Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011)

Jack Sparrow and Barbossa embark on a quest to find the elusive fountain of youth, only to discover that Blackbeard and his daughter are after it too.

Director:

Rob Marshall

Writers:

Ted Elliott (screenplay), Terry Rossio (screenplay),

Stars:

Johnny Depp, Penélope Cruz, Ian McShane

2 wins & 29 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Johnny Depp	...	Jack Sparrow
Penélope Cruz	...	Angelica
Geoffrey Rush	...	Barbossa
Ian McShane	...	Blackbeard
Kevin McNally	...	Gibbs
Sam Claflin	...	Philip
Astrid Bergès-Frisbey	...	Syrena
Stephen Graham	...	Scrum
Keith Richards	...	Captain Teague
Richard Griffiths	...	King George
Greg Ellis	...	Groves
Damian O'Hare	...	Gillette
Óscar Jaenada	...	The Spaniard
Anton Lesser	...	Lord John Carteret
Roger Allam	...	Prime Minister Henry Pelham

Storyline

Captain Jack Sparrow (Depp) crosses paths with a woman from his past (Cruz), and he's not sure if it's love -- or if she's a ruthless con artist who's using him to find the fabled Fountain of Youth. When she forces him aboard the Queen Anne's Revenge, the ship of the formidable pirate Blackbeard (McShane), Jack finds himself on an unexpected adventure in which he doesn't know who to fear more: Blackbeard or the woman from his past.

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Plot Keywords:

blackbeard | fountain of youth | captain | pirate | soldier | 

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Fantasy

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for sexual content/nudity, language and some violence

Details

Official Sites:

Disney [United States] Official Facebook

Country:

USA

Language:

English Spanish

Release Date:

20 May 2011 (Canada)

Also Known As:

Pirates des Caraïbes: La fontaine de jouvence

Filming Locations:

Knole, Sevenoaks, Kent, England, UK

Box Office

Budget:

$250,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

£11,634,860 (UK) (20 May 2011)

Gross:

$241,063,875 (USA) (23 September 2011)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Walt Disney Pictures, Jerry Bruckheimer Films, Moving Picture Company (MPC)

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

SDDS Datasat Dolby Digital Dolby Surround 7.1

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Oren Aviv said Disney had chosen to scale this movie down from the former in the series; "It's important to get the story right and it's important to me to scale it down, because we can't get bigger. The movies have subsequently gotten bigger and bigger and very complicated and they were satisfying on so many levels obviously, but I want to kind of reboot the whole thing and bring it down to its core, its essence, just characters." He agreed that there is a lot of Captain Jack Sparrow's back story that we haven't seen yet without confirming or denying that we might see some of that in the fourth movie

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Goofs

Barbossa's ship, the HMS Providence, flies a version of the Union Flag (aka the Union Jack) that was not adopted until 1801. The flag used by the Kingdom of Great Britain during the reign of George II comprised the cross of St. Andrews surmounted by the cross of St. George; the cross of St. Patrick was not added until the flag was updated in 1801.

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Quotes

Angelica: [being marooned] And how will I get free of these bonds?
Jack Sparrow: You broke free of your bonds thirty minutes ago, waiting for the precise moment to pounce.
[blocks Angelica's attack]

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Crazy Credits

Immediately after the credits, Angelica is shown sitting on the beach when the voodoo doll of Jack washes ashore. She picks it up and smiles evilly.

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Connections

Featured in At the Movies: Cannes Film Festival 2011 (2011)

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Soundtracks

Tango
Written by Eduardo Cruz

User Reviews

Better than the third

POTC-OST is not the best of the series, but it is a step in the right direction. If you, like me, were very disappointed with the third Pirates movie then I do not blame you for wanting to skip out on this one. In fact I was considering not seeing this one myself, especially when the critics reviews came out. I decided to give it a chance, primarily because I had seen the other ones. I was pleasantly surprised and ending up liking the movie. One of the major differences between this and the other Pirates movies (and it is one everyone is going to notice right off the bat) is that Orlando Bloom and Kiera Knightely are not in this movie. I am not too disappointed, there story overtook the third Pirates movie, which is part of the reason I did not like it. I was also sick of Knightely terrible speech scenes (if you saw the third you know exactly what I mean). Furthermore a few other pirates who were franchise regulars were missing in this one. What is left from the original three is Jack, Barbosa, Gibbs and the monkey makes two brief cameo appearances.

There was a number of things wrong with the third Pirates movie, among them was the fact that it was long, or it felt long at least. This movie is the shortest of the Pirates films and it moves at a brisk pace. The third Pirates slowed down considerably in the middle, to the point it was almost unbearable to watch. This movie does not make that mistake. This movie is almost all action and because of this it did not feel long, at least in my opinion.

As usual the effects were great. The action is almost nonstop and when there is no action there is enough going on to keep the audience interested. There is also plenty of signature Jack Sparrow humor. Since the previous two (especially the third) were focused almost entirely on the story of Will and Elizabeth Jack was almost forgotten. Another reason the third suffered. It was great to have that story out of the way, because this movie is focused on Jack and that is a strength.

Despite the fact that it improved on a number of the things that made the third bad, this one still is not up to par with the original. It is a good movie all around. It is refreshing and reminds us why we liked these movies in the first place. I recommend giving it a shot, don't expect anything great, just know that this movie is superior in every way to the third.