Originally Posted By seanyoda << Happy Feet was aweful, violant, not imaginative, and scared the crap out of my 3 year old. >> violent? While there were a few scenes that addressed the number one law of nature (and, despite what a jungle cruise skipper will tell you, it's not "don't be a zebra"), I would not say that it was particularly violent. Scary for a 3 year old? Absolutely. However, the movie is rated PG. In fact, the information on the movie says "Rated PG for some mild peril and rude humor."
Originally Posted By smeeeko I didn't expect much about Happy Feet.. I thought it was going to be 90min of penguin dancing and not much plot. It surprised me, it's like Moulin Rouge for kids.. lots of singing lots of dancing, and if you know anything about penguins I thought it explained the life & growth cycle of penguins pretty well. So much that I was giggling to myself when they were explaining the "heart song" was for.. in a manner kids could understand. We had several kids in the screening we were at & while I was concerned the movie would be too loud (the trailers certainly were!) and make some kids cry.. it didn't happen. No crying, although I think there were some scary moments that were a little unexpected. Other than that.. it was fun! The only thing that really bugged me was that "mumble" never lost all his feathers like the rest of the penguins.. but that's a small complaint really I guess.
Originally Posted By mawnck News flash from Cartoon Brew - Arthur and the Invisibles doesn't have enough animation in it, and the Academy has declared it ineligible for the category. That means there are only 15 eligible movies this year. And that means, only 3 nominees, so say the rules. Ya just never knows, does ya.
Originally Posted By Tonfinityanbyond Help me refresh my memory please! I was just watching some old black and white Mickey Cartoons and the Horse that hangs out with Clara the cow is familiar to me, but his name has flown my memory. I am wanting to call him Horatio? Thanks for the help folks!!!!
Originally Posted By BlueOhanaTerror I enjoyed OVER THE HEDGE quite a bit as well - but like Chicken Little, you leave the theater and an hour later ... "what did I see?" Just kind of forgettable, although I think OTH had a lot more "heart" than Chicken Little. In other words, I smile when I think of the characters, and I especially have fond memories of the porcupines and the raccoon. The characters in CL didn't endear themselves to me at all. They were mostly kind of ugly and chatterboxy. Frankly, I don't know if there IS a truly great animated film that came out in 2006. Considering how many entries there were... it was sort of disappointing. I'm much more excited about 2007.
Originally Posted By belovedclassic I agree with you Blue. I think the characters are very appealing and well animated, and the entire design harmonious and beautiful, the story simple, but funny, (not forced tears) I think that this movie is a step forward for DWFA. I hated Sharktale and the first Shrek . Let’s hope a good 2007
Originally Posted By Shadow wolf Let's see, out of all the ones I have seen, Over the Hedge is my favorite. The characters were pretty well made, they had facial expressions that surprisingly stuck with me. (I can clearly remember thing's like RJ's sly grin or Hammy's frantic expressions.) That and I felt it had a better story along with humor. It had things the kids could laugh at and things adults could laugh at. (I loved the simple SUV joke and my Dad loved the propane rocket.) As for Cars I did enjoy it, but there was something missing from it that the other Pixar films have had.
