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Is there really anyone out there who could make a sexier pirate that Johnny?  Not bloody likely!\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003Cb\u003EON STRANGER TIDES\u003C\/b\u003E is one of the best \u003Cb\u003EPIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN\u003C\/b\u003E movies to date.  There were some doubts going into this as two key characters from the original trilogy are missing, Will and Elizabeth Turner.  While Will and Elizabeth added a lot to the first three films their absence in the fourth is hardly worth mentioning.  A new cast mixed with many old favorites makes for a great story.\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\nOn this adventure Jack faces off against Blackbeard, vicious mermaids, and an old girlfriend while searching for The Fountain of Youth.  It’s good to see that Jack is keeping busy.\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\nThis movie is fun and exciting, loaded with action.  There’s even a nice cliff-hanger to encourage the idea of a \u003Cb\u003EPIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN 5\u003C\/b\u003E.  It seems like this franchise can truly go on forever without getting stale.  Jack is such a great character that movies about him can never be boring.\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\nThe only disappointing aspect of this movie is the very minimal amount of screen time allotted to Jack the Monkey.  That monkey is darn cute and kind of serves as a mascot for these films.  Besides it’s a simple fact that monkeys should always have maximum screen time.\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003Cb\u003EON STRANGER TIDES\u003C\/b\u003E is a great addition to a great franchise.  This movie is not to be missed.  \u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nWatch Pirates of the Caribbean 4 On Stranger Tides Youtube Trailer :\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/the-reviewer-soratemplates.blogspot.com\/feeds\/2414798080858197031\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/the-reviewer-soratemplates.blogspot.com\/2012\/03\/pirates-of-caribbean-4-on-stranger-tides_2.html#comment-form","title":"3 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6429354979337071323\/posts\/default\/2414798080858197031"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6429354979337071323\/posts\/default\/2414798080858197031"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/the-reviewer-soratemplates.blogspot.com\/2012\/03\/pirates-of-caribbean-4-on-stranger-tides_2.html","title":"Pirates of the Caribbean 4 on Stranger Tides"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"SoraTemplates"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/07131513716671825275"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgnxtXEvdta67jscd2lttpcaaUeIM8_2BYK1RvDh_TVnJXI5lhTdIqHh4x7oVr7qklzjH5NqJWnVdRAgfS9uNjQIFsbhkWpTI33rVc5nmEcSAC6gbDh5etA5ojaEpWzrLc\/s113\/Sora.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-IQEHXV1SsYA\/T1CPAyDo2DI\/AAAAAAAAFqs\/31zUYGWwIms\/s72-c\/Pirates+of+the+Caribbean+4+On+Stranger+Tides+2011.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"3"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429354979337071323.post-8094264187258299232"},"published":{"$t":"2012-03-02T00:48:00.001-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2016-02-02T17:54:15.528-08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"action"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"best sellers"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"box office"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"hot movie"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"review"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-7L_WRoKMGw0\/T1CJUskqfdI\/AAAAAAAAFqU\/KliyFz-ZW0g\/s1600\/Pirates_of_the_Caribbean_movie.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-7L_WRoKMGw0\/T1CJUskqfdI\/AAAAAAAAFqU\/KliyFz-ZW0g\/s1600\/Pirates_of_the_Caribbean_movie.jpg\" title=\"\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\nThere are few roles in which I like Johnny Depp, but every time he plays an off-beat character, I really enjoy his performance. The Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl is one such occasion.\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\nHere Depp stars as Jack Sparrow, the famous pirate captain of the Black Pearl who was abandoned on an island by his first mate Barbossa (Geoffrey Rush). Through luck, Jack manages to survive and ends up on Port Royal in the Caribbean where he encounters an ongoing soap opera featuring Elizabeth Swann (Keira Knightly) the governor's daughter; Will Turner (Orlando Bloom), the son of a former pirate but taken in by the governor, and Norrington (Jack Davenport), the commander in charge of the armed forces on the island who is set to marry the governor's daughter. Jack not only has to deal with the governor and the commander who consider him a thieving pirate, but also with Barbossa and his crew who have now acquired the infamous curse of the Black Pearl.\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\nOne of the best aspects of the film is Depp's walk, which people say I mimicked when I was in Thailand and handed a drink which I just took a sip from but made me feel really woozy (there are stories of people drugging foreigners to take their money but fortunately I was with friends). It completely dominates the film. There's also a clever, but predictable, way out of the situation that Jack ends up being thrust in (namely, how does one kill things that can't die). In general the movie is characterised by situations where at first Jack appears to be doing something stupid but in reality is doing something very smart. This leads to some comic relief.\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\nThe Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl was a surprisingly good movie, much better than I expected. I highly recommend checking it out on the big screen.