Mr. Popper's Penguins
Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation | Release Date: June 17, 2011
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genxmoviegoerJun 28, 2011
My nine year old son, who has read the book, chose to see Popper. He loved it. I went in with low expectations and was pleasantly surprised by the family friendly movie. Carrey has a good time with the role and adds some solid laugh timeMy nine year old son, who has read the book, chose to see Popper. He loved it. I went in with low expectations and was pleasantly surprised by the family friendly movie. Carrey has a good time with the role and adds some solid laugh time to the movie. The Penguins are a hoot and wonderfully rendered, although they are sometimes unnecessarily spastic in the background. Some characters could have been much better developed (or left out) but move still accomplishes its goal of entertaining folks.… Expand
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Bigboii32Aug 23, 2012
this movie suckz and is gay it's suckz so bad in hate it it sucks and is annoying it's gay as hell y wood anybody watch it don't ever watch this movie
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ReverendSinJun 18, 2011
Absolutely loved it, Mr. Poppers Penguins was a book I grew up with and I absolutely loved this film adaptation. Jim Carrey makes a hilarious Mr. Popper and the penguins were amazingly well done. I am a 27 year old male and wanted to see itAbsolutely loved it, Mr. Poppers Penguins was a book I grew up with and I absolutely loved this film adaptation. Jim Carrey makes a hilarious Mr. Popper and the penguins were amazingly well done. I am a 27 year old male and wanted to see it and used it as an excuse to take my ten year old goddaughter to see a movie on our weekend visit.… Expand
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lisgmcwJun 20, 2011
I love this movie. Shame on the critics that gave this movie a bad rating. I went to two other movies over the weekend and they were rated by the critics much higher than this one. But this one was the movie that I walked out of with aI love this movie. Shame on the critics that gave this movie a bad rating. I went to two other movies over the weekend and they were rated by the critics much higher than this one. But this one was the movie that I walked out of with a smile on my face. This movie gave me my money's worth and entertined me. This is a feel good movie. It wasn't so full of sci-fi nonsense and mega action that it was boring, like so many movies these days. I think it was Jim Cary's best movie.… Expand
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musicColorJun 18, 2011
Nice to see Jim back in action, its funny, emotional, warm feelings and has nice Quotes you can take for your life. And the penguins are hilarious and Jim Carrey he does his funny and great acting. Kids will love it and great Family movie
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sabby08Jun 18, 2011
awesome concept , and the cast is brilliantly chosen....most awaited movie for kids this season, and jim carry was due for a big release ,this could be the one feel good movie we all were looking forward for.
the dialogues are situation basedawesome concept , and the cast is brilliantly chosen....most awaited movie for kids this season, and jim carry was due for a big release ,this could be the one feel good movie we all were looking forward for.
the dialogues are situation based and are really hilarious… Expand
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chancewellnitzJun 21, 2011
This is family entertainment in its lowest form. I got a few clever quips from Carrey but, for the most part, the writers took the easy way out and filled the movie with the lowest form of humor. Hell, even the farting sound effects seemedThis is family entertainment in its lowest form. I got a few clever quips from Carrey but, for the most part, the writers took the easy way out and filled the movie with the lowest form of humor. Hell, even the farting sound effects seemed cartoonish and out of place. It's probably my fault expecting a comedy classic out of something titled "Mr. Popper's Penguins" but even the story itself was disappointing. The writers brought up so many plot elements that were never mentioned again. Also, the child actors were terrible and the adults just looked like they were trying to make a quick buck. Which, judging by the product, is exactly what they were doing.… Expand
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HfahmyJul 8, 2011
Nice movie, makes you smile, just smile. The penguins are the main roles, without them there is nothing, it is a funny idea to have ice in an apartment, thanks to them. Jim Carrey (Mr. popper) is less exaggerating, his ex-wife and two kidsNice movie, makes you smile, just smile. The penguins are the main roles, without them there is nothing, it is a funny idea to have ice in an apartment, thanks to them. Jim Carrey (Mr. popper) is less exaggerating, his ex-wife and two kids are doing their acting without too much effort, the movie doesn't need or excite super acting. The audience is comfortable after a tense week, that's the main goal of this movie, no more.… Expand
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MovieLonely94Sep 5, 2011
It revolves around Tom Popper (Jim Carrey), a businessman who spends most of his time with his life instead of his family. One day, after his father dies, he receives a crate which contains all six penguins who then turns his lifeIt revolves around Tom Popper (Jim Carrey), a businessman who spends most of his time with his life instead of his family. One day, after his father dies, he receives a crate which contains all six penguins who then turns his life upside-down. Learning that he has to love them, he does whatever he can to take care of them at any costs.

