I pretty much hated it

Rating: Null/10 (13 April 2007)

I would rather put my children in a burlap sack and throw them over a bridge than let them watch this movie. I'll admit that my fondness for penguins made me eager to watch this film, but that as soon as it went into all that business with the heart-songs, I was quickly disenchanted. Why would such a noble bird be running around singing pop songs? And, why were some of the penguins Mexican stereotypes? Why did the lead females look like they had breasts underneath all their feathers? It's all beyond me.
On top of that, the environmental message was just so over the top. Now don't get me wrong, I love the environment and want all of our animal friends to live long, happy lives with no shortage of fish. But I think there are better ways to get that message across than sitting through a relentless lecture from a poorly written kids movie.
I went to see it with my little brother, and we weren't ten minutes into it before we began to give each other doubtful looks. By the time it was 30 minutes in, we knew for sure we had each just wasted $6.50 and two hours. All I can say is "Thank God we got the matinée price."