Ahoy there.

I was a bit unsure about seeing Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides. When the first films came out, I was a fair bit younger and was the right target audience for the films; this time round I thought that the film might border on being a bit childish for me. I was very wrong. Still funny, still exciting, but somewhat darker; the Pirates franchise seems to have followed in the footsteps of Harry Potter - it grows with its original audience. Pirates 4 is still suitable for younger audiences but is kept exciting and captivating for older audiences too. There was something for everyone, including, of course, the gorgeous Johnny Depp for the girls to swoon over while the guys were kept occupied with a swarm of beautiful mermaids (and not forgetting Penelope Cruz as a very convincing pirate herself).