The Pirates! Band of Misfits
(2012)
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The Pirates! Band of Misfits
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| Hugh Grant | ... |
The Pirate Captain
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| Martin Freeman | ... |
The Pirate with a Scarf
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| Imelda Staunton | ... |
Queen Victoria
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| David Tennant | ... |
Charles Darwin
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| Jeremy Piven | ... |
Black Bellamy
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| Salma Hayek | ... |
Cutlass Liz
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| Lenny Henry | ... |
Peg Leg Hastings
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| Brian Blessed | ... |
The Pirate King
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| Russell Tovey | ... |
The Albino Pirate
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| Brendan Gleeson | ... |
The Pirate with Gout
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| Anton Yelchin | ... |
The Albino Pirate
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| Ashley Jensen | ... | ||
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Ben Whitehead | ... | |
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Mike Cooper | ... |
Admiral Collingwood
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| Al Roker | ... | ||
After years of humiliation and failed attempts to win the coveted Pirate of the Year Award, Pirate Captain and his oddball crew take on the cream of the pirating crop - Black Bellamy, Peg Leg Hastings and Cutlass Liz - in a race to pillage the most booty. They soon cross paths with lovelorn scientist Charles Darwin, who persuades the Captain that the crew's prized 'parrot', Polly, could be the answer to the 'untold riches' they are searching for. Their adventure takes them to Victorian London where they meet Darwin's sidekick 'man-panzee' Mister Bobo, and the notorious pirate-hating Queen Victoria herself. It soon unfolds that Darwin's motives for helping the crew are not what they seem, and the Queen has an evil hidden agenda of her own. The Pirate Captain must choose between basking in the glory of being crowned Pirate of the Year, or staying faithful to his trusted crew. Written by Tom
Ardman Animations and Sony Pictures Animation have done a absolutely fantastic job on Pirates.
First off lets talk about this films unique visual style (combining delightfully old school stop motion clay animation with modern CGI) It looks absolutely gorgeous, very similar to chicken run but with a lot more variation in terms of scenery and characters.
I had the pleasure of seeing it in 2D so while i cant comment on the additional effects that 3D would have brought it still looked fantastic, the colors, brightness and cinematography where perfect, no weird HD noise here, absolutely flawless camera work, this is not your average 2D film ,especially if your cinema has Digital 2-4K Projectors, mine did and it looked awesome.
As for the story, well suffice to say it doesn't stray far from the average Aardman stock but there is absolutely nothing wrong with it, the characters stand out much more than they have done in the past and the writing, comedy and bombastic style are very much still intact.
If you want a funny, pretty and interesting movie to keep your kids and you very much entertained for the 2Hours~ it takes to watch this wonderful movie nothing in this would should stop you
5/5 Visuals 5/5 Sound 5/5 Story
= 5/5 Stars overall
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