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The Pirates! Band of Misfits

Original title: The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists!
  • 20122012
  • PGPG
  • 1h 28m
IMDb RATING
6.7/10
49K
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The Pirates! Band of Misfits (2012)
Pirate Captain sets out on a mission to defeat his rivals Black Bellamy and Cutlass Liz for the Pirate of the year Award. The quest takes Captain and his crew from the shores of Blood Island to the foggy streets of Victorian London.
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Pirate Captain sets out on a mission to defeat his rivals Black Bellamy and Cutlass Liz for the Pirate of the year Award. The quest takes Captain and his crew from the shores of Blood Island... Read allPirate Captain sets out on a mission to defeat his rivals Black Bellamy and Cutlass Liz for the Pirate of the year Award. The quest takes Captain and his crew from the shores of Blood Island to the foggy streets of Victorian London.Pirate Captain sets out on a mission to defeat his rivals Black Bellamy and Cutlass Liz for the Pirate of the year Award. The quest takes Captain and his crew from the shores of Blood Island to the foggy streets of Victorian London.
IMDb RATING
6.7/10
49K
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    • Peter Lord
    • Jeff Newitt(co-director)
    • Gideon Defoe(book: The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists)
  • Stars
    • Hugh Grant(voice)
    • Salma Hayek(voice)
    • Jeremy Piven(voice)
    • Peter Lord
    • Jeff Newitt(co-director)
    • Gideon Defoe(book: The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists)
  • Stars
    • Hugh Grant(voice)
    • Salma Hayek(voice)
    • Jeremy Piven(voice)
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    • 120User reviews
    • 236Critic reviews
    • 73Metascore
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    • Nominated for 1 Oscar

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    Imelda Staunton in The Pirates! Band of Misfits (2012)
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    Hugh Grant in The Pirates! Band of Misfits (2012)
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    Hugh Grant
    Hugh Grant
    • The Pirate Captain
    • (voice)
    Salma Hayek
    Salma Hayek
    • Cutlass Liz
    • (voice)
    Jeremy Piven
    Jeremy Piven
    • Black Bellamy
    • (voice)
    Martin Freeman
    Martin Freeman
    • The Pirate with a Scarf
    • (voice)
    Imelda Staunton
    Imelda Staunton
    • Queen Victoria
    • (voice)
    David Tennant
    David Tennant
    • Charles Darwin
    • (voice)
    Lenny Henry
    Lenny Henry
    • Peg Leg Hastings
    • (voice)
    Brian Blessed
    Brian Blessed
    • The Pirate King
    • (voice)
    Russell Tovey
    Russell Tovey
    • The Albino Pirate
    • (voice)
    Anton Yelchin
    Anton Yelchin
    • The Albino Pirate
    • (US version)
    • (voice)
    Brendan Gleeson
    Brendan Gleeson
    • The Pirate with Gout
    • (voice)
    Ashley Jensen
    Ashley Jensen
    • The Surprisingly Curvaceous Pirate
    • (voice)
    Al Roker
    Al Roker
    • The Pirate Who Likes Sunsets and Kittens
    • (US version)
    • (voice)
    Ben Whitehead
    Ben Whitehead
    • The Pirate Who Likes Sunsets and Kittens
    • (voice)
    Mike Cooper
    • Admiral Collingwood
    • (voice)
    David Schneider
    David Schneider
    • Scarlett Morgan
    • (voice)
    Tom Doggart
    • Additional Voices
    • (voice)
    Sophie Jerrold
    • Additional Voices
    • (voice)
      • Peter Lord
      • Jeff Newitt(co-director)
      • Gideon Defoe(book: The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists) (screenplay by)
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    • Trivia
      In real life, Charles Darwin was a member of the Gourmet or Glutton society which involved eating, not necessarily endangered, but unusual animals such as parakeets and owls.
    • Goofs
      The wind blows from the back to fill the sails and pushes the ship forward, but wrongly the flag points back as if the ship advances against the wind. Aesthetic, but an inaccurate goof even seen on some classic paintings.
    • Quotes

      Pirate Captain: Now listen Charles, we've all done something unforgivable. I've betrayed my pirate honor, you've betrayed science, and Mr. Bobo's betrayed the animal kingdom.

    • Crazy credits
      No dodos were made extinct during the making of this motion picture.
    • Alternate versions
      Also shown in a 3D version.
    • Connections
      Featured in Projector: The Pirates! Band of Misfits (2012)
    • Soundtracks
      Rule Britannia
      Written by Thomas Augustine Arne, and James Thomson

    User reviews120

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    7/10
    Not perfect but it at least made me laugh.
    The main reason why lots of people will still end up feeling disappointed with this movie is because it's not up to par with Aardman's other work, such as the Wallace & Gromit series and "Chicken Run". But really, the movie in itself is far from a terrible one, though it still definitely has its weaknesses.

    Good news is that the movie still features some of the very typical Peter Lord and Nick Park humor in it (though Nick Park wasn't involved with this particular movie). It features lots of very quick and clever visual jokes and some often great and funny dialog, all done in a very British style. And that's also a joke this entire movie relies heavily one; the fact that the pirates in this movie are all being very British, with their mannerisms and accents. This was something that I appreciated but I still did wish that the movie would had done some more stuff with it all.

    For a pirates movie, that besides is also made for a younger audience, the story doesn't really ever feel adventurous enough. It doesn't take you to far off or exotic places and the action, which is something I normally really love in Aardman's movies, is mostly missing in this movie. Not that the movie is boring or anything, it's too short and fast paced for that but it still is all a bit lacking and prevents this movie from ever truly becoming a great one.

    There just isn't really anything that stands out about this movie at all. Also its characters are being somewhat shallow and you just don't ever feel involved enough with them, or the overall movie. Some of the characters besides get terribly underused and the movie also really could had used a good, fun, strong villain in it.

    But oh well, most important thing is that I at least was entertained by it, for almost its entire duration and the movie genuinely made me laugh. In that regard you simply just can't call this movie a bad one, even though it's being sort of disappointing still, in some departments.

    7/10

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    • Release date
      • April 27, 2012 (United States)
      • United Kingdom
      • United States
      • Official Facebook
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Aardman Animation Studios, Bradley Stoke, Bristol, England, UK
    • Production companies
      • Columbia Pictures
      • Sony Pictures Animation
      • Aardman Animations
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    • 1 hour 28 minutes
      • Color
      • Dolby Digital
      • Datasat
      • SDDS
      • Dolby Surround 7.1

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