Happy Feet Two, the sequel to 2006's Oscar-winning hit Happy Feet, is a good follow-up and has some nice toe-tapping tunes, but fails to repeat what made the first film a hit. The animation, as always, is lush and beautiful. The story itself is a bit weak and is a drastic drop-off from the original. The story also over does it with philosophical reasonings. I don't think the audience want to hear that. That being said, the tunes are well-sung. I really liked it when they performed Queen. The voice-acting is great which is always a plus in animated features.
George Miller's film takes place a few years later with Mumble and Gloria having kids of their own. The kids escape their parents to fool around and the penguin nation gets trapped by a glacier. Now it's up to the kids and some allies to save the day.
As mentioned before, I thought the voice-acting is good. Pink gets a pass since she is better than expected replacing the late Brittany Murphy. Even though I have no idea why the krill were in the film as they had nothing to do with the penguins, but Matt Damon and Brad Pitt added some good comedy to the film.
Overall, this is a beautifully-animated musical but it's not as good as the original. I'm surprised that the film had such a deep drop-off at the box office. I think they should leave this franchise alone if the quality will keep getting worse. I liked this film, but this sequel is not necessary. I rate this film 7/10.
George Miller's film takes place a few years later with Mumble and Gloria having kids of their own. The kids escape their parents to fool around and the penguin nation gets trapped by a glacier. Now it's up to the kids and some allies to save the day.
As mentioned before, I thought the voice-acting is good. Pink gets a pass since she is better than expected replacing the late Brittany Murphy. Even though I have no idea why the krill were in the film as they had nothing to do with the penguins, but Matt Damon and Brad Pitt added some good comedy to the film.
Overall, this is a beautifully-animated musical but it's not as good as the original. I'm surprised that the film had such a deep drop-off at the box office. I think they should leave this franchise alone if the quality will keep getting worse. I liked this film, but this sequel is not necessary. I rate this film 7/10.