The Pirates! Band of Misfits

  • 2012


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86 % Certified Fresh
$ 123 Million
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Positive Reviews 77
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Average Rating 3.6/5
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2.0
type Movie Current Status In Season runtime 87 minutes Wide Release Date 04/27/12 performer Hugh Grant, Salma Hayek, Jeremy Piven director Peter Lord .. EW
4.0
Its a fun mix of swashbuckling pirate adventure, Charles Darwin biography, and twisted Victoriana lesson. Common Sense Media
4.5
A rollicking good time that offers enough broad comedy mixed with more cerebral sight gags to ensure this will be a family favourite for years to come .. We Got This Covered
4.0
The result is a brilliant mish mash of styles and genres, crammed with ideas and intelligence and carried off with a sense of rebellious fun and breat .. Time Out
4.0
Disney has the pedigree, DreamWorks has the pop culture meta savvy, Pixar has peerless first rate storytelling and Japans Studio Ghibli has the perfec .. Time Out
2.5
Such cinematic grace dissipates when splintering canon fire shreds the films title card and a more direct sense of storytelling takes over.
4.0
Band of Misfits, a delightful romp whose varied pleasures should please kids all along the age spectrum. The Hollywood Reporter
3.0
The daffy British humor may confound some of the youngest viewers but there is plenty of universal slapstick to supplement the drier Brit wit.
4.0
In An Adventure With Scientists offers gorgeous animation and a relentlessly witty script. Telegraph
4.0
Band of Misfits plunder and please Aardman Animations stop motion film offers an absurd, Monty Python type premise and delivers a clever, delightful s ..
4.0
The actual method of animation is just about the least important part of any animated movie whats funny in CGI will be equally funny in traditional in ..
4.5
Adventure and silliness ensues, along with a few lessons to learn but more importantly endless, endless jokes and sight gags and tossed off asides tha .. Cinema Blend
3.0
The result is indeed a rollicking good time, even if Aardmans ambitions dont quite dazzle as usual. Ny Daily News
3.8
It may only happen if the films thoroughly British style of absurd humour connects with North American audiences. The Globe And Mail
4.0
\u00e2\u0080\u0093 a swashbuckling adventure with a rich vein of surreal and broad comedy is based upon The Pirates! (
2.5
Most of which amount to a grin, a chuckle.Those of us who love Aardman will appreciate the gorgeous attention to detail, made sharper (not much sharpe .. Rogers Movie Nation
3.1
While the movie manages to retain a unique feeling, The Pirates! Band of Misfits still loses much of its unruly spirit as the plot continues in earnes .. Mark Reviews Movies
2.0
The science competition gives the filmmakers another chance to add a dash of Wallace, but pay attention as some of the films best gags lie around the ..
4.4
Appropriate for all ages, this delightfully daffy romp has action adventure for younger audiences, as well as enough quintessentially British wit to k .. Usa Today
3.5
I just didnt think it was funny and I didnt think that it was engaging as a sports movie. You Tube
4.0
While the film is a visual treat, its biggest asset is its nutty sense of humor. News Review
4.0
Despite a little sag in the middle, where the script could have used some extra punch, this wonderfully imaginative movie succeeds in being that rare .. Radio Times
4.0
This is a movie where the key to enjoying it is how much you get into the spirit of it. I did and was rewarded with some fine movie booty. (Full Conte .. Screen It
4.0
Its not enough to describe Dead Man as simply an anti western; its an iconoclastic deconstruction of late 19th Century American values and mores, many .. Pop Matters
3.5
An Adventure with Scientists) that the moral of the story never overcomes the jokes. The Wrap
4.0
On top of that, Lord orchestrates some superb action sequences that will give you new respect for Plasticine.This is a thoroughly enjoyable, beautiful .. View London
3.8
BOTTOM LINE This brainy, zany treat may have adults laughing harder than kids, though the inventive claymation should please all viewers. News Day
3.8
One might wonder whether jokes about lepers and beheadings border on the too dark for a younger audience. New York Post
4.0
Like Pixar across the pond, Aardman succeeds because it characters are fully realized (almosthuman) and the scripts are thoroughly thought out before .. Film Journal International ..
