Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | Release Date: May 20, 2011
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SonicHD7May 31, 2017
The checkered past of Capt. Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp) catches up to him when he encounters Angelica (Penélope Cruz), a beautiful pirate that Jack once loved then left. Angelica forces him to accompany her to the Queen Anne's Revenge, theThe checkered past of Capt. Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp) catches up to him when he encounters Angelica (Penélope Cruz), a beautiful pirate that Jack once loved then left. Angelica forces him to accompany her to the Queen Anne's Revenge, the ship of the notorious Blackbeard (Ian McShane). Accompanied by a zombie crew, the trio sets sail to find the legendary Fountain of Youth. However, Jack's rival, Barbossa (Geoffrey Rush), also seeks the fountain, as does a ship from Spain.… Expand
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JPKJun 13, 2019
Mediocre
On Stranger Tides really doesn’t have anything special to it, It’s just a very bland movie.
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CoreGamer1408Jan 4, 2019
Seems like a filler movie to keep the franchise afloat until the could come up with a good idea for a better sequel, oh well. It has it's fun moments, but not as many as the first two films.
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TheRussianatorApr 4, 2018
I still think they should've left the franchise at the third one, but who kills a chicken that hatches golden eggs? Without Blood and Knightley, the fourth installment of the "Pirates" franchise still features the over-the-top performanceI still think they should've left the franchise at the third one, but who kills a chicken that hatches golden eggs? Without Blood and Knightley, the fourth installment of the "Pirates" franchise still features the over-the-top performance from Johnny Depp but lacks the fun and wittiness of the original trilogy… Expand
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CTHReviewsMar 15, 2018
Really? People hated THIS movie? I don't get it. I like these complicated plots, I'm able to get through them just fine. Maybe I just have a better attention span.
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FilipeNetoFeb 19, 2018
This film is the fourth of the saga "Pirates of the Caribbean". In this film, Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp), after an incredible escape from London, where he should be tried, sets sail in search of the legendary Fountain of Youth as a prisonerThis film is the fourth of the saga "Pirates of the Caribbean". In this film, Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp), after an incredible escape from London, where he should be tried, sets sail in search of the legendary Fountain of Youth as a prisoner of Blackbeard (Ian McShane) and his alleged daughter, Angelica ( Penelope Cruz), a Spanish girl who angelic has only the name. Against them will oppose the Spanish and English navies, the latter being led by Barbossa (Geoffrey Rush), who now works for the English king. Directed by Rob Marshall, has screenplay by Ted Elliott, Terry Rossio, and other collaborators.

There are certain films that are made in the name of art and because of challenge they represent. I think the first film of this saga was one of them. But there are many other that are made for profit only, and this was clearly one of them. Far from being very good or have the quality of its previous, it was sufficiently acceptable. The cast was up to, but Depp could no longer be as funny as in previous films. His character, despite the unpredictability, didn't surprised the audience who, knowing him better now, expects anything from him. The end of the participation of Orlando Bloom and Keira Knightley, justified by the conclusion of the story of their characters in the previous film, may also have made this movie less interesting, especially considering the importance of their characters in previous films (it was their love that began all the story), how the absence of these characters breaks the link of this movie with the others and also the fruitful way they shared the scene with Depp and Rush. If the input of Penelope Cruz in the plot was planned to address this lack, then it failed miserably, despite the merits of the actress, who made her best efforts and proved to be a great romantic match for Jack Sparrow, thanks to the fiery and impetuous personality of her character. Equally surprising was Rush, who held the role of Barbossa, whom fate has now made king's privateer. Without a leg and with a wig that completely clashes with his appearance, Barbossa seems more than ever with Long John Silver. The major flaw of this film is the plot: not being able to continue the story that came from the previous films, the script created a whole new story which takes maybe some years after the action of the third film, and only kept some characters from that film. Its a legitimate solution, recurrent in sequels but questionable here, after three films where the plot maintained its unity. This film eventually clash with them as a black sheep in a flock of white sheep. Making a prequel to the first film maybe had revealed a more interesting idea, respecting plot's unity in the whole saga.

