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Author Topic: March of the Penguins (2005) Mike Blakesley Film God Posts: 12767 From: Forsyth, Montana Registered: Jun 99 posted 09-11-2005 10:31 PM                        I agree with Brad's review. Outstanding movie, and major kudos to the film crew for putting up with horrendous conditions to shoot this. I liked the music too, and Morgan Freeman was spot-on. We (my wife and I) ran this for ourselves this afternoon to avoid being annoyed by the tiny kids brought in by idiot adults to the regular shows. The only bad thing I can say about it is, the CRAP code really screwed it up in spots. [ 09-15-2005, 02:45 AM: Message edited by: Mike Blakesley ]  |  IP: Logged John Pommon Film Handler Posts: 25 From: San Francisco, CA, USA Registered: Nov 2000 posted 09-18-2005 04:01 PM                        "This is a terrific film that the whole family would enjoy" This film did not keep the interest of little kids as they went stir crazy and annoyed the adults around them. I felt like it was more a Wild World of Animals with romantic feature film music. It was blurry & gave me a slight headache. Hats off to those that merchandised a nature film documentary onto the big silver screen.  |  IP: Logged Mike Blakesley Film God Posts: 12767 From: Forsyth, Montana Registered: Jun 99 posted 09-18-2005 09:00 PM                        I agree with John that it's not a kids movie. But smart kids were entertained by it.  |  IP: Logged Carey Barber Expert Film Handler Posts: 143 From: Newport News, VA, USA Registered: Jan 2003 posted 09-26-2005 07:51 AM                     Excellent film. One of the best documentaries I have seen. That pretty much sums it up. Also, I really, really, want a penguin.  |  IP: Logged Robert E. Allen Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1078 From: Checotah, Oklahoma Registered: Jul 2002 posted 09-28-2005 06:02 AM                     I just have to add my kudos for the cinematography.  |  IP: Logged Paul Gordon Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 580 From: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Registered: Aug 2005 posted 10-03-2005 07:09 AM                        Great film, and nice and short for change over theatres ( 4 reels) but whats with the Penguin swimming and diving shots? I've only watched it while projecting but it sure looked like they were digital penguins swimming around at points. Anyway we played this movie with Charlie and the Chocolate factory and we were packed (400+)  |  IP: Logged Lyle Romer Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1400 From: Davie, FL, USA Registered: May 2002 posted 10-05-2005 03:16 PM                     Those underwater shots must have been shot on some type of digital video. I noticed a diamond pattern visible in the dark water. Strange.... Anyway for the movie........ This would have been a GREAT IMAX film. It would also make an excellent National Geographic Channel show. As it was shot and released (16mm blowup to 35mm) it was a watchable, entertaining film. It wasn't bad but it wasn't great. Don't get me wrong, it was very well done and narrated but the somewhat grainy picture took away from the beauty of the scenery. Had this been done in IMAX, it would have been the best 2D nature documentary that's been done. 3 out of 5 stars  |  IP: Logged James R. Hammonds, Jr Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 931 From: Houston, TX, USA Registered: Nov 2000 posted 01-31-2006 05:26 PM                     I have never been a huge fan of nature documentaries. I have channel surfed to the Discovery Channel in the past and have seen some things that looked cool, but nothing that really held my interest. Maybe it was because I hadn’t seen them from the beginning so I really didn’t know what was happening. Morgan Freeman is the narrator for the American version of this French documentary, which follows the mating habits of penguins. Each year, the penguins travel 70 miles from the edge of Antarctica to a more stable surface so they can court, mate, and raise baby penguins. They spend months on end without food and standing out in the cold. From keeping each other warm, dodging prey, protecting their eggs safe from the cold and in some cases each other, you get to see the trials and dangers they face throughout their journey. Even if you are not a penguin lover, I will recommend this one. Although it didn’t blow me away, I thought this was a good, well-made documentary that I could see myself watching again. I’ll give it a 4 out of 5.  |  IP: Logged

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