When something becomes so popular that it gets a parody made about it, you know that it has entered into the public consciousness and just the mentioning of it brings a smile to your face. The latest influx of penguin movies, and the re-release of others, has shown that the public, young and old, are interested in the lives that these little critters live. So it is only natural that someone would come along and show us the inner thoughts and interactions that goes far beyond the information that we learned in March of the Penguins. Bob Saget took it upon himself, with a little help from his friends, to show us that these cute, little, adorable animals are as charming and lovable as frostbite on your privates.
Two penguin buddies, Carl and Jimmy, march the 70 mile trek across Antarctica to the penguin mating ground to meet their mates and change their relatinship problems once and for all. The entire film is all stock footage that had been filmed over the years about penguins and that alone makes some of the situations that are in the film even funnier. With more stars than most Hollywood parties this movie openly tells you that these stars can't be mentioned or else they have to be paid. Saget called in all kinds of favors to get some of these actors to do their parts, but it's worth the effort and shows how much fun they all had making this film. Samuel L. Jackson does the overall narration and with his work here he shows how commanding a voice he has and that when he says something, you'll listen and not talk back.
This is not a movie for the children, it has a complete adult oriented theme and dialog, and at times it's so funny that you just have to shake your head in disbelief. I wasn't expecting too much from this comedy but from the trailers it at least looked like it would be some fun. This is a very enjoyable film, and its even funnier if you've already seen March, but even if you haven't you'll laugh and have some fun.
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