Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides

[Danny]

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Been a while since ive seen penelope cruz in anything didnt know she was still acting, neat trailer- with zombies! voodoo zombies mind, not those young whippersnapper disease ridden wall crawling ones! :lol:

So far ive enjoyed all the pirates movies as the few summer flicks i can still enjoy from start to finish so im up for more captain jack and barbosa looks fun.

[bassman]

They didn't say everything they needed to say with the three movies before? This is like the Matrix getting a third sequel. The premise has run it's course, time to let it die.

Even Depp admitted in an interview that the only reason he returned was for the truckload of cash they dumped at his front door...

[ProfessorChaos]

more of the gay pirate? no thanks. not a fan of these films, or most johnny depp films.

[blind2d]

Ahh... voodoo zeds! Need more of those in this day and age! So props!
As for more Pirates... no thanks. Kind of... over that, honestly... I mean, who do you think you are, having more than two sequels? Harry Potter?
Ninjas are way better, anyway...

[JDFP]

Been a while since ive seen penelope cruz in anything didnt know she was still acting, neat trailer- with zombies! voodoo zombies mind, not those young whippersnapper disease ridden wall crawling ones! :lol:



If this film doesn't have superhuman strength zombies who can sprint like Olympic gold medalists and can make physically impossible high-pitched screams from their throats with a killer post-punk soundtrack than I'm just not interested. Extra credit points if the zombies can climb on walls and ceilings.

j.p.

[MoonSylver]

more of the gay pirate? no thanks. not a fan of these films, or most johnny depp films.

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Eh, Really liked the series, for the most part, wasn't crazy about all of the 3rd one. Ended on somewhat of a down note, but I it made sense & has a sort of epic/myth quality about it. Liked the overarching story overall, loved the characters of Jack Sparrow & Barbosa & all the rest. Not sure how I feel about a 4th, particularly w/ Bloom & Knightly out. I feel like it might have been better to make it a trilogy & leave it alone, but eh, not too fussed. I'm sure I'll end up seeing it at some point, for the kids sake if for no other reason.

[MinionZombie]

I've got all three on DVD, and I enjoy them for what they are, but there's no denying that 2 and 3 (especially 3) were over-long, bloated, and at times all over the place. So hopefully this fourth will get back to the essence of it all and be more like the first movie ... but I really don't know if it will. We'll see, I guess.

[EvilNed]

Uhm. I don't think so. The first one was good, but not great. It was a fun summer adventure that did not need, or deserve, two sequels. And what sequels they were. Utter, complete trash. Okay, not utter trash... But what annoyed me the most about them was that a secondary character in the first film (Jack Sparrow) got turned into the center of attention. Now he looks as if he's in ever scene. Jack Sparrow is not cool. Jack Sparrow is fucking annoying.

[Neil]

First review I've seen? http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/pirates-caribbean-stranger-tides-film-186896

Not a very good review mind, almost more of a preview!

[AcesandEights]

Apparently the book this film is based on was optioned way back at the start of the franchise and is supposedly a decent one. Who knows.

The film can't be worse than the third in the franchise.

[blind2d]

True enough, Aces. I'll rent it, but not theater it.

[Neil]

Oh dear! AICN doesn't like it!

http://www.aintitcool.com/node/49684

[MinionZombie]

Oh dear! AICN doesn't like it!

http://www.aintitcool.com/node/49684

Hmmm ... don't fancy any spoilers. Anyone care to offer the jist of why AICN don't like it? And not a jokey response. I'm actually interested.

[AcesandEights]

Hmmm ... don't fancy any spoilers. Anyone care to offer the jist of why AICN don't like it? And not a jokey response. I'm actually interested.

They're basically saying it's a soulless for-profit, cash grab. Uninspired. Poor screenplay, mailed in performance by Depp over the top performances by a few others etc.


PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: ON STRANGER TIDES is an embarrassment on every level for Disney and Jerry Bruckheimer...

Savvy?

[Danny]

AICN is as often fanboyish and shallow as they are insightful and dead on in their reviews, they said good films suck and bad films are glorious before. ill reserve my judgement till i see it.

