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And please, let's put a moratorium on pee-pee-poo-poo jokes. Unlike the original, tap dancing doesn't play much of a role in the sequel. The film's 3-D animation adds little to the proceedings. I was bewitched, bothered and bewildered. A song that won't get nominated is 'Erik's Opera,' a reworking of a Puccini aria from 'Tosca.' Erik's rendition would either make Puccini laugh or cry. The song that should put the film in Oscar territory, however, is 'The Bridge of Life,' penned by John Powell and sung by Moore.

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Just think of the possible titles: 'A View to a Krill.' 'A License to Krill.' 'Krill Bill.'Īs for the music, 'Happy Feet' mixes original songs with such rock classics such as 'Papa-Oom-Mow-Mow' by the Rivingtons and 'Under Pressure' by Queen and David Bowie. Don't be surprised if the crustaceans get their own spin-off film.

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Children should enjoy watching Will repeatedly escape his demise while adults should enjoy the pun-filled dialogue, if not the discussion of the nature of free will. Instead, he decides to venture out and become the hunter instead of the hunted, much to the consternation of Bill, who prefers the relative safety of the status quo. The latter critters provide comic relief as Will refuses to accept his fate as whale food. P!nk), Ramon falling in love with Carmen (voice of Sofia Vergara), who unfortunately doesn't return the favor, and two krill, Will (voice of Brad Pitt) and Bill (voice of Matt Damon). Subplots involve Sven hitting on Mumble's wife, Gloria (voice of Alecia Moore, a.k.a. Are we having fun yet? It's up to Mumble and company to save the day. Unable to get fish, they face starvation and attack from a flock of birds. The cult of Sven receives a boost from the evangelical Lovelace (voice of Williams again), who sings his praises.īefore Mumble and crew return home, a glacial disaster strands the colony. You think that would impress Erik, but he soon falls under the spell of the charismatic and egotistical Mighty Sven (voice of Hank Azaria), a penguin with a colorful beak who has wowed the nearby Adelie penguins with his ability to fly. It looks like Bryan's fate is sealed, sorry, until Mumble bravely comes to the rescue. An accident sends Bryan on a fall into a crevice, much to the dismay of his children. On the return home, they encounter Bryan the Beachmaster (voice of Richard Carter), an elephant seal on a stroll with his two young pups. When he discovers his son missing, Mumble goes looking for him and eventually finds him.

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I guess the filmmakers couldn't have called the movie 'Unhappy Feet.' How about 'The Agony of Da Feet'? Just a thought.ĭespite attempts by Mumble to make his son feel better, Eric runs away from home and joins up with Ramon (voice of Robin Williams), who has left the colony because he feels unloved.

For those who didn't see the Oscar-winning 2006 original, Mumble was mocked for his bad singing and amazing tap-dancing ability, hence the title 'Happy Feet.' In this sequel, Erik gets mocked for his inability to dance. We then meet Erik (voice of Elizabeth Daily), the young son of Mumble (voice of Elijah Wood), who was the star of the first film. If rabbits performed it, would it be called hippity-hop? Just wondering.

The movie opens with a rollicking musical number complete with a hip-hop dance by a colony of Emperor penguins. Let's simply say 'Happy Feet Two' is different. These include “believe in yourself” and “it's OK to be different.” Their parents might hope their charges take home the animated film's messages. Or just let the beautiful Antarctic scenery wash over them.

Has the film's director, George Miller, gone insane, dropped acid or both? The first film contained elements of wonderful strangeness, as one would expect from the director of the 'Mad Max' movies.īut Miller goes over the top here so much so that the young target audience might either become really confused or request therapy. It's 'Happy Feet Two,' and it's a children's movie. It's National Geographic meets the Animal Planet meets Giacomo Puccini meets Samuel Beckett meets Busby Berkeley meets global warming meets the apocalypse. And, of course, there's singing and dancing.

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