Captain Jack's Back!

"Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides" sailed into theaters this weekend to tumultuous applause from pirate fans and lukewarm reviews from critics. Personally, I loved it. And now that we're closing in on 24 hours from viewing time, I'm still of the opinion that it is as good or even better than the first.

Jack Sparrow is up to his old tricks and I'll save you all a plot summary, because if you're reading this now, you most definitely already know it. The only real differences we have between "On Stranger Tides" and "The Curse Of The Black Pearl" is instead of Keira Knightley and Orlando Bloom we have Penelope Cruz and Ian McShane and instead of the beloved Black Pearl we have the terrifying Queen Anne's Revenge as our flagship.

The actors and director Rob Marshall have been claiming in all their press runs that they've done something new and fresh, which is rather debatable. But it's not a bad thing at all, because I for one just love watching Johnny Depp as Captain Jack Sparrow getting in and out of trouble and am perfectly content watching that for two hours. Like all the advertisements say it is "the perfect summer movie", it won't be winning awards but it's awesome good fun. I love it and I'm sure others will feel the same way after seeing it. Well, Michael Bolton will at least feel that way....