4.0
I wouldnt use it as a study guide for Victorian history, though it would be fun to see the reaction on the teachers face when the test was graded. Az Central
3.8
The movie could also teach something to the makers of Pirates of the Caribbean about delivering a story quirky enough to actually stick with you. Boston
4.0
The characters are done with claymation, but the backgrounds and seascapes are CG. Smh
4.0
Based on a series of tongue in cheek novels from Gideon Defoe, which feature a particularly inept band of buccaneers having adventures with caricature .. Npr
3.8
Its not Aardmans best by a long shot, but the tales seafaring shenanigans are leagues above most animated ho hummery. Star Tribune
4.5
For Pirates! isnt just a hoot and half funny, clever, and wittily animated, basically pure delightful perfection but perhaps the sneakiest educational ..
4.0
It is effortlessly and unassumingly funny and terrifically smart. Guardian
3.0
Based on the first of a series of childrens books by Gideon Defoe, this latest stop action animated movie from the Aardman studio has a decent positio .. Guardian
2.5
The directors behind the film are better than this mediocre content, and Aardman definitely has seen better days in the way of stop motion animation. Cinema Crazed
3.0
In An Adventure With Scientists is the most ambitious undertaking yet from the Bristol based clay mation specialists but while often enjoyable its not .. Flim List
4.0
Though the humour is very dark in places theres also slapstick fun and its good natured throughout.On the strength of this, fans will look forward to .. Eye For Film
4.0
The genius of the film is that it works on every level for every age.
3.5
So the buccaneers must travel in disguise and expect many manic chases. Susang Ranger
4.0
The story is not really the thing here lets face it, winning a totally meaningless award is not the stuff of high stakes the pictures appeal and charm .. Express
3.8
On the page, Defoes story is wonderfully dry and consistently droll. Chicago Tribune
4.0
Its offensive, but much worse: its just not as funny as everything else. The Irish Times
3.0
Band of Misfits brings back the companys unique stop motion look, albeit augmented by a substantial amount of CGI. Las Vegas Weekly
3.0
Sly jokes come as fast and furious as the imaginative visuals that overflow like an exploding booty of goofy action. Coles Mithey
3.0
Not many films aimed at kids would also make room for radically bastardized versions of historical figures Queen Victoria and Charles Darwin as promin .. Hit Fix
2.5
But Grant adds nothing surprising to the dialogue, and Gleeson is wasted. Nj
4.0
The folks at Britains vaunted Aardman Animations specialize in whimsical animated movies with decidedly mischievous twists. Movie Habit
3.0
The spirited voice work, morbid throwaway gags, inventive set pieces, gleefully odd story, detail choked production design and stunning marriage of st .. Oregon Live
3.5
...an entertaining piece of animated nonsense that shouldnt be left to just the kids. Maki At The Movies
4.0
Beautiful animation from Aardman and brimming with swashbuckling gags and delicious moments. Mirror
3.8
The plot is silly, fun and fast paced.At just 88 minutes it whizzes by. Three Movie Buffs
3.0
The stop motion masters of Aardman Animations took the challenge and mostly meet it, with its unique style still better suited to animals seeming huma .. Tamp A Bay
2.5
But the script simply isnt funny.I saw it in a packed cinema and packed with kids and yet there was barely a laugh the whole film. Abc
2.5
But all the good stuff is around the edges, though, or zooming by so fast you dont have time to enjoy it Kansas City
4.0
In its design and conception, the film is more obviously designed to appeal to children, though grownups will surely enjoy the witty banter. Digital Spy
3.1
However, this 3 D comedy also delivers more smiles than laughs and a fast moving but underwhelming story that runs aground early. Red Eye Chicago
3.0
