Mr. Popper's Penguins

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I'm so sick and tired of movies about dreadful people, drugs, violence, blood all over the screen... I was reticent about watching this movie, since my taste is already twisted by so may car crashes and decapitated bodies, but it was one of those things, a friend lent me this DVD and since I liked Jim Carrey so much in "I Love You Phillip Morris" I decided to watch this film, seeing Angela Lansbury was in it also. So: I LOVED IT! I read several of the previous reviews (fortunately AFTER I watched the picture) and noticed that many of those reviewers are excellent Special Effects producers, since they shred them to pieces. Well, I'm not a Special Effects specialist so, I found them ASTOUNDINGLY GOOD!! During my time in the business I spent so many hours designing sets and clothes and being there, watching the filming of a scene endless times until I thought I was loosing my mind, that I can appreciate ANY effort made by a crew trying to come up with something good, making it impossible for me to put down other people's efforts. I loved the penguins, the way they looked, the way they acted and interacted with all the actors involved in their scenes... I found ALL THE ACTORS excellent in their roles --otherwise they wouldn't be there, believe me-- , from the humblest ones to Jim Carrey. I have no complains about the plot, the happenings, the incredibility of most of the scenes... I just enjoyed this movie as much as I never imagined I could have enjoyed it. It leaves you with a nice, clean feeling about life and people. Listen, I know as much as you do that this life and its people STINK, but once in a while it helps to keep going watching a film of this kind.

This is the kind of film that Hollywood has been making for decades. The same morals, the same hijinks, the same problems and solutions and almost the same type of lead actor. I was dragged into this film by my wife because we were close to the theater and had time to kill. An hour and a half to possibly enjoy before supper. I could have gone to any store that sells dvds, looked up a film about a family, problems with the kids and some kind of animal, and it would have been the same. It does have a few laughs, but don't they all. The story has been so over done that everything becomes yawn inducing predictability. Never a big fan of Jim Carey and this proves why. He's just an one speed actor. I am urging all the parents willing to take the kids to see this, pay a babysitter to take care of them and go with them to see this, and you go and look for a more interesting unpredictable film.

Far from ppp perfect this easy, overdone on the sentiment film delivers another Carey rich performance. The penguins are lovable and cute and there is just about enough entertainment, and laughs, amidst a cheesy story. Carey plays Mr Popper, a recently separated form his family businessman, who excels at property procurement. His father dies and leaves him a posted box of frozen penguins, which Carey looks after and falls for. His children who come to visit also love the penguins. Carey, whilst caring for the family of penguins, struggles to keep his job and acquire the last property in Central Park, New York which would make him a partner in the business he has worked so hard for. Whilst caring for the penguins Mr Popper learns the true value of family over materials and thus completes his journey reuniting his family, and re-homing the penguins. The film also has small roles for stars Angela Lansbury (Murder She Wrote), Phillip Baker Hall, Clark Gregg and Jeffrey Tambor.

Here's the rundown... THE GOOD: -Jim Carrey's humor -The penguins are CGI -The film takes a modest modern twist on the book -It's meant to appeal to the kids THE BAD: -Jim Carrey's humor -The penguins are CGI -The film takes a modest modern twist on the book -It's meant to appeal to the kids It's really a hit or miss situation here. The story is only loosely related to the book, so if you're a die-hard fan... stay away. So many liberties were taken to make Mr. Popper's Penguins a contemporary story that it is reduced to a weak shadow behind Jim Carrey's character. Films this rushed and awkward can pass as children's films, and in that regard I have little to no issue with the movie. It's an a adequate feel-good comedy for the entire family, but it all really comes down to your opinion of Jim Carrey. 6/10