When this movie was announced, the audience waited eagerly. However, with a new plot, this movie became an "alien" in this cinematic saga. Despite this less positive note, the film is good and the actors deserved congratulations. We just have to understand that this film has almost nothing to do with the previous ones.… Expand
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ErikTheCriticSep 25, 2018
This fourth "Pirates" movie feels extremely disjointed and ultimately underwhelming, after the mind-blowing action set pieces from the previous movies. Depp's unpredictability and humour also seems to have faded away.
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sparrowuckdudeNov 3, 2018
probably the best film in the franchise
it'sprobably the best film in the franchise
it's awesomeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee… Expand
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ElthorJul 11, 2021
Sporting a very good cast with interesting new characters, PotC:OST is an improvement over the second and third installments. While the earlier sequels spanned one story that quickly went off the rails, 'Stranger' tells a stand alone taleSporting a very good cast with interesting new characters, PotC:OST is an improvement over the second and third installments. While the earlier sequels spanned one story that quickly went off the rails, 'Stranger' tells a stand alone tale that is VERY loosely based on Tim Power's novel from 1987.
Since Disney did obtain the film rights to the novel, that was in itself inspired by the Disneyland ride, it would have been nice to see a more faithful interpretation rather than stuffing in as many of the franchise characters as they could sign on.

Still, this is an entertaining installment with moments that were good enough for 'Raya and the Last Dragon' to rip off.… Expand
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SPM1206Nov 20, 2018
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Pirates of the caribbean 4 is quite boring and bland the villan blackbeared is weak and doesn’t do much and this sequal has no stakes and makes you want to look at your phone and why is Barbossa even in the Royal navy, this film also has a lack of familar faces like will, elizabeth, pintel and ragetti… Expand
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DerekReideApr 9, 2019
Fine, I will submit to this one being the weak sequel/remake. Does it satisfy? Yes. Then again, it's a reboot, so don't expect the best.
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greedybadideaMay 25, 2020
After a failed attempt to rescue his first mate, Joshamee Gibbs, in London, Captain Jack Sparrow is brought before King George II. The king wants Jack to guide an expedition to the Fountain of Youth before King Ferdinand and the Spanish NavyAfter a failed attempt to rescue his first mate, Joshamee Gibbs, in London, Captain Jack Sparrow is brought before King George II. The king wants Jack to guide an expedition to the Fountain of Youth before King Ferdinand and the Spanish Navy can locate it. Jack's old nemesis, Captain Hector Barbossa, now a privateer in service to the British Navy after losing his leg and ship, the Black Pearl, which he says was sunk, is heading the expedition.

Jack refuses the offer and escapes. He meets up with his father, Captain Teague, who warns Jack about the Fountain's rituals. Jack learns someone is impersonating him to recruit a crew to find the Fountain. The impostor is Angelica, Jack's former lover, and the daughter of the ruthless pirate Blackbeard, who practices voodoo magic and wields the mythical "Sword of Triton" that controls his ship, the Queen Anne's Revenge. While Jack is shanghaied aboard Blackbeard's ship, Gibbs escapes execution by memorizing and destroying Jack's map showing the Fountain's location, forcing Barbossa to take him along.

Meanwhile, after a failed mutiny aboard the Queen Anne's Revenge, Jack is forced to guide the crew to the Fountain. Blackbeard seeks the Fountain's power to circumvent his predestined fatal encounter with a "one-legged man", who happened to be Barbossa. Jack must find two silver chalices aboard Juan Ponce de León's missing flagship, the Santiago. The Fountain's water must simultaneously be drunk by two people from the chalices. Drinking from one chalice containing a mermaid's tear will extend life; the second person dies, their remaining years of life transferred to the other drinker. Jack also discovers that the Black Pearl was captured and shrunk before being added to Blackbeard's collection of other shrunken ships in bottles.

The Queen Anne's Revenge heads for Whitecap Bay to find and harvest mermaid tears. After managing to lure in a mermaid named Tamara, she summons other mermaids to attack the crew before Jack causes an explosion that scares them away. A mermaid named Syrena is caught: then Philip Swift, a captive missionary, falls in love with her. Reaching Ponce de León's ship on an uncharted island, Angelica and Blackbeard coerce Jack into retrieving both chalices. Jack locates the grounded, decaying vessel, only to find Barbossa there. Both guess that the Spanish have taken the chalices, after they are nowhere to be found on the vessel.

Jack and Barbossa team up to sneak into the Spanish camp and steal the chalices. Barbossa reveals he only wants revenge against Blackbeard for attacking the Black Pearl, and his leg being amputated. Jack and Barbossa escape with the chalices. Meanwhile, Syrena, reciprocating Philip's love, is tricked into shedding a tear. Blackbeard collects it, leaving her to die of dehydration while Philip is forced to go with them. Jack returns with the chalices and bargains with Blackbeard for Angelica's safety, Jack's confiscated magical compass (which they took from him before sending him to get the chalices), and Gibbs' release. In return, Jack vows to give Blackbeard the chalices and lead him to the Fountain; Blackbeard agrees, and Gibbs is set free with the compass.
With Blackbeard and Angelica both nearing death, Jack retrieves the last remaining drops of water from the destroyed fountain and puts the tear in one of them. Knowing that one of them must be sacrificed, he wants Angelica to drink from the chalice containing the tear. Instead, Blackbeard drinks it, asking his daughter to save him. Angelica agrees and drinks from the second chalice. Jack is upset to lose Angelica, but reveals that he made a mistake about which chalice contained the tear. Neither of the two are happy, and they both believe Jack deliberately tricked them. Angelica's wounds are healed as the Fountain fatally consumes Blackbeard's body, killing him.

