Too LONG!The Mermaids were Cool! All in all It was Okay

I personally did not think the movie was as strong as the other three, but it is still enjoyable. Captain Jack is funny and witty as always. I liked the plot twist of Barbossa being in the Royal Navy. Ian McShane was fantastic as Blackbeard. He was ruthless and unforgiving, and the Queen Anne's Revenge is an awesome ship. I wished they'd utilized that ship more. The fresh perspective on mermaids gave the script a jolt. The mermaid scene was my favorite scene of the entire movie. Penelope Cruz was all right. I didn't think her character was very well developed, though. What I missed most was the camaraderie the crew had in the other films. I missed Cotton and Mary and the others. I also felt like this script had several plot holes. Of course, you could argue that all these films have sizable plot holes. All in all, it's a fun romp. Captain Jack is worth the ticket price alone, in my opinion. Of course, I'm a Captain Jack junkie.

It was awesome adventure

Certainly not as bad as POTC3 was, but no where near as good as POTC1. The movie runs into the same problems that plagued it during it's second and especially third outing - annoyingly long run-on dialogue (most of which is not very funny), a rather uninteresting subplot (regardless of how beautiful Astrid Berges-Frisbey looks) and subcharacters that are completely wasted (namely Kevin McNally's Gibbs). Don't get me wrong, POTC4 does have a few funny moments (Keith Richards has one of the best punchlines) and Depp plays the Sparrow character with a familiar vigor that makes it seem like he's just coasting through movie (he was paid $35 million for this movie). There was a part during the Fountain of Youth scene that was lifted and adapted from the One Piece manga/anime (that I found annoying) and the ending is a convoluted mess. The scene after the credits also makes no sense either. While a 5th and 6th movie are planned, I hope they improve on what they've got here. And skip the 3D.