In THE PIRATES! BAND OF MISFITS, Hugh Grant stars in his first animated role as the luxuriantly bearded Pirate Captain—a boundlessly enthusiastic, if somewhat less-than-successful, terror of the High Seas. With a rag-tag crew at his side (Martin Freeman, Brendan Gleeson, Russell Tovey, and Ashley Jensen), and seemingly blind to the impossible odds stacked against him, the Captain has one dream: to beat his bitter rivals Black Bellamy (Jeremy Piven) and Cutlass Liz (Salma Hayek) 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 (Imelda Staunton) and team up with a haplessly smitten young scientist (David Tennant), but never lose sight of what a pirate loves best: adventure!
i was in a movie theatre with both adults and kids, and it seemed like the adults enjoyed the film better. if you liked "chicken run" - then you'll love this movie. i thought it was clever, funny (i laughed out loud several times), and loaded with good music. i'll be cheering for this movie for the oscars and other awards in it's genre.
took my 7 and 2 year olds, they enjoyed it and i had some laughs too.
too slow for adults and the dialect is too old for little ones - maybe good for 8-10 yr olds? i took my 4 yr old and we were all bored :(