Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides

   Normally I'll let a movie stew for a day or so after I see it before I review it. But, I think I'll knock this one out right now, it shouldn't be to difficult. This was the worse one so far, I may be a little biased, but, what this movie was missing was a little Keira Knightley, that may very well be the reason I didn't like this one as much. Other then that, it was pretty much you standard Pirates movie.

   Captain Jack Sparrow is back, and this time he's on the hunt for the Fountain of Youth, you'll see many familiar faces along the way, along with the legendary Black Beard. Will Jack's luck finally run out, or will he triumph over Black Beard, zombies, mermaids, and the Royal Navy?

   Johnny Depp must just love the character of Jack Sparrow, the fourth movie has just come out, and he's already in talks for a fifth. I must say it is a fun character, and I'll definitely see what ever Disney cooks up next with him, but, how long will this franchise be able to hold on for, before people start to get tired of it.

   Pirates was funny, and an interesting watch, I enjoyed myself all the way through, the end obviously leaves it open for a sequel as expected. I'd have to say if you enjoyed the previous films you'll love this one, maybe not as much, with the gorgeous Keira Knightley gone, but, Penélope Cruz isn't a bad stand in. If you didn't like the previous films, well, you won't like this one either.

Beastly

   A modern day version of the classic Beauty and the Beast story done horribly. It wasn't as bad as I heard it was, but, it was horrible none the less. Neil Patrick Harris couldn't even put this movie back on track, maybe if he had gotten a little more screen time, he could have saved this poor movies ugly soul.

   Kyle (Alex Pettyfer) is a vain jerk, who believes beauty is all that matters, when he rags on the wrong girl about her looks, she curses him to be as ugly on the outside as he is on the inside. She gives him a year to find real love or he will stay ugly forever. Can he really change and become a better person?

   Okay, where should I start? The title of this movie is Beastly, that is a horrible title for any movie. I should have known what I was getting into with that. Vanessa Hudgens, how is she famous? She cannot act at all, she's a pretty face who seems to have an issue with taking naked pictures of herself, that's it. I actually felt a little embarrassed for her trying to act her way through this movie. The plot, it was so very rushed, the movie could have been a lot better if they didn't try to push through the movie as quickly as they could. I never felt any sympathy for the main character Kyle, he just whined throughout the entire movie, the last about 20 minutes was the only time his character actually started to change.

   Really, I could talk about what is bad with this movie for another six paragraphs, so let's focus on something a little shorter. What's good about this movie, hopefully I can make a paragraph out of that. Let's see, I can sum up what was good about this movie in three simple letters N.P.H. Neil Patrick Harris, he was fantastic in this movie, he comedic timing was perfect, he carried the scenes he was in without breaking a sweat, that is for sure.

   Listen, normally I would say if you are into sappy romances watch this, but, this movie wasn't even a sappy romance, the plot moved so fast, that it seemed no romance even happened. This movie traveled at like Mach 10 throughout the whole film. It was rushed, and they made a poor choice in the female lead. Don't see this movie, you don't want to do that to yourself.

Tangled

   Okay, this had to of been one of the best Disney movies I've seen in quite a long time. Really, I'm not kidding, in fact take out that it was a Disney movie, and that it was a CG movie targeted at kids and it was still a really good movie. Sure it wasn't anything original plot wise, but, really what is now?

   Tangled is a Disney animated film about Rapunzel, a girl whose hair had magical powers and was stolen as a baby and kept confined in a tower for most of her life. The story follows Rapunzel and her desire to leave the tower and see the real world. When finally as chance would have it, a thief running from guards happens upon her tower and agrees to be her guide during her day out in the world.

   The movie was surprisingly funny, and well voiced. I'm not a big fan of musicals, but, as far as Disney songs go, the ones preformed in this movie weren't half bad. I gotta say, my favorite character throughout the movie wasn't even human. The palace horse named Maxamas defiantly stole the scenes he was in.

   Overall as I've said multiple times already I enjoyed this movie, and whether or not you have kids makes no difference, I suggest you pick a night and sit down in front of the TV and watch Tangled, I promise you, you'll laugh more then you think you will, and in the end you'll be glad you watched it. I whole heartily recommend this movie.