![]() Between film 1 and 2, also a lot of time went by. The director is busy anyway right now with the "Mad Max" sequel, but who knows. So far, there is no news yet about a third "Happy Feet" installment and I do not really think it is necessary unless they somehow manage to come up with something a lot better than they achieved here. And Bill's and Will's storyline adds absolutely nothing to this sequel here. It was like they were in their own movie, even more extreme than with Scrat and the "Ice Age" films. I guess they only wanted to advertise the film with these two superstars as their characters basically had nothing to do at all with Mumble and the gang. I wonder what they were thinking including the duo as krill. Another oddity in here is the inclusion of Brad Pitt and Matt Damon as voice actors. The film gets a bit better after the 30-minute-mark, but that does not mean that it becomes a quality movie, just that it really really sucked early on. Apart from that, this scene made it obvious that the walrus would return the favor at some point later in the movie and now this film was not only void of any heart, but also fairly predictable. Sadly, the execution really took out all the emotion for some reason. ![]() One of the film's intended most emotional moments was when the walrus is trapped and Mumble goes to rescue him, so he can reunite with his children. It does not get any further apart than "Mad Max" and "Happy Feet". What a strange collection of movies he worked on. The core filmmaker was also the one who directed the first "Happy Feet" movie and he is otherwise mostly known for directing "Mad Max" (the old and the new). It is a bit of a joke this film had 3 directors and 6 writers and this is what they came up with. ![]() This movie was shout completely at the Annie Award (animation Oscar) that year and that says it all. As an animal choir the way it started I liked it, but then she started singing and all the magic was gone. She even sort-of destroyed the final scene with her rendition of Queen's "Under Pressure". All she does is sing and her loud scratchy voice did not bring any emotion that this film was so badly in need of. In terms of voice acting, she adds nothing to this movie, simply because she never does it. Still I heavily object to the casting of Pink here. Talking about the music, it was really really bad early on, but got a bit better as the film went wrong. Not even the small fluffy penguins were a delight anymore as they were written so annoyingly with stupid rap songs and without the slightest ounce of obedience to their elders. However, this turned out a disappointment. They tried to do the same as in the first film (that won the Best Animated Feature Oscar) in some areas, for example they included once again a mix of live action and animation with the animation being the far dominant part. This sequel, which came out five years after the first, lacks completely in that area. I liked the first film mostly for the charm and emotional story lines, for example the one about Mumble and his dad. I laughed, cried and felt such empathy for these penguins because this movie has a lot of soul and heart.Įven if there is tons of that like in this film here. Also, there are significant themes and messages about community, teamwork, bravery, overcoming obstacles and environmentalism. The story is in-depth, layered, complex and much more meaningful than the first Happy Feet. In my opinion, it has the best production values and cinematography of any animated film of 2011, I have watched lately. I loved this movie and I found it far superior to Rango, Gnomeo & Juliet and Cars 2. Also, I think people are being too hypercritical because the first Happy Feet won the Oscar. I am actually shocked while reading some of the scathing reviews. Some critics refused to look deeper because this is not their usual type of child animation film. I think people are being too harsh on this movie. However I have been astonished when I have seen rude comments on Happy Feet 2. This film aims to tell to children not to lie and how important the friendship is. The characters felt more developed and they went through a more interesting journey. First of all I want to say this, I really like animation films and I actually liked this more than the first Happy Feet.
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