So, last night went to see Pirates of the Caribbean 4.....On Stranger Tides with Husband and Daughter. It was a jolly good frolic through London and then back to the Islands we all know so well now. It did suffer from not having the crew from the other 3 films we have come to know and love (except for Gibbs and Barbosa) but the new mateys were quite good. It was obviously a vehicle for all things Cap'n Jack, and though the plot line was a tad flimsy, it was still a good 2 hours worth of entertainment.
Ian McShane was wonderful as Blackbeard, and there is a very funny cameo from Dame Judi Dench in the London episode. Johnny Depp was, as always, wonderful and it was nice to see Keith Richards in his pirate get up again. Then we come to Penelope Cruz. She was obviously picked because she looked the part, however her acting left something to be desired. She did not bring an awful lot to the film, and there was far too much talking about the relationship between her and Jack from before. I had an awful time reconciling her character with her actions and a lot of her angsting about her supposed deflowering by Jack didn't come across as believable.
The special effects with the mermaids were excellent and the fountain of youth was very well designed. I just didn't have the emotional tie that I had with the other characters in the previous films......ok, I admit I just missed Orlando Bloom ;-/
Anyway, it's a great film to take the kids to see.
Tomorrow night I am off to see X Men First Class with Daughter and Daughters Boyfriend. It looks good, lots of eye candy for moi even though it doesn't have Captain Slaphead and Gandalf.....(I love Patrick Stewart and Sir Ian McKellen) and should be good fun.
And it has KEVIN BACON!!!.....*bows down*
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