A way in which you can directly compare the two movies is how Jack was handled, in particular the mystery behind him. the movie really does painstakingly try, and fails, to recreate what made the original good.Ĭurse of the Black wasn't this masterpiece but it was fairly competently made. Still, I miss Verbinski, but I'm sure most fans do at this point.Ĭlick to expand.Disagree, critics were pretty on point. If Disney wants to keep going with this series, I'll keep going, too if they continue to be a good time as this one. This film could nicely put a cap on the series, but I'd be down to have another romp with the Turner clan and (I guess) estranged uncle Jack. It's crazy to see the beginning of this series and where it's ended up with this film. lol I had originally put it on for background noise as I finished up the OT, but lo and behold I couldn't make it 15 seconds into it without dedicating the rest of its runtime to it alone. Movie doesn't touch Verbinski's three films, even At World's End, but it's more or less the quality I expected when Stranger Tides came out years ago.Īnd APPARENTLY, I'm not the only one here who happened to rewatch the first film today. I didn't mind the new blood (Will's kid and Barbossa's kid) and it was cool to see that they brought back some of the minor characters and threads of Stranger Tides here to wrap it up (except for the voodoo doll of Jack, of course). McShane was totally wasted in his role, but Bardem has more to work with here and is generally more entertaining to follow. Salazar is a much better villain than Blackbeard. Seeing Will and Elizabeth was bittersweet in that it was sweet to see them again and bitter if only to be reminded that I was 9 when the first one came out. The jokes landed, the action was over the top and the film was just overall ahead of the fourth ( though how hard is that, really?) The score by Geoff Zanelli was pretty good, too, when he was allowed to break away from the usual themes that have been hammered in at this point. The movie should have strong word of mouth if I had to base it off the audience I was with tonight. Had a good time with this one, and I wasn't the only one. Got back from it and of course stayed until the end of the tradition of post-credit scenes.įans of the series should have plenty to like in this entry. Until the post-credits scene, which caused the majority of my theater to completely geek out. It really does feel like the end of the series with that ending. That being said, I didn't expect the twist itself and quite liked it. Barbossa's sacrifice was well done though it was telegraphed as soon as the twist with Carina was revealed. The ending was a great payoff for the fans who have been watching the series since the beginning. His whole backstory (and that scene in general) was pretty rewarding as I was worried he would be wasted like Blackbeard was. Henry was a bit bland but certainly better than the guy whose name I can't remember from OST. The new characters were overall really good. The whole final segment was really inventive. The guillotine gag was one of the biggest laughs I've had in the series and the series went back to the memorable set pieces from the original trilogy. It was just a hugely fun time at the theater. (Okay, maybe not On Stranger Tides.)Īs someone who puts Curse of the Black Pearl and Dead Man's Chest on a fairly equal level, this falls just about up there with those two. Yeah, the critics were wrong on this one, as the generally seem to be with this series.
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