I had been keen to see this picture after watching the preview for it awhile back. It looked funny to me.
In this pirate adventure we meet The Pirate Captain (voiced by Hugh Grant) and his crew including Pirate With a Scarf (voiced by Martin Freeman), The Albino Pirate (voiced by Anton Yelchin or Russell Tovey depending on which version you are watching), The Pirate with Gout (voiced by Brendan Gleeson), The Surprisingly Curvaceous Pirate (voiced by Ashley Jensen), The Pirate who likes Sunsets and Kittens (voiced by Al Roker or Ben Whitehead depending on which version you are watching), and their beloved "parrot" Polly are roving the high seas doing what pirates do best.
The Pirate Captain desperately wants to win the Pirate of the Year award but to do that he will have to beat out Black Bellamy (voiced by Jeremy Piven), Cutlass Liz (voiced by Salma Hayek), and Peg Leg Hastings (voiced by Lenny Henry). Whoever has the most booty wins the prize. Unfortunately for The Pirate Captain, try as he might, he hasn't won despite many attempts. Still he and his crew are determined so they troll the seas intent on seizing as much booty as possible.
While sailing and attempting to pillage, the crew comes across a scientific expedition led by Charles Darwin (voiced by David Tennant). Charles is amazed and fascinated when he "discovers" that Polly isn't a parrot but is in fact a dodo. He mentions that he wants to show Polly off to scientists in London with the hopes of winning recognition and "riches beyond imagination". The Pirate Captain is intrigued by the mention of riches and so determines to accompany Charles Darwin to the science exposition to show off Polly himself with the hopes of winning. Charles reluctantly goes along with The Pirate Captain's scheme. The rest of the pirate crew is unsure but supportive if it will get their beloved captain the Pirate of the Year award. Off they go to London.
The pirate crew is nervous about going to England because Queen Victoria (voiced by Imelda Staunton) is very vocal about destroying pirates. She has made it her mission in life to remove the pirate scourge from the world. The Pirate Captain isn't worried because the pirates are "masters of disguise."
So begins the hare-brained scheme of a Pirate Captain and his crew to win The Pirate of the Year award. All the while, the crew has to avoid Queen Victoria, as well as try to protect their precious Polly and each other. When the Pirate Captain makes a disastrous mistake that costs him dearly, he must use all of his pirate skills to save Polly, get his crew back, and still hopefully win the Pirate of the Year award.
It is a cute family movie. I found that I wasn't as amused by it as I had hoped but I don't regret watching the film either. The pirates are all charming and endearing and Polly is adorable.
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