Veggie Pirates Plunder to DVD

Thursday, August 21, 2008
By: Ryan Ball

After making nearly $13 million at the box office, the latest animated vegetable adventure from Big Idea and Universal Pictures sets sail for the shores of home video, where the franchise’s real treasure is buried. The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything: A Veggie Tales Movie will land on retail shelves on Oct. 14, offering mroe than two hours of bonus features, including an all-new, extended ending and family activities.

Written by Phil Vischer and directed by Mike Nawrocki, the team behind 2002’s indie animation hit Jonah: A VeggieTales Movie, The Pirates Who Don’t Do Anything revolves around supporting characters introduced in that first movie. A trio of lazy would-be vegetable pirates must rise to the occasion and learn what it means to be heroes when a message from the past sends them on a time-traveling mission to save a royal family.

Behind-the-scenes featurettes included on the disc are Making a Veggie Pirate Movie, featuring interviews with the production staff; and Why We Do it, with - interviews on the reasons for making the story. There will also be an art gallery with commentary, a tutorial on how to draw various Veggie characters presented by concept artists, select scenes with commentary by characters, and commentary from the production team. Larry the Cucumber takes viewers on trips to firehouses, police stations and other locations to learn What Makes a Hero, and viewers can visit a marina to explore life on the water in Out to Sea. Families will also be able to undertake a treasure adventure, play various games that unlock bonus clips from the movie, participate in a pirate sing-along, print out pirate finger puppets, and walk the Fashion Plank, an interactive dress-up activity featuring characters from the film in silly costumes. Other bonus features include an interactive storybook, a parents’ guide to values reflected in the movie, coloring pages and a desktop wallpaper.

The Universal Studios Home Entertainment release is rated G and will carry a suggested retail price of $29.98.

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