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This is, like, the best movie I've ever seen in my life!
"Let's go show those boffins what's what!"
"It's only impossible if you stop to think about it."
"But Frankenstein and a jellyfish, that would be a different matter."
"Sorry Vicky, but dodo's off the menu!"
(Not to be confused with Vika! ;)
And, yes, it even breaks Seinfeld's 'No hugging, no learning' rule:
"It's not about the prizes and the awards...it's about who you are inside."
And yet--does the man-panzee teach you anything about ancient society? No! He's just your friend and he helps save the day!
And it's really all about Polly...although I also like The Albino Pirate: blond hair, red eyes.
And it's great how The Pirate Captain calls The Pirate With A Scarf "Number Two" as though we were on the deck of the Enterprise.
And: true story. I was at the mall, so I went to the theatre and I got a ticket for "The Five-Year Engagement" (which I'd actually been waiting to go see). I went into the theatre which I presumed corresponded to the one I had the ticket for, although for the life of me I couldn't find the display-y thing to confirm it. It was a Monday matinee, and the place was deserted, totally empty, like a bomb hit it. I suppose the previews should have given something away, but they were all so cute and funny; I liked them. And then the thing started, but it was kinda special, and so it wasn't like I was going to go back and bully the ticket guy who gave me the weak directions as to which door to go through. And, and! I started to cough about the time when Number Two is convincing The Pirate Captain not to give up on adventuring, so I sucked it up (...yeah!) so I didn't have to leave or disturb the other person (more or less singular--yeah) watching the movie.
Well, there was one person behind me, and one or two in front of me, one of whom was texting at times, because you could see the glow of the screen. I didn't mind...,it was like a faint glow of life in a vast ocean of empty space.
All that's true though; I'm not nearly creative enough to think up something like that. I'm only surprised I was gutsy enough to go through with it. I mean, you can't get in trouble for that sort of thing, can you? They're not going to haul you out of the theatre, kicking and screaming, for buying a ticket to one show, and seeing another? They're all the same price, aren't they?
*shrugs* I felt really good about it though. I'm especially happy that we got Polly back. Polly is our friend. And man, when I left the theatre, I felt like I was living for the very first time. I felt so special and happy about who I was.
"They're not scientists; they're Girl Scouts!"
"They're not Girl Scouts; they're pirates!"
I'm the Pirate Of The Year!
And pirates don't need any royal pardons. ;)
(And, you know, the Pirate King was a great Master of Ceremonies, and Vicky even had a decent bust, but, you know, there are just some things that we *don't* need from the royals...which is why pirates want to be outlaws--we want to be ourselves! Like Cossack rogues! And sometimes even "bearded ones". "Can anyone bring me a towel?" So let Vicky have fun with the Russians or the Portuguese or the Welsh instead...which is why it's good that the pirates could punch her in effigy, and good that Polly could bite her on the nose, when QV tried to use her against her friend!)
And anyway, it's actually a great piece of (animated) historical fiction...it's better than "Pride & Prejudice", even....
Yeah: this is my idea of a date movie. :)
(10/10)
