Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales

I had mixed feelings after watching the fifth Pirates of the Caribbean movie. On one hand it is one of the best ones in the series but on the other hand there are not as many jokes and funny scenes and mainly there is a completely useless storyline with Orlando Bloom and Keira Knightley who are there probably just so we never forget about them. But in the end, I think the fifth movie of the series is better than third and fourth ones. The story is still immensely powerful. Javier Bardem and Geoffrey Rush gave a brilliant performance. Johnny Depp on the other hand yet again overacted, but he probably won’t get better. The gang of youngsters are rather unimportant to the story, but they are at least bearable. If you like the series, don’t hesitate to watch this film. There are a few brilliant unforgettable scenes. For example, the one with a guillotine, that must be everybody’s favorite. Overall, I must admit that I am happy the quality of Pirates of Caribbean is better than before. The film is not perfect, but fans will gladly forgive that. (06/06/2017)

After so many times, the characters have lost some of their zest and are no longer than interesting. Barbossa is still scowling, Sparrow is still doing the same crap, and maybe only one or two scenes are really funny. And to make sure it's not just sterile grey and a variation on the same scripted tripe a hundred times over, new faces and new plot pieces are added to the puzzle. The creators have certainly made a very bold effort to move forward, and the phenomenal stunts this time are well complemented by a fast pace and very clear action. It's not nearly as pompous and bombastic as the madcap previous two episodes, but it's still, not and probably never will be as balanced and inventive as the first one was. The pirates are dead and stale stuff even if Depp was walking on his head. (06/08/2017)

The production design and the effects are great, as only Bruckheimer's bottomless wallet can do, but the fifth encounter with Jack Sparrow is like meeting a drunk who tells you funny stories and you don't want to listen to him anymore because he's annoying. He just drunkenly drones on and on and on and you get tired of it :o) (09/29/2017)

A season of long and infinitely stupid movies. In the first half hour, there are a few candid ideas, then it's just two types of misery porn: you can watch mischievously as the screenwriters have a hard time with it and try to connect the plot so that it makes sense at least a little bit, and you can watch Depp even more mischievously, who clearly finds more of himself than he would like in the role of a bankrupt pirate feeding on self-deception. Joachim Rønning / Espen Sandberg do a solid job, but this ship leaks more than the Kon-Tiki. (09/17/2017)

I wasn't expecting anything, I got a very nice show, although it may not look like it at first. For the first forty-five minutes, the film tries to recycle Jack Sparrow and his jokes, which unfortunately doesn't really work. The character doesn't really surprise with much of anything anymore, and the new faces don't seem very interesting at first. But then he sails out to sea and directors Joachim Rønning and Espen Sandberg seem to have decided to put all the hijinks behind them and push for a much more adventurous atmosphere. And they succeed. The huge budget shows and Salazar's Revenge is a big film that paces incredibly well. At the same time, the emotions work within the adventure genre and Kaya Scodelario is very fine as the new female lead. Which is also nice considering newcomer Brenton Thwaites doesn't impress much and even Javier Bardem deserves a slightly more interesting role. Of course, for all the adventurous goofiness and pacing, you'll probably address these shortcomings after the film; there really won't be time for that during the film. A proper Bruckheimer blockbuster and the best film of the franchise after the first one. (05/24/2017)