Terrence Briggs wrote:
> *sigh*... and here we go...
>
>
http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&ned=us&ie=UTF-8&q=medved+%%22happy+feet%%22&btnG...
>
> In short, Happy Feet mocks religion, blames humans for the stories'
> existential hell, and is too dark for young kids ("The darkest, most
> disturbing feature-length animated film ever offered by a major
> studio"). As such, it belies the advertisements' promises of a fun
> romp for the whole family.
Humans also save the penguins (by just fishing somewhere else)...
I was all set to hate HF... over-detailed "realism", endless pop songs,
Robin Williams' motormouth. And yet I enjoyed every minute of it...
I guess I actually cared about the main character, I can't even say
that about Cars (great as it was).
> Preliminary thoughts:
>
> 1) Warner Brothers marketing sucks. SHOCKER!!! :)
>
> 2) "PG" means "parental guidance suggested"
>
> 3) What IS the darkest, most disturbing feature film released by
> Hollywood? Last Unicorn? :)
Last year's "Corpse Bride" was pretty gross, but not very
entertaining...
> Your thoughts?
>
> Part words from Betsy Hart (of Scripps Howard News):
> I'm just also thrilled there are more and more movies from the fun
> "Happy Feet" (and no I don't care about it's environmentalist agenda,
> and neither do my children)... to which I can enjoy taking my kids.
And Miller wisely uses real humans at the end, instead of plastic
Polar Express people... thank goodness.
> Terrence Briggs, giving Happy Feet a Y7 rating
> Peace to you...
>
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