But enthusiasm can only take a film so far, with Pirates an enjoyable yet middling animated tale. Matts Movie Reviews
3.0
In an Adventure with Scientists) carries all the hallmarks of the British studios wit, speed, and visual creativity.A stop motion animated effort, the .. Brian Or Ndorf
3.8
1 of 2 View Caption In this film image released by Sony Pictures, Pirate with a Scarf, voiced by Martin Freeman, left, and Pirate Captain, voiced by H .. Sltrib
3.8
But while its (very) occasionally a little slow, it is never predictable, and the audiences patience is more than rewarded. Js Online
4.0
A Band of Misfits is so much smarter and more intellectually engaging for your kids than 99% of family entertainment that it makes it significantly ea .. Hollywood Chicago
4.0
In An Adventure With Scientists is the first truly great animated film of the year: a painstakingly modelled laugh riot that boggles the mind while ti .. The Shiz Nit
4.3
Some CGI looks way too sterile for its own good.I like this look better. Crave Online
3.0
In An Adventure With Scientists is a claymation styled tale of salty seadogs that is rather sweet. Scots Man
2.0
But it doesnt make a whole of sense, either, as the filmmakers continually confuse being silly with being clever. No La
3.1
The Pirates! is full of jokes for adults that will fly right over kids heads, but retains just enough plot conflict and slapstick to keep younger audi .. Scene Stealers
3.0
Pirates and Scientists alike should enjoy it, even if the young Darwin is reincarnated as a humourless, prestige seeking weasel. The Ooh Tray
3.0
All of this seems to me more innocent and palatable than the rude humor lacing much home grown animated fare. Decent Films
4.0
They just see the world differently than other animation studios, thats the only way to explain it.Hilarious and wonderful. East Bay Express
3.0
You wont hear a line like that in your average animated film.The direction by Peter Lord of the stop motion clay animation is spirited. Tony Mack
4.0
It doesnt rely on every line making a funny about modern terms in a medieval setting. Fat Guys At The Movies
4.0
Smart, funny, and good looking, Pirates! was one of the most pleasant animated surprises in recent memory and is well worth your time. M Tv
4.0
Here is a return to the charming stop motion visuals (albeit CGI assisted) for which Aardman Animations is known and loved, and the long development p .. Fan The Fire Magazine
3.5
Their collaboration has produced a sweet and often engaging picture; audiences are less likely to bust a gut laughing than to find themselves smiling .. Entertainment Time
4.0
Although not up to the standard of Aardmans greatest offerings, the film remains an amusing and enjoyable addition to their oeuvre.Silly, stylish, inv .. Trespass Mag
2.5
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3.5
Its thoroughly offbeat and is all the more charming because of it. Cairo 360
3.5
Children will enjoy the films wonderful animation while parents will enjoy its quirky brand of comedy. Johnhanlon Reviews
3.0
Band of Misfits may look better than its predecessors, but it lacks the consistent wit of Chicken Run and feel good charm of Wallace & Gromit to be co .. Toledo Blade
3.5
Overall though, The Pirates! relies more on wit than on double entendres, and for parents who appreciate quirk, it offers a clever respite from the ba .. World Wng
3.5
Its all rather casual not unengaging, exactly, but lacking a narrative energy all its own. Movie Line
4.0
In An Adventure With Scientists draws on Aardmans trademark visual style and playful sense of humour. Liver Pool Echo
3.8
The film is almost awe inspiring in its unabashed embrace of a love so all encompassing that Paige even treasures Leos flatulence. (Seriously she roll .. Gomemphis
2.0
Some end credit shenanigans raise a smirk, but it is likely you will feel plundered by Pirates. Screen Space(Squarespace)
4.4
Even if you dont have kids, this is very much an animated film for everyone. Jeffrey Manderson Blog Spo ..



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