To those who read the book, I've read the book as well, but this movie is loosely based on the book and I've got my opinion to prove it.

The only problem that I had with this movie was the storyline's pacing. It was so rushed while everything else in this movie turned out great. The casting was brilliant and even Jim Carrey, Angelina Lansbury and Jeffrey Tambor did great at their performances. The jokes were very funny I laughed at every single one of them. The development was organized and well built together. That's all I gotta say.

Mr. Popper's Penguin's lacks in any depth, but it is a great comedy film and little kids and their parents should watch this so they could laugh their butts off for a few minutes.

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WinstonoboogieJun 29, 2011
Inoffensive family comedy starring Jim Carrey, Angela Lansbury, and a half dozen really, REALLY cute little penguins. If that isn't enough to scare you off, you may have just stumbled into the right theatre.
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moviemongerJul 30, 2011
Imagine a blowhard politician, a sycophant Valedictorian, or, even windbag like Charlie Sheen walking up to a podium, adjusting his tie, clearing his throat, taking a deep breath, and being reduced to simply saying, "don't see this movie."
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lukechristianscApr 9, 2014
"Jim Carey is lovely at playing mr . popper" . as always jim carey in comedies is always a jackass . It is funny but this movie is okay . sometimes carrey's comedies are funny , stupid , retarted . Grade B maybe a C+
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ShiiraJul 4, 2011
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Comedy is drama in disguise. It's no wonder that the penguins stand in rapt attention at the sight of Charlie Chaplin's "The Gold Rush" playing on the television. The flightless birds sense a kindred spirit with the mustached man sporting a bowler hat and cane. Like "The Tramp", the penguins want to go home. About his craft, Chaplin once said, "Life is a tragedy when seen in close-up, but a comedy in long shot." "Mr. Popper's Penguins" knows this. When the penguins escape from their master's apartment, the silent comic's theory proves to be ever so true, as the filmmaker gives us crowd-pleasing shots of the Antarctica natives out in the city, looking adorable and full of high spirits, although the truth of the matter reflects the dichotomy embedded in Chaplin's words. These penguins, unused to the city sounds and innumerable amount of passing New Yorkers(in cars, or on foot), are undergoing a great deal of trauma, no thanks to the master's explorer father who stole them from their home at the end of the world. In an almost Chaplin-esque moment, Nimrod stops to look at a stuffed penguin(a homage to "City Lights"), which hints at the yearning this group has for their families back at Cape Royds, or some other gentoo colony. But in the meantime, Tom Popper will suffice. As surrogate parents go, he's not bad, even though the birds are being used to regain the divorcee's children's love. Because of the penguin's stature, their social anxiety, especially at the Guggenheim, gets misconstrued as comedy, which is not the case for a larger animal, like Buddy, the titular ape in the 1997 film about Trudy Lintz. Size matters. The moviegoer understands right away that the socialite's pet belongs in the wild, whereas the penguin, made human through the anthropomorphism of an enviro-propagandist doc like "March of the Penguins", as a result, seems more adaptable to civilization. To Popper's children, they're exotic lapdogs. At the museum(in a scene similar to "Buddy" where the ape goes mad at the Chicago World's Fair), the penguins abase themselves through the filmic language of slapstick comedy. While Popper tries to woo a new client, the rattled birds take advantage of the spilled water of an overturned champagne bucket by belly-sliding down the corkscrew-shaped museum layout. It's a cry for help, this seeming playfulness. The demented bunch transform the Guggenheim into a banal marine animal park. But this penguin act is filled with latent pathos. One after another, the birds utilize a sculpture as a ramp to help launch themselves over the retaining wall, landing haphazardly