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Surf's Up
2007
Come join Cody (Shia LeBouf), a rockhopper penguin, as he journeys from his home in Shiverpool, Atartica to take part in the Big Z Memorial Surf Off. During his adventure he meets some new friends including surf nut Chicken Joe (Jon Heder) and the spirited lifeguard Lani (Zooey Deschanel). Cody believes that winning is .. Read more
| Starring | dana belben (voice), brian benben (voice), Dana Belben, dana belben |
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| Director | Ash Brannon, Chris Buck |
| Genres | Animated, Audio Descriptive, Comedy, Family |
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Surf's Up
Come join Cody (Shia LeBouf), a rockhopper penguin, as he journeys from his home in Shiverpool, Atartica to take part in the Big Z Memorial Surf Off. During his adventure he meets some new friends including surf nut Chicken Joe (Jon Heder) and the spirited lifeguard Lani (Zooey Deschanel). Cody believes that winning is everything until he meets The Geek (Jeff Bridges), an old, washed-up pro-surfer, who may just show Cody that a true winner isn't always the one who comes first.
| Starring | dana belben (voice), brian benben (voice), Dana Belben, dana belben, brian benben, Brian Benben, Jeff Bridges |
|---|---|
| Director | Ash Brannon, Chris Buck |
| Studio | SONY PICTURES |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 22 mins Blu-ray: 1 hr 22 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Animated, Audio Descriptive, Comedy, Family |
| Language | DVD: English, English Audio Description Blu-ray: English |
| Hearing-impaired | English |
| Released | DVD: 10 Dec 2007 Blu-ray: 10 Dec 2007 Production year: 2007 |
| Format | DVD |
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Trapped between kiddie gags and a more grown-up sense of the absurd, this animated mockumentary takes potshots at the... read more on Time Out
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Do you have any other talents ?
The star of the movie-within-a-movie is Cody Maverick, a pint-sized penguin with a king-sized dream of becoming an international surfing champion. To that end, he leaves his home in Antarctica and ventures to Hawaii to take part in the Big Z Memorial Surf-off, a competition held in honor of the surfing legend who was washed away by a giant wave during a previous contest, never to be heard from again.
This flick was filmed in a similar fashion to Incredibles (camera diary scene type thing) and also has some 'old sepia' footage thrown in as well.
It was an OK film but didn't really shine. It moved pretty slowly and the kids kept asking when the film would finish fairly near the end, I think they'd had enough. It was nicely animated and pretty and all the usual, but the plot wasn't all that great. Don't get me wrong, it is worth seeing but don't expect too much. The main underlying message is 'Winning isn't everything', and it's just as well as this isn't likely to win anything.
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- JediSi
- Posted 27 Aug 2007 17:31
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Surf's Up
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This animated mock documentary directed by Chris Buck (TARZAN) and Ash Brannon (TOY STORY 2) follows penguin Cody Maverick (Shia LaBeouf) from his hometown of Shiverpool, Antarctica, where all of the ... -
