Penguin film

martinfoyle · Post by **martinfoyle** » Fri Jul 15, 2005 7:20 pm

I believe some penguin film is a big arthouse hit in the US this summer.
Here's another one

lawngnome · Post by **lawngnome** » Fri Jul 15, 2005 7:58 pm

genius...

Mr. Average · Post by **Mr. Average** » Sat Jul 16, 2005 10:12 am

Looks like my wife and I will be seeing this film today. I was hoping to catch either "Mudsharks in Love" or "Manta's in Motion" instead, so the "March of the Penguins" was not on my short list. My wife insists,a nd she wins99.44% of the time.

My 0.56% decision is scheduled for October, 2007, and I am not gonna waste it this decade like I did last one.

Post by **spooky girlfriend** » Sat Jul 16, 2005 10:20 am

My Justin will be 11 on Tuesday and adores penguins. I think I'll treat him to this one. It looks fun.

selfmademug · Post by **selfmademug** » Sat Jul 16, 2005 10:23 am

I think the boy and I will see it tomorrow. It looks fantastic!

selfmademug · Post by **selfmademug** » Thu Jul 21, 2005 6:29 pm

So the boy and I finally saw this tonight. Great stuff, though a bit quiet and slow for a cartoon-fed 6-yr-old in places. It's just stunning visually, and the subject is pretty damn amazing. I had no idea what those animals' lives were like. Bring the kids if you like, but it'd also make a fine date movie (for geeks like me, anyway) it's quite romantic, really. The love scene is incredibly moving. And I'm not kidding.

ice nine · Post by **ice nine** » Tue Jul 26, 2005 2:09 am

*Beware: There are some shots of young dead penguins just lying there in the snow.

bobster · Post by **bobster** » Wed Aug 10, 2005 7:04 pm

selfmademug wrote:So the boy and I finally saw this tonight. Great stuff, though a bit quiet and slow for a cartoon-fed 6-yr-old in places.

Actually, it was a bit slow for this classic-cinema-fed grown-up a lot of the time. An amazing achievement considering the impossible conditions and all, but I'm surprised to be saying only a so-so film, though I'm obviously in the minority.

In any case, considering how tough the poor birds have it, year after year, I think they should have titled it, "It Sucks to Be a Penguin."

Tim(e) · Post by **Tim(e)** » Wed Aug 10, 2005 9:45 pm

bobster wrote: In any case, considering how tough the poor birds have it, year after year, I think they should have titled it, "It Sucks to Be a Penguin."

Heh... that just brought back to mind one of the best lines in the animation Madagascar. The penguins, after finally hijacking a boat and navigating their way to Antarctica (something they have always dreamed of doing) are standing on the ice in the freezing winds and one eventually looks to the others and simply says: "this place sucks!" - they then proceed to pack up and head off to the tropics.