Starring: Johnny Depp, Javier Barden, Kaya Scodelario, Brenton Thwaites, Geoffrey Rush, Orlando Bloom, Keira Knightley and Paul McCartney
Running Time: 2 Hours and 9 minutes
Johnny Depp reprises his role as Captain Jack Sparrow in this fifth installment of
"The Pirates of the Caribbean" franchise.
The 1st and original was released in 2003; "Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl".
The 2nd in 2006; "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest".
The 3rd in 2007; "Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End"
The 4th in 2011: "Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides".
It has been fourteen years since the first movie and six years since the last movie.
I was so happy when I heard that they were going to make another sequel. (I am a huge Disneyland fan and I love The Pirates of the Caribbean ride, it never gets old!) so it was with excitement and great anticipation that I screened this new movie.
I was not disappointed!
Johnny Depp did a great job as he usually does. This movie felt like they had moved back to more of the original story-line than they had in the past two sequels.
This is just a fun swashbuckling movie for fans of the pirate movies. More excitement and more action await as the the nefarious dead pirate, Captain Salazar (Javier Barden) escapes from the Devil's Triangle. Captain Jack has to think quick while consuming large amounts of Rum how he can locate the the infamous, Trident of the Poseidon to help to defeat the evil Captain Salazar.
He has to rely on two new characters, Henry Turner (Brenton Thwaites) who just happens to be Will Turner's (Orlando Bloom) and Elizabeth Swann's (Keira Knightley) son and Carina Smyth (Kaya Scodelario) who just happens to be Captain Hector Barbossa's daughter. There seems to be a love interest between these two new characters. She is proficient at Astronomy and Captain Jack needs her expertise. They also delve into a little bit of Captain Jack's past as a young man which was very interesting!
This movie is just for fun and a great escape movie. Simply entertainment meshed with a ton of pirate action, special effects and some emotion too. I think if you are a fan of the pirate movies, you will enjoy this one.
Make sure if you go and see this movie that you are not late! It starts out with a bang that sets up the entire story. Plus, don't leave until... after the credits!!! A great surprise awaits that will keep you guessing for the next sequel if it does indeed happen?!?
Parents be advised: This is a PG-13 rated movie. There is some fierce pirate fighting sequences with swords and also some scary pirate ghost characters that might be too intense for young viewers and some mild profanity. I would recommend this movie for children over the age of 12.
I am giving "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales" three bags of popcorn.
