Happy Feet
Village Roadshow Entertainment | Release Date: November 17, 2006
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JayW.Apr 2, 2007
Good graphics? Erm, this is like any other computer animated film - so that doesn't carry this overly-preachy and hardly-entertaining dud.
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JaredC.Sep 9, 2007
I tried to laugh, but the giggles never came. Then I started to frown, to much sensual comments of course.
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BryanH.Oct 9, 2007
Robin Williams provides some cheap laughs as a small, Latin penguin, but the rest of the movie is deplorable. I really couldn't care less about "sexual overtones" (give me a break, I saw 'Pretty Woman' when I was little. Kids Robin Williams provides some cheap laughs as a small, Latin penguin, but the rest of the movie is deplorable. I really couldn't care less about "sexual overtones" (give me a break, I saw 'Pretty Woman' when I was little. Kids have NO IDEA what those comments mean. Use your head) I was more concerned with the banner-waving environmentalist agenda that the movie has throughout. My fiance wanted to see a cute movie about penguins, and I accidentally took her to see "An Inconvenient Truth (For Kids!)". In addition to all of this, a number of the actors involved don't seem to quite understand the nuances required to do voice acting well. Elijah Wood in particular. The characters felt flat and uninspired because of the rather drab voices that were lent to them.… Expand
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AndrewR.Apr 13, 2007
The CGI was astounding, but unless you like watching penguins dance and sing and dance and sing and dance and sing the movie was... well, maybe Mumble could dance this one out in Morse code: -... --- .-. .. -. --. (boring).
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MovieFanMay 6, 2007
A strangely hostile little film. Gloria's 'heart song' is downright depressing. Then the rejection of Gloria, by Mumble, with him running off with 'the boys' instead...yes, this is majorly a gay theme. Then we have A strangely hostile little film. Gloria's 'heart song' is downright depressing. Then the rejection of Gloria, by Mumble, with him running off with 'the boys' instead...yes, this is majorly a gay theme. Then we have the supportive mother, plus insensitive father. Hmmmm. Gloria follows Mumble over the ice to tell him she loves him and he tells her that's not for me!! Pulease. Girl hate to the max. There is nothing heart warming about this awful movie; the plot is dull and trite besides Cute little penguin, but that's it. No real humor or warmth. I'm not very religious, but I felt the anti-religious subtext was kind a ugly. Save your clams; don't spend any money on this loser.… Expand
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MatthewKDec 23, 2006
I don't think this film is about whether one is liberal or not. I'm very liberal and I thought this movie was garbage just because everything about it was horrible. The little kids in the theater didn't laugh once!
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ChrisP.Dec 27, 2007
Worst movie ever, I did not like it. They rushed through it too much, he was a kid for like 10 minutes.
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ryanDec 28, 2007
Broken up storyline, bad character development, music without any relevance, conformistic, and in the end boring beyond believe
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tugApr 22, 2007
This movie was painful to sit though. If not for my young daughter I would have walked out. Horrible voice work, goofy premise and clumsy handling of the issues.
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DevonC.Apr 29, 2007
Boring, lame, inapropriate, crude, disturbing, tiring, not funny, and lame again.
