The Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides Trailer: Fourth Verse Same as the First?
Much like The Matrix spawned two unwatchable sequels, so too did Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl; in fact, if you can even remember one nonsensical plot point from either mega-grossing sequel -- hell, if you can even remember their titles -- you're already ahead of many people watching the just released teaser trailer for Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides. Still, that first film -- that was fun! Can Pirates 4 recapture the glory?
Judging from the teaser, maybe! Free from the constraints of octopus face Davey Jones and a bunch of other tomfoolery -- remember Naomie Harris as the 50 Foot Witch Doctor? -- On Stranger Tides keeps things fairly simple. Only zombies, mermaids and Penelope Cruz's adorable accent stand between Captain Jack Sparrow and the Fountain of Youth. Did I forget to mention that this installment focuses on the Fountain of Youth? My bad. Anyway, it all looks extremely fun, if also extremely long. The teaser is barely over two minutes, yet it seems to be promoting a movie somewhere near four hours in length. Don't ask me how I can tell, I just can!
VERDICT: Yo, ho, why not?
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Ian McShane. The only reason to see the picture.
A big yo ho ho to that. Meanwhile, Johnny is there for the enormous paycheck (those islands don't pay for themselves), and Cruz just looks confused, like she wandering in from another movie (or Revlon photo shoot).