Is it a natural progression for comedians to mellow with age? Gone are the days when a Jim Carrey vehicle would come with something raunchy or naughty – remember how he burst onto the scene with Ace Ventura: Pet Detective – and with each passing comedy of Carrey's now it becomes tamer until we finally hit the G rating in Mr Popper's Penguins, a straight up family friendly comedy with feel good themes that you'll not be too far off if you thought this was a product of Disney, with something shrewd because one cannot go wrong with animals coloured black and white from Pandas to Penguins. Jim Carrey plays the titular Mr Popper whom we follow through his father-less childhood in the first few scenes, given that his dad is an adventurer who travelled the world, and never quite found it in him to return for important occasions. This translates to the present day, grown up Potter who while is successful at his real estate job, is a complete dud when it comes to the family arena having separated from his wife Amanda (Carla Gugino) and being again the disconnected dad to his kids Janie (Madeline Carroll) and Billy (Maxwell Perry Cotton). Help comes indirectly in the form of a bequeathed package courtesy of Popper's dad who in his last will and testament left behind a live penguin to his son, and through an expected communication mixup, lands up with six of the Antarctic creatures. Carrey goes full circle in starring with CG animals as co-stars again, although now visibly aged, has had his thunder stolen by the very adorable penguins that comes with a distinct personality each, in order to differentiate them amongst one another. Funny face Carrey has lost his rubbery potential, and much of the mirth came from a select group of penguins just primed for comedy, such as the one nicknamed Nimrod. Situations get crafted involving the penguins and Popper's kids that they are a given, to show just how much the family members bond together when they play together, which becomes the primary message and theme amongst others in the film. It was nice seeing Angela Lansbury in a support role as an elderly owner of a fine dining cafe within Central Park that becomes Popper's mission to get rid of if he wants to get into the board of directors. Carla Gugino did relatively nothing to further the storyline other than to serve as the alternate voice of conscience and parenting expert for Mr Potter. But amongst all the supporting members, perhaps it is Ophelia Lovibond who impresses the most, playing probably the only quirky character in the film as Pippi, Mr Potter's assistant, who speaks quality English and enunciates them with lyrical quality, and what more having a penchant to construct sentences whose words begin with the letter P. It's a constant tongue twister alright, but Ophelia pulls this off so convincingly that it's hard to imagine anyone else stepping into the role. If penguins are your thing (and CGed ones at that) and a family/kid friendly outing to the cinema is something you need to plan for, then you will not want to miss this opportunity. Otherwise Mr Popper's Penguins offer nothing outside those healthy moral messages except perhaps to laugh at very rude penguins which fart and crap almost everywhere.

I absolutely love the book. I'm also crazy about penguins. I collect all kinds of penguin memorabilia and will usually give a film about penguins a free pass. So a scathing review from me should really tell you how bad this film is. Let me start by comparing this to the book. Now I don't demand complete faithfulness, but changes made should at least make sense in adapting a book to the screen. This film is almost as if the writers decided to do the exact opposite of everything in the book. In the book Mr Popper is poor, happily married, wants a penguin, gets more penguins to stop it being lonely. In the film he is rich, divorced, wants nothing to do with the penguin, gets more penguins by accident. It leaves us with some tripe that has been done over and over again. Businessman puts business over family, has an inconvenience come into his life, learns the value of family, the end. Please look at The Santa Clause for how to do this. Characters seemed real despite the fantasy elements. Mr Popper's Penguins goes for the most contrived story points imaginable. It's pretty lazy writing, to the point where having Carrey name the penguins was probably an example of the best names these writers could come up with. The film also makes everybody so painfully nice, and then struggles to find a villain. Clark Gregg plays a zoo keeper that is entirely in the right. Yet the film hides him in shadowy cars and gives him ominous music. He should have been the hero of this movie. Krumholtz plays a neighbour whose life is made a living hell with all the noises. Even though it is against the rules to have penguins in the apartments, he is once again played as the villain when he tries to get rid of the penguins. This is a world where levelheadedness is a sign of evil. Further emphasised by dumb ass Gugino. She's the ex-wife that will gladly leave a date for a man that failed at a 15 year marriage, and then thinks that buying pet penguins is a good idea for her kids. It is also a very unfunny film. I can't even remember any jokes, or at least any punchlines. Lots of poo and fart jokes though. This is a film that I would never want a child to see. It gives the impression that parents will just get back together, that your own selfish happiness is above that of other living creatures, that breaking the rules is fine if it's done in a cute way and so on. Please parents, do your kids a huge favor and buy the book. Sit down and read it with them. It will be cheaper and will actually take less time than sitting through this movie.

I can't believe more adults didn't defend this movie. I'm 35 and I love it. It's fun, funny, cute and sweet. It's not ground breaking or overly deep but it's entertaining. People suck ;p