Then there are the new characters of Henry Turner and Carina Smyth, played by Brenton Thwaites and Kaya Scodelario respectively. The image of a computer generated de-aged Johnny Depp with his dead soulless eyes still haunt my nightmares. Overstuffed is an understatement and it only gets worse when you think back on the terrible CGI. Watching Dead Men Tell No Tales felt like I had been tied to the bow of a ship during a hurricane, while being battered by every pirate trope Disney could find. This wasn’t where I started disliking this franchise, but it was most definitely the film that made me think, this franchise needs to end and end now! They also try to stop Captain Salazar who intends to rule all of the oceans. To break the curse of the Flying Dutchman, Captain Jack Sparrow and Henry Turner embark on a mission to find the Trident of Poseidon.
Let’s take a look from WORST TO BEST: PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN MOVIES: #5 Dead Men Tell No Tales Did you just call me Elizabeth? So let’s hop on the high seas, climb into the crow’s nest, and take a look back at the franchise no one asked for, yet it’s still here for some reason. Yes, these movies may get crazier with each new rendition, but in terms of quality they’ve been like a real-life pirate, which is to say, loud, messy, weird and yet kinda cool, and you maybe wouldn’t mind hanging out with one every now and again. Based on a Disney theme park ride no less, this surprise hit went on to become an unstoppable juggernaut the summer it came out (the distant shore of 2003) and from its fruitful loins (that sounded weird, lemme rephrase that) from its bountiful booty (that’s better) sprung five more films (with a sixth on the way).
PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN MOVIES IN ORDER MOVIE
Seemingly coming out of nowhere at the time it was the movie no one asked for and yet it was the one everyone ended up talking about- Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl. Let’s talk about the Pirates of the Caribbean movies. Now that we have that out of our system, let’s talk about one of the strangest yet most successful franchises of all time. Now I had done a ranking way back in October 2016 but I thought you Red Mango Readers may like to check out her list as well. Editor’s Note: So Senior Writer Sommer was inspired to do a ranking of the Pirates of the Caribbean films.