Academy Awards, USA 2013
| Nominee Oscar | Best Animated Feature Peter Lord |
Columbia Pictures
Directed by Peter Lord
My rating: 2 stars out of 4
IMDb Wikipedia
(Blu-ray, Sony)
An inept pirate captain tries to collect enough booty to win "pirate of the year". While raiding a ship, he finds none other than Charles Darwin, who recognizes his pet bird as the last surviving Dodo. He convinces the captain to present the bird in London to other scientists and promises a large reward. When it doesn't materialize, he hides the bird from Darwin as well as Queen Victoria, who eventually offers him a large sum of money. Satisfied he will win pirate of the year, he leaves the bird behind, but is stripped of his pirate status for consorting with the queen. He goes back to London but must fight the queen to get his pet mascot back. Ludicrous story and overblown pirate theatrics sink this combination of stop motion animation and CGI.
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