into the crowd below with total disregard for their own safety. It's a mass suicide attempt, played for laughs. There's a precedent for such nihilism. In "Encounters at the End of the World", the 2007 documentary about Antarctica, which features a segment on penguins(not the "fluffy" kind), filmmaker Werner Herzog elicits darker laughs from he moviegoer when he asks an ornithologist about the possibility of a gay penguin(no, but there is such a thing as penguin prostitutes; they're sluts about nesting rocks), or an insane penguin. True to Chaplin's words, the filmmaker captures a comic moment, albeit in the blackest sense, in long shot, of a penguin gone mad, as he races toward the mountains, away from the colony and feeding grounds, where his insatiable wanderlust will end in death from exhaustion and frostbite. No explanation is given for the bird's mental collapse, but in "Mr. Popper's Penguins", the first bird, Captain, sent ahead of the others, loses the egg he was put in charge of incubating, and becomes more distraught than the audience(and the movie itself) realizes. In his grief, the penguin, harboring delusions of being an eagle, leaps from a rooftop to avert capture from zoo authorities. It's only happenstance that the bird had previously entangled himself with hang-gliding equipment during the chase. Obviously, a penguin wouldn't know he has the wherewithal to fly, so his jumping, in a sense, is a decision he makes unilaterally from the anthropomorphic demands of the script(that supposes the bird knows he won't fall). To the scientists and other oddballs in the Herzog film, Antarctica is the end of the world, but to the Captain, it's simply home. As for Popper himself, he's no less crazy than Rene Russo in "Buddy". Like the "terra bus" driver at McMurdo Station who quit his cushy banking job to become a world traveler, the profit-minded realtor has the same epiphany about the world. It's not all about money. Reminiscent of "Close Encounters...", in which a man builds the Devil's Tower in the family home, Popper transforms his house into a slice of Antarctica. Like Roy, he slips into madness, choosing his obsession(saving the Captain's egg) over the family(he loses his job). Perhaps he had confused the northern lights for a close encounter of the first kind.… Expand
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DarkCriticJun 19, 2011
I'm just gonna say that this movie is really enjoyable to see Jim Carrey and the penguins are having fun to each other, but unfortunately it's not that spectacular great or good it is. My problem is that the penguins are having too much CGII'm just gonna say that this movie is really enjoyable to see Jim Carrey and the penguins are having fun to each other, but unfortunately it's not that spectacular great or good it is. My problem is that the penguins are having too much CGI in each scene that goes everywhere that the penguin can do. I don't know? It's just nothing to see the penguin could be more realistic in CGI, and I was thinking to myself that why couldn't use real penguins and make it work like training the penguin to be real and friendly. Here we see that the penguin can use too much CGI as uncomfortable way that it's just fake. The penguins are so much annoying that they do farts and screams a lot with getting catchphrase in our heads. The story is not developed (not compare to the book), the characters are pointless, and the scenes are so dumb and so silly. Jim Carrey did okay as the character of Mr Popper, and I could only say for that actor could be choice for putting him in the movie and sometimes could be funny for him. The movie is just a plain mediocre film that could be fun for kids, but I'm sure that this movie is more funny, but stupid.… Expand
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RONGIUSep 21, 2011
Sorry, translation Italian - English mechanical

And 'the little Popper 1976, aka "On the points", he moves easily between intercontinental frequency bands, radio transmitters, microphones and wireless systems. His father is always away andSorry, translation Italian - English mechanical