[rongravy]

I hate Penelope Cruz and find her extremely unattractive. I told my kid the movie was coming out this Friday and she was like, "Yeah, let's do it!!!"
She loves Depp so much she even liked Crybaby. That bad...
I'll probably see it, but I'm not running out opening day and getting all crammed into a room with a bunch of Depp-douches.
I remember the first one being good, but don't really remember anything spectacular about any sequels so far.

[shootemindehead]

"They're basically saying it's a soulless for-profit, cash grab. Uninspired. Poor screenplay, mailed in performance by Depp over the top performances by a few others etc."

Um, isn't that what every 'Pirates of the Caribbean' film is?

[MinionZombie]

"They're basically saying it's a soulless for-profit, cash grab. Uninspired. Poor screenplay, mailed in performance by Depp over the top performances by a few others etc."

Um, isn't that what every 'Pirates of the Caribbean' film is?

Interesting that the first movie got a lot of critical pans at the time, or certainly has in retrospect, and yet I thought it was a bloody good romp. Damned enjoyable. The sequels were far too big and bloated though, and too convoluted too. The third movie thought far too much of itself and damn it was looooooooong ... actually, I remember seeing both sequels in the cinema, and I remember seeing the third one in the cinema on my birthday in fact - and the cinema was ABSOLUTELY FUCKING PACKED TO THE RAFTERS, and there was this kid sat next to me who kept leaking this god-awful stench every five minutes ... little bastard.

Anyway, I'll no doubt be off to see this on Sunday.

[Tricky]

I dont tend to pay much attention to reviews these days unless its a film I already know is going to be bad from the trailers etc, far too many critics have extremely high expectations for every single film that comes out, and as people they are probably far too serious or heavily arty in real life to be reviewing the kind of fun films that they do such as this one.
Just as an example I watched Jackboots on Whitehall last night, which is a silly puppet based world war 2 spoof in a similar vein to Team America. I enjoyed it for what it was and found it pretty funny in places, yet if you read a lot of reviews of it they give it 1/10 and moan about the lack of depth in the dialogue or how bad the animation is, ITS MEANT TO BE LIKE THAT YOU F*****G (see what I did there Neil) LUVVIE IDIOTS! :rolleyes:

[bassman]

Between the fact that I wasn't a huge fan of the first three and the bad reviews this seems to be getting, i'll definitely be skipping it in theaters. A few reviewers say they actually fell asleep in the screenings.

I'll check it out when it's on netflix, though.

[Neil]

"They're basically saying it's a soulless for-profit, cash grab. Uninspired. Poor screenplay, mailed in performance by Depp over the top performances by a few others etc."

Um, isn't that what every 'Pirates of the Caribbean' film is?

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[shootemindehead]

Interesting that the first movie got a lot of critical pans at the time, or certainly has in retrospect, and yet I thought it was a bloody good romp. Damned enjoyable.

Well, I thought they were all crap.

No-one's getting a prize for guessing that one.

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No <--- What do I win?

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Oh dear, Neil. I'm afraid that's wrong. Anyway no matter...do you have a good time?

[AcesandEights]

Well, I thought they were all crap.

No-one's getting a prize for guessing that one.

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[blind2d]

I am kind of curious about the zombies, though, I must say. Is there a version you can watch that's only about those bits?

[rongravy]

I dont tend to pay much attention to reviews these days unless its a film I already know is going to be bad from the trailers etc, far too many critics have extremely high expectations for every single film that comes out, and as people they are probably far too serious or heavily arty in real life to be reviewing the kind of fun films that they do such as this one.
Just as an example I watched Jackboots on Whitehall last night, which is a silly puppet based world war 2 spoof in a similar vein to Team America. I enjoyed it for what it was and found it pretty funny in places, yet if you read a lot of reviews of it they give it 1/10 and moan about the lack of depth in the dialogue or how bad the animation is, ITS MEANT TO BE LIKE THAT YOU F*****G (see what I did there Neil) LUVVIE IDIOTS! :rolleyes:
I feel exactly the same way about Your Highness. I saw in places critics were claiming it worst movie ever, as if they were trying to be anything but spoof of those olden times. He was even wearing a powdered wig in midieval times, and freely joked about it in interviews. If I would've listened to critics, I would've missed my personal favorite movie of this year so far.
So screw critics, but I'm still not seeing this crappy pirate movie. I should probably be surprised they seem to hate it. Figured they'd jizz all over it.