Eventually, Jack and Angelica admit their love for each other, yet he distrusts her intentions (aware that she may try to avenge her father) and strands her on a cay. Now wielding Blackbeard's magical sword, Barbossa captains the Queen Anne's Revenge and returns to piracy. Jack finds Gibbs, who had used the compass to locate the Revenge. He reclaims the shrunken Black Pearl and the other conquered ships in bottles, carrying them in a gunny sack. The two leave, hoping to revert the Black Pearl to its original size and continue living the pirates' life.… Expand
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Sosmooth1982Jan 8, 2023
Not a bad movie. Part 4 has Jack Sparrow on a quest to find.thr fountain of youth. A lot of the important cast that helped make the movie are not in this movie.
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Fatbob15Aug 28, 2020
There are a lot of problems in this movie for one too much innuendo and the villain does practically nothing and the mermaid plot was wierd now for the positives Jack Sparrow was the funniest he's ever been and the beginning and the end wereThere are a lot of problems in this movie for one too much innuendo and the villain does practically nothing and the mermaid plot was wierd now for the positives Jack Sparrow was the funniest he's ever been and the beginning and the end were fantastic and the part where Jack mixed the cups and The judge scene was great so 6/10… Expand
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MrPajamasNov 2, 2020
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides. There's one big disappointment. A completely useless part that never had to be created. The story is more or less about nothing and we didn't move any further. The effects are excellent and arePirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides. There's one big disappointment. A completely useless part that never had to be created. The story is more or less about nothing and we didn't move any further. The effects are excellent and are better with each work, but it is not enough and the story lags far behind. Overall, this is a good film, but just useless. I don't know if I can recommend it. The film is good, so you can watch it, but it's useless, so you don't have to see it.… Expand
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Benperez22May 22, 2022
Even with welcome performances by Depp and Rush as their respective characters and a score that once again impresses, this shallow, overly long, character develop-less adventure may have checked the right boxes for the studio but, in doingEven with welcome performances by Depp and Rush as their respective characters and a score that once again impresses, this shallow, overly long, character develop-less adventure may have checked the right boxes for the studio but, in doing so, lacks any emotional drive or pretty much anything that made the originals so loved in the first place. Except, of course, a charming Captain Jack Sparrow.… Expand
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Bamsij2Sep 4, 2022
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This movie was great.For me it brought back the magic and the real Jack Sparrow of the first movie; charming, skilled, intelligent and funny. The 2nd movie altered him and the 3rd ruined him so it was a breath of fresh air to see him in his glory. The story is pretty good, a classic adventure for hunting something special The Fountain of Youth, works well. I'll focus on the characters and their palce in the story. All of them feel alive and have good interactions between each others. Good actors, what can I say.
I've seen people saying Angelica is a Mary Sue, but I might contradict this. She is believable, she doesn't make Jack do stuff because her simple existence, they have a complicated and (times) comical love relationship. She doesn't survive when Blackbeard was doing Russian roulette on her because she's a Sue, it's just how the movie goes, it was a good tensioned scene. She's just a charismatic, attractive and intricate female character, it's well done imo.Going to Barbarossa, he's a big minus of the movie.I like his revenge motive, but the whole "english privateer" stuff is illogical. He gets revenge and nice ending but he could have been handled better. The english are useless psat the first 30 minutes anyway. Continuing to Blackbeard, he's a mixed bag. He's charismatic and terrifying, as any villain should be, but his sword and the wizardry that comes with it, it's off. A big plot convenience, for example, used when the sailors mutinied or to scare the mermaids off. I would have liked to see him rather then his magic do the work. Entertaining, he has some good scenes, but he's too pasive in important scenes.Gibbs is just forgettable.
I won't go over the action and comedy, has it's highs and lows. Again, 7.5 from me, good movie with some flaws, recomand it.… Expand
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liamexeApr 27, 2023
I must admit that even though this movie has returned to its roots and is extremely similar to the original one, I didn't miss Kiera or Orlando. I won't give any spoilers, but johnny Depp and Ms. Cruz both give excellent performances in thisI must admit that even though this movie has returned to its roots and is extremely similar to the original one, I didn't miss Kiera or Orlando. I won't give any spoilers, but johnny Depp and Ms. Cruz both give excellent performances in this one. In general, this movie delivers humour.… Expand
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