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Happy Feet (Full Screen Edition)

starring: Peter Carroll, Richard Carter, Savion Glover, Nicole Kidman, Anthony LaPaglia

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Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: DVD
Brand: Warner Brothers
EAN: 0085391120889
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Full Screen, NTSC
Label: Warner Home Video
Manufacturer: Warner Home Video
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Warner Home Video
Region Code: 1
Release Date: March 27, 2007
Running Time: 108 minutes
Sales Rank: 499
Studio: Warner Home Video
Theatrical Release Date: November 17, 2006



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Description:
In the great nation of Emperor Penguins, deep in Antarctica, you're nobody unless you can sing - which is unfortunate for Mumble (ELIJAH WOOD), who is the worst singer in the world. He is born dancing to his own tune...tap dancing. As fate would have it, his one friend, Gloria (BRITTANY MURPHY), happens to be the best singer around. Mumble and Gloria have a connection from the moment they hatch, but she struggles with his strange 'hippity- hoppity' ways. Away from home for the first time, Mumble meets a posse of decidedly un-Emperor-like penguins - the Adelie Amigos. Led by Ramon (ROBIN WILLIAMS), the Adelies instantly embrace Mumble's cool dance moves and invite him to party with them. In Adelie Land, Mumble seeks the counsel of Lovelace the Guru (also voiced by ROBIN WILLIAMS), a crazy-feathered Rockhopper penguin who will answer any of life's questions for the price of a pebble. Together with Lovelace and the Amigos, Mumble sets out across vast landscapes and, after some epic encounters, proves that by being true to yourself, you can make all the difference in the world.

Amazon.com:
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. Happy Feet is 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 Elijah Woods) feels the beat and can't stop dancing. Unfortunately, emperor penguins are all about finding their own heart song, and the dancing youngster--as cute as he is--is a misfit. Luckily, he bumps into little blue penguins and 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

On the DVD
There are two new animated sequences, which aren't incorporated into the film. One's a half-minute hackysack-themed bit, but the other is a good-looking, two-minute scene featuring the late Steve Irwin as an albatross, who, with Mumble, encounters a blue whale. 'Dance Like a Penguin: Stomp to the Beat' is hosted by Savion Glover, whose dancing was motion-captured for the film, but other than a couple basic tips, it's pretty much a demonstration rather than a lesson. In addition to the two music videos (Gia's 'Hit Me Up' and Prince's 'The Song of the Heart'), 'I Love to Singa' is an appropriately matched 1936 Merrie Melodies cartoon in which a young owl ruffles feathers by wanting to sing jazz for his classical-music-loving family. --David Horiuchi

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Customer Reviews
Average Rating: out of 5 stars

Rating: 2 out of 5 stars - I think kids would be bored with this film. I think it's more focused on an environmental issue
Musically, this isn't for kids. That should have been figured out by everyone right away. Many of ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Awesome Penguin movie
This is one of my favorite movies. My 6 year old and I watched it probably 50 times, no exaggeration. ... Read More


Rating: 1 out of 5 stars - it'll get better later on, it can't be this bad the whole way through...
That's what I told myself as the film unfolded in all its lameness:
- the adult penguins are incredibly ... Read More


Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - The Good, The Bad & The Elephant Seals ...

The good:

I really liked the overall story of the plight of the penguin. The outcast going ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Everything Fantastic!
Just a short review this time. Animation, sound, music & story just all come together. Had to watch it a ... Read More

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