being the ending. I didn’t see it in 3D, so I can’t comment on how well they did the post-conversion 3D, but I can imagine some of those scenes looking pretty cool in 3D.
Despite me ending up actually liking it, I still feel that it wasn’t needed at all. I was one of the few who enjoyed At World’s End and felt like it was satisfying conclusion to the series. This is really just Disney’s attempt to make some more money, but if that really was the sole purpose for this, it turned out well for just a profit attempt. I’m not sure if I would suggest to whip out ten bucks on it, unless you’re really looking forward to it, but it’s worth it to catch it once it comes out on DVD.
Rob Marshall, 2011
Usually, around the time it gets to the fourth movie in a series, you are wondering to yourself why they’re even trying to continue on with the series. Pirates of the Caribbean was no exception, because I thought they wrapped the series up pretty well with the third. I thought it was pretty pointless when they first announced it, and the trailers weren’t really doing much to sway my opinion. But alas, I ended up getting dragged to it by friends. It actually ended up surprising me, because I actually liked it. They actually found a good way to start a new part of the Pirates of The Caribbean series.
I hated it when I found out Depp and Rush were the only two main cast members returning; actually, other than Kevin McNally, the entire cast is brand new. They ended up having some good replacements, though. Ian McShane came in to play Blackbeard, who I love ever since I watched Deadwood, and I thought he did pretty well. It was interesting to see them bring in Blackbeard, though, since I live so close to where the real Blackbeard spent most of his life. I’m really intrigued to see what they’re going to do with Penelope Cruz’s character in future movies, which there’s no doubt they’re coming.
I was really skeptical on where they were going to take the story, because I had always thought the series was supposed to be over. They ended up thinking of a decent place to take the story, though, and not have it seem repetitive of the other entries in the series. It was just weird to see how everything changed so much, and how everyone’s motives switched. There were some very well done action sequences, the most notable one being the ending. I didn’t see it in 3D, so I can’t comment on how well they did the post-conversion 3D, but I can imagine some of those scenes looking pretty cool in 3D.
Despite me ending up actually liking it, I still feel that it wasn’t needed at all. I was one of the few who enjoyed At World’s End and felt like it was satisfying conclusion to the series. This is really just Disney’s attempt to make some more money, but if that really was the sole purpose for this, it turned out well for just a profit attempt. I’m not sure if I would suggest to whip out ten bucks on it, unless you’re really looking forward to it, but it’s worth it to catch it once it comes out on DVD.