Oh Pirates, you had a whole lot of promise once upon a time. And then you failed to edit movies. Instead, you sat and pretty much put word for word the script on screen. That wasn't really pretty. And while I do enjoy all three films, they were absolutely flawed in various ways. However, On Stranger Tides, while faulty, is the first of the film series since the original that really feels like it knows what it wants to be. And what it wants to be is the pirate equivilent of Indiana Jones and Star Wars. Gone are the nagging characters and the insane budget(one of which you can partially mourn for). Instead we have a cast full of characters you want to spend time with. Other than the spanish, who for some reason get no respect and no names and no screen time, the rest of these characters are set about on their course and developed into a team of characters who will go on to inhabit this world. And really, the plot here is kind of flimsy other than to create an atmosphere for which the characters can monkey about. This movie is a bridge between two different franchises. It fully links the previous trilogy of meh, and a potentially awesome future. The movie is a throw back to serials of the first half of the twentith century. Therefore you have to stick around to the end to see what's on the horizon. I am ready for a dozen more of these movies, released every other year. Why? Because these films, soon, will realize what they have to do. They have to become James Bond. What I mean is the day will come when we will have to let Johnny Depp go and let someone else pick up the mantle. But that is another day. Our new additions, BlackBeard and Angelica are wonderful new additions to the universe. Ian Mcshane is absolutely menacing in his role,and while he doesn't outshine Bill Nigh he does do a strong job to keep up with the often under appreciated Geoffry Rush. Penelope Cruz mostly just stands arond and is hot. Her only real action sequence is clearly a stunt double, never once even looking like she was in the scene. And lastly you have my favorite pair of characters, The Priest and The Mermaid. They are a perfect example of characters who DON'T need to return. I thought they were great and will often be forgotten, but in my mind they are the through line for this movie. I'm firmly hoping for a bunch of stand alone tales about various mystical objects. I'd love for the POTC version of Bermuda Triangle.
Okay, most of this is rambling, but the movie is very much worth your time and this film, is a B. It's a good time to be had.
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