Miscellaneous Movie Musings

[Eliza Hodgkins 1812]

Originally Posted by Alex Stroup

Interesting. To my view, the penguins in this movie had better reason for their singing and dancing than in any musical ever made (primarily, it is how they find their true love and mate; though a secondary nicely absurd purpose is found in the end).

I think what interested me most about Happy Feet was the unexpected blend of live action and animation, which was done very, very well.

The music itself kinda bored me when it wasn't cute or amusing. The dancing sequences I loved.

The biggest issue I had with the film, and that I have with a lot of contemporary animated films, was the shoddy voice work. A talented screen actor is not necessarily a talented voice actor. And the only voice work that seemed at all top notch was Robin Williams, because he seems to get that the *voice* is the actor. More voice work for guys like Futurama's Billy West, and less for Nicole Kidman and Elijah Wood, etc.