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EricC.May 13, 2007
Is it just me, or was anyone else a little uncomfortable with sexual inuendos in a kids movie? Do we really need penguins to explain sex to our youth (this is the second time, by the way)? I guess I could put up with these squirm-inducing Is it just me, or was anyone else a little uncomfortable with sexual inuendos in a kids movie? Do we really need penguins to explain sex to our youth (this is the second time, by the way)? I guess I could put up with these squirm-inducing moments if a decent story could be fasioned, but this doesn't happen. Another movie celebrating uniqueness, super. And there are no loveable characters that kids movies demand. Worst kids movie I've seen in a while, and we'll probably see a sequel, since the ever so wise Academy saw it necessary to grant it an Oscar.… Expand
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HarryMay 19, 2007
I normally LOVE animated kids movies like this and, after the amazing reviews I heard for it, I expected this movie to rock. It didn't. It was awful. Maybe it's because I'm an adult and this movie is made for 1 year olds, but I normally LOVE animated kids movies like this and, after the amazing reviews I heard for it, I expected this movie to rock. It didn't. It was awful. Maybe it's because I'm an adult and this movie is made for 1 year olds, but I just did NOT get why anyone would like this film! I only enjoyed this movie and laughed once, and that was when a small group of penguins meet Mumble for the first time and offer the ONLY interesting characters. I hated it, don't even rent it.… Expand
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CoryH.Jun 18, 2007
The only problem I had with this movie were the sexual innuendos that went way over the line. I watched this movie for the first time with my 9 year old daughter, who I would not have allowed to see this movie had I known earlier that it The only problem I had with this movie were the sexual innuendos that went way over the line. I watched this movie for the first time with my 9 year old daughter, who I would not have allowed to see this movie had I known earlier that it should have been rated pg-13. I think the people that rate these movies must have fallen asleep through these parts to have allowed them into the movie with that rating. Parents beware.… Expand
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jonchApr 17, 2008
Happy Feet is the story of Mumble and how he never fits in. Well, it sucked. extremely blatant, it had good effects in all but it was stupid. The humor is weak (I never laughed once). The display of penguins is less fun, and more corky and Happy Feet is the story of Mumble and how he never fits in. Well, it sucked. extremely blatant, it had good effects in all but it was stupid. The humor is weak (I never laughed once). The display of penguins is less fun, and more corky and serious. But this film is for the little kids. This is definitely not suitable. It has content that is innuendo-relaed, sexually-related, and absolutely innapropriate. It also was very disturbing for the younger viewers. And having the humans involved was just lame, at first it was about Mumble trying to prove something, then its all about humans giving penguins the freedom in survival. You can see why it had won the Oscar for best animated film of the year. Its subject is quite big, and it is entertaining, fun, and full of adventure. And they try to base it on the facts of March of the Penguins, but most of us don't care about that. From my opinion, this movie is serious, and not any fun. Overall, it could have been so much better. too make up for this, go see surf's Up, its a great family flick, a lovable and hilarious film. And that movie just makes this one look even worse.… Expand
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KeenanSJun 15, 2009
This is without a doubt, the worst film I have ever seen. I have literally never hated anything as much as this abomination. I hated not just every second of this film, but every millisecond. This film was mind-blowingly horrible in every This is without a doubt, the worst film I have ever seen. I have literally never hated anything as much as this abomination. I hated not just every second of this film, but every millisecond. This film was mind-blowingly horrible in every conceivable way, and had absolutely no redeeming qualities to speak of. If you want a good animated film about the environment, try the rather good Pixar film; Wall-E.… Expand
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JCA.Oct 21, 2007
What was this. More of CSI than Happy dancing.
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JohnTJan 13, 2008
This movie is full of Racial propaganda. All the "cool" penguins had African/American and Latin overtones and accents while all the nasty penguins that gave them a hard time had Scottish (White) dialects. Then we wonder why our kinds form This movie is full of Racial propaganda. All the "cool" penguins had African/American and Latin overtones and accents while all the nasty penguins that gave them a hard time had Scottish (White) dialects. Then we wonder why our kinds form racial prejudices.… Expand
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MichaelSDec 13, 2006
I have joined Glenn Beck in his fatwa against Happy Feet. I don't want to be bombarded wiht a political statement everytime I see a animated film. And the fact that this is making the UN seem like gods....I'm disgusted. The UN I have joined Glenn Beck in his fatwa against Happy Feet. I don't want to be bombarded wiht a political statement everytime I see a animated film. And the fact that this is making the UN seem like gods....I'm disgusted. The UN barely does anything right. Propaganda.… Expand
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BillL.Dec 22, 2006
This film was a waste of money for anyone over the age of 8 or 9. My sister and I take our 11 year old girls to the movies every weekend. I usually enjoy animated films. This one put me right to sleep.
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ClankaNov 13, 2010
Uhh... turn off the TV! Horrible. Elijah Wood + Main Protagonist = Sever Displeasure. Honestly do yourslef a favour and DON'T SEE THIS MOVIE! If you want to be tortured don't choose this movie, it'll be worse than fire.
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TheQuietGamerMar 5, 2011
This has to be one of the most boring movie I have ever watched, there isn't a good thing that I can find about this movie, kids and adults of all ages will hate this movie.
