Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides – Reelworld (Kent Tentschert and Carol Hemphill)

Posted by kent May 20, 2011 | Movie: Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides - Reelworld (Kent Tentschert and Carol Hemphill) The PLOT: Captain Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp)  finds himself in a race to find the Fountain of Youth. Also scurrying for the fountain is Sparrow’s rival Barbossa (Geoffrey Rush), and the well-financed Spanish. As Sparrow and Barbossa begin collecting the objects for the fountain ritual, all parties look to dupe their rivals. With extended life at stake, the race these ill-mannered men undertake is truly a race against time. KENT’S Take: “Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides” finds the dark, complex stories of director Gore Verbinski replaced by lighter, simpler fare – to my disappointment. Director Rob Marshall simplifies...

Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides” – Kevin Brackett (Review St. Louis)

Posted by Kevin Brackett May 20, 2011 | Movie: Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
It has been almost eight years since we were introduced to the most recognizable swashbucklers of our time in the Pirates of the Caribbean series. 2003′s ‘Curse of the Black Pearl’ was a smash hit, and in 2006 and 2007 ‘Dead Man’s Chest” and ‘At World’s End’ took us on a fun ride if nothing else. Now almost four years later, we set sail for a new adventure. Some of the same cast is back, along with plenty of new crew members. But is the fourth movie an adventure even fit to scrub the poop deck with? Captain Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp) has started to hear rumors that he is organizing a crew...