Happy Feet

Happy Feet

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Happy Feet

Brittany Murphy, Carlos Alazraqui, Elijah Wood, Elizabeth Daily, Fat Joe

"Happy Feet" is set deep in Antarctica. Into the land of Emperor Penguins, where each needs a heart song to attract a soul mate, a penguin is born who cannot sing. Our hero Mumble, son of Memphis and ...( read more  read more... )Norma Jean, is the worst singer in the world. However, as it happens, he is a brilliant tap dancer!

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  • November 19, 2006
    The movie is a hilarious & heartfelt feast for the eyes. Delightfully entertaining and provides a great message: be yourself, no matter how different you are.
  • December 27, 2009
    would normally be fairly bored at a kids' film and have just gone to take the kids - but all the adults were fascinated the whole time. We all agreed that it was easily the best animated movie of the year. I would recommend it for any age of kid. The audience in general obviously...( read more) loved it judging by the laughter but by the enthralled silence at the dramatic parts.

    Most families obviously consist of children of different ages - so it is not easy to find a film that appeals to teenagers as well as 3 year olds. This one did - an had the adults enthralled as well. I am not surprised that it beat Casino Royale at the Box Office in US 2 week ends running.

    The green message was great - I think it is really important that children should be aware of not littering etc, respecting the planet, from a young age. Having said that, I'm not sure the kids really got that message but it might have had some effect on the older ones.

    Have read some stuff on here saying kids should not be taught liberal values or not be made aware of them. Liberal values like tolerance and fairness etc. The film didn't promote those values more than a lot of kids' movies but even if it had I can't imagine why anyone would be worried about that so I'm not going to give it serious consideration.

    The film I went to see was basically a really exciting adventure story with excellent acting - you really felt for Mumble - he wasn't just a stock character. I thought Elijah Wood did an excellent job in that role. Quite a few people on the internet are asking - why use such famous actors for Happy Feet - why not have an unknown voice cast? Obviously having a very big name cast of A listers costs far more and so reduces the profits - at least that might appear to be the case. Here is one reply I found - "some of the famous actors out there are famous (and expensive) for a reason- they're good at what they do. Elijah Wood really is pretty amazing at playing a sympathetic lead; Nicole Kidman has a fantastic singing voice to go along with a sweet stage presence...." The visual effects were really breath-taking, probably the best animation I've ever seen. But the film also had an intriguing story with some depth - it wasn't just a bland cutesy film.

    I strongly recommend it for children, especially when you think of all the predictable rubbish that Hollywood often serves up for family films.

    Up-date - I am very pleased that it won the Oscar for Best Animated; I thought that it was clearly the best animated film of the year - and also I was pleased to see the Academy award originality and depth as opposed to a pleasant but rather bland, mix-as-before Pixar product.
  • September 30, 2009
    The animation is great and really clever etc, it?s just the story that lets it down. Penguin cuteness lasts minutes and the laughs last seconds. That leaves and hour and a half of quite dull viewing unless you like watching penguins fall down mountains and sing crap songs. Kids s...( read more)hould read books instead!
  • April 13, 2009
    When I first heard of this project I thought the creators must have gone mad. Dancing, singing penguins? God beware. I still felt like that once it came out, but now, on TV, I gave it a chance anyway. The first minutes proved my initial reaction to be right. The idea of musical m...( read more)edley of pop songs is stolen from Moulin Rouge and the forced cuteness is too much for anyone above age 10. Once Happy Feet starts his adventure to find out why the fishes are missing and one or two fun action sequences kicked in, the film gets a lot better. The effects are outstanding and really beautiful to look at. If only the film left out the music and concentrated on the adventure aspect of the story, this could have been an immediate classic of animated film. But as it is, I am somewhat torn and wondering who exactly this movie was directed at. Kids might enjoy it, if they aren't annoyed by the singing as much as I was.
  • February 17, 2009
    Mumble is a penguin whose father Memphis drops him as an egg and when he pops out he sings like I do. But the kid sure can dance- that's the problem. He gets tossed from his community and sets out to find the "aliens" that are ruining the ecosystem. Yes, the "aliens" are you and ...( read more)me.

    Happy Feet is a semi-fun, toe tapping little tale that will keep you engrossed- until Robin Williams (who voices two characters) pops up. Please keep your schtick out of cartoons, Mr. Williams. It's getting rather elderly. Other than the annoying Mr. Williams, Happy Feet boasts a cast featuring Elijah Wood, Hugh Jackman, Nicole Kidman, Britney Murphy, and Hugo Weaving. Most of them can sing (except Hugo Weaving who has a kick ass voice once again).

    Directed by George Miller (Mad Max and Babe), Happy Feet does get a little preachy in the end, but it doesn't make humans look like the complete buffoons that animated characters seem to think we are. It's a decent little cartoon that will actually keep parents entertained instead of comatose, staring at their watches.
  • January 3, 2010
    Meh. Nothing special.
  • January 2, 2010
    I have happy feet also lol.
  • December 31, 2009
    cute pure escapism fun
  • December 30, 2009
    Don't quite understand what this was supposed to be...?? Didn't enjoy it AT ALL.
  • December 29, 2009
    Adorable!

    The final scenes were a loving touch. Awesome with the reals mixed with the CGI.

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