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??Jul 21, 2009
This is, hands down, the worst movie I've ever seen. Why? Ok, 1st, the storyline was trash. A penguin is born, and in this ridiculous world the producers threw together, penguins are supposed to sing.(what?) But mumble, the penguin, This is, hands down, the worst movie I've ever seen. Why? Ok, 1st, the storyline was trash. A penguin is born, and in this ridiculous world the producers threw together, penguins are supposed to sing.(what?) But mumble, the penguin, dances instead.(what?) So then he get thrown out of the village and he is somehow compelled to tell humans to stop stealing their fish.(what?) So to ensure the story made even less sense, they threw in characters like lovelace, who have nothing to do with the story at all. Oh, and he gets choked later(Wha-a-a-at?). But to ensure the film was even stupider, they bring you non-animated humans in an animated movie. Nice job, I bet you could get a nick jr. liscense with that! Oh yeah, and the humans dance at the end.(What the-!?) Did that make any sense to you? I bet it didn't. It attempted to be funny, but no. The only remotely funny, or entertaining part at that, were the Spanish penguins. And they lasted about 1/8 of the movie. Come on! So with that information, stay away from this movie, or prepare to have 2 hours (or less) of your life to get sucked out of you. I'll go lay down now.… Expand
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SegumiO.Dec 8, 2006
I actually regretted taking my 5 and 4 year-olds to see this movie. There were several things I found rather disturbing about this movie. It had way too much sexual innuendos for a "kids movie". I was glad my kids were not old enough to I actually regretted taking my 5 and 4 year-olds to see this movie. There were several things I found rather disturbing about this movie. It had way too much sexual innuendos for a "kids movie". I was glad my kids were not old enough to fully understand what was going on. There is a scene where a guru-like penguin named "Lovelace" retires to his quarters with a harem of females to... uh, read (I hope). I was also disturbed by the racial stereotyping. I would like to give the benefit of doubt to the producers and think that they were trying to show different ethnic groups tolerating each other and getting along in harmony. But it just doesn't work in this movie. By having the shorter, less serious characters speak Spanish, this film actually does more injustice than good for the Hispanics. Many kids in that theater, including my own, were terrified when the sea lion and killer whales were chasing after Mumble in scenes reminiscent of Jaws. Sometimes being too realistic is not the best in a kids' movie, especially when the characters are trying to kill another. These could have been done in a much less horrifying manner (e.g. Shrek, Nemo). Seeing baby Mumble dance was cute for a while, but it gets tiring very quickly. Over half hour of singing and dancing scenes were a real challenge to sit through. The political statement they are trying to make is very poorly presented. World leaders agreeing to ban commercial fishing in Antarctica only after seeing the penguins dance?!? I still don't get the connection. Are they suggesting that only because of this neat trick the species can perform, they deserve to be conseved? Are they not worth saving otherwise? Do yourself a huge favor. Use the money to see another movie.… Expand
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KerryMay 19, 2007
It really was stupid and inconsistent (and the tap dancing that centered around this movie even blew). I tried to shrug off my lack of enjoyment for this movie by saying "oh, it's just for very little kids," but there are STRANGE sexualIt really was stupid and inconsistent (and the tap dancing that centered around this movie even blew). I tried to shrug off my lack of enjoyment for this movie by saying "oh, it's just for very little kids," but there are STRANGE sexual scenes throughout the movie, including lines like "I'll make love you too" or "i need your body from dusk till dawn" or even this uncomfortable scene when the main character dirty dances with another penguin, and another penguin retires for the evening for an implied orgy. WHAT WERE THEY THINKING!?!?!??! Don't even bring your kids to this one!… Expand
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LisaS.Jun 17, 2007
This movie was terrible!! This was advertised to be a children's movie so we sat down with our 4 year old only to find out it's loaded with sexual over tones and dark themes. As others have said the only funny part of the movie was This movie was terrible!! This was advertised to be a children's movie so we sat down with our 4 year old only to find out it's loaded with sexual over tones and dark themes. As others have said the only funny part of the movie was when Happy Feet met up with the little penguins. This movie was a huge disappointment.… Expand
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JudyT.Mar 28, 2007
Could have been better if they had skipped the enviornmental theme. It didn't make my feet dance because the good sequences were cut short.
