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Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales (2017)
I'll get right to the point here: I loved this movie. In fact, this one comes in just behind the very first one for me with sheer entertainment. Starts off great and never lets up. We see a young boy going to great lengths to remove a curse from his dad and never gives up the pursuit, though the next time we see him it's nine-years later. He's now played by Brenton Thwaites as Henry and he's very earnest in his portrayal. Next we see a young lady jailed as a witch when she's only a woman studying science, which in the "Pirates" days makes her a witch! Her name is Carina and she's played by one of the most beautiful young women working today, Kaya Scodelario. She is very good and completely appealing with her beauty and raspy voice. Her pursuit of where she comes from (she's an orphan) dovetails with Henry's story and they have much in common, including an attraction that neither will admit to, of course.
But It's not a "Pirates" movie without Jack Sparrow and Johnny Depp is back and having a blast playing him. He is caught in a compromising position in front of an entire town square, with Jack's crew backing him up, but just barely. There's a great chase with horses pulling the shell of an entire building (just go with it) through the town with Jack trying his best to keep up, while the British Navy is giving chase. There's a terrifically funny sequence with Jack caught in a guillotine that's hit by cannon fire, comes loose and spins end over end, with the blade sliding towards Jack's neck, then pulled back by gravity every revolution.
Lots of stuff like this all through the movie, with the bad guy, the undead Salazar (Javier Bardem) chasing Jack because of something Jack did to curse the creepy Captain decades earlier. He and his crew will stop at nothing to get revenge on Jack. Geoffrey Rush is back as Captain Barbossa and even though he's first seen living the high life, wallowing in treasure with his crew, there is one treasure that eludes him. Some people from the previous movies are involved although even if others reveal them, I won't. It just adds to the fun when you see them. There's no spoiler in saying that a major part of the plot is the search for Poseidon's trident, which will give the owner complete power of the seas. Everyone has a stake. Awesome special effects give the movie a super punch. I loved the undead sharks quite a bit. There's just too much to get into, the movie is so packed. But it's packed with total fun. I loved it and feel not a bit of guilt. I have a hard time recollecting what even happened in the last film but this one makes me want to watch it again already.
I'll get right to the point here: I loved this movie. In fact, this one comes in just behind the very first one for me with sheer entertainment. Starts off great and never lets up. We see a young boy going to great lengths to remove a curse from his dad and never gives up the pursuit, though the next time we see him it's nine-years later. He's now played by Brenton Thwaites as Henry and he's very earnest in his portrayal. Next we see a young lady jailed as a witch when she's only a woman studying science, which in the "Pirates" days makes her a witch! Her name is Carina and she's played by one of the most beautiful young women working today, Kaya Scodelario. She is very good and completely appealing with her beauty and raspy voice. Her pursuit of where she comes from (she's an orphan) dovetails with Henry's story and they have much in common, including an attraction that neither will admit to, of course.
But It's not a "Pirates" movie without Jack Sparrow and Johnny Depp is back and having a blast playing him. He is caught in a compromising position in front of an entire town square, with Jack's crew backing him up, but just barely. There's a great chase with horses pulling the shell of an entire building (just go with it) through the town with Jack trying his best to keep up, while the British Navy is giving chase. There's a terrifically funny sequence with Jack caught in a guillotine that's hit by cannon fire, comes loose and spins end over end, with the blade sliding towards Jack's neck, then pulled back by gravity every revolution.
Lots of stuff like this all through the movie, with the bad guy, the undead Salazar (Javier Bardem) chasing Jack because of something Jack did to curse the creepy Captain decades earlier. He and his crew will stop at nothing to get revenge on Jack. Geoffrey Rush is back as Captain Barbossa and even though he's first seen living the high life, wallowing in treasure with his crew, there is one treasure that eludes him. Some people from the previous movies are involved although even if others reveal them, I won't. It just adds to the fun when you see them. There's no spoiler in saying that a major part of the plot is the search for Poseidon's trident, which will give the owner complete power of the seas. Everyone has a stake. Awesome special effects give the movie a super punch. I loved the undead sharks quite a bit. There's just too much to get into, the movie is so packed. But it's packed with total fun. I loved it and feel not a bit of guilt. I have a hard time recollecting what even happened in the last film but this one makes me want to watch it again already.
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