Pirate of the Caribbean pt 4

Met up with Julie and Janeen last night to see "Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides" (or what I shall refer to as "Pirates 4").  I had seen the first two in the series, but the second one was so stupid that I didn't see the third one.  So I wasn't all that interested in seeing #4, but figured I'd give it a try.  And boy, am I glad I did.  Because it's the most fun I've had at the movies in a long time.  

In this installment, Johnny Depp is back as Captain Jack Sparrow, who is pressed by former flame Penelope Cruz into joining the crew of her Father, Blackbeard the Pirate (played by Ian McShane) and going on a search for the Fountain of Youth.  In hot pursuit is Captain Barbosa (Geoffrey Rush), now of His Majesty's Navy.  There's plenty of action, plenty of swordplay, and plenty of humor, and (thank goodness) Keira Knightley is nowhere to be found.  I admit I had my doubts about Director Rob Marshall being able to pull off a big-budget action movie, but pull it off he did.  It's a fantastic movie, and a perfect way to kick off the summer movie season.