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A TREASURE TO BEHOLD!
Ahoy, mateys! It is I, DB, here to bring you my review of the final(?) film of the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise, Dead Men Tell No Tales! Be warned, landlubbers, for this review contains a bounty of spoilers. So if ye be looking to read this review without seeing the film first, I suggest you set sail to see it, then come back to read my review. If anyone works for Disney, you may use my review for ads for the Blu-Ray/Digital copy of the film!
Johnny Depp returns to helm the seas once again as Captain Jack Sparrow! This time, Jack and his merry mates set sail to find the legendary trident of Poseidon. With this trident, all of the people who were cursed (like Orlando Bloom's Will Turner, who makes two appearances in this film) will be free of their curses! Jack must use the help of an astrologer named Carina Smyth, who was sentenced to be hanged for accusations of being a witch. She must use the stars to find the legendary trident. But Captain Salazar, a famous Spanish captain who vowed to rid the world of pirates forever, has come searching for the trident too, to free himself and his crew from death! He makes a deal with Jack's pirate rival, Barbosa (Geoffrey Rush, returning) to find Jack and kill him. By the way, Will's son, Henry, joins the fray in this film!
Also, it is revealed that Jack's compass, the one that doesn't point north, is also cursed, but it's cursed to help it's owner find whatever he or she desired.
Ok, now for the review,
If you're looking for some swashbuckling adventure, then this is the film you must see! I felt the story was good. It was easy to follow, which is something that I like about storytelling.
Depp returned as Jack Sparrow. He definitely grew in to this role! He made this role happen and I think he will be forever linked to Capt. Jack Sparrow! Even though he's done other movies, like Blow and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, I think most kids today will still see him as Jack. Depp has created a legendary Disney character!
Geoffrey Rush returns as Capt Barbosa, the previous Captain of the Black Pearl before Jack. Just like Depp as Jack, Rush's Barbosa has grown into one of the most recognizable characters in Disney history. Also, like Depp, Rush has developed a character that kids will see him as for all eternity. To me, both Depp and Rush did good in their roles and not just in this movie, but throughout the franchise.
Javier Bardom protrayed the film's main villain, Captain Salazar. I liked him in this role. He was a classic style villain, killing pirates to get what he wants. He had a classic villain backstory too, one which I think was good for his character. Does he crack the top 25 in my list of favorite Disney villains? No, but I still think he did a good job.
Benton Thwaites played Henry Turner, the son of Will Turner and Elizabeth Turner. I think he needed more practice from his dad to be a swashbuckling hero.
Kaya Scodelario played Carina, the astrologer in this film. Her character was the one that was to be hanged because people accused her of being a witch because of her astrological talents. That's one of the very few things that I didn't like about this movie. I know that this movie was set in the times of the pirates, but still you can't hang someone just because of their talents. Overall, I thought she was OK in this.
Orlando Bloom and Keira Knightley both make appearances, but both didn't get much screen time at all!
My favorite part of the film was the action and boy was there action! I loved the pirate ship fights in this film, my favorite being the fight between Salazar's ship and the Black Pearl, a legendary Disney ship!
I also loved when Salazar's ship opened it's front, like a monster opening it's mouth to chomp on someone! That was both scary and cool at the same time, especially when it happened when the sky was dark and stormy! Whoever came up with that idea should get a promotion!
One other thing that I didn't like, though, was that the shopkeeper had a sign that said no dogs and no women. I get the no dogs part, but the no women? Come on!
Also, I think they should've used X Atencio's recording of the line "Dead Men Tell No Tales" from the attraction in the trailer for this film! I think it would've work perfectly! X Atencio was one of the Imagineers that worked on the original Pirates attraction. He was tagged to record that line in the attraction, which is why I think that recording should've been used in the trailer for this film and maybe even in the film iteself!
Overall, I'd say that this film is A TREASURE TO BEHOLD! It's got good action, great action, a good storyline and it's an adventure film! I think that Poseidon's trident should be a part of the ride that inspired this franchise! I think it should go next to the Aztec chest in the treasure room!
Thanks for reading! I must set sail to my next review! See you then!
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