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DVD Details
- Rated: PG
- Closed captioning available
- Run Time: 1 hours, 25 minutes
- Video: Color
- Encoding: Region 1 (USA & Canada)
- Released: October 9, 2007
- Originally Released: 2007
- Label: Sony Pictures
Performers, Cast and Crew:
Directed by | Chris Buck & Ash Brannon | |
Screenwriting by | Lisa Addario, Joe Syracuse, Don Rhymer & Christian Darren | |
Composition by | Mychael Danna | |
Produced by | Chris Jenkins | |
Director of Photography: | Andres Martinez | |
Voice: | Jeff Bridges, Brian Benben, Zooey Deschanel, Jon Heder, Jane Krakowski, Shia LaBeouf, Michael McKean, Diedrich Bader & James Woods |
Entertainment Reviews:
On the surface, this may not sound like a particularly original idea, but director Ash Brannon handles the "documentary" framing device so well, adults may forget they are watching a cartoon.
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WORLD
Rating: 2/4 --
I'm still waiting for animation to go beyond talking animals and simplistic premises with almost take away value. I guess I'll have to sit on the fence with this one...
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Cinema Crazed
Rating: 3/5 --
I commend Ash Brannon and Chris Buck's animated film, especially to those who have not yet reached the age of 10.
London Evening Standard
[B]reezy, funny and charming....The movement and crashing of water are beautifully rendered...
Sight and Sound
Rating: 2/5 --
The [filmmakers were] hard-pressed to come up with enough story for even an old-time six-minute cartoon short.
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Sacramento News & Review
Rating: 3/4 --
It's fun for a while, but the script doesn't have the structure to sustain 85 minutes.
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Sydney Morning Herald
A happy 85 minutes, although it might have been a teensy bit happier, banishing all hint of repetition, at 75.
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Financial Times
Product Description:
This animated mock documentary directed by Chris Buck (TARZAN) and Ash Brannon (TOY STORY 2) follows penguin Cody Maverick (Shia LaBeouf) from his hometown of Shiverpool, Antarctica, where all of the other penguins think he's a surfing fool, to the "Big Z Memorial Surf Off" on Pen Gu Island. This teenage penguin is determined to win the most important competition in the world of penguin surfing in honor of "Big Z," a deceased surfing legend whom he has idolized since childhood. But the waves in Pen Gu are different than in Shiverpool, and the competition is steep. The current champ, egotistical Tank Evans (Diedrich Bader), isn't about to let this little penguin knock him from first place without a fight. When Cody wipes out and encounters Geek (Jeff Daniels), a recluse living in the jungle, he learns some important lessons about life and surfing, and even teaches Geek a thing or two.
The documentary/reality show format is a delightful surprise, and side interviews with other characters make it particularly effective. The attention to detail in this feature is terrific. The foam, waves, sand, expressions, and movements are all quite realistic, and the voices are spot on. Shia LaBeouf hits the mark perfectly as Cody, and Jeff Daniels is fun as the aging former surfer, Geek, who imparts his wisdom to the newbie. Mario Cantone voices the perpetually exasperated talent scout, Mikey, who works for sports promoter Reggie (James Woods). Jon Heder and Zooey Deschanel also lend their talents as midwestern surfer dude Chicken Joe and the lovely lifeguard Lani, respectively. Sports Penguin Entertainment Network (SPEN) correspondents Kelly Slater and Rob Machado are voiced by