Steineded How sad is this?

Zlatica One of the worst ways to make a cult movie is to set out to make a cult movie.

Kimball Exactly the movie you think it is, but not the movie you want it to be.

Dana An old-fashioned movie made with new-fashioned finesse.

adonis98-743-186503 Three lazy misfits - very timid Elliot (Larry the Cucumber), lazy Sedgewick (Mr. Lunt) and no self-confident George (Pa Grape) - dream of the day of putting on a show about pirates. With their own problems of might not having this dream come true, they soon find themselves traveling back in time into the 17th century and begin a quest. The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything: A VeggieTales Movie is a lazy, dumb and pretty disappointing animation that despite the good looking animation and characters it's easily just a forgettable animated movie. (3/10)

Python Hyena The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything: A Veggie Tales Movie (2008): Dir: Mike Nawrocki / Voices: Phil Vischer, Mike Nawrocki, Cam Clarke, Yuri Lowenthal, Laura Gerow: Surprisingly creative Christian theme animation that regards the hero that we can all be regardless of size or status. All the animated characters are here save for Bob the Tomato, who is revealed only in the conclusion as the film's director. One big issue is that these characters do not appear to have limbs, yet they seem to carry or pick up objects as if they had. We have Pa Grape, who fears that his children do not respect him as much as the hero in the play they're watching. Larry the Cucumber seems to fear everything, and Mr. Lunt works with him at the venue where the play takes place. Central plot regards an adventure they're swept up in involving a princess who desperately desires to rescue her brother, the prince from the evil Robert the Terrible. Along the way they encounter giant yet docile rock creatures as well as snack food that turns the tables and attempts to make snacks out of our heroes. The animation is colourful and the screenplay is surprisingly detail without being too complicated for children. Another plus is that it avoids being preachy where many Christian films fail. While the heroes rise above expectations, the screenwriters were obviously avoiding being labelled as not doing anything. Score: 9 / 10

fisherbee1-1 I took the kids to see this one, and they all thoroughly enjoyed themselves (even the teenager!). Personally, I got a kick out of the story; with all the twists and turns, you never know what is coming next, or where it will all lead. There are realistic personal situations for our favorite veggies to deal with, plenty of action to keep things moving along, and all the laughs and silliness that we have come to expect from Veggie Tales. The moral was there, of course, presented so wonderfully and cleverly that even the secular audience grasp and appreciate the lesson. Once again, Big Idea has served us up a delightful tale for the entire family, that children of all ages can see with no worries by their parents.

PFNikolai In this day of incredible computer-aided animation and scripts written to keep audiences laughing, it is easy to get caught up in the quality of the production and the non-stop barrage of jokes while losing sight of another objective that a good movie for kids might—or even should—attempt to achieve: communicating the value of virtues. It is rare that a movie can pull off all three, and I have to believe that effectively communicating values (without preaching) is the most difficult of the three.The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything comes close on all three counts. The animation is good, but it does not amaze. The story has moments of laughter and emotion, but you don't end up caring about many of the characters. And it makes it clear that doing the right thing and being willing to make sacrifices for others is important and worth the effort. In the end, I was glad that my kids had been entertained while having important principles reinforced. This is truly a movie for kids from start to finish, rather than a cute story with mature humor thrown in from time to time to keep things interesting for parents who might not be able set their prurient interests aside for a couple of hours.Now if I could just get those freaky cheese curls off my mind