![]() ![]() They swam swiftly and one of them leaped out of the water, over the boat, managing to claim a sailor and drag him into the water. Immediately, the mermaids began to attack the pirates in the boats. " Out upon it! It has begun!" ― Blackbeard Scrum pulled back from her grip and Ezekiel jabbed her away with an oar. But instead of a kiss, she revealed her deadly fangs for a bite. Still singing, Tamara grabbed Scrum, who was puckering up for to kiss, and pulled him underwater. Each mermaid entranced the pirate crew with their beauty, with even Ezekiel falling under the spell. As Tamara sang, six other mermaids appeared out of the water all around the longboat. Tamara enchanting Scrum before she attacks.ĭespite the warning of his crewmates, Scrum came close to Tamara, who started to sing Scrum's song. Swimming back to the boat, Tamara entranced Scrum with her beauty. Ezekiel pulled out a knife in an attempt to kill Tamara, forcing the mermaid to distance herself from the pirates, but was stopped by Scrum, who then tried to make conversation with the mermaid. Philip awakened his crewmates, alarming them to the mermaid's presence. They turned around to see a luminescent mermaid, Tamara, leaning on the edge of their boat. The two of them leaned over, barely seeing a figure in the water swim around them. As the longboats drifted in the bay, Scrum and some of the other pirates began singing the sea shanty My Jolly Sailor Bold.Īfter singing for almost an hour, the crew dozed off, though Philip Swift and Scrum stayed awake long enough to hear a rippling sound coming from the water. ![]() One pirate, Scrum, was forced to sing to attract the mermaids. The crew in the longboats launched in the water had the purpose of serving as a living bait for the mermaids. ".Are you my jolly sailor bold?" ― Scrum and Tamara ![]() Although there were casualties, the mermaid hunt was nonetheless successful, as with the help of a young missionary named Philip Swift, Blackbeard's crew was able to capture a mermaid named Syrena. The battle ended with Jack Sparrow blowing up the lighthouse to scare away the mermaids. What seemed like an innocent moment soon became a slaughter that cost the lives of several pirates. ![]() On the verge of luring a mermaid for her tears, Tamara and her lethally-minded sisters of the sea appeared and Blackbeard's crew found themselves surrounded by vengeful foes. Legend has it that man-made light and song attract the mermaids, so the boat was lit by the beam of the lighthouse and Scrum was forced to sing a swaying sea shanty. With the Queen Anne's Revenge moored offshore, Blackbeard sent a longboat full of his crew members as bait. The battle was fought on Whitecap Bay, a cove on a mysterious island where the Fountain of Youth was located. It was attempted by Blackbeard and his crew, as a mermaid's tear was required for the Profane Ritual to set the rejuvenating forces of the Fountain to work. The Battle at Whitecap Bay was a mermaid hunt that took place during the quest for the Fountain of Youth. Perfect for hunting a mermaid's tear." ― Angelica to Jack Sparrow And music lovers will appreciate the flamenco-guitar duo Rodrigo y Gabriela's contributions to the soundtrack." The old moon in the arms of the new one. McShane, on the other hand, has built an impressive career one villainous character at a time, so he's naturally fierce and frightening as Blackbeard. But as sweet as they are, their forbidden-love subplot isn't nearly as moving as Elizabeth and Will's. With the notable absence of Keira Knightley and Orlando Bloom, whose star-crossed lovers Elizabeth and Will had closure to their story in the last installment, the good-looking-young-couple role is left to Claflin and Berges-Frisbey. Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides' race for the Fountain of Youth is a simple, easy-to-follow premise there are fewer extraneous characters to keep track of (remember all of those pirates in At World's End?) and Cruz and Depp have an entertaining, charming chemistry with each other that sizzles when they're trading barbs and half-dueling, half-flirting. Director Rob Marshall has stripped away some of the overlong, puzzling plotlines and overdependence on CGI effects that marked Gore Verbinski's first three Pirates films, especially the second and third ones. Depp's rummy rogue is clever and lovable as ever, and that's a big reason audiences are always willing to yo, ho, ho. ![]()
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