Originally Posted By Moderation I left the theatre surrounded by a crowd of kids who were trying to tap dance and wanted to change the world. I can't give the movie higher praise thann that.
Originally Posted By threeundertwo If there had been a donation box for the Marine Mammal Center, I would have dropped in a $20. Very moving. The dedication to Steve Irwin was touching. I didn't realize he did a voice part until I saw the credits. And I thought Robin Williams stole every scene he was in.
Originally Posted By threeundertwo Also, the adults were enjoying the movie on a whole different level than the kids. Some of the songs absolutely cracked me up.
Originally Posted By MissCandice Oh good. I was hoping this was a good movie. I probably will see it after the Turkey Day hubbub has died down.
Originally Posted By threeundertwo Definitely worth the big screen experience. Go to a theater with a great sound system.
Originally Posted By DlandDug We enjoyed it, even though the plot lurched madly at times. Were we watching Footloose, Fame, The Point, Star Trek IV, or An Inconvenient Truth?
Originally Posted By threeundertwo Pssst! It was "March of the Penguins". Crazy plot in that one too.
Originally Posted By mawnck I closed my eyes and thought I was watching Moulin Rouge. Apparently nonstop random cultural references are easier to get away with when they're musical. It's a good flick. Not as good as Flushed Away.
Originally Posted By TiggerPooh1973 We saw this last night. I really enjoyed it! The songs were fun too. Very cute film.
Originally Posted By jdub A lot of good parts--the music, some reallly great rendering, interesting mix of live action & compumation--but ultimately (and admitting there was a lot of time spent enjoying the parts)... ...I hated the sum of it. The live action folk clashed with the compu-folk, Robin Williams utterly recognizable hamming through multiple roles (WHY?)--not to mention--OH, I think I will, South American penguins played as if they were the offspring of Speedy Gonzales. And how am I supposed to care about hungry gulls, seals, and orca--when we all KNOW that cute little penguin AIN'T gonna die? To me the word "cute" damns a film--I hear it used all the time, and it doesn't speak to whether it's a GOOD film. Overall? Much better than "Cars." Very cute.
Originally Posted By Autopia Deb I had 2 boys with me, 10 and 11 and we ALL enjoyed it. In fact my truck was boppin' at the stop light from all the "tap" dancing in the back seat!
Originally Posted By cindyland We loved it. I personally had enough of "toilet humor," so Flushed had about put me over the edge. My faith in animated movies is restored. Good thing, or my 5 year old was never going to see another movie! Anyone know what part Steve Irwin played? I looked it up, but it only have the character's name. Was it one of the walruses?
Originally Posted By mawnck It's kicking box-office butt. It's also giving great joy to us folks who were getting mad at the press with their stories of "everybody's tired of CGI." AND it's the first time EVER that Warner Brothers has managed to *successfully* promote an animated feature.
Originally Posted By Big Thunder a friend of ours is a voice in this movie. He is "Rinaldo" he does other voices as well, including "Sheen" of Jimmy Neutron
Originally Posted By jasmine7 Oh, awesome, BT! I love Sheen. :0) I'm hoping to make it to Happy Feet in a week or two. It does look good.
Originally Posted By chickendumpling Ditto on being a Sheen fan, BT. The kids and I watch that show together a bunch and really enjoy it. The scripts are great but the voices and the delivery make it all come together perfectly. Please let your friend know that he has made given us lots of fun and enjoyment with his good work. I'm planning on taking the kids to see Happy Feet either next week or over winter break. It looks adorable and I'm very happy to see all the good words about it here.
Originally Posted By tapdancemom I took my 5 yr old grandson and daughter and we went opening day at noon. We had the entire theater to ourselves. Andre got up and danced through a lot of it. He had a ball. I loved the "dancing" and music and plan on making a mix of several of the tunes for my advanced tap class to perform to. I told them and most had already seen it and were excited to create and recreate some of what they saw on screen. I thought the movie was great for the whole family to enjoy together. Not something that happens to much outside of Disney movies these days.
