Pirates of the Caribbean - On Stranger Tides details
| Formats: | 12 DVD, Blu-ray |
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| Starring: | Johnny Depp, Ian McShane, Penelope Cruz, Astrid Berges-Frisbey, Geoffrey Rush, Sam Claflin, Stephen Graham |
| Director: | Rob Marshall |
| Genres: | Action/Adventure, Comedy - Romantic, Family, Sci-Fi/Fantasy - Fantasy - General, Thriller - Crime |
| Collections: | Here's Johnny Depp, LOVEFiLM Staff Picks, Most Popular, September - LOVEFiLM Picks, Top 400 All-Time Rentals |
| Name | Discs | |
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Pirates of the Caribbean - On Stranger Tides |
12 Feature |
DVD Information
| Run time: | 2 hours 21 minutes |
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| Rental release: | 12 Sep 2011 |
| Main languages: | English |
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By Tegan Kniveton from LOVEFiLMYou can't help but love Jack Sparrow but On Stranger Tides desn't quite cut it...
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Stranger Danger
By RedDex (18 reviews) from Hampshire , 13 May 2011[Highly rated reviewer]
‘Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides’ is one of this year’s first big blockbuster sequels. Hot on the heels of Fast and Furious 5, Pirates 4 is a guaranteed cash cow. There is no risk for Disney in staging a big, elaborate production because they know that no matter how bad the film, they will make money from the Pirates franchise with Johnny Depp at the helm. To that end, the film can be as flamboyant and outlandish as the makers please with no risk of reprisal. So while there are certain conventions and boundaries to operate within, there is a certain degree of free reign that gives rise to a reasonably entertaining assemblage.
Having said that, it should be better than it is. The ingredients are all there, it just doesn’t all fit together properly. Johnny Depp being Captain Sparrow is reasonably entertaining, but that’s one of the compulsory elements of the Pirates franchise, it really should be funnier. Of course, there is plenty of swashbuckling action and a fantastical storyline and as such it is an adequate action adventure that ticks all the boxes, but no more.
In fact, there are a number of ludicrously bizarre elements, for example, I must have missed the memo about Mermaids being webslinging vampires now. And the 3D is completely superfluous. There are perhaps two or three moments of (predictably) swords being thrust out of the screen, but apart from that the extra cost of a 3D ticket is to be avoided, as is the film, unless you’re a fan of the franchise.
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By a customer , 24 Feb 2013Fantasic film, actions scenes good..If you like caribbean films this is the one to watch too...Jack Sparrow keeps it going...- Was this review helpful to you?
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Jack Sparrow is awesome
By Princess-Pixie (4 reviews) , 01 Feb 2013I LOVE Jack Sparrow but i didn't love this film. I enjoyed the 1st film very much although i do feel that they have been lacking as each movie goes on and i think that this was the final straw for me. I have given it 2 & 1/2 stars for no other reason that for Jack Sparrow. Glad i have now finished the collection but i wont be watching again.- Was this review helpful to you?
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pirates of the carribean-stranger tides
By a customer , 04 Dec 2012Quiet a lover of pirates of the carribean,maybe through jake sparrow himself this film was also a highly rated film and curtainly worth watching.- Was this review helpful to you?
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A punishment
By stoneybridge (38 reviews) from Worksop , 25 Nov 2012[Highly rated reviewer]
I was bored beyond belief and genuinely had to fight sleep all the way through. The scripting was poor and it was either drawn out exposition or dull fighting scenes. I loved the first film, enjoyed the other two well enough but this, geez, only watch it if you don't like yourself.- Was this review helpful to you?
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Better to get an early night.
By Spongee (10 reviews) from Hereford , 04 Nov 2012At over 2. 5 hours this film is very very long to sit through. There are some action scenes that are fantastic and but for the rest of the movie you're sat there wondering why you're wasting your evening. I nearly fell asleep at a couple of points. A good story line but could have been a lot shorter!- Was this review helpful to you?
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