Happy Feet [DVD] [2006]

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For anyone who thought the Oscar-winning documentary March of the Penguins was the most marvelous cinematic moment for these nomads of the south, you haven't seen nothing yet. Here's an animated wonder about a penguin named Mumble who can't sing, but can dance up a storm. George Miller, the driving force behind the Babe (and Mad Max) movies, takes another creative step in family entertainment with this big, beautiful, music-fueled film that will have kids and their parents dancing in the streets. From his first moment alive, Mumble (voiced by Elijah Woods) feels the beat and can't stop dancing. Unfortunatly, emperor penguins are all about finding their own heart song, and dancing youngster--as cute as he is--is a misfit. Luckily, he bumps into little blue penguins, a Spanish-infused group (led by Robin Williams) and begins a series of adventures. Miller has an exceptional variety of entertainment, Busby Berkley musical numbers, amusement park thrills, exciting chase sequences (seals and orca lovers might like think otherwise), and even an environmental message that doesn't weigh you down. Best of all, you don't know where the movie is going in the last act, a rare occurrence these days in family entertainment. A fusion of rock songs, mashed up and otherwise are featured; this movie is as much a musical as a comedy. Mumble's solo dance to a new version of Stevie Wonder's "I Wish" by Fantasia, Patti and Yolanda may be the most joyful moment on camera in 2006. --Doug Thomas

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Set in the strange and beautiful world first explored in the 2005 documentary MARCH OF THE PENGUINS, George Miller's HAPPY FEET tells the story of Mumble (Elijah Wood), a tone-deaf Emperor Penguin who is unable to sing his 'heart song', the ritual required to win a mate (in this case, his beloved Gloria, voiced by Brittany Murphy). The fact that Mumble is a terrific tap dancer is completely lost on his tribe, and he spends a rather lonely adolescence as an outsider. His hero's journey involves both discovering his own innate coolness, and, more importantly, solving the mystery of the dwindling supply of edible fish in the ocean. As the latter plot takes over, the film shifts from a touching story of self-belief, to a more urgent ecological plea, but all the themes converge when Mumble's special talent saves the day. The film is a triumph of striking CGI animation, with every frame celebrating the vast and breathtaking purity of Antarctica's tundras, snowscapes, icebergs, and waters, as well as its wildlife. The musical numbers--drawing on pop hits of the last 30 years--were choreographed by Savion Glover, and revel in the joyful if slightly limited physicality of the bottom-heavy penguins. While some scenes of predation may prove too scary for very young children, the rest of the family will be inspired and entertained.

