Alex, G
A great anime based of the manga called The Bible, a true classic and worth purchasing for whatever cost. 11/10
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars
06/27/23
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Melany L
Not Veggie Tales's best movie, but "just ok" Veggie Tales is like "just ok" pizza—it's still pizza.
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Rated 4 out of 5 stars
04/17/23
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jacob b
While waiting for The Super Mario Bros. Movie to come out, which I'm cautiously optimistic for, I decided to watch and review Universal's ACTUAL first fully computer-animated film predating Despicable Me by 2.5 years, albeit a distribution-only film rather than in-house like Illumination's magnum opus. Here's the review: Departing from the Christian morals that make VeggieTales what it is, it was perhaps to be expected that The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything wouldn't be as good as Jonah but I didn't think this would be that underwhelming. Sure, the animation's nice despite the very small budget of $15 million*, the songs are enjoyable, I thought the villain's design looked cool and little kids will likely be distracted by the silly antics but this movie starring the fan-favourite trio was not good. The script is cheesy and lacking in wit, the story's a generic "chosen one" narrative that plays its clichés straight such as the "unsure of themselves" protagonists, a treacherous uncle and the father wanting to be a role model for their children to look up to and it's hard to root for our would-be heroes when only one of them actually has some semblance of a proper character arc. Their character development feels unearned when only one of them is actually motivated to be a hero. I don't think this film is obnoxiously bad or anything but, when compared to Jonah, this certainly felt like it went from VeggieTale to VeggieFail.
*It is fairly obvious the animation studio didn't have much of a budget to work with since it largely takes place at sea and on scarcely populated islands which makes the world feel depressingly empty, outside of the present-day sequences. Jonah came out 6 years earlier with nearly the same budget but still managed to make two cities populated and full of life, although maybe I should give them some leeway since the animation was produced by a different company rather than in-house at Big Idea
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Rated 2 out of 5 stars
03/31/23
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Luiz Henrique S
I Love the Veggietales, the movie is so cool and funny, i Love so much, i Loved
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars
01/17/23
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Nicolas R
It's Was Okay. Unlike The Other VeggieTales Installments, This Has Nothing To Do With Bible.
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Rated 3 out of 5 stars
11/04/22
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Audience Member
um. idk why this thing exists. it's funny. has some good themes ig. it's a VeggieTales movie tho. hmmmmm 52/100
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Reviewer name and watch date: Andrew Thorpe, 6/22/2022, Wed.
Movie title and release year: The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything,,
(2008)
52/100, E-
1a - Attraction value - upon first contact, is the idea appealing?: 4/10
1b - Attraction value - cast, plot, series, other medium influence?: 6/10
2a - Acting - casting - lead, supporting, villain, etc: 5/15
2b - Acting - character interaction, emotional connection: 9/15
3a - Dialogue - use for moving plot forward, nuance: 7/10
3b - Dialogue - writing quality, profanity, comedy: 12/15
4a - Plot - logical within universe, easy to follow, makes sense: 10/15
4b - Plot - quality, is it a good plot? too long, unique?: 10/15
5a - Themes & motifs - symbolism, strong impressions: 12/15
5b - Themes & motifs - applicable ideas/thoughts, call to action: 5/5
6a - Cinematography - pace of editing, cuts, scene length, etc: 5/15
6b - Cinematography - angle, tone mood of shots: 5/15
7a - Effects - practical - explosions, large animals & vehicles: 4/5
7b - Effects - practical - costumes, weapons, props: 2/5
7c - Effects - practical - settings, scenery: 2/5
7d - Effects - special - CGI, green screen: 1/5
8a - Sound - score - conveying mood, determining attitude, etc: 10/20
8b - Sound - sound fx - foley, gunshots, explosions, dialogue, sound quality: 5/10
9a - Direction - quality - vision, concept, should this movie exist?: 5/10
9b - Direction - choices - execution of vision, cohesiveness: 5/15
10 - Bonus - up to 30 bonus points: 5/30
Total out of 250: 129/250
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Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars
02/12/23
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