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Extended Thoughts on ‘Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides’

Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides Directed by Rob Marshall Written by Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio Starring Johnny Depp, Geoffrey Rush, Ian McShane We’ve reached the Pirates of the Caribbean finish line, and I’m exhausted. Watching Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides for the second time in advance of the podcast, I …

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‘Jack the Giant Slayer’ a mixed bag of adventure and excessive CGI

Jack the Giant Slayer Directed by Bryan Singer Written by Darren Lemke, Christopher McQuarrie, and Dan Studney USA, 2013 Perhaps it’s fitting that a literal tug of war is pivotal in Jack the Giant Slayer, a large-scale blockbuster retelling of the famous fairy tale about Jack and the magical beanstalk. The film itself appears to …

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‘Snow White and the Huntsman’ is a film of arguably hollow pleasures, but it’s a commanding fantasy with a potent chilly atmosphere

Snow White and the Huntsman Written by Evan Daugherty, John Lee Hancock and Hossein Amini Directed by Rupert Sanders USA, 2012 The more – pardon the pun – grim of 2012’s two adaptations of the Grimm brothers’ classic tale isn’t quite as dark a revisionist reworking of the Snow White story as some in other …

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‘Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides’ delivers exactly what you expect

Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides Directed by Rob Marshall Written by Ted Elliot and Terry Rossio USA, 2011, 136 mins. Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides delivers exactly what you expect: a lot of swashbuckling, Captain Jack Sparrow’s (Johnny Depp) witticisms, tons of special effects, and pirate lore.  It sort of works …

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