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Johnny Depp in Pirates of the Caribbean: Salazar's Revenge

‘Pirates of the Caribbean: Salazar’s Revenge’ review: An improvement on the horrible ‘On Stranger Tides’, if not as great as the first three movies

If you've read this blog for long enough, you probably would have come across me ranting about Johnny Depp's falling star and declining quality (and often profitability too) of his movies. But I didn't always dislike Johnny Depp. He used to get me excited about his movies, until On Stranger Tides came out and was so clearly a cash grab in which he just phoned in his oddball schtick and exaggerated his Captain Jack Sparrow mannerisms that I started viewing him with a prejudiced eye. (It didn't help that I am still SHOCKED to this day that Alice in Wonderland, another movie I dislike immensely, earned a billion, undeserving, dollars.)

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Read more about the article ‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2’ review: Darker and more emotional
From left: Yondu (Michael Rooker), Nebula (Karen Gillan), Peter Quill (Chris Pratt), Gamora (Zoe Saldana), Mantis (Pom Klementieff), Drax (Dave Bautista), Rocket Raccoon (Bradley Cooper) and Baby Groot (Vin Diesel) in Guardians of the Galaxy: Vol. 2

‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2’ review: Darker and more emotional

The general consensus among critics seems to be that Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 isn't as good as the first one. I'm not so sure about that. The first movie was the oddball, weird kooky cousin of the other Marvel Cinematic Universe movies, and I did like it, but not as fondly as say, Thor or Ant-Man, or even Doctor Strange. Vol. 2 feels darker and more emotional than the first, though it still retains its quirkiness. If not for the underlying sinister tones of the film, I would have preferred it to the first. As it is, their pros and cons balance them out for me.

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Read more about the article ‘The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2’ review: As always, the book is better than the movie
Jennifer Lawrence as Katniss Everdeen in The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2

‘The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2’ review: As always, the book is better than the movie

'Mockingjay - Part 2' follows the book pretty much faithfully -- except for all the subtext that they could not (dare not?) translate to screen, which Darren Franich from Entertainment Weekly explains in a brilliant analysis.

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Jennifer Lawrence as Katniss Everdeen in The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1

‘The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1’ review: A faithful but lacking adaptation

'Mockingjay - Part 1' is as true to the book as it can possibly be, even with the addition of Effie in District 13, but it feels a little bland without Katniss' internal monologues and all the other details that brought flavour to the story.

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Josh Hutcherson (Peeta Mellark), Elizabeth Banks (Effie Trinket) and Jennifer Lawrence (Katniss Everdeen) in The Hunger Games: Catching Fire

‘The Hunger Games: Catching Fire’ review: Ten times better than the first movie

With a new director and a bigger budget comes a film adaptation that surpasses its predecessor by all counts.

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