Fifth 'Pirates of the Caribbean' flick fights bloat

They could always have a re-make in the form of the dramatic comedy of the making of the film with two dogs, a blonde named after sap oozing from ancient trees, a government minister who himself should bugger off, and a 5th-time role-reprising lucky star who seems to be reaching the arc downwards of a high-flying role-and-popularity curve in an currently allegedly vintage wine-fueled career phase.

But I will go to see this movie anyway, and so probably will everyone else because all the off-stage doesn't really matter in the realm of ghost-pirate fantasy.

I might watch this. Maybe. I mean, sometimes you just want to kick back with a cheesy pizza and a cheesy movie. But whether or not I watch it more than once is another matter. I think I've only seen On Stranger Tides twice, whereas the other three (you know, the good ones) I've seen at least five times apiece.

Way back when, I'd heard a rumour that there was going to be 9 PotC movies in total; a trio of trilogies. Something tells me the franchise will die before that happens though.

I remember being dragged along to the first film. I was protesting that a film about a Disney attraction would be utterly lame. Well, I was wrong - it was great entertainment and caused many a laugh. But oh, those sequels were lacklustre.

I'm going to give this a miss and probably watch The Crimson Pirate with Burt Lancaster again.

I take it Mark had already made up his mind about the movie before he wrote the article. Seems to be a lot of that in the media now days.

It is Jack Sparrow on the photo???? Holy Shmoley, he looks like not a pirate, but like a highschooler who dressed as a pirate for a party. Where is moustache, where is Captain Sparrow's smirk?

I enjoyed the first movie very much, the second was not very inspiring, the third was a major disappointment, and I preferred to skip the fourth. And now "deeply unfunny" Jack Sparrow? No, thank you.

The bad guy this time is Javier Bardem as a ghost ship captain and he proves to be an extraordinary actor because he comes across as a very believable ghost ship captain.

That's because Javier Bardem is a fantastic and constantly underrated actor.

"Pirates" falls into the same category as "Fast and Furious" and "Marvel superheroes" as things we absolutely, positively need Hollywood to stop making new movies of.

It is Jack Sparrow on the photo???? Holy Shmoley, he looks like not a pirate, but like a highschooler who dressed as a pirate for a party. Where is moustache, where is Captain Sparrow's smirk?

Seems that's when Sparrow was younger, before Captain

This series jumped the shark when they had Keith Richards as his Dad.

Mike L May 25  03:57 pm JST This series jumped the shark when they had Keith Richards as his Dad.

On the contrary. That was it's best Hitchcock walk through moment. But otherwise, a fifth installment of a movie concept made of gossamer and dog turds to begin with?

This series jumped the shark when they had Keith Richards as his Dad.

So, not with the zombie pirates in the enjoyable first outing, then?