Rating: PG-13
Running time: 137 minutes/2 hours, 17 minutes.
Release date: May 20, 2011
On Stranger Tides is the fourth Pirates of the Caribbean movie and the first one directed by Rob Marshall. It draws inspiration from a 1987 fantasy novel of the same name by Tim Powers, as does the Monkey Island series of games created by LucasArts.
Overall, On Stranger Tides focuses more with naval folklore than the previous entries do. There are mermaids, Blackbeard, and a quest to find the Fountain of Youth, which becomes an important plot point. The series also contains less combat and more plot, with there being only two main instances of such (about quarter of the way in and near the end).
Two new characters are also introduced, one of whom I've already mentioned. Their introduction shapes much of the plot, just like the introduction of Davy Jones and Lord Cutler Beckett did for the second and third movies.
With these two new characters come a slew of old characters such as Joshamee Gibbs, Hector Barbossa, Captain Teague (even though it's only a bit performance), and Jack Sparrow himself. Noticeable in their absence, however, are both Will Turner and Elizabeth Swann, which I believe is a good thing since there's really no way either could contribute to the plot.
This shows that along with a new director, Disney seems to be taking the series in a new direction. Hopefully, it'll be a good direction.
As always, On Stranger Tides is available from my Amazon aStore.
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