An old pirate tells a tavern full of salty sea dogs about an island bursting with hidden treasure Once they've set sail for the mysterious island he tells them it is guarded by the terrible Pirate-Cruncher Eventually their greed overcomes their fear & when they arrive on the island a hilarious fold-down flap shows that the island itself is the Pirate-Cruncher who promptly swallows the whole motley crew! Jonny Duddle worked as a concept artist on the Pirates of the Carribbean computer gamewhich inspired him to create The Pirate Cruncher for Templar ...

An old pirate tells a tavern full of salty sea dogs about an island bursting with hidden treasure Once they've set sail for the mysterious island he tells them it is guarded by the terrible Pirate-Cruncher Eventually their greed overcomes their fear & when they arrive on the island a hilarious fold-down flap shows that the island itself is the Pirate-Cruncher who promptly swallows the whole motley crew! Jonny Duddle worked as a concept artist on the Pirates of the Carribbean computer gamewhich inspired him to create The Pirate Cruncher for Templar Now available in paperback with an Audio CD A highly successful computer games illustrator Jonny's work is visually appealing Hilarious surprise ending with fold-down flap to reveal the monster ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play The Pirate is the epic true story of Ioannis Varvakis a humble Greek pirate who with the help of Catherine The Great went on to become an international caviar millionaire but ended his days as an inmate on a remote prison island This epic tale moves from the Greek islands to the court of the Russian Queen & then back to a country torn apart by revolution & civil war This is a story of one man s journey from pirate to nobleman amid war & a fight for independence ...

The galaxy is at war & Jake Cutler is at the heart of it With his friends & allies captured it's up to teenage space pirate Jake to go into battle & take down the corrupt Interstellar Government once & for all But in order to win this battle Jake must find his father & confront secrets from his own past Prepare for blast-off with the explosive third book in the Spacejackers series
- perfect for fans of Star Wars pirates & space adventures of all shapes & sizes
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Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Academy Award-nominated animated feature following the attempts of a pirate captain to outdo his rivals featuring the vocal talents of Hugh Grant David Tennant & Salma Hayek Pirate Captain (voice of Grant) is determined to win the coveted & Pirate of the Year& award He is aware however that he will face stiff competition from other buccaneers including Black Bellamy (Jeremy Piven) & Cutlass Liz (Hayek) But the Captain has other issues as well Queen Victoria (Imelda Staunton) is determined to capture him & hold him to account for his pirating while the weight of history hangs over his encounter with a young man named Charles Darwin (Tennant) ...

