Happy Feet Two
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Tagline: Every Step Counts
Sure, George Miller may not have the cred of Bill Condon or Alexander Payne. But he did bag an Oscar for the original. And he made Babe. (That’ll do, George.)
In a previous life, Miller was in charge of the Mad Max franchise, but it’s hard to let one’s imagination run wild when the consideration of toy and video game tie-in’s are as important as the movie in question. Still, Miller does get to “direct” the likes of Brad Pitt, Matt Damon, Elijah Wood and Robin Williams. The plot is hardly of massive importance: Mumble (Wood) isn’t happy because his son, Erik (Ava Acres), is choreo-phobic. And because he doesn’t want to dance, Erik runs off and meets The Mighty Sven (Hank Azaria), who is a penguin who can fly. Mumble simply can’t compete with this charismatic role model, which is the perfect excuse to introduce some familiar and new characters. As always, if the audience goes home happy, that will be some feat.
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