And 'the little Popper 1976, aka "On the points", he moves easily between intercontinental frequency bands, radio transmitters, microphones and wireless systems. His father is always away and he has learned to use the "bandplan" that allows him to cancel the distances, at least those affective. Yeah, his dad. Its only Dad and magical, ever-traveling "in search of what they look" that will allow it to be remembered by the world scientific community. The years pass and with them the magic that surrounds them, "On the points" has grown and the microphone is not so high, now it is easier to talk to the "bald eagle", his feet are firmly on the ground. Her, Dad always magical, is always looking for what they are looking more than ever convinced "that occasions like this occur rarely." ... Spend so thirty years, you read that right, damn. Thirty long years. The small, loyal, kind and caring, "On the points" Mr. Popper has become. He lives in New York, is an important and enterprising real estate agent, like most intelligent people, and estimated dynamics is, unfortunately, a Mr. Popper's chock full of himself. Dresses with care, attention to the smallest details Professional, customers are not people, but prey, and as such must be captured and skinned.All for the greater glory dell'edificabilità and value which must always be invaluable. She loves the smell, especially the toner that fills the pages of contracts to be signed. However, it can happen that some clients try to "think again" ... well! Here's the face of Mr. Popper turns. The "Carrey dysmorphia", the face, takes over, accompanied by a fine oratorical gestures and mime. If it is true that "is as good as looking back thinking" is also true that "you do it later." And it is the "after" that bothers to our watchlist. The customer must have an idea of the post in perfect harmony with the first. In his performances, Popper is assisted by the faithful Miss Pippi Ophelia Lovibond / personal assistant who prepares the plans and prosecution periodicals. Not only the money the main interest of Mr. Popper has ambitions far more appetizing, to have the same decision-making power of Franklin Philip Baker Hall /, Reader Dominic Chianese / and Yates William Charles Mitchell / her employers. In order to do this rely on the three new "prey", attractive, tasty, hard to track down and tame. This is Mrs. Van Gundy Angela Lansbury / elderly, and the sole owner of the prestigious restaurant "Tavera On The Green" in Central Park site. Mrs. Selma Van Gundy has refused thousands of proposals. The net demand, dry, with no alternatives, that the three hungry manufacturers turn to Mr. Popper is this :-) You have a single occasion. Think you can conclude? You can well imagine the Popperian answer ^ _ ^ I'm sorry you know? I'm Tom Popper, close contracts like this, while I sleep. There are three other people who share some of the time of Mr. Popper, even four. Amanda Carla Gugino / ex-wife, Rick JamesTupper / ex-wife's new boyfriend, caring, helpful, nice. And his two sons. One day, unexpectedly, Tomas Popper receives an inheritance from his father, a frail, small-footprint box. Provenance, Antarctica. Content? A wonderful papua penguin. In the following days more arrived, six total. You are splendid examples of Papua penguins. These feathered ducks orchestral defined but birds fitted with wings that serve as flippers, basically monogamous, changes in the undulating, enchanting to see that companies in the bum The Tramp / the world's most famous Sir Charles Spencer Chaplin /, renew and always the life of our already overwhelming Mr. Popper. Tomas Popper's inventor dreams (sigh!), the man who always manages to surpass himself (Sbarequack!), which never disappoints anyone (sgrunt!), the ducks will learn that the worst thing of having everything outwhat you really miss? Directed by Mark Waters, on a story by Richard and Florence **** co-wrote by Sean Anders / Jared Stern / John Morris (Toy Story two three voice of Andy), which premiered at the Giffoni Festival is a film that I recommend to see. The occasion is good to deepen our knowledge of Tomas, it is tempting to spend some pleasant time, perhaps with their former because "occasions such as this occur rarely." Good click!… Expand
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MoviebuffreviewJul 13, 2011
There is nothing fantastic, fresh, or very original about Mr. Popper's Penguins, but there is enough good humor and a solid performance by Jim Carrey which makes it worth a look. It was much better than I expected it to be.
