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Directors: Joachim Ronning, Espen Sandberg Cast: Johnny Depp, Javier Bardem, Brenton Thwaites, Kaya Scodelario, Geoffrey Rush, Kevin McNally Date seen: Thursday, May 25th, 2017 Theater: AMC Grove City Classic Overall Rating: C+ Walt Disney Pictures It takes a lot to get me excited for a film that is the latest in a franchise, especially when that franchise is five films in. I remember when the first Pirates first was released fourteen years ago (!!) and going to see it with my family. As a kid, I was blown away by the special effects, the engrossing story, the fleshed out characters, the epic action scenes and, of course, the famous Jack Sparrow. Sorry! CAPTAIN Jack Sparrow! I think it was the first time I had seen Johnny Depp in a movie and after that, I was a fan. It was also released towards the end of Lord of the Rings, so Orlando Bloom's popularity was at an all-time high. Not to mention it was the big debut of Keira Knightly, whom I had a huge crush after...

Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End Too long, overstuffed and ultimately dissatisfying. Hated the Kraken being killed off-screen. Flawed but still entertaining. C+ Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides Unnecessary, forgettable and unworthy of the franchise. Only saved by Depp's performance and the action. Time to come to port? C-

Walt Disney Pictures Overly ambitious but fun, Johnny Depp still shines. Love intro to pirate lore, Davy Jones is a fantastic villain. Gets messy at end B+

For some time now, I've been thinking about other content I can share or different ways in which I can present content here for you all. I decided that there will be times I will want to review older films leading up to new installments or iterations, like the new Pirates of the Caribbean movie, but I didn't want to just do a typical review. Walt Disney Pictures So instead, I will be creating something different. I present you with 180 Reviews, a series I will be doing that is reviewing movies in 180 characters or less. I'll be doing them once a day leading up to my review of Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales . Here is my first review on Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl . Curse of the Black Pearl: what action movies should be, classic Disney, great cast and lots of fun. Johnny Depp steals the show! A+ I'll be back with this series tomorrow with Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men's Chest , not to be confused with the new mo...