PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN:
ON STRANGER TIDES
4 out of 5 stars

“who’s to say i won’t live forever? but, you know what? it’s a pirate’s life for me, savvy?”
– capt. jack sparrow (THE ONE AND ONLY)

i wouldn’t say it’s as good as the original (nothing ever beats the original(s) of any movie, really), but it’s still just as good and witty. capt. jack sparrow is baaaaaack for a high-seas adventure, but sans (w/o) pussy-ass will turner or keira knightley. (GOOD!) instead, all the good regulars AKA barbossa (geoffrey rush), jack’s dad- a brief cameo (LOL, keith richards) and newbies angelica (penelope cruz) and blackbeard (ian mcshane) join in on the quest to find the fountain of youth. ;)

so, essentially, the movie starts with some spanish fishermen, who help out an old man caught in their fishing net. they bring the old man to their king, who decides to seek out the “fountain of youth” immediately. meanwhile, in london, capt. jack sparrow is supposedly to hang for his crimes on the high seas. as it turns out, it’s not really jack, but master gibbs, his first mate! :P so, where is jack? well, disguised as the judge of his own trial, of course! (such a cunning bastard!) turns out, he’s planned this elaborate escape, but then ends up in a shackled meeting with the king because king george wants jack to help capt. barbossa find the fountain of youth before the spaniards do. jack escapes...duh, but only to find out who’s been circulating a rumor that he’s procuring a crew in order to find the fountain of youth... as it turns out, he finds the imposter to be none other than his former flame...angelica, who happens to also be blackbeard’s daughter. he unwillingly ends up as a crew member on blackbeard’s ship, the queen anne’s revenge, and tries to come up with ways to get out of helping blackbeard...LOL. :P

i just love the character, jack sparrow, and johnny depp plays him soooooo well! he truly makes these pirate movies worthwhile, and it looks like the entire cast had fun playing their respective characters. BEST scenes: when jack escapes after his “meeting” with king george, the peg leg flask scene with barbossa, the fight scene between the redcoats and angelica & jack, intro. scene of the mermaids, the mutiny and intro. scene of blackbeard, and of course, the ending. it’s a FUNNY and swash bucklin’ movie feat. our favorite pirate...capt. jack. what’s there not to love? ;)