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Khunter4382Jan 4, 2012
An unbelievable, innocent film that is just plain fun to watch. Carrey is excellent as usual. The question here is not the performances.....they are all good, and how awesome was it to see Angela Lansbury back on screen? My main issue wasAn unbelievable, innocent film that is just plain fun to watch. Carrey is excellent as usual. The question here is not the performances.....they are all good, and how awesome was it to see Angela Lansbury back on screen? My main issue was that this film was so completely unbelievable, or rather, the things that happened in the film have nearly no chance of happening. One could forgive this if the film dealt with say magic, fantasy or even if the film was animated. Such an unbelievable plot would be forgiven easily if it fell into one of the aforementioned categories, but it doesn't. It plays itself off to be true......that it could and would actually happen. Come on! Turning a New York apartment into an icey penguin sanitary populated with 6 loud penguins that are disturbing the neighbors? A penguin flying with a kite on its back? I could go on, but I won't. Regardless, this is an innocent ridiculous film that can be a blast for a family to watch!… Expand
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Knicksfan7Jun 21, 2011
I just saw this movie with my gf today and i must say, i thoroughly enjoyed it. This movie did its job, entertained me. It was vintage jim carrey too with his goofy antics and attitude. I laughed and i almost cried when the one egg wouldntI just saw this movie with my gf today and i must say, i thoroughly enjoyed it. This movie did its job, entertained me. It was vintage jim carrey too with his goofy antics and attitude. I laughed and i almost cried when the one egg wouldnt hatch, this movie was a funenjoyable film. Critics shouldnt take it too serious, their not aiming for an oscar for this film, their only trying to entertain people andmake kids laugh with the silly penguins. I give this movie a 7/10, i enjoyed it and so did my gf and were 18 an 17 respectively.… Expand
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shimano6000Jul 16, 2011
To be honest, I didn't choose to see this movie. However, having been forced to, it wasn't bad! Better than Cars 2 that is for sure. And it teaches a good moral I think on top. All in all not an atrocious movie.
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gvazdasAug 2, 2011
The movie was really fun to watch even although it had some dull parts.
Thank god the movie's main star was Jim Carrey. He is my favorite actor, therefore this movie wouldn't have been anything near good without him.
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palindrometvmomAug 8, 2011
Read the book this summer with my kids. The movie is very different from the book but entertaining. My kids ranging in ages 4-16 laughed the whole time and for once Carey's humor wasn't too gruesome or over the top. Great Family film.
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hollyvictoria19Aug 17, 2011
I'm a teenager and I thought this film was quite good. Not the best film i have ever seen but its not bad. It has a few funny bits but there's not much to laugh about tbh. I wouldn't buy it on DVD but I dont regret going to see it because itI'm a teenager and I thought this film was quite good. Not the best film i have ever seen but its not bad. It has a few funny bits but there's not much to laugh about tbh. I wouldn't buy it on DVD but I dont regret going to see it because it was alright.… Expand
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AkkharDec 1, 2011
Mr. Popper's Penguins is absolutely a pure family entertainment.It may not be a super funny film but its an amazing family film .It has something that gives you the joy that we seek for. It wasn't the Jim we want but its still good . GoodMr. Popper's Penguins is absolutely a pure family entertainment.It may not be a super funny film but its an amazing family film .It has something that gives you the joy that we seek for. It wasn't the Jim we want but its still good . Good cast and Direction . I thought it is a good winter movie , like for Christmas or any time in December .They shouldn't have released it in June ! Btw those Penguins was so Cute !… Expand
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BooleanflixSep 10, 2011
Tom Popper, the charming successful real estate developer which seems to be his only outstanding goal in his life, seems quite distant to his children, Billy and Janie. But when his exploring father dies, Tom doesnâ
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YoshipieDec 14, 2011
Nice effort, great modern translation from the original novel. Decent selection of cast. Excellent humour and keeps kids tuned in. However, this movie seems just like another family movie. Nothing special to make it stand out from the others.Nice effort, great modern translation from the original novel. Decent selection of cast. Excellent humour and keeps kids tuned in. However, this movie seems just like another family movie. Nothing special to make it stand out from the others. For me, it slightly resembles Disney's "Bedtime Stories". Overall, good attempt. Definitely recommended for some good-quality family time.… Expand
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smumites45Dec 10, 2011
My favorite animals: Penguins
My favorite actor: Jim Carrey
My favorite city: New York City
My favorite comedy of the year: Mr. Popper's Penguins
Here's a nice soup of entertainment
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KiDRufiODec 24, 2011
A fun, very cute movie. The penquins are the real stars. Jim Carey takes on a role that does not bring out his full iconic comedic abilities. The whole family can sit together and enjoy this film.
