ON STRANGER TIDES(2011) MOVIE PAGE
DISNEY - PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN 4:
ON STRANGER TIDES(2011)
Believe it or not, the fourth installment of the series(at
this point{4/28/14), does the job that 3 should've!!
Back to a fun movie experience and a great finale to the
series! A
From a reviewer at IMDb.com
Better than the thrid:
POTC-OST is not the best of the series, but it is a step in the
right direction. If you, like me, were very disappointed with
the third Pirates movie then I do not blame you for wanting
to skip out on this one. In fact I was considering not seeing
this one myself, especially when the critics reviews came out.
I decided to give it a chance, primarily because I had seen the
other ones. I was pleasantly surprised and ending up liking
the movie. One of the major differences between this and the
other Pirates movies (and it is one everyone is going to notice
right off the bat) is that Orlando Bloom and Kiera Knightely are
not in this movie. I am not too disappointed, there story overtook
the third Pirates movie, which is part of the reason I did not like it.
I was also sick of Knightely terrible speech scenes (if you saw
the third you know exactly what I mean). Furthermore a few
other pirates who were franchise regulars were missing in this
one. What is left from the original three is Jack, Barbosa, Gibbs
and the monkey makes two brief cameo appearances.
There was a number of things wrong with the third Pirates
movie, among them was the fact that it was long, or it felt
long at least. This movie is the shortest of the Pirates films
and it moves at a brisk pace. The third Pirates slowed down
considerably in the middle, to the point it was almost unbearable
to watch. This movie does not make that mistake. This movie
is almost all action and because of this it did not feel long, at
least in my opinion.
As usual the effects were great. The action is almost nonstop
and when there is no action there is enough going on to keep
the audience interested. There is also plenty of signature Jack
Sparrow humor. Since the previous two (especially the third)
were focused almost entirely on the story of Will and Elizabeth
Jack was almost forgotten. Another reason the third suffered.
It was great to have that story out of the way, because this movie
is focused on Jack and that is a strength.
Despite the fact that it improved on a number of the things
that made the third bad, this one still is not up to par with the
original. It is a good movie all around. It is refreshing and reminds
us why we liked these movies in the first place. I recommend giving
it a shot, don't expect anything great, just know that this movie is
superior in every way to the third. - josh-carrigan