katikat | MMM: #8 Pirates of the Caribbean 4

Well. That was... really boring. Full on bad in places, as in unintentionally funny because it was so lame. But mostly very, very, VERY boring. I can't believe this crap earned over $1 billion worldwide.

Jack Sparrow really can't carry a movie alone. His quirkiness and craziness work well in an ensemble with many straight-laced characters, in a groupe where he's the odd duck. But too much of him is simply bad. He worked well as a counterpole to Will and Elizabeth's epic romance, but here? Eh. Just... eh. I was really bored with his scenes.

The only good part? Phillip and Syrena. And with these two, it mostly felt like they were a part of a completely different movie because they were almost completely disconnected from the main storyline. They just ran down their own road - or swam, that is. I would've preferred watching a movie about them, to be perfectly honest. And did I understand it correctly? Syrena took Phillip with her and made him a merman? If so, then nice! Usually, it's the girl who leaves her underwater world.

But overall? Sheesh, what a crapfest. I knew I loved the PotC movies mainly because of Elizabeth and Will - which was the reason why I didn't bother with #4 for years! - but I didn't expect to actually dislike the film without them. Eh.