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DilaronAug 13, 2013
The movie is okay- and that pretty much bares it all. I enjoyed it a bit- it's humorous and heartwarming. Jim Carrey is nice comic and he shows his skills in this film. The scenario is pretty predictable. Still, it's not half bad- and kidsThe movie is okay- and that pretty much bares it all. I enjoyed it a bit- it's humorous and heartwarming. Jim Carrey is nice comic and he shows his skills in this film. The scenario is pretty predictable. Still, it's not half bad- and kids are going to love it.… Expand
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showandtellJan 7, 2012
How could one not like this movie? While it's all pretty predictable, Jim Carrey delivers and it's both funny and delightful. If you're looking for a movie that the whole family can enjoy together, this would be it.
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JuanoloApr 3, 2012
First off, I would give this a 8.75 out of 10. Great family movie. Acting is good. Jim carrey does a great job in the movie. Score is well, and sweet. Story is good as well. Overall, this is a good, nice, family movie that you and yourFirst off, I would give this a 8.75 out of 10. Great family movie. Acting is good. Jim carrey does a great job in the movie. Score is well, and sweet. Story is good as well. Overall, this is a good, nice, family movie that you and your family should watch.… Expand
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Tall_But_ShortJul 8, 2012
Based on the children's book, Mr. Popper's penguin delivered for what it was. A children's movie. This movie is nothing and will never be anything more than this. The penguins are cute and Jim Carrey is funny at times and kids will just eatBased on the children's book, Mr. Popper's penguin delivered for what it was. A children's movie. This movie is nothing and will never be anything more than this. The penguins are cute and Jim Carrey is funny at times and kids will just eat this movie up. It has that cheesy family value "theme" to it which is in nearly all children's films nowadays. I recommend this film for anyone ten or under.… Expand
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PerfectCriticAug 31, 2012
Its actually sad to see Jim Carrey in such movie.., he was a legend in comedy and I wanted to see a movie that in bar with his old hits , but this one was boring from the first scene till the very last one.

The Movie felt very cheap , theIts actually sad to see Jim Carrey in such movie.., he was a legend in comedy and I wanted to see a movie that in bar with his old hits , but this one was boring from the first scene till the very last one.

The Movie felt very cheap , the story is weak and the plot is predictive and has been done before.

The animated Penguins (which are the main characters) looked very fake and unconvincing , specially how they tried to give each one a character ,this actually made them more unreal and too silly even for small children.

I found almost all characters irritating : From Mr. Popper's Managers the one dimensional old men , they just read their lines each in his order without acting ...!
And his assistant and her desperate try to be funny repeating the same "joke" the whole movie , to even his kids , the boy who's trying to look as daddies boy , and the daughter's unreasonable teenage emotion bursts.

Nothing made sense in this movie and the it should not be labeled as "Comedy" cause it's far from it .
it's just another "family" movie like "Jingle All the Way" which you regret watching.… Expand
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worleyjamersDec 7, 2012
For some reason I watched this film, I had really expectations, but it actually okay. It was entertaining and had some funny moments. I thought it was a pretty cute family movie.
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kevinhooksJan 20, 2013
It's a film with a good heart and has everything you'd expect from the comedian goofball himself, Jim Carrey. The only problem, though, is the penguins.
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JmsbppJul 16, 2013
Lo unico que salva la pelicula es el buen humor de Jim Carrey lo demas es una basura, el tema es imposible y ridiculo, ahi cosas que jamas se devieron crear nada mas ahi que ver la pelicula y tienes tu respuesta
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FranzHcriticMay 8, 2014
Unfunny, awkward, and, in general, mundane and uneventful. With an incredibly loose adaptation that soils the plot into a long-winded family comedy about a father's cool relationship with his ex-wife and children. Jim Carrey is done. Officially.
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Meth-dudeNov 21, 2017
Mr. Popper's Penguins is as family friendly cheesy as it comes, but it works in it's favour. The CGI penguins may not always look good, the story was predictable and most of the acting performances were average at best, but it was still aMr. Popper's Penguins is as family friendly cheesy as it comes, but it works in it's favour. The CGI penguins may not always look good, the story was predictable and most of the acting performances were average at best, but it was still a rather entertaining and charming family friendly movie. You should watch it if you want something simple that will make you feel good.… Expand
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diogomendesDec 26, 2014
Its story has good intentions and Jim Carrey is always welcome, but "Mr Popper's Penguins" is bereft of the laughs that made previous Carrey's outputs (The Mask, Liar Liar) a hit.