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GrooveM.May 14, 2007
Totally GAY. this movie really blew hard! I though i was in a gay penguin bar when I heard the soundtrack (did they play "I will Survive"?). I think Robbin Williams is trying to recruit children over to the gay side. with this one. yea yea Totally GAY. this movie really blew hard! I though i was in a gay penguin bar when I heard the soundtrack (did they play "I will Survive"?). I think Robbin Williams is trying to recruit children over to the gay side. with this one. yea yea they'll say the animation was impressive, but it isn't anything we havent seen in a 100 other movies over the last 4 years; a true waste of money and time. (unless you dream of hooking up with a gay penguin boy) the footage should be burned.… Expand
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TheAnti360FoxMay 1, 2011
Visually spectacular, but Happy Feet seems to not know when to end its tedious, seemingly unending story, and thus makes itself the runt in the litter of movies that won Academy Award for Best Animated Feature.
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MovieGuysJun 23, 2014
Happy Feet is a repetitive, annoying kids movie with a diluted message and one of Robin Williams' career worst (second to Jumanji). And if you are an adult watching this movie, I feel your pain.
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RussellL-HNov 28, 2006
Yuk. My children fell asleep in this overly long, overly preachy, confusing mess of a movie. It couldn't decide what it wanted to be or what it wanted to say. Don't go!
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Psyco6Mar 18, 2012
This movie has an amazing cast ,but the movie itself is bad.
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DillonH.Nov 27, 2006
The commercials were very misleading. They made the penguins seem cute and psychotic like the ones from Madagascar. In reality, this movie was just a two hour snore-fest that was pieced together and was full of many plot gaps.
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CharlesH.Dec 3, 2006
I love animation, but Happy Feet was shallow, poorly written, and it's sound was the worst I've heard on any film in a decade; slurred and indecipherable. What junk!
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CarolC.Dec 3, 2006
20 mintutes into the film, my 4 year old daughter asked, "Mommy, are you sure this is Happy Feet? It's so sad." There was no connection or empathy for the characters, and the storyline was all over the place. There's not a lot to 20 mintutes into the film, my 4 year old daughter asked, "Mommy, are you sure this is Happy Feet? It's so sad." There was no connection or empathy for the characters, and the storyline was all over the place. There's not a lot to be happy about in "Happy Feet".… Expand
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MaggieNov 22, 2006
What a waste of time. The art was great but the plot was both silly and boring. Apparently we humans are all ugly, selfish, world-destroying demons who can be taught to love the environment by watching penguins tap dance. Oh, and if you are What a waste of time. The art was great but the plot was both silly and boring. Apparently we humans are all ugly, selfish, world-destroying demons who can be taught to love the environment by watching penguins tap dance. Oh, and if you are even the tiniest bit religious, you will hate the faith-bashing.… Expand
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Mr.CotterNov 25, 2006
What a disappointment. Don't believe the critics' reviews, this is absolutely awful. I enjoy most animated movies and see all of them, but this was by far the worst.
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BarryS.Nov 25, 2006
This movie is really not good, in spite of what some professional reviewers wrote. My kids were bored. There is almost no story line. The music is sort of fun, but the environmental message is very heavy-handed and the story line is This movie is really not good, in spite of what some professional reviewers wrote. My kids were bored. There is almost no story line. The music is sort of fun, but the environmental message is very heavy-handed and the story line is extremely disconnected. In the car on the way home my kids said, "That didn't make sense" and proceeded to ask me questions like "Why did he do this?" and "Why did that happen?" Also as a parent I was not happy about some of the mildly explicit sexual innuendo in the film. The Prince lyrics, the Rap lyrics, Robin Williams taking his harem to have sex with them and saying, "Ok ladies, who's first?" Personally, I want less environmental preaching and less sexual desensitization in these kid's movies. I would not recommend this show to anyone.… Expand
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BobH.Nov 26, 2006
Yet another CGI kids film. Each new one they churn out goes through the exact same formula. One of which being the cast. For some reason Hollywood think that having really famous actors who haven't done voice work before will be good in Yet another CGI kids film. Each new one they churn out goes through the exact same formula. One of which being the cast. For some reason Hollywood think that having really famous actors who haven't done voice work before will be good in these roles. It seems like each new CGI animated film that comes out, each one is trying to best the other in terms of cast. They play "Who's got the biggest number of celebrities?" and the one with the most usually gets the biggest box office gross.… Expand
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RayH.Nov 27, 2006
I saw this with all of my cousins. The youngest is four and the oldest was thirteen. The other adults in my family also came with. We saw this movie thinking it would be at least somewhat funny. My four year old cousin and my six year old I saw this with all of my cousins. The youngest is four and the oldest was thirteen. The other adults in my family also came with. We saw this movie thinking it would be at least somewhat funny. My four year old cousin and my six year old cousin, the audience the film was aimed at, FELL ASLEEP!!! The script was awful, the plot was pointless, and came from a definite tree- hugger. The only somewhat funny parts in the movie were Robbin williams' character and his friends. Overall I thought this movie was terrible and a waste of five bucks!!!… Expand
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MattSDec 1, 2006
An absolutely misguided affair. Whoever said "don't trust the critics" is the only one right, here. The movie has its moments, but they are few and far between. The "save the penguins" message, while admirable, comes out of left field An absolutely misguided affair. Whoever said "don't trust the critics" is the only one right, here. The movie has its moments, but they are few and far between. The "save the penguins" message, while admirable, comes out of left field and seems to be ripped from another movie. By the finale, the film is so morbid and trite, it's almost surreal. Avoid!… Expand
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MaggieS.Nov 22, 2006
The movie has some cute parts but disappointing overall. I just wish hollywood would entertain and not preach.
