Happy Feet

I saw this movie with my dear family on the last day of 2006. My sister loves to watch 3D animation,so I thought it would be great to watch. The movie is quite ok, but definitely not as good as my expectation. The animation is really great, the quality of the environment is just fabulous, there is no doubt about it. The icy area, the swimming scenes, the natural movements of the objects in the water environment:it's something not seen before. I am truly amazed with the look of the rocks and ice, and how they move while they are on the surface of the water.
Music is also a big thing in the movie. There are so many familiar tunes for all ages. They have new ones, those from the 90s, the 80s, and even 70s! *They have "Somebody to Love"!*. I think anyone with lots of knowledge about music and video clips would really enjoy the inside jokes, such as "shake your bon2" by Ricky Martin, Elvis' signature moves, Freddie Mercury's songs, etc. I really enjoy the musical part of the movie.

However, the thing that made this movie a bit disappointing is the storyline. They just don't have a good script. You can pretty much guess all parts of the movie.The movie follows somewhat a cliche story about a boy being and outcast from the society, and he just come back to save everyone. Typical like Alladin,Sword in The Stone,Notredame,etc. And after Mumble, the main character, grows up, then you don't really have that greatly animated and cuddly character. Fortunately, they have other characters that support the story well, with, again, inside jokes about Spanish people in California. Those who had been in US, especially California, would know what I mean. =)

All in all, it's an ok movie, I recommend people to watch it on the theater for pretty much the pretty eye-candy, but if you are really only into story, then buy the DVD.