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russiangamerApr 27, 2017
Главная проблема фильма - весь основной сюжет был уже десятки раз. Тут и не очень хороший в начале, но изменившийся под конец главный герой, трудное детство, конфликты с родными, стандартная мораль, хэппи энд. Если бы не старина Джим и,Главная проблема фильма - весь основной сюжет был уже десятки раз. Тут и не очень хороший в начале, но изменившийся под конец главный герой, трудное детство, конфликты с родными, стандартная мораль, хэппи энд. Если бы не старина Джим и, всё-таки, наличие реально хороших шуток, то фильм можно было бы спустить в унитаз.… Expand
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toronto905Sep 28, 2015
Fun for the whole family! Even if it's reliant on slapstick humour and kids jokes it will surely entertain the kiddies. I laughed several times too. Absolutely loved it, Mr. Poppers Penguins was a book I grew up with and I absolutely lovedFun for the whole family! Even if it's reliant on slapstick humour and kids jokes it will surely entertain the kiddies. I laughed several times too. Absolutely loved it, Mr. Poppers Penguins was a book I grew up with and I absolutely loved this film adaptation. Jim Carrey makes a hilarious Mr. Popper and the penguins were amazingly well done. How could one not like this movie? While it's all pretty predictable, Jim Carrey delivers and it's both funny and delightful. If you're looking for a movie that the whole family can enjoy together, this would be it.… Expand
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EpicLadySpongeFeb 16, 2016
A lowest-common denominator family slapstick comedy filled with family fun for your entire family. This movie adaption based on the 1938 book of the same name tries to entertain me but generally fails at that part. Most likely enjoyable withA lowest-common denominator family slapstick comedy filled with family fun for your entire family. This movie adaption based on the 1938 book of the same name tries to entertain me but generally fails at that part. Most likely enjoyable with your family, but you'd hardly get any treats if you're going to see this movie alone.… Expand
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FuturedirectorFeb 22, 2017
Unfortunately, Mr. Popper's Penguins is only a coformist and flawed picture as any other of its kind. Anyway, Carrey comes back again, a funny picture arrives and a satisfying conclusion is notable.
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SrPepeFeb 27, 2018
Divertida y con escenas muy originales. Destaco la evolución del protagonista.
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MonkiReviewsMay 30, 2017
I liked this movie. The characters seemed real and their emotions were realistic. The penguins were usually funny, but not always. I thought it was worth a watch.
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FilipeNetoAug 29, 2018
The script, simple and predictable, revolves around a cold real estate agent focused on work, career and profit, who ends up changing because of a set of seven penguins his father had kept, and sent him as a last gift. This film reminded meThe script, simple and predictable, revolves around a cold real estate agent focused on work, career and profit, who ends up changing because of a set of seven penguins his father had kept, and sent him as a last gift. This film reminded me of La Fontaine's old fables, in that it uses deeply sweet and emotional elements to convey important messages about the family. The "moral of the story", which all fables present at the end, also marks the end of the film. Jim Carrey is the main character but he brings nothing new in a recipe that has been on screen in other comic movies. Carla Gugino is a good supporter but doesn't do more than what she should do, like the rest of the cast. The only exception is Angela Lansbury, a great lady of cinema who is always good to see working. The difference is definitely the penguins. They behave like active characters, they're charming and will certainly impress children. Sometimes they may seem a bit artificial, but personally I found CGI compelling enough to give them realism. The soundtrack is good, but forgettable.

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Sosmooth1982Jan 5, 2023
It's a good family movie to watch. Other then that it's pretty dumb. Inherits some penguins and gives them to his kids for there birthday and tries to hide it from his landlord.
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W0LF3NSTE1NJul 17, 2021
It's a good movie if you want to have your tv playing something and you doing something else
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