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Most Helpful Customer Reviews   20 of 22 people found the following review helpful: 5.0 out of 5 stars Happy Feet - a fantastic film., 2 Dec 2006 By  Adam Douglas (Durham, UK) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)    Me and my family's four big and four small happy feet have just returned from the cinema, where the feet's owners had a rare treat. This is a fantastic film! Warner Bros and all concerned should be proud of their achievement. Not only is the movie cute, it has a great sound track, is full of infectious fun, is breathtaking to look at, and is suitable for all age groups. It appeals on multiple levels, having both the obvious storyline plus lots of others too, for example about the wrongness of religious bigotry, about being rejected but finding purpose and carrying on, and about real love. It also has a strong eco-message which will register in young minds and hopefully help shape a better tomorrow for the planet. So, take spectacle, epic scale, thrills, brilliant charactarisation, amazing voice talents, a laugh a minute and incredible feel-good - what do you get? Not just a good film, a Great film! Everyone should see it, and it should be compulsory for 8 to 14 year olds. Comment Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this)   6 of 6 people found the following review helpful: 5.0 out of 5 stars "Happy Feet" set a new level of quality for children movies - a very high one, 25 Aug 2007 By  Maciej K. "Darth Maciek" (Belgium) - See all my reviews Me and my 6y old daughter we saw this movie seven times at the cinema (including three times in its Polish version) and we were both terribly impressed. Even as an adult I must say that I felt in love with "Happy Feet" - the stunning image quality, the great story, the impressive music, the very intelligent dialogues, the humour and the message of course. In fact this movie has a double message - the "green" one (have some pity for our planet) and also the one about accepting handicapped members of community. Well, very early you will see that the main hero is handicapped (according to penguin standards in this movie) and his problem can not be solved. Ever. So he has to live with it as has the whole colony. There is more - there are elements about the difficulty of communication between civilisations and the hard choices that face the established religion (yes, there is a penguin religion in this movie) in the time of a cataclysm. A great thing in this movie is that it avoids creating villains in the penguin society - even the most antipatic and usufferable characters have their story and their point. In fact the only villains are predators who eat penguins - skuas, orcas and especially the sea leopard, one of the most impressive (and scariest) creatures I ever saw in a kids movie. The scene with the sea leopard is actually the only one which can really scare the youngest kids. This is a terrific movie, in which every scene is perfect - nothing can be cut or added without spoiling it. I absolutely do not agree that the second part is worse, in fact, it is one of the most emotional and impressive moments of the cinema and not only children cinema. The travel of the main hero outside the borders of the world, his imprisonment in an alien world and his desperate attempts to communicate with aliens are incredibly described. And the solution of all the problem is actually just a little girls smile in one of the most moving scenes I ever saw.... See this movie and you will fall in love with it. And your children will greatly profit from seeing it too - even if they do not get all the message, they will probably at least start to practice tap dancing, as my kid did.... Comment Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this)   26 of 30 people found the following review helpful: 4.0 out of 5 stars Ver-r-y goood film, AMIGO..!, 12 April 2007 By  ITS DAT GUY "da Wun and Only" (SOUF EAST LONDON) - See all my reviews NEGATIVE- the talking bits are quite boring... BUTTTT other than that....... the postives... Ive seen this film in the cinema then Ive decided to buy it on DVD as its so good and reallyyy funny. Theres this bit with the Indian penguins (they're mostly on the whole film), anyways this bit is the funniest and with the way they talk is reallyy funnyy. dont woryy if you dont know what i mean. Anyways, as most review already been said, this is about a penguin named Mumble and his "tribe" rejected him because he cant sing (and everyone also got their own talent) and nobody likes HIS talent, which is toe tapping. Im not gonna telll you the whole film. Just buy it, well ID RECOMMEND THAT YOU JUST WAIT TILL THE PRICE DECREASE A BIT OR JUST RENT IT. This is not the type of film that you would wanna watch everyday. For example like The Incredibles, ah what a film.! Comment Comment (1) | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this) Share your thoughts with other customers: Create your own review › See all 79 customer reviews...		Ad feedback   Most Recent Customer Reviews 1.0 out of 5 stars Terrible DVD, average film What an amazingly bad start to the DVD. First it asks you to select a language from a list 4 pages long, English being on the 4th page. Read more Published 10 days ago by stevec 3.0 out of 5 stars Okay But Not Oscar Worthy. After reading the reviews of Happy Feet, I was a little weary of watching this movie. It won the Oscar, beating Cars and Monster House though both were very good films. Read more Published 1 month ago by Ms. J. F. Gilby 3.0 out of 5 stars You'll either love this or hate it Our hero can't sing, but he can dance. That's a bit of a problem when singing is so important to penguins. There is no middle ground with this movie. Read more Published 3 months ago by Blackhorse47 4.0 out of 5 stars Will be Classic I Originally bought this movie for a little girl BUT I think I may love it more than she does. Excellent sound track!. Great movie for any music lover. Published 3 months ago by Julian Hunte 4.0 out of 5 stars Happy Feet Happy Grandchildren Happy Feet is a family film that everyone enjoyed. The visual storyline kept the children amused while the adults enjoyed the visual plus the narrative with Robin Williams at his... Read more Published 4 months ago by G. Gott 5.0 out of 5 stars Profound, entertaining, inspiring, rhythmical... a real treat When this movie started I didn't know what to make of it. The world it presented was so unlike anything I expected, and I have to say so original, that it took some minutes to... Read more Published 4 months ago by K. W. 1.0 out of 5 stars Warner Bros attempt Pixar formula, and fail Mumble grows up with an unhealthy singing voice and a tendency to tap whenever he is happy which makes him an outcast in the penguin community. Read more Published 4 months ago by Stampy 3.0 out of 5 stars A difficult one this one - either love it or hate it perhaps? Writing the review for HAPPY FEET is perhaps one of the hardest I have had to do. I came to the film with high expectations; I love cute films and realise that often disney films... Read more Published 6 months ago by Brida 2.0 out of 5 stars FAR TO LONG FOR YOUNG ONES!!! Bought this for my two little ones and they both lost interest very quickly I carried on watching it and I afraid this was not as good as I thought. Read more Published 6 months ago by Jason Thorne 1.0 out of 5 stars Boring Was really disappointed with this film. I bought it as my 2 year old loves penguins, and I thought he would enjoy it. But he lost interest really quickly, and I don't blame him! Published 6 months ago by A. Walker Search Customer Reviews Only search this product's reviews › See all 79 customer reviews...

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