Review: The Pirates! Band of Misfits

As this film stars many illustrious actors that I am a fan of, I was quite excited to see it, even though it is quite a silly one. Though it is silly and aimed at small children, I did quite like The Pirates! Band of Misfits.

The film follows the misadventures of the Pirate Captain (Hugh Grant) in his endeavours to be named Pirate of the Year. He is joined by a motley crew played by the likes of Martin Freeman, Russell Tovey, and Brendan Gleeson. They are accompanied by the instantly recognisable voices of Imelda Staunton and David Tennant, which really complete the cast well.

The story is a little stupid and childish, but actually quite creative. In every stop-motion scene, there’s always something to see that will make you laugh. It’s easy to think why the cinema was empty, but (unless they’d always seen it) everyone was really missing something wonderful. So I hope you all put aside the fact that you are all grown up, and enjoy a good 88 minutes of quality children’s film.

My rating: 4/5

News: David Tennant gets married

Okay, normally here at Kantaloupe, we generally stay away from celebrity-stalking when doing News articles, but I thought I should kick off the year with something nice, and my only excuse for this is that it has to do with Doctor Who. Here goes!

Last night, David Tennant married Georgia Moffett, the daughter of previous Doctor Who actor Peter Davison. The ceremony was held in London, and newspaper sources said the couple tried to keep the ceremony as private as possible.

The two met when she was a co-star on Doctor Who, playing the Doctor’s Daughter in the episode of the same name. The couple have been planning to marry since Tennant proposed last Christmas, and they already have an eight-month-old daughter named Olivia.

When asked of whether he approves of David, Peter Davison said, ‘It’s great because he’s a genuinely nice guy.’ Tennant has stated that he grew up watching Davison’s Doctor, and that his episodes were some of his favourites.

We wish the new couple a Happy New Year, and many great times ahead. What do you think of this news. Should we cover more stories like this? Tell us in the comments.

Watch: Doctor Who Cast and Crew Music Videos

A couple of days ago, some music videos surfaced on YouTube that were made by the cast and crew back in 2010 to close the Russell T. Davies and David Tennant era. The first is a parody to the song I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles) by The Proclaimers (whom David is a big fan of) and the second is a funny tribute song from John Barrowman, Catherine Tate, and David Tennant to Russell T. Davies and Julie Gardner, who helped make Tennant’s grand 2005-2010 one of the (if not the) best periods in Doctor Who history.

Take a look using the links below:
I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3s4Czla6tXc&
The Ballad of Russell and Julie: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=giaMRyn47Xg&

I think many fans who watch this will think back to Tennant’s time which, although it was less than two years ago, seems so much like a bygone era. I only started watching in 2010, so I missed this time, though I’ve now watched all the Tennant episodes, and Tennant is my favourite Doctor.

What do you think of these videos. Do you also think that Tennant is the best Doctor to date? Tell us in the comments.