The Pirates! Band of Misfits 2012

Family Animation Adventure Comedy

Studio	Columbia Pictures Sony Pictures Animation Aardman
Blu-ray distributor	Sony Pictures
Release date	Apr 27, 2012  Mar 28, 2012  Apr 27, 2012  Apr 05, 2012  Mar 29, 2012 All release dates  Apr 27, 2012  Mar 28, 2012  Apr 27, 2012  Apr 05, 2012  Mar 29, 2012  Mar 28, 2012  Aug 17, 2012  Apr 04, 2012  Apr 19, 2012  May 11, 2012  Mar 28, 2012  Jun 01, 2012  Apr 20, 2012  Apr 19, 2012  Mar 29, 2012  Mar 30, 2012  Apr 15, 2012  Jul 26, 2012  May 17, 2012  Mar 28, 2012  Apr 27, 2012  Aug 02, 2012  Apr 20, 2012  Apr 05, 2012  Apr 25, 2012  Mar 30, 2012  May 16, 2012  Apr 13, 2012  Apr 25, 2012  Apr 20, 2012  Apr 26, 2012  Mar 30, 2012  Apr 20, 2012  Apr 26, 2012 Collapse
Box office	$31,051,126   $121,637,375
Country	UK
Language	English
Runtime	88 min
Rated	PG
Technical details	2.39:1 Native 3D, 88 mins

With a rag-tag crew at his side, and seemingly blind to the impossible odds stacked against him, the Pirate Captain has one dream: to beat his bitter rivals Black Bellamy and Cutlass Liz to the much coveted Pirate of the Year Award. It's a quest that takes our heroes from the shores of exotic Blood Island to the foggy streets of Victorian London. Along the way they battle a diabolical queen and team up with a young Charles Darwin.

With a rag-tag crew at his side, and seemingly blind to the impossible odds stacked against him, the Pirate Captain has one dream: to beat his bitter rivals Black Bellamy and Cutlass Liz to the much coveted Pirate of the Year Award. It's a quest that takes our heroes from the shores of exotic Blood Island to the foggy streets of Victorian London. Along the way they battle a diabolical queen and team up with a young Charles Darwin. (less)

Directors: Peter Lord, Jeff Newitt
Writer: Gideon Defoe
Starring: Hugh Grant, Martin Freeman, Imelda Staunton, David Tennant, Jeremy Piven, Salma Hayek
Producer: Julie Lockhart

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Review by Brian Orndorf, April 27, 2012

The latest from Aardman Animations, “The Pirates! Band of Misfits” (released elsewhere as “The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists”) carries all the hallmarks of the British studio’s wit, speed, and visual creativity. A stop-motion animated effort, the movie is a delightfully entertaining yarn that puts a little cheekiness back into cinematic pirating, especially after the gradual disruption of jollity found in the last three “Pirates of the Caribbean” sequels. Besides, what’s more fun to watch, a mincing Johnny Depp or a plasticine figure of extraordinary flexibility and cartoon possibil ...read more...

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