On Stranger Tides

POSTED BY: Wishimay
UPDATED: Friday, June 10, 2011 23:31
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WISHIMAY

Sunday, May 22, 2011 2:57 PM

I liked it.
They didn't bother explain some things...
It was loud!!!!!!!!!
It'sa "to be continued" for those who don't know...
Wait 'till the very end of the credits.
We went in garb and scared the mundanes.
Hubby said he'd sail with Ms. Cruz

THESOMNAMBULIST

Sunday, May 22, 2011 3:20 PM

It had it's moments. Mostly between Depp and Rush and at times had some genuine moments of swashbuckling. But it's still dreadfully dense with subplot upon subplot that simply rests heavy on the main narrative.
I do wish they would just ease up on all the deception and duplicity between the characters. It's just so unncecessary.

Better than the previous two sequels but no where near as strong as the first one.

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WHOZIT

Sunday, May 22, 2011 5:19 PM

I'm going to wait a couple of weeks, I hate crowded theaters

ECGORDON

Sunday, May 22, 2011 5:22 PM

I've had no interest in this franchise since about twenty minutes into the second movie.

RIONAEIRE

Monday, May 23, 2011 5:37 AM

I really liked it, it was wayyyyy better than Dead Man's Chest and At the Edge, Black Pearl was by far the best but this is second, Pirates 2 and 3 made so little sense, the worst one being 3, that movie was really quite rediculous with few redeeming scenes, but this was entertaining and enjoyable to watch. We went to the little theater where the local Pirate group was hangin out.

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DREAMTROVE

Friday, May 27, 2011 9:31 AM

I liked it. First, it's not "to be continued..." the story is complete, after the credits scene and all, they certainly leave opening for continuance here, but i think of "to be continued" as meaning that this is an incomplete story that *has* to have a sequel. Not to nitpick, i just think that story style pushes away viewers, so if people were given pause by that comment.

The weak points: though thankfully not as much as 2&3 it was a little heavy on the farce, esp. The opening. If it were me, i would have clipped the opening and filmed a different one that was very dark. You're entering a very dark world, even if it is basically for kids, kids like dark. Ultimate fantasy is, basically, dark. Just from a construction point of view, if you're going to try to scare people later, you should open with a creeping dread. Otherwise are in danger of having a farce with moments of fantasy.

Fortunately, the film works anyway.i liked the darkness, doublecrosses, which imho, are expected, in fact, i thought *more* layering, *more* duplicity and double cross would have been nice. I also was fond of the relationships in the subplots. It's hard to detail the strong points without spoilers. Jack is back, need I say more?

As for its place in the series, its an almost entire cast replacement, so not a lot of familiar faces, and strangely almost nothing in the film is denoting this has happening after the other films, and probably nothing too tied to the magical realm. The new characters are not given really enough interplay to know if they will be back. The fantasy elements were really well done, and the movie was thoroughly enjoyable.

It was also good to see Tim Powers, from whom the first film's concept was mostly taken, finally getting credit. This was reallye result of an out of court settlement htat followed the whole monkey island suit, largely stemming from the monkey island script being used as source material for the first film, when disney hired the scriptwriter away from that project; a suit which ended in lucasfilm saying that they had basically ripped off a lot of the ideas for the game from Powers' book.

That's what a ship is, you know - it's not just a keel and a hull and a deck and sails, that's what a ship needs.

WISHIMAY

Friday, May 27, 2011 8:49 PM

Yeah, I agree...It doesn't "have" to have a sequel...But I definitely got the feeling they're gonna, especially with how much they raked in opening weekend. Prolly take a few years, though...

DREAMTROVE

Friday, May 27, 2011 9:41 PM

Yes, sorry didnt mean to correct, just clarify, some folk are scared off by the term.

So, yes, I suspect so too. Johnny Depp said he was up for 27 of them. I also noticed

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that the pearl will return not time, and i'm guessing that someone else might be at the helm.

gives them a chance to woo back miss swann.

That's what a ship is, you know - it's not just a keel and a hull and a deck and sails, that's what a ship needs.

LWAVES

Sunday, May 29, 2011 11:21 AM

I too liked it and agree that it isn't as good as Black Pearl but is better than Dead Man's Chest and way back then World's End.
Johnny Depp is the real attraction to the series now and his verbal sparring with Rush and Cruz was great. It was also nice to see Gibbs return and see Jack's only true love, the Black Pearl, even if he didn't actually get to see her. I also agree that there could have been less subplot. They should just set out a relatively straightforward story and get on with it.

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SHINYGOODGUY

Saturday, June 4, 2011 1:25 PM

I don't intend to see it until it comes to DVD. I was not happy with the second one, and only saw a few minutes of the 3rd (that was long, tedious and loud). So I don't want to subject myself to anymore mindnumbing "Caribbean Pirates" although I love the character created by Johnny Depp (Captain Sparrow is a hoot, love Rush's pirate as well) but I could do without the bombardment to the senses. Sometimes it's fun just to watch pirates do what they do best and that is............swashbuckle. The other stuff I could do without.

SGG

"Either do or do not, there is no try."

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