My Daily Roti Movie Reviews - Pirates of the Carribean: On Stranger Tides (2011)

Above: "Aiyo!" - Captain Jack Sparrow

I guess piracy is trending lately with so many countries in the world sailing to the east coast of Africa combating Somali pirates. The story is no different in Hollywood as yet another sequel to the Pirates of the Carribean had arrived. The first movie, The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003) was a success not only in terms of box office reception but also gained a fair bit of positive reception from the film critics. Then came the second, Dead Man's Chest (2006) and the third, At World's End (2007). Along with the sequels came confusion for me, I never completely understood what the plot of the movies were about. Usually after watching a Pirates of the Carribean movie I had to resort to Wikipedia to completely understand what the movie was all about, and then download and watch it again on my computer to catch everything. Perhaps it's the continuous use of riddles and biblical language that I cannot seem to fathom. By the third movie I felt like I just went into the cinema watching a Kung Fu movie with odd piraty music and weird costumes. Was it just me? Not really because the second and third movie gained pretty bad response from the geeky, overly serious movie fanatics, also known as film critics. 


    They said it was all over, Will was captain of Flying Dutchman, or the Black Pearl??? Or was it the...forget it. Anyway the end credit scene was that Will returned to his wife and son and happily ever after. Until 4 years later came another sequel. Bloom and Knightley are no longer a part of the crew. I have to be honest I haven't been paying attention to Hollywood thanks to the barrage of assignments. I only knew about this movie like last month?? It felt as if there was a Pirates of the Carribean movie launched every year.

    Anyway, again there were more action scenes. This time, it was as if the movie was all about flying here and there atop the masts of ships. Even Blackbeard (he is...or was a real pirate in the late 1700s) is keen on joining in the fun. Yes, again the effects were wonderful but the plot just wasn't right. It wasn't quite as confusing as the second and the third installment but perhaps the simplicity of the plot made it lose it's piraty charm. Perhaps it's time for the Disney crew to visit the Fountain of Youth themselves and create a proper plot before filming the movie. Another "Aiyo" for Captain Jack Sparrow and mates..."Aye??"

My Roti Rating: 5/10 (like Roti Hawaii, looks nice but confusing taste)