Pirate family the Jolley-Rogers move to a quiet seaside town in this award-winning best-seller by Jonny Duddle Stopping to fix their ship this unusual family get the whole neighbourhood spreading rumours about their wild behaviour Only Matilda the girl next door thinks that they are ok When the family sail away the town discovers they were wrong to assume the worst
- sometimes a rough exterior hides buried treasure literally!
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Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play The wizards of stop-motion mirth at Britain&s Aardman Animations have significantly stepped up their art craft & storytelling style in The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists Commonly known as Claymation (though the elaborately rendered miniature sets & figures are constructed with high-tech Plasticine) the process involves painstaking manipulation of physical forms to create the smooth movements & clever nuance of character that made Aardman famous with their iconic Wallace & Gromit shorts & the features Chicken Run & Flushed Away The source material is a series of books by Gideon Defoe that are of the for-kids-&-grownups-alike variety which means The Pirates! is perfect family fare that has plenty of intelligent asides to counterbalance the wacky & slapstick shenanigans The story is set on the tropical high seas & in the heart of Victorian London where Queen Victoria herself (voiced by Imelda Staunton) has a starring role The movie takes giddy pleasure in making her out to be a nefarious no-goodnik who has plenty of secrets though none of the lacy unmentionable variety The real star is the Pirate Captain (a husky-sounding Hugh Grant) who&s more interested in procuring cured pork for his ship&s regular " Ham Nite" feasts than plundering for valuable booty This becomes kind of a problem when he enters the Pirate of the Year contest & finds himself up against the stiff competition of Black Bellamy (Jeremy Piven) Cutlass Liz (Salma Hayek) & Peg Leg Hastings (Lenny Henry) all of whom have oodles of jewels & doubloons to back up their bids But the Pirate Captain has a bird in the hand that may win him the prize yet His ship&s mascot Polly is not a parrot as he & the crew believe but rather the world&s only surviving dodo so identified by Charles Darwin (David Tennant) when his famous ship the Beagle is attacked by the pirates Darwin assures the captain that Polly is worthy of winning him Scientist of the Year & untold riches So it&s off to London & into the malevolent schemes of both Darwin & Victoria A madcap series of events leads to an air-sea showdown of breathtaking proportions that blends meticulous stop-motion technique with top-flight CG effects Throughout the movie the attention to detail is sensational even in the most throwaway gags An underlying cleverness is woven into every precisely composed scene adding to the overall sense of comic timing & the meticulous elements of story that imbue every movement The laughs come fast & furious especially in several elaborate set pieces that include a wild bathtub ride down a seemingly endless staircase & the bravura finale that swoops & soars through over & around Victoria&s behemoth of a steampunk sea vessel The speed of the jokes & the sophisticated action never overshadow the wildly amusing story & dotingly-thought-out character details Among the lovable & eloquently voiced ensemble pirate crew are the Pirate with a Scarf (Martin Freeman) the Albino Pirate (Anton Yelchin) the Pirate with Gout (Brendan Gleeson) the Surprisingly Curvaceous Pirate (Ashley Jensen) & the Pirate Who Likes Sunsets & Kittens (Al Roker) But more than anyone it&s co-directors Peter Lord & Jeff Newitt who are primarily responsible for deftly keeping The Pirates! afloat in what could easily become another memorable Aardman franchise --Ted Fry Language English Subtitles Hindi English ...

Set sail for a fun-filled voyage of hilarious pirate antics with the biggest Band of Misfits on the seven seas! When the infamous Pirate Captain (Hugh Grant) is shunned once again by his rivals Black Bellamy (Jeremy Piven) & Liz Cutlass (Salma Hayek) he sets his sights to win the coveted Pirate of the Year Award! With his trusted "parrot" Polly & rag-tag crew at his side Pirate Captain will need to battle Queen Victoria save a young Charles Darwin & never lose sight of what a pirate loves best Adventure! Actors Hugh Grant Martin Freeman David Tennant Salma Hayek Jeremy Piven Brendan Gleeson Imelda Staunton Brian Blessed Russell Tovey & Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje Director Peter Lord Certificate Universal Suitable for All Year 2012 Languages English ...

Set sail for a fun-filled voyage of hilarious pirate antics with the biggest Band of Misfits on the seven seas! When the infamous Pirate Captain (Hugh Grant) is shunned once again by his rivals Black Bellamy (Jeremy Piven) & Liz Cutlass (Salma Hayek) he sets his sights to win the coveted Pirate of the Year Award! With his trusted "parrot" Polly & rag-tag crew at his side Pirate Captain will need to battle Queen Victoria save a young Charles Darwin & never lose sight of what a pirate loves best Adventure! Actors Hugh Grant Martin Freeman David Tennant Salma Hayek Jeremy Piven Brendan Gleeson Imelda Staunton Brian Blessed Russell Tovey & Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje Director Peter Lord Certificate Universal Suitable for All Year 2012 Languages English ...

Set sail for a fun-filled voyage of hilarious pirate antics with the biggest Band of Misfits on the seven seas! When the infamous Pirate Captain (Hugh Grant) is shunned once again by his rivals Black Bellamy (Jeremy Piven) & Liz Cutlass (Salma Hayek) he sets his sights to win the coveted Pirate of the Year Award! With his trusted "parrot" Polly & rag-tag crew at his side Pirate Captain will need to battle Queen Victoria save a young Charles Darwin & never lose sight of what a pirate loves best Adventure! Actors Hugh Grant Martin Freeman David Tennant Salma Hayek Jeremy Piven Brendan Gleeson Imelda Staunton Brian Blessed Russell Tovey & Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje Director Peter Lord Certificate Universal Suitable for All Year 2012 Languages English ...