The Pirates! Band of Misfits
(2012)
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The Pirates! Band of Misfits
(2012)
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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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Anton Yelchin | ... |
The Albino Pirate
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Brendan Gleeson | ... |
The Pirate with Gout
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Ashley Jensen | ... | ||
Al Roker | ... | ||
Ben Whitehead | ... | ||
Mike Cooper | ... |
Admiral Collingwood
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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
Actually easy to watch, if you forgive the pun. More to the point though, it seems to be fairly difficult to convince an American audience to watch animation movies that have that weird British humor in it. Just take the omission of Arthur Christmas as one big example of this. An omission at the Oscars that is, that is just out of my understanding and reach. A wonderful family movie (far better than some of the nominated animated pictures), it didn't get the credit it deserved.
Pirates will have a hard time too. Not only the misfits of the story (they'll have to overcome quite some obstacles), but also the movie itself. If you don't mind an animated movie that actually requires you to use your brain while you watch it, then this could be for you.