So... There's Gonna be a Sequel to Happy Feet?

[D'Snowth]

Amongst all the mayhem regarding Brittany Murphy's death, I heard on Inside Edition that a sequel to Happy Feet was in the works, but she was fired from reprising her role due to the drug rumors that were being circulated.

So... how would that work, honestly? Once again, I don't see Happy Feet as a movie that needs a sequel - it delivered its message loud and clear in the first one, what can they do with a second? Would Mumble and Gloria end up having a kid who's being "misunderstood" like his father before hand? That'd get a little monotonous.

Why is it anymore these days that movies that deserve sequels never get them, yet movies that are fine the way they are get them, and are worse than the originals?

 

[Drtooth]

Happier Feet? No thank you.

 

[frogboy4]

I really didn't like Happy Feet. It looked creepy, the story was thin and it rubbed me the wrong way. It made a fortune so I understand why they're making a second one. I just never understood why it received the Animated Oscar. I think the popularity of penguins at the time and the voice talent pushed it over the edge for voters. It wouldn't have fared so well among last year's contenders. The sequel will likely middle in profits.

 

[D'Snowth]

The story of an outcast who follows his own drum, and is pretty much ostricized by the rest of his community because they feel threatened by his own gift/talent... yeah, who wouldn't be rubbed the wrong way by that.

 

[frogboy4]

The story of an outcast who follows his own drum, and is pretty much ostricized by the rest of his community because they feel threatened by his own gift/talent... yeah, who wouldn't be rubbed the wrong way by that.

The theme is timeless of course, but they really didn't develop the actual story beyond that theme. It was paper thin, boring and I felt no connection to any of the very creepy CG-looking penguins. Nothing much happened. There are plenty of live action and animated films that dealt with the outsider idea and had quality writing.

 

[D'Snowth]

Yeah, maybe...

It seems to me that The Amigos pretty much carried the movie themselves anyway... matter of fact, they could pretty much do their project anyway, like the penguins of Madagascar.

 

[frogboy4]

Yeah, maybe...

It seems to me that The Amigos pretty much carried the movie themselves anyway... matter of fact, they could pretty much do their project anyway, like the penguins of Madagascar.

It was up against Cars and Monster House for the Oscars that year. I can see how penguins would win over inanimate objects.

I was just crawling the walls during the film. However, some felt Coraline to be a thin film, but I think it's the best animated movie of 2009. She was an outsider and not particularly likable, but I related to her and appreciated her journey.

 

[The Shoe Fairy]

One of the artists working on this film goes to my church

 

[D'Snowth]

One of the artists working on this film goes to my church

So are you confirming that there will, indeed, be a sequel to Happy Feet?

EDIT: Never mind...

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1402488/

 

[Drtooth]

I barely even want to watch the first one, actually. Other than the fact Robin Williams is in it. It really looks entirely too... icky as an overall design. I have to say, I do like Shrek, but I was never wild about realistic CGI animals or humans. I think Pixar and later Dreamworks films where they stylized everything, making it look cartoony at least gives it a nice feel. Even if the fur and scales and whatever is highly detailed.

Plus, I really think us Muppet fans have had the jump on the Penguin fad eons before March of the Penguins came out. They were all over Muppet projects and Sesame Street in the 80's and 90's respectively.