Emperor penguins are born to sing. All except young Mumble, who was born to dance... tap dance. Such un-penguin-like behaviour eventually gets Mumble kicked out of Emperor Land and into the big cold world. Joined by his Adelie Amigos and an all-knowing Rockhopper penguin names Lovelace, Mumble embarks on an epic journey and .. Read more
| Starring | robin williams (voice), Hugh Jackman, Elijah Wood, elijah wood (voice) |
|---|---|
| Director | George Miller |
| Genres | Animated, Audio Descriptive, Children, Comedy, Family |
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Emperor penguins are born to sing. All except young Mumble, who was born to dance... tap dance. Such un-penguin-like behaviour eventually gets Mumble kicked out of Emperor Land and into the big cold world. Joined by his Adelie Amigos and an all-knowing Rockhopper penguin names Lovelace, Mumble embarks on an epic journey and ultimately proves that by being true to yourself, you can make all the difference in the world.
| Starring | robin williams (voice), Hugh Jackman, Elijah Wood, elijah wood (voice), Brittany Murphy, Robin Williams, Nicole Kidman, Elijah |
|---|---|
| Director | George Miller |
| Studio | WARNER HOME VIDEO |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 44 mins Blu-ray: 1 hr 44 mins HD DVD: 1 hr 44 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Animated, Audio Descriptive, Children, Comedy, Family |
| Language | DVD: English, English Audio Description Blu-ray: English HD DVD: English |
| Hearing-impaired | English |
| Subtitles | DVD: English |
| Released | DVD: 26 Mar 2007 Blu-ray: 01 Oct 2007 HD DVD: 01 Oct 2007 Production year: 2006 |
| Format | DVD |
Having seen every major computer-animated movie this year, some of them unutterably turgid, this writers heart sank... read more on Time Out
But I just don't get it. It took me five attempts to watch this film all the way through simply because it is such hard work. I can't believe so many people love it. OK, the musical score is flawless, but that's it. The characters are simply not loveable and I cannot sympathise with them at all. The plot is boring, I prayed that Mumble would get devoured in the most horrific way possible and quickly, so that I could watch something more entertaining. The kids loved this, but I fail to see why. It's just penguin, penguin, penguin, penguin, penguin. I would rather eat worms than watch this again.
Utterly pointless and far too long.
Happy Feet has danced its way into the capital in one of the biggest premieres of the winter. The premiere of the animated penguin comedy drew a number of stars to Leicester Square, including many of the Happy Feet voice artists. Nicole Kidman, Elijah Wood, Robin Williams and Brittany Murphy were out on the suitably cool blue carpet to meet the Happy Feet fans and face the photographers. They might have been slightly upstaged by the dancing penguins that were also present, showing off some real Read more