{"id":7829,"date":"2011-05-20T08:06:06","date_gmt":"2011-05-20T12:06:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/idolchatter\/?p=7829"},"modified":"2011-05-20T08:06:55","modified_gmt":"2011-05-20T12:06:55","slug":"captain-jack-is-back","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/idolchatter\/2011\/05\/captain-jack-is-back.html","title":{"rendered":"Captain Jack is Back!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/87\/2011\/05\/pirates-of-the-caribbean-on-stranger-tides-20101209003236398_640w.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7831\" title=\"Johnny Depp as Captain Jack Sparrow and Penelope Cruz in Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/87\/2011\/05\/pirates-of-the-caribbean-on-stranger-tides-20101209003236398_640w.jpg\" alt=\"Johnny Depp as Captain Jack Sparrow and Penelope Cruz in Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides\" width=\"576\" height=\"383\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Pirate rockstar Jack Sparrow is back in theaters today with <em>Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides<\/em>. In fact, the rest of Hollywood is so terrified of it that it is the ONLY movie opening in theaters today. The question is: do we care?<\/p>\n<p>The first film was a lovely, goofy popcorn romp with pirates and ghosts and swordfights Oh My! The second and third&#8230; not so much. In fact, as I try to recall the plots of the latter films, all I can come up with is &#8220;giant squid.&#8221; So will this fourth outing return the series to its former glory? Or will it be yet another example of a franchise long overstaying its welcome?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/moviemom\/2011\/05\/pirates-of-the-caribbean-on-stranger-tides.html\">READ HERE: Movie Mom&#8217;s review of <\/a><em><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/moviemom\/2011\/05\/pirates-of-the-caribbean-on-stranger-tides.html\">Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides<\/a> <\/em>(spoiler: she liked it!)<\/p>\n<p>[bcvideo vid=&#8221;950931307001&#8243; pid=&#8221;96582452001&#8243; height=&#8221;410&#8243; width=&#8221;480&#8243;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pirate rockstar Jack Sparrow is back in theaters today with Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides. In fact, the rest of Hollywood is so terrified of it that it is the ONLY movie opening in theaters today. The question is: do we care? 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