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 Happy Feet (Widescreen Edition) :: 1416919201
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Into the world of the Emperor Penguins, who find their soul mates through song, a penguin is born who cannot sing. But he can tap dance something fierce!
In the cold land of Antarctica, the Emperor Penguins each express their true love withEditorial Descriptions are usually submitted by the manufacturers, publishers and authors. Contact us if you are one of them, and wish to change the above description. |
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Author: Guest
I saw this at the movies when it came out here, and was really impressed. So I bought it on DVD knowing exactly that this will be enjoying to watch for all ages, adult and children alike. Good Family Viewing.
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Author: Guest
I have mixed feelings about this film.
First, in a technical sense, it's absolutely great. The animation is superb, the sound is excellent, and the editing is flawless.
The actors-- particularly Robin Williams-- who do the voices are outstanding. This is a classic showcase for the off-the-wall improvisation that Williams has always been so good at. You have to listen very carefully, since some of the lines slip by in the action.
The story is cute: An adorable little penguin is born without a song, but he can dance; that is, he has happy feet. After some heartbreak, with the assistance of loyal friends, he perseveres through many adventures and gains acceptance in the end.
The thing that bothered me is the rather heavy-handed political message that was more or less grafted on to the end of the film. It certainly didn't spoil the movie for me (and I actually accept the premise that humans are over-fishing the oceans), but it seemed misplaced enough to be jarring. That is, one minute I was watching a very well done, cute little film, and the next minute, I'm supposed to feel guilty about having eaten fish and chips for dinner. It just doesn't fit together well.
So, I actually liked the film, though the way it was politicized disappointed me. After having seen Happy Feet and Cars, I think Cars deserved the Oscar. But Happy Feet is well worth seeing for the quality of its production.
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Author: Guest
Then watch this movie. (Try and not get caught up in the environmental curriculum. If you have trouble, then simply read something witty by Myron Ebell. ;-)
Favorite quotes:
Sea Lion: "Come here, saugage. I take you with ketchup."
Penguin (Robin Williams): "But first you've got to catch up!"
Penguin 1: "What's he doing?"
Penguin 2: "I think he's singing."
Penguin 1" "I know singing, that's not singing."
Penguin (Robin Williams): "Yeah, I heard an animal once do that, but then they rolled him over, he was dead."
Penguin (Robin Williams): "...Don't worry we can fix it."
Penguin 1: "We can?"
Penguin (Robin Williams): "Absolutely. We can. We can."
Mumble (Elijah Wood): "We can? Really?"
Penguin (Robin Williams): "Yes! Let me tell you something ju-ju. Come close. Closer. You wanna sing?"
Mumble (Elijah Wood): "Yeah."
Penguin (Robin Williams): "You making fun of me?"
Mumble (Elijah Wood): "Nao."
Penguin (Robin Williams): "Then this is very easy. ...You will sing. You just got to do exactly what I say."
Gloria : "How could you?"
Penguin (Robin Williams): "I know size can be daunting, but don't be afraid. I love you."
Mumble (Elijah Wood): "Gloria Please. Please Wait. Please wait for me."
Gloria : "Mumble, what could you possibly be thinking?"
Mumble (Elijah Wood): "I don't know what else to do."
Song Finale: "Looking back on when I was a little nappy-headed boy."
Seymour: "Don't push me 'cause I am close to the edge. And I'm trying not to lose my head."
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Author: Guest
As a conservationist, and a lover of movies, I was expecting a wonderful experience from watching this movie. I was sorely disappointed. The movie did wildlife a huge disservice by casting leopard seals and killer whales as little more than evil predators. Neither species is evil. Both do what they have evolved to do. Lending some moral superiority to penguins which eat fish (and hence is a predator), while not extending the same respect to seals and whales is wrong-headed at best. It confused my nephew and caused him to want to kill whales and seals. All in all, a huge waste of time. Plus the mexican slurs provided by Robin Williams should have been removed, very insensitive. Plus, I must add it also supports the sterotype of the traditional dad as little more than a close-minded fool. Avoid this like the plague. Oh, not enough music for me. Very sad!!!
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Author: Guest
I wasn't going to review this until I saw all these one-star "it's political propaganda telling us how awful humans are" stuff. Does Rush Limbaugh write reviews here?
Anybody seen Planet Earth on the Discovery channel? Kind of related - the polar bear not being able to walk on the ice and hunt because it's melting is poignant and scary. We live in a gorgeous world, and this movie was a lesson in how humans have changed it and affected animals in places we never even thought of, and it's on a level that kids can understand. But it's uplifting, too, because it shows people working together to come up with solutions. If ONLY you could get people to agree to protect habitats as easily as they did in this movie!! It had an inspiring ending showing what's possible when we all work together for the good of our common world rather than being too short-sighted to think about what our actions will mean for our children and grandchildren, not to mention the other species on our planet.
Yeah, humans were the villain at first, but in the end we were the heroes because we recognized the importance of protecting the world, came together, and did something about it, and everybody was happy. That's pretty inspiring to me.
Oh, and I did think it was weird that there were so many sexual references in a kids movie - but it seems like there are sexual references everywhere these days, and since I'm not a parent yet, I didn't really think about it.
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