Rent The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists (2012)
3.6 of 5 from 209 ratings
1h 24min
- General info
- Available formats
- Synopsis:
- When the infamous Pirate Captain (Hugh Grant) is shunned once again by his rivals Black Bellamy and Cutlass Liz, he sets his sights to win the coveted Pirate of the Year Award! With his trusted dodo Polly and rag-tag crew at his side, the Pirate Captain will need to battle a diabolical Queen, save a young scientist and never lose sight of what a pirate loves best: Adventure!
- Directors:
- Peter Lord, Jeff Newitt
- Producers:
- David Sproxton, Julie Lockhart, Peter Lord
- Voiced By:
- Hugh Grant, Salma Hayek, Jeremy Piven, Martin Freeman, Imelda Staunton, David Tennant, Lenny Henry, Brian Blessed, Russell Tovey, Anton Yelchin, Brendan Gleeson, Ashley Jensen, Al Roker, Ben Whitehead, Mike Cooper, David Schneider, Tom Doggart, Sophie Jerrold, Sophie Laughton, Peter Lord
- Writers:
- Gideon Defoe
- Aka:
- The Pirates! Band of Misfits
- Studio:
- Sony
- Genres:
- Children & Family
- Collections:
- A Brief History of Ships in Film: From Sailing to , A History of British Queens in Film, A Brief History of Film...
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 10/09/2012
- Run Time:
- 88 minutes
- Languages:
- English Audio Description Dolby Digital 5.1, English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
- Subtitles:
- English, English Hard of Hearing, Hindi
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 2.35:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- (0) All
- Bonus:
- Filmmakers Commentary
- From Stop to Motion
- Creating the Bath Chase
- Pirate Disguise Dress-Up Game
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 10/09/2012
- Run Time:
- 88 minutes
- Languages:
- English Audio Description Dolby Digital 5.1, English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
- Subtitles:
- English, English Hard of Hearing, Hindi
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 2.35:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- (0) All
- Bonus:
- Filmmakers Commentary
- From Stop to Motion
- Creating the Bath Chase
- Pirate Disguise Dress-Up Game
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Reviews (2) of The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists
A Swashbuckling Disappointment - The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists review by KG
Expectations of an Aardman film are always high, and before now we have not been disappointed.
Pirates had a poor story line, not enough laughs and a plot that dragged.
The fact that it was billed as an adventure 'With Scientists' was true, but really granted the whole film its weak plot line.
If further 'Pirate' films come as sequels, we, as a family will steer well clear.
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Good Times - The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists review by Steve
Rollocking stop motion pirate adventure from Aardman, which is my pick as easily their best picture... that doesn't feature Wallace and Gromit. It's really very funny with a fast moving, whimsical plot and all the imaginative spoofy detail we have come to expect. Plus, of course, the extraordinary animation.
This includes more CGI than usual to fill in the backgrounds, but it isn't obvious and the real sets and models are exceptional. It's based on one in a series of books by Gideon Defoe with recurring characters. In 1837, the (relatively) likeable crew of a pirate ship gets tangled up with Charles Darwin and Queen Victoria.
The historical characters both have their eyes on the dodo the Captain has perched on his shoulder, while he attempts to win the prestigious (among buccaneers) Pirate of the Year award. The anachronisms are all cheerfully intentional and it's an unexpected twist to make the Queen the psycho-bad guy.
The voice talent is appropriately pantomimic. Hugh Grant is the standout as the underdog skipper, and I enjoyed Jeremy Piven as an insidious rival. Maybe this doesn't play well to kids as there is no child identification character... but it's another Aardman that certainly crosses over to grownups. Now, make that sequel!
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