I went to the cinema to see a film that I had been highly anticipating for some time, The Pirates! In an Adventure With Scientists. The film is based on the book of the same name, which I previously reviewed; the screenplay was written by the author, Gideon Defoe, but the film is only a loose adaptation, with some major differences in plot. The movie features Charles Darwin, a dodo, an evil Queen Victoria and various pirates. I really enjoyed the movie, which was really fun. It was a good adaptation of the book, whilst also having some good original features too. I also really liked the stop-motion animation style, which was done by Aardman Animations (which does pretty much guarantee quality, I suppose). Overall, it was a good film and I am glad I got the chance to see it.

‘For? What is all science for!’ exclaimed the scientist. ‘Pushing back frontiers! The thrill of discovery! Advancing the sum total of human knowledge and endeavour! And looking down ladies’ tops.’

The Pirates! In An Adventure With Scientists by Gideon Defoe is a funny, odd little book about pirates and scientists and all kinds of hilarious pirate adventures. I didn’t really know what to expect from it other than that it had been highly recommended and that they are making a film based on the book which looks fantastic. It is short and easy to read, and in some ways it almost felt like a great kids book, other than a few places where the humour was a little risqué. Overall I thought it was a lot of fun to read and it was a great little distraction for me from some of the more serious books I’ve been struggling to get through. If anyone wants to read something silly and piratey then I would recommend this book to them!

This is the trailer for The Pirates! Band of Misfits. It looks like it is going to be brilliant!