An animated jukebox musical that grafted "Billy Elliot" onto a Disney nature film, the 2006 hit "Happy Feet" told the story of Mumble, a penguin who is ostracized for his inability to sing Top 40 ...

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The prospect of writing a bad review of Happy Feet Two is about as appetizing as kicking a puppy. But what if it’s a puppy that eats all the furniture — or at least the better part of two hours? And ...

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Such wisdom and pluck are the mark of a hero, and a hero it is who inspires the masses in Happy Feet. To be sure, he is a flightless bird, but whoever said a leading man needs grace? Or looks? Or ...

The penguins are as adorable as ever in "Happy Feet Two." Yet a couple of shrimp-like krill at the bottom of the food chain almost steal the show in this animated sequel that sticks to the formula of ...

"Happy Feet Two" could have used an editor with ice in his or her veins, to judiciously slice out some unneeded plotlines and save the extra scenes for "Happy Feet Three." The penguins from the ...

It appeared that Happy Feet was destined for a storybook ending. Over the summer, the 3-year-old emperor penguin had strayed 2,000 miles off course before he was found in New Zealand, famished and ...

Nov. 28, 2006 — -- While a young emperor penguin named Mumble and his friends dance in animated joy rocking movie houses across the United States in the hit film "Happy Feet," many of their real ...

IF there is such a thing as your standard penguin movie, “Happy Feet” isn’t it. But with George Miller involved, how could it be? The Australian filmmaker, whose credits range from writing and ...