\u003C\/div\u003E\n"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/the-reviewer-soratemplates.blogspot.com\/feeds\/8094264187258299232\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/the-reviewer-soratemplates.blogspot.com\/2012\/03\/pirates-of-caribbean-curse-of-the.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6429354979337071323\/posts\/default\/8094264187258299232"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6429354979337071323\/posts\/default\/8094264187258299232"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/the-reviewer-soratemplates.blogspot.com\/2012\/03\/pirates-of-caribbean-curse-of-the.html","title":"Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"SoraTemplates"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/07131513716671825275"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgnxtXEvdta67jscd2lttpcaaUeIM8_2BYK1RvDh_TVnJXI5lhTdIqHh4x7oVr7qklzjH5NqJWnVdRAgfS9uNjQIFsbhkWpTI33rVc5nmEcSAC6gbDh5etA5ojaEpWzrLc\/s113\/Sora.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-7L_WRoKMGw0\/T1CJUskqfdI\/AAAAAAAAFqU\/KliyFz-ZW0g\/s72-c\/Pirates_of_the_Caribbean_movie.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429354979337071323.post-2024717741154824474"},"published":{"$t":"2012-03-02T00:43:00.001-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2016-01-31T18:33:43.593-08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"action"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"best sellers"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"box office"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"hot movie"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"review"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-cLkj9_EM_Gg\/T1CJs-vxlTI\/AAAAAAAAFqc\/XWzyxNQDh8Q\/s1600\/Harry_Potter_and_the_Chamber_of_Secrets_movie.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-cLkj9_EM_Gg\/T1CJs-vxlTI\/AAAAAAAAFqc\/XWzyxNQDh8Q\/s1600\/Harry_Potter_and_the_Chamber_of_Secrets_movie.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003EThe second Harry Potter film is better than the first, not because it is true to the book's story, but because it is true to the book's atmosphere.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003EThe first Harry Potter movie was very good, but it stayed so close to the book that it spread itself too thin trying to get at every single detail. This adaptation of Joanne Rowling's second book (which I think is the weakest among the entire series) does indeed have all the good parts but focuses primarily on the main storyline. The film skips a lot of the background details, which makes for effective pacing, while taking liberties with the story to fit the big screen.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003EHere Harry Potter (Daniel Radcliff) and his friends, Ron (Rupert Grint) and Hermione (Emma Watson) once again encounter Voldemort (Christian Coulson) as a memory that has the power to become real. Voldemort opens the Chamber of Secrets freeing a fearsome Basilisk, an Alien-like snake that can kill with a glance. The snake's attacks threaten to close down Hogwarts School and Harry must stop them or be sent home to live with his foster parents (you can understand his motivation when you meet them at the introduction of every book\/film).\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003EThe film is darker than the first, with scenes that are definitely creepy: Harry's encounter with a strange hand in Diagon Alley, Ron and Harry getting stuck in a willow tree that attacks them with its branches, Harry and Ron escaping from the giant spiders, and Harry's final battle with the Basilisk. There are also some Orwellian themes touched upon here, including Dobby the Elf's masochism and slavery, the ideal of some of the \"Purebloods\" to cleanse Hogwarts of the \"Mudbloods\".\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003EThe familiar high-profile cast do a fine job, with the newcomers, Kenneth Branagh as the pompous (and hilarious) new Dark Arts teacher Gilderoy Lockhart, and Jason Isaacs as an evil-oozing Lucius Malfoy, particularly standing out. While the child actors carry their roles well, some of them do tend to overact. The score does a great highlighting the suspense, which there exists a lot of.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003EThe set design and accompanying cinematography and production deserves a paragraph of its own. The integration of computer generated images and the actors is very seamless. The Hogwarts school, the surrounding countryside, and the brief Quidditch match are all rendered with amazing reality.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003EIf the first film was the setup, this one's definitely the payoff. Even though I know what happens next, I can't wait to see it. \u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.ram.org\/ramblings\/movies\/harry_potter.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ESource\u003C\/a\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/the-reviewer-soratemplates.blogspot.com\/feeds\/2024717741154824474\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/the-reviewer-soratemplates.blogspot.com\/2012\/03\/harry-potter-and-chamber-of-secrets_2.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6429354979337071323\/posts\/default\/2024717741154824474"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6429354979337071323\/posts\/default\/2024717741154824474"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/the-reviewer-soratemplates.blogspot.com\/2012\/03\/harry-potter-and-chamber-of-secrets_2.html","title":"Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"SoraTemplates"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/07131513716671825275"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgnxtXEvdta67jscd2lttpcaaUeIM8_2BYK1RvDh_TVnJXI5lhTdIqHh4x7oVr7qklzjH5NqJWnVdRAgfS9uNjQIFsbhkWpTI33rVc5nmEcSAC6gbDh5etA5ojaEpWzrLc\/s113\/Sora.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-cLkj9_EM_Gg\/T1CJs-vxlTI\/AAAAAAAAFqc\/XWzyxNQDh8Q\/s72-c\/Harry_Potter_and_the_Chamber_of_Secrets_movie.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}}]}});