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MDNov 27, 2006
Well, I thought it was going to be a cute happy little kids' flick, but little did I know that I was going to have preachy political messages crammed down my throat. It isn't that I necessarily disagree with all of the messages Well, I thought it was going to be a cute happy little kids' flick, but little did I know that I was going to have preachy political messages crammed down my throat. It isn't that I necessarily disagree with all of the messages that the movie is trying to preach to us, in fact, I agree with the majority of them. The problem is HOW they did it. How they did it was actually rather offensive and heavy-handed. I felt like they were forcing ideas on me and overtly trying to manipulate me into thinking a certain way. As well, they used strange stereotyping that seemed unnecessary and just wrong somehow. Like, why were some of the penguins Mexican? Weird. And how come the leader of the penguins had a strong Irish brogue and all of the rigid penguin leaders seemed kind of like they were penguin Catholic priests? What point were they trying to make by using stereotypes in this way? That religion is bad? That people who are accepting are latino? Strange. And did you need to use these specific stereotypes to make the point you were trying to make? I felt like I was watching one of the newer Star Wars movies, and expected Jar Jar Binks to show up in one of the scenes... And, frankly, all of these stereotypes and political messages changed the movie from being a movie into being a diatribe. The movie stopped being a cute kids movie about a penguin with special tap-dancing skills who wants to be accepted, and started being a vehicle for the movie-maker's political propaganda. Tell a story OR share your opinion--when you try to pretend like you are telling a story when really you are shoving your views on others, it is dishonest and irritating. And, for a children's movie, it was awfully sexual. Yes, I know, much of the movie revolves around mating, but really, some of this stuff was just too adult for children. And just for the record, I am politically pretty liberal, but when watching this movie, I felt like I was being bashed with a liberal propaganda stick so hard that it almost made me want to say, fish all you want, you eco-destroying trawlers! When you push your views so hard that people already on your side want to get away from you, I don't think you have relayed your messages in the best way possible, eh?… Expand
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branh.Nov 28, 2006
I'd give this movie an 8 for ambition, but a 3 for execution. The film has 2 agendas, one of which reviewers and audience members alike seem to have totally missed. The first is the well-recognized eco-agenda that shows up in the last I'd give this movie an 8 for ambition, but a 3 for execution. The film has 2 agendas, one of which reviewers and audience members alike seem to have totally missed. The first is the well-recognized eco-agenda that shows up in the last 30 minutes of the movie (practically out of the blue) and which, though creatively and compellingly handled initially, is ridiculously resolved in the closure of the film. The second, which is both the one that is missed and the one that drives the film's plot, is Mumble's personal storyline - which is a very thinly veiled metaphor about the experience of coming out and seeking community acceptance as a gay man. Mumble is "different" from birth, he's inherently happy (read: gay) about who he is and doesn't mind his difference at all, he is rejected by his community and his father particularly, and finds a new community with sassy, brassy, carefree, dancing, party animals who appear to lack serious convictions about major life issues (a metaphor for the gay bar scene). I like that the gay agenda is presented in such honest and matter-of-fact terms and think that the movie could've been a wonderful one had the filmmakers simplified their presentation around that, but the rest of the movie is just so confused and sloppy - once the eco-agenda is added in to the picture, and issues of madness and depression are thrown in, as well as various religious/metaphystical issues... Well, the movie just gets totally confused, loses its momentum, and, as a result, can't support it's story nor it's twin agendas very effectively.… Expand
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JCLNov 28, 2006
