Aardman have done it again, they have produced a fantastically funny, visually stunning, plasticine, stop motion production that will have audiences laughing out loud.
From the maker of Wallace and Gromit comes, the first in a series of children’s books by Gideon Defoe, The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists (Lord, UK). Hugh Grant plays his first animated role as the Pirate Captain, as this hapless crew sail the seven seas on the hunt for a booty fit to crown the Pirate Captain as the Pirate of the Year and beat his rivals, Black Bellamy (Jeremy Piven) and Cutlass Liz (Salma Hayek). But with a crew consisting of Number Two (Martin Freeman), Surprisingly Curvaceous Pirate (Ashley Jensen), The Albino Pirate (Anton Yelchen), Pirate with Gout ((Brendon Gleeson), a pirate that is really a fish with a hat and a parrot named Polly that is really the last existing Dodo, that all consider the best thing about being a pirate is ham night; we are definitely in for a treat.
This undoubtedly hapless crew, who are useless at plundering and looting, are run by a Captain who only has his super luxurious beard to offer as a symbol of his status as a Pirate, which brings a lot of comedy and an enjoyable plot. Along their quest to steal a bountiful booty the crew encounter Charles Darwin (David Tennant), who happens to be only concerned about the fact that he is unlikely to ever get a girlfriend, and the evil Queen Victoria (Imelda Staunton) whose pet hate is Pirates!
With five years in production this film was definitely worth waiting for, just for the laughs. With its punchy one liners, this film is definitely worth watching if you enjoy Aardman's subjective humour.
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