tommy-16126
I went into this movie with mix feelings, after the first 3 movies I loved the franchise and everything about it. Captain Jack Sparrow, Pirate lord of the Caribbean. I knew these movie were meant to be a comedy but I did love the scenes watching captain Jack, sword fights, devious plans and actually being a good pirate. Then you reach "Dead men tell no tales" which seemed more of a joke to me, Jack is portrayed as a coward who runs from a fight and doesn't even seem like he knows how to use his sword. he has completely failed as a pirate. The film has no daring sword fights or ship battles.
Then you later encounter Will Turner who I dont even seem to know why he is in the movie, I get it is meant to tie in his happy ending, but in the third movie they make out he is happy to take on the responsibility of the Flying Dutchmen but then it sits at the bottom of the Ocean for 19 years. His son gets attacked and later Captured why couldn't dear old dad come to the rescue and see and awesome ghost ship battle.
All together i think it is a very poor movie full of plot holes that they don't explain
What happened to Black Beards magic ship that Barbosa took over?
Why did Jack all of a sudden get bad luck, I know they hint Barbosa got a Witch to take care of his enemies, myself was curious if that caused Jacks bad luck but they never confirmed.
What happened to the other bag full of ships Jack stole from Black Beard?
The only reason i give it a 4/10 is due to the fact i believe the part of the fool that jack is meant to be was still played very well and i liked the back story it added regarding the compass.
davidgcthuss
1. It's a too big time jump letting Henry Turner & /Name of some Star/ Smith take the romance role of Will and Elisabeth
2.(SPOILER) Barbossa dies and is the Fayer of Mrs. Smith, doesn't fit at all into Barbossas Character
3.I think Jonny Depp has rusted in playing Sparrow...The first Three movies even the fourth were good played and in that way that it looks that it was the same person over the movies. But In this movie jack sparrow seems to be diffrent... with blonder hair, with an other type of walk and with a slight deeper voice... I like Jonny Depp, but I don't like this Movie...It has Ruined th Pirates of the Caribbean Saga
jodyfranz
12 year old me would have LOVED this movie! The ghost pirates were cool looking and the story was ok.The current me, the older, wiser, less mature...er more mature me thinks this was just an ok movie. Captain Jack seems less of a character in this one for some reason. Maybe there were too many characters? Or maybe this was the 5th installment of the same movie and was a little worn around the edges.But having said that if you are a fan of the Pirates series then you will probably like this one. I will say even though it's made for families I think the baddies are a little scary looking for some littles (my little one would have nightmares for months if she watched this movie).
hecoxjus
In the past, sequels to Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl, have been a rollercoaster in terms of quality, from the mediocre Stranger tides to the amazing At World's End, but that ends now.This movie killed the franchise. That's all that anyone really needs to know, but here's my reasoning for why. Well, first off, we were promised Will Turner and Elizabeth Swan, but Will got a very minimal role, and Elizabeth had literally thirty seconds on screen. The movie even tried to replace their characters with Henry Turner and what's-her-face mathematician girl. Of course, the movie retains amazing effects, music, and acting. But the plot of the movie killed everything. And though I blame this on the person who scripted the lines, and not Johnny Depp, but Jack Sparrow seems like a shell of his former self. Giving away the compass for a drink just doesn't seem like him. At least his comedic quotes stayed the same.Some people have recommended not watching this unless you are a big fan of the franchise. I recommend the opposite. This movie basically ruined the franchise for me, so I only recommend it to those who hated it already, because I guarantee you will love this.