Happy Feet Two (2011)
Average Rating: 5.5/10
Reviews Counted: 110
Fresh: 50 | Rotten: 60
The animation is as eye-popping as ever, but Happy Feet Two's narrative is too noisily incoherent to recapture the Oscar-winning charm of its predecessor.
Average Rating: 5.7/10
Critic Reviews: 29
Fresh: 10 | Rotten: 19
The animation is as eye-popping as ever, but Happy Feet Two's narrative is too noisily incoherent to recapture the Oscar-winning charm of its predecessor.
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Happy Feet Two returns audiences to the magnificent landscape of Antarctica in superb 3D. Mumble, The Master of Tap, has a problem because his tiny son, Erik, is choreo-phobic. Reluctant to dance, Erik runs away and encounters The Mighty Sven-a penguin who can fly! Mumble has no hope of competing with this charismatic new role model. But things get worse when the world is shaken by powerful forces. Erik learns of his father's "guts and grit" as Mumble brings together the penguin nations and all
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Cast
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Elijah Wood
Mumble -
Robin Williams
Lovelace, Ramon -
Alecia Moore
Gloria -
Hank Azaria
The Mighty Sven -
Brad Pitt
Will the Krill -
Matt Damon
Bill the Krill -
Sofía Vergara
Carmen -
Carlos Alazraqui
Nestor -
Lombardo Boyar
Raul -
Jeff Garcia
Rinaldo -
Johnny Sanchez III
Lombardo -
Ava Acres
Erik -
Benjamin "Lil P-Nut" Flor...
Atticus -
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Common
Seymour -
Magda Szubanski
Miss Viola -
Hugo Weaving
Noah the Elder -
Richard Carter
Bryan the Beachmaster -
Lee Perry
Eggbert, Francesco, Leo... -
Jai Sloper
Weaner Pup -
Oscar Beard
Weaner Pup -
Anthony LaPaglia
The Alpha Skua -
Danny Mann
Brokebeak -
E.G. Daily
Various Voices -
Pink
Gloria -
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All Critics (110) | Top Critics (29) | Fresh (50) | Rotten (61) | DVD (1)
If there's a saving grace, it's the visuals, especially the beautiful scenes of orange krill. But that's about all.
Top CriticFor all the noise and flapping, the movie, like its heroes, remains flightless.
Happy Feet was one of the greatest and most original animated films, but the sequel can't even decide what it's about for the first 40 minutes.
We get a feeling we've seen it all before.
The gotta-move protagonist of the first animated, Antarctica-set feature -- a misfit young Emperor penguin named Mumble -- returns for the sequel. Only this time he's all grown up... and a lot less fun.
The film reminds viewers young and old that to make a positive change, sometimes the little guy at the bottom of the food chain needs to stomp his feet.
Happy Feet Two is a fun uplifting family flick that accomplishes exactly what it sets out to do.
"Happy Feet Two" is to 2006's "Happy Feet" what "Babe: Pig in the City" was to "Babe," a clever and adorable original film remade with most of the charm wrung out of it.
Happy Feet Two is a fun uplifting family flick that accomplishes exactly what it sets out to do.
The film might be too chaotic for some audiences, but for those willing to sit back and enjoy the rapid-fire ride, Happy Feet Two will bring a smile to your face.
It feels like a well-crafted retread. Been there. Done that. Too often. (Blu-ray edition)
Not a bad film, just a disappointing one.
Miller has gone bigger and better on everything - the stakes are raised, the risk is greater, the fears are bigger, and, as a result, the pay-offs are better and the highs higher.
It's a film that only deals in excess, so unless you're a deliriously happy person with a serious foot fetish, you'd best give Happy Feet Two a miss.
Back to Antarctica for this second helping of "The Dance of the Penguins," the voices are in fine form.
Top grade animation and entertaining voice performances from its star packed cast saves Happy Feet Two from drowning in its bigger is better approach.
More feet, more songs, more music, more characters ... more everything, but less of story than the original. The heart of the film is scattered, but it fails to connect as satisfactorily as it did before
Youngsters and their families will be captivated by the show and the superb techno-whizzery never ceases to amaze
This is it: the collectivist kiddie flick that makes it look like fun to work together for the betterment of all. Disgusting!
What Happy Feet Two lacks in robust narrative is made up in song and dance, which provides the thrills - as well as the stars of the hour, the krills.
Brad Pitt and Matt Damon should have known better
The visuals are nice to look at.
It's a family-friendly food chain in which no one gets eaten.
Happy Feet Two is great to look at, but it goes off on odd tangents that prevent the plot from catching hold.
While 'Happy Feet' focused on the tap-dancing Emperor Penguin named Mumble... this one spends more time with his little son Erik... who is simply irresistible. If one agrees that penguins in general are cute, Erik ups the ante considerably.
At its best, this film offers some fantastic panoramic views of the kingdom of the multitudinous Emperor penguin.
Audience Reviews for Happy Feet Two
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- Bryan the Beachmaster: Good-bye ladies, hello lonely beach.
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- Miss Viola: Not dangers, CHALLENGES!
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- Various Voices: We're doomed and they're dancing.
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- Bo: Oh no! Atticus is eating his flipper!
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- Lovelace: The aliens are gone! All this flipper flappin for nothin!
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- Weaner Pup: Daddy! What are you doing down there daddy?
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