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Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides is...quite a fun movie, actually; a thousand times better than I expected. (Admittedly, I was half-convinced that it was going to be an excrescence upon the face of the earth, which helps.) They've jettisoned the top-heavy mythology that made Pirates II and especially III such convoluted slogs, and replaced it with wonderful things like acrobatic fight scenes and Penelope Cruz.
I thought the relationship between Angelica (Cruz) and Sparrow was very well portrayed: they have good chemistry, and it's clear there's some spark more than just lust between them - but they are both essentially self-centered characters, and remain so despite their maybe-love. (I did wish that Angelica got to clop Jack across the chops just once. It would be good for him.)
Also mermaids. Mermaids!
My friend disliked the mermaid storyline, because the mermaid girl became so helpless once she was on land. I suppose it is rather iffy, but on the whole I liked it. (Partly because the missionary was so beautiful. /shallow) ( Spoilers )
I thought the relationship between Angelica (Cruz) and Sparrow was very well portrayed: they have good chemistry, and it's clear there's some spark more than just lust between them - but they are both essentially self-centered characters, and remain so despite their maybe-love. (I did wish that Angelica got to clop Jack across the chops just once. It would be good for him.)
Also mermaids. Mermaids!
My friend disliked the mermaid storyline, because the mermaid girl became so helpless once she was on land. I suppose it is rather iffy, but on the whole I liked it. (Partly because the missionary was so beautiful. /shallow) ( Spoilers )
