Happy Feet (Full Screen Edition)

starring: Peter Carroll, Richard Carter, Savion Glover, Nicole Kidman, Anthony LaPaglia See Larger Image List Price: $19.98 You Pay Only: $13.49 You Save: $6.49 (32%) Prices subject to change. Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested) Binding: DVD Brand: WOOD,ELIJAH 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: 2141 Studio: Warner Home Video Theatrical Release Date: November 17, 2006 Related Items: March of the Penguins [Blu-ray] Happily N'ever After (Widescreen Edition) National Geographic - Relentless Enemies [HD DVD] Code Name - The Cleaner Madagascar [Blu-ray] see more Editorial Review: Product Description: A young penguin named Mumbles cannot sing like the other penguins but can he can tap dance and he learns that being different can be good. Genre: Feature Film Family Rating: PG Release Date: 4-SEP-2007 Media Type: DVD 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 More Happy Feet Blu-ray Combo HD/DVD More Penguin DVDs Customer Reviews Average Rating: Rating: - Totally misleading I absolutely hated this movie because of blatant environmental message. I actually agree with the message they're trying to give, but they've done it completely wrong. I felt like they tricked me into watching it. The movie was advertised as a fun kids movie. Read the description, watch the trailer, and you'll expect a normal, fun movie. There's no hint that the entire movie is about how humans are destroying the environment. If I wanted to see that I'd watch a documentary. It seems people do love they animation. If you want to see brilliant animation with an appropriate balance an actual plot and an environmental message I'd recommend Wall-E instead. Rating: - It's a CARTOON - SUSPEND reality a bit, people.. Ok, OI agree, there are some parts of Happy Feet that are not, well, HAPPY... BUT - THIS IS A CARTOON PEOPLE!! I THINK we all know that penguins can NOT tap dance, nor do they speak like we do (WHY do you think they show Mumble SPEAKING to the humans from the tank (right after he's caught) so WE at HOME can understand him, but CLARIFY it to show how he actually souds to the humans in the movie? There ARE some inconsistancies & some vague (NOT offensive!)adult humor moments (ie - the rewording of Prince's "KISS" for example) - but isn't that what makes watching this with our children just a BIT more fun for us as adults? Speaking as a single mom of 4 - a 16 y/o daughter, a 13 y/o son & Autistic 3/o twins - THEY ALL LOVE IT (& so do I for that matter!) We can watch this OVER & OVER!! I'm trying to get my hands on a new copy of this & FINDING NEMO - another AWESOME "kid's" movie because all the kids have watched this so often that the disc is finally starting to show some wear & "skippage".. In fact, this was an Easter gift when the DVD was 1st released - NOT for my wee ones - BUT FOR MY OLDEST!! The animation in this movie is aamzin & it entrances my twins.. The songs & MOST of the dialog are easy enough that even my twin that CAN'T really speak has tried to emulate what he's hearing - my OTHER twin can recite this word for word.. If you are SO worried about the "message" that the movie is sending - TALK to you child/ren... Most of them understand the subtleties ... Read More Rating: - Very entertaining Very entertaining movie. Come on people, it's just an animated movie, stop reading all kinds of political agenda into it. Watch it for the entertainment value alone. Rating: - A happy heart warmer :) Let us keep in mind this movie is not to be taken so seriously. I am a mother that only let my children watch/listen to age appropriate movies, shows, games and music. It is so hard to find good clean movies. I have watched this movie with my children and we all fell in love with it so much my youngest child has the Wii version also. This was a happy heart warmer. We love it. Rating: - Lame Feet Wow, just wow. And not in a good way do I mean Wow. This was bad, really bad. I guess it was going for cutesy, but come on! This was just lame. The storyline was horrendous. The singing was dreadful. And if there had been a pencil or a sharp object anywhere near me...well, nevermind that. If you want good animated movies that both kids and adults will enjoy, go for Pixar. This one was just awful. More Happy Feet (Full Screen Edition) Reviews Browse for similar items by category: Comedy - Genres - DVD - Video - General Comedy Stars - Comedy - Genres - DVD - Video - Robin Williams Kids & Family - Genres - DVD - Video - General Kids & Family - Genres - DVD - Video - Comedy Dance - Special Interests - Genres - DVD - Video - Tap

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