The movie's agenda squashes the fun out of this film- Message: Anglo, religious, Southern, father authority=BAD. Latin, ethnic, U.N., rebellious children= GOOD. Scottish (Anglo) and Southern accents were given to the villains and failed The movie's agenda squashes the fun out of this film- Message: Anglo, religious, Southern, father authority=BAD. Latin, ethnic, U.N., rebellious children= GOOD. Scottish (Anglo) and Southern accents were given to the villains and failed father. Latin and ethnic accents given to the enlightened and fun characters. Unfortunately, I was in a theater full of kids and none of them were having fun or laughing. Graphics were great and kept this from being a total loss.… Expand
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cub317Nov 14, 2011
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I don't understand why people loved this movie. All I saw from it was a total piece of crud. This movie was rated best animated movie of 2006, which makes it one of the most overrated animated movies of all time. I'll admit that the animation was amazing, and it looked so real, but that's the only good thing about this movie, and that's probably the only reason why people love this movie. The reason why I hated this movie was that its plot was so pointless. The reason why it was pointless is the ending. It shows penguins dancing in order to tell the humans to stop taking their fish. Not to mention, the humans actually realized what they were doing from this dance! How the heck did that make them realize what they were taking from the penguins? On top of that, since when do penguins sing and dance? I know that it's an animated movie, and you can do what you want with an animated movie, but this was a far more realistic animated movie. In other words, penguins shouldn't be dancing in an animated movie that was supposed to be realistic. Another thing that annoys me is that there was no humor! One thing that's cool about most animated movies is that almost all of them are funny! This movie has little to no humor in it whatsoever! After seeing this movie, I totally disagreed with most critic's opinions on this movie. I think that Cars should've been the best animated movie of 2006, and not this!… Expand
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BarneyOnMTJan 5, 2016
WHAT I LIKED: The animation is great, and the characters are well developed. All this allows 'Happy feet' to dabble with some great themes and still make it appeal to the whole family.
WHAT I DIDN'T LIKE: The first half sets up characterWHAT I LIKED: The animation is great, and the characters are well developed. All this allows 'Happy feet' to dabble with some great themes and still make it appeal to the whole family.
WHAT I DIDN'T LIKE: The first half sets up character well, but then the middle doesn't have much going on at all, and the end is a fairly poor, ripped off version of the 3rd act of the classic 'finding nemo' where all the serious themes are hammered home. This akwardness means none of the plot appears to fit together well.
VERDICT: The characters keep it going, but 'Happy feet's plot stops it from being a classic animation to remember… Expand
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EkhJun 1, 2019
I'm as pro-environment as they come, but this movie was boring, creepy (uncanny valley much?) and just not at all fun to watch. I don't understand why it got critical acclaim.
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AhendyJan 4, 2021
I was so disappointed watching this. I'd heard it was so good and finally got around to watching it, but I gave up halfway through. The penguins are cute, I guess, but the gender roles and racial stereotypes are better suited to the 1950sI was so disappointed watching this. I'd heard it was so good and finally got around to watching it, but I gave up halfway through. The penguins are cute, I guess, but the gender roles and racial stereotypes are better suited to the 1950s than the 21st century. It presents a world in which men and women can't be friends, and women are reduced to either mothers or sexual conquests. There are only two semi-important female characters, Mumble's mother and his love interest, and they never interact (at least in the first half of the movie that I made it through). The female penguins sing pathetic songs about needing to find someone, anyone, to love them, and about how the guy doesn't even need to have any attractive qualities. On the race side, the emperor penguins all seem to be Anglo-American (with one Russian), while ethnic minorities that face discrimination are portrayed as other species, either stupid predators (Italians, Black people), or small and non-threatening Adelie penguins whose purpose is to help the white main character (Hispanics). This is all despite the white emperor penguins appropriating Black music as their "heartsongs". Definitely sends the wrong message to children.… Expand
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