In case you're living under a rock and haven't had the opportunity of having someone beat another pointless award show down your throat, "Happy Feet" one for Best Animated Feature Film at this year's Oscars.
It's pretty sad when only one of the nominated animated films this year (Cars) was actually animated and not motion captured, and it's only going to get worse once Hollywood begins to really follow the trend, now that HF has won.
One more from DVD Active today, which is the info for "Happy Feet," hitting store shelves March 27th.
Extras will include two new fully animated sequences (Mumble Meets a Blue Whale and A Happy Feet Moment), a Dance Like a Penguin: Stomp to the Beat feature, two music videos (Gia's Hit Me Up and Prince's The Song of the Heart), and the classic cartoon - I Love to Singa.
And while it isn't region free, it is Whoopi free (see "Everyone's Hero" release post), which is almost as good.
DVD Active's Happy Feet DVD Info
Did anyone really see this one coming?
Having not seen the film myself, I can't speak on the quality of the story or art, but it just didn't seem that appealing to me from the previews. Now, according to the latest numbers from Box Office Mojo, I see the film has grossed $99 million so far at the US Box Office.
Is it the singing? Robin Williams? The Penguins? The snow? It's probably the fact that it doesn't star Whoopi Goldberg or Carrot Top, but don't quote me on that.
The simple fact is that CG movies have underperformed this year, at least by the past CG movie standards, and I don't think anyone could have predicted that "Happy Feet" would be the film to break the slump.
Congrats to the entire team at WB for having a huge hit on their hands.
Box Office Mojo's Weekend Box Office Totals
Put on your mittens and grab a bucket of fish, as "Happy Feet" opens today!
The film is scoring pretty well, and currently sits at a 79% overall on Rotten Tomatoes.
Here's an example of one of the good reviews:
Happy Feet is cooler than a penguin's toenails, taking what appears to be a routine animated musical comedy into rewarding, unexpected places. - Colin Covert - Minneapolis Star Tribune
And one of the bad ones:
Even the wee ones may start to notice something's amiss when the movie's theme goes from "be yourself" to 'we must regulate the overfishing of the Antarctic oceans.' No, for real. - Jordan Harper - Village Voice
So I'll leave it up to you. From everything I've read, the film is jammed full of singing and dancing, but then again, what would you expect from a film titled, "Happy Feet."
More Reviews at Rotten Tomatoes
Happy Feet Website
