Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides [DVD]

 

 

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Worth buying. It is not a poor copy of the previous three films. J. Depp at his best! Sadly, his new love is not up to Kiera Knightly.

Volker

I've seen Pirates of The Carribbean 4: On Stranger Tides, twice now at the cinema (once in 3D and once in 2D) and I have to say I love it. I know not everyone will agree, but for me, Pirates 4 is my favourite out of all of its predecessors. I didn't rate 2 much, and 3 was a bit too complex, but this installment more than makes up for the dissapointment of the last two. In this installment, you have not 1, not 2, but 3 notorious Pirates, all bidding for the same thing; to the find the passage to the Fabled Fountain of Youth. For Jack Sparrow, who is as hilariously mad, 'evil' and funny as ever, its the thrill of the search, for Blackbeard, its all about saving his soul from the one-legged man who is phophesised to kill him, and for Barbosa, now a Privateer in the Kings Navy, its all about extracting revenge on Blackbeard for taking his beloved Pearl - and his leg. With two crews, three pirates, plus the Spanish, all racing to get to the fountain first, there are many hilarious high-jinx and mad-cap mutanies along the way, and Sparrow as usual, finds himself forced to swap sides during the course of film, resulting in much mayhem and mirth.

But before they reach the fountain the crew have to precure one vital ingrediant - the tear of a Mermaid. Easier said than done as it turns out that the Mermaids,(One of whom is model and actress Gemma Ward), far from being mythical and magical, are vicious and deadly, and who will slay the skin from any Sailor who crosses their path. With he help of unwitting Missionary Philip Swift (The gorgeous Sam Claflin) they finally manage trap a Mermaid, and proceed to the Fountain. With Penelope Cruz as Blackbeards daughter and Sparrows old flame, Angelica, also aboard, their mission can only spell trouble, especially as they don't bank on Phillip falling in love with the beautiful Mermaid, Syrena (The stunning Astrid Burges-Frisbey). Eventually reaching the fabled fountain, Blackbeard comes face to face with his old advasary Barbosa, and a fight to the death ensues, with Sparrow as usual manipulating and twisting the eventual outcome to his own hilarious advantage.

The film ends yet again, on a bit of a cliff-hanger and you just know there has to be a number 5 to tie up all the loose ends. Although Keira Knightly and Orlando Bloom are not in this film, I didn't really miss them much to be honest, and Sam Claflin and Astrid Berges-Frisbey as the stalwart missionary and the beautiful Mermaid do a great job of replacing Will and Elizabeths previous romantic element in the film. In fact, I was dissapointed that their touching little love story didn't get more air-time as it was one of my favourite elements of the film. I can only hope that if a 5/6 does materialise (as rumours suggest they will) that we get to see a full exploration of their characters in the next installments.

This film is deliciously dark and scary in places, but retains its wonderful wit and humour along the way. It looks spectacular in 3D (Johnny Depp in 3D = Yum) but is just as good in 2D. I can't wait for this to come out so I can buy it. There is also an added scene at the end again, if you wait for the credits to end, which more than paves the way for a number 5 to materialise. Please Disney - Give us more Pirates - I for one haven't had my fill yet.

A lot of people thought that this film, after the departure of Keira Knightley and Orlando Bloom that this film would not live up to the magnitude and brilliance of the previous films - but to be honest if anything it iseven better than the previous one's. Great acting, a good and solid storyline and some brand new charecters make this film a real peice of filming brilliance.

Starring, like the three previous films, the acting talents of Johnny Depp, this film was set for stardom and it achieved it with flying colours. The acting standard to begin with was very high. All acting performaces were very good and Depp's mix of drama, comedy and entertainment was just a real pleasure to watch. Plus the new charecters now bought in to the franchise a new breath of fresh air and a depth that it never had before. I would just like to mention how brilliant Ian Rush is in this film as the brilliant Blackbeard

The storyline, in many ways, is much better and easier to follow than the other films - which is a very good thing! While the film has the right amount of depth it also has a great mix of adventure, comedy and tension - mostly bought by the excellent performance by Johnny Depp. The storyline itself, which saw the pirates travelling to the infamous fountain of youth, was very well written in a way that would both entertain and intigue you from beginning to end.

I can't think of a bad word to say against this film - great acting, great story, great visual and special effects, great stunts and just generally a great film - and a reccomended MUST buy!! :D

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2.0 out of 5 stars Stranger tides indeed.
Having loved the previous films, but also sensed that they were becoming more and more ridiculous, I was skeptical of this latest release. Read more

Published 3 days ago by William Templar

5.0 out of 5 stars great very funny
johnny depp plays the best part ever takes jack to another level great movie *****.
ian mcshane plays a great blackbeared,penelope cruz beautiful as ever. Read more

Published 5 days ago by rosco_2371

1.0 out of 5 stars Pirates of the Caribbean. Strange Tides
Very slow for the first two thirds. Kept looosing the will to live. No real plot, over acting, not funny. They have gone one too far with this one.

Published 13 days ago by Dobobs

3.0 out of 5 stars Pirates 4
Good action sequences, but they seemed to be repeating themselves every 30 minutes or so.Maybe a bit too long to keep fully interested. Read more

Published 20 days ago by Kevin Edwards

3.0 out of 5 stars L hockey
Watched this over Christmas. Good film but feel its not as good as the first ones. Though me and my husband did enjoy it and pleased we bought it. Worth a watch ok film

Published 21 days ago by L Hockey

2.0 out of 5 stars Pirates of the caribbean on stranger tides
This dvd is poor quality not what i would expect? been use to much better picture quality is not good? not amazon's fault just rubbish quality dvd.

Published 23 days ago by ALAN NEWSTEAD

4.0 out of 5 stars Stranger Tides
If you ever needed proof why you shouldn't listen to critics, the Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, part 4 in the series, is it. Read more

Published 23 days ago by M. Gazs

5.0 out of 5 stars Pirates of the Caribbean - On Stranger Tides
I Love this film series. Johnny does this charicter so well I am just gripped with each film. I had heard some bad reviews about this last edition, but after watching it I cannot... Read more

Published 24 days ago by KelliG

4.0 out of 5 stars meh
its meh, bit repetitive, but meh, its quite entertaining but the plot is a bit naff... still a good laugh

Published 26 days ago by faisal

3.0 out of 5 stars average
I got this for my son as it completes the set he thought it was good however i didnt think it was as good as the other films in the series, but then you often find that with... Read more

Published 1 month ago by G. Clarke

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