Pirates of the Caribbean: On Familiar Tides

The writers for the Pirates films ought to be commended having now produced engaging storylines for an impressive four films based on a decades old ride at Disneyland. That must be some sort of record. Sadly though, the excitement of the original has since worn off. On Stranger Tides is by no means a poor film, but when compared to the series, as cannot be helped, it is lacking in a few major areas.

Now, as a whole, the Pirates series is a cut above others of its kind in terms of the quality of each successive film. In and of itself, On Stranger Tides is no worse a film than the second and third installments. But we have seen this all before.

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