++ On Stranger Tides. Aye! ++
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides is the fourth movie in the franchise, preceded by (in chronological order) The Curse of the Black Pearl, Dead Man's Chest and At World's End. But that doesn't mean you have to watch the other PotC movies to understand what is going on, it does however, contains plot elements from the previous ones.
The only PotC film not directed by Gore Verbinski, On Stranger Tides was led by ROb Marshall, and we could firmly say that he did it good. Dropping out two key protagonists, Keira Knightly and Orlando Bloom (as they both refused to reprise their roles) and drawing inspirations from the novel "On Stranger Tides (1987)" by American author Tim Powers, the fourth installation is as captivating as the previous three.
In "On Stranger Tides", veteran actor Ian McShane plays the main antagonist and the notorious pirate, Blackbeard who pit himself against Jack Sparrow (Sorry, There should be a "Captain" in there somewhere) in the search of the fabled Fountain of Youth. Somewhere along, Jack crosses path with the one-legged Barbossa(Geoffrey Rush) and even his old flame Angelica(Penelope Cruz) appeared.
And thank goodness, Jack Sparrow isn't getting old. He's still very much a delight to watch. Maybe in the extent of, if Johnny Depp isn't casted in the next movie, PotC audience will probably drop by 50%. All in all, "On Stranger Tides" is a decent summer blockbuster, with several fun delights, not to mention the hilarious one-liners. Worth your bucks.
ARRR!! Be watchin' this movie, you dirty landlubbers! (Attempt to speak pirate language fail)
