Veggin' out

If anyone has a younger brother, sister, niece or nephew or just baby-sits, then you're familiar with VeggieTales. Each VeggieTales story has a plot meant to teach kids morals and values, usually using a biblical story as a backdrop, although they have used "Rocky" in the past.\n"The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything" is a story about courage, self-discovery and hope. It stars three friends: Larry the Cucumber, Sedgewick, and George the Grape, who work as busboys at a pirate-themed dinner theater. While trying to move up, they get fired after a botched audition for the show. From there, they get sucked into a swashbuckling adventure on the high seas. Even though these three aren't real heroes, the fate of their nation's royalty rests in their hands.\nIf the story sounds familiar, it is. You can see stuff like this in cheesy cartoons from the '80s ("Captain N and the Video Game Masters"), Disney movies ("A Kid in King Arthur's Court") and of course one of the greatest movies ever made "Back to the Future." The difference here is this movie wasn't made to wow Hollywood. Oscars won't be won here; this one is for the kids.\nThe voicework is cheesy, although anyone who is a fan of video games and anime should recognize Cam Clarke (a popular voice actor in the "Metal Gear" video game series) as the villain and the king. \nFurthermore, the animation makes "Chicken Little" look like "Fantasia."\nIf you get roped into taking your nephew or someone you're baby-sitting, the story is amusing enough to make you laugh and keep you entertained, especially the scenes with the Rock Monster (sit during the credits for an amusing parody of "Rock Lobster") and the killer cheese curls.\nIn terms of cliche children's stories about morals, this one is decent. Although, if you're on a date with Mary Jane, it should be amazing.