Happy Feet [DVD] [2006]

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Detail in darker scenes (such as the underwater sequences) is acceptable but lacking a bit of crispness. Meanwhile, Mumble and his family and friends discover a new threat their home -- one that will take everyone working together to save them.

The same idea can be attached to Happy Feet's ham-fisted conclusion, though it's a little harder to take its big environmental ka-pow even at mere face value without groaning a bit at the forcefulness behind it all. It earned the recipient of the inaugural BAFTA Award for Best Animated Film, and the fourth non- Disney or Pixar film to win the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature. In 'Happy Feet 2' (2011) Mumble is dismayed to discover that his son Erik (Elizabeth Daily) cannot, or will not, dance.These growth spurts are highlighted by journeys to the Antarctic's frigid expanses, as a range of different characters -- voiced by the likes of Hugh Jackman, Nicole Kidman, Hugh Weaving, and the immediately-noticeable Robin Williams -- either accompany or hinder his path. Happy Feet (2006) - Elijah Wood, Nicole Kidman, Hugh Jackman" Archived 28 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine. Each penguin is born with a certain knack for singing and each must find his or her own unique song on the path to adult penguinhood. The site's consensus reads, "Visually dazzling, with a thoughtful storyline and catchy musical numbers, Happy Feet marks a successful animated debut from the makers of Babe.

The dancers went through "Penguin School" to learn how to move like a penguin, and also wore head apparatus to mimic a penguin's beak.

Happy Feet is a 2006 animated jukebox musical comedy film directed and produced by George Miller and written by Miller, John Collee, Judy Morris, and Warren Coleman.

This widescreen DVD features a 16:9 anamorphic transfer which preserves the original theatrical aspect ratio of 2. Products labelled '*item fulfilled by Exertis on behalf of hmv' will be supplied to you directly by Exertis via their approved couriers. Other locations included Sea World (2010–2011), [40] Shedd Aquarium (2010–2012), [41] Moody Gardens (2010–2011), [42] Nickelodeon Suites Resort, [43] and Adventure Aquarium. Baumgarten also says the CGI re-creation at Antarctica are "stunning, allowing the film to shift among glorious long shots of the ice and penguin population and midshots and close-ups of the character interactions". Since Happy Feet stomped its way to an Academy Award in 2006, several animated films have followed in its footsteps -- both of them.An international co-production between the United States and Australia, the film was produced at Sydney-based visual effects and animation studio Animal Logic for Warner Bros. The video transfer is as good as can be expected on a standard DVD, with some anti-aliasing and other MPEG artifacts visible in some scenes such as those with a lot of snow and light colors. Composer John Powell composed the score while the film features more than 10 songs from famous artists, mostly to fit with the mood of the scene or character.