Few releases have offered less interest pre-viewing than Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides. Not only was At World's End nearly indescribable in its awfulness, but the move to Rob Marshall as director didn't inspire a lot of confidence. Something about being a choreographer and/or directing the passable Chicago, and the abysmal Nine apparently translates into "obvious choice for pirate … [Read more...]
If you happened to contribute your dollars to the slightly under $10 million amassed by 1995's Cutthroat Island, you don’t have to wonder what went wrong with that movie. What went wrong, that is, that turned that movie into the biggest money loser of all time (It has since been surpassed, and resides at number five on the list). The swashbuckling, pirate adventure, once a mainstay of Hollywood, … [Read more...]
