Years later, the Wicked Wench became registered to the East India Trading Company and owned by Cutler Beckett, the EITC Director for West Africa. The helmsman, Jack Sparrow, was granted captaincy of the Wicked Wench after out-maneuvering Salazar and saving the crew during battle. The Black Pearl was built by the French and was originally a merchant ship called Wicked Wench (the name of the ship from the Pirates of the Caribbean attraction at Disneyland Park, which is shown shelling a fort), but its crew later turned to piracy under the command of a pirate captain named Morgan, who was killed during a battle with Spanish Royal Navy Captain Armando Salazar.
2.5 Between the third and fourth installments. 2.2 Between the first and second installments. Basically it's a film for the technical wizards to show how much they can do in terms of visual effects, and they can do a lot. I didn't have huge expectations to begin with, but where I thought the film would deliver, it just didn't. All in all, I would say that I am disappointed. Javier Bardem does a good job as villain, but nothing I will remember him by. If he's to be involved, he should have a major role. It seems Disney only took him back to promote the film and lure old fans back for more. The decision to bring back Orlando Bloom to play Will Turner is fundamentally a good one, but I'm so disappointed with he's involvement in the film. In addition I think there are a lot of characters that just don't do anything to the story or adds humor or dynamic. I had good hopes that it could go somewhere, but mid- way through the story starts to split up and it didn't really have a good rhythm to it. Half the time he's completely drunk (really drunk, not just usual Jack-tipsy) and half the time he tells bad jokes which really is beneath a genius character like Jack Sparrow. This, combined with a really poor script, regarding Jack at least, makes it all fall apart. And I think that's natural, after all, it's been 13 years since he first portrait the character. In my opinion, Johnny Depp has lost his way as captain Jack. And this last bit I think is the biggest reason why this one fails to deliver. What I expect (hope) from a Pirates-film is elegant and witty dialog, compelling sea- battles and Jack Sparrow on fire. But that's not why I like Pirates of the Caribbean. The visual effects really is astonishing, and some of the scenes is beyond anything I have ever seen before. Pirates of the Caribbean: Salazar's Revenge does give us some spectacular moments. That may be unfair, but it's the reality. In all film-series, when a sequel is released it's mandatory to compare it to the best one - which in this case arguably everyone agrees is the first one. 
The fifth installment of the Pirates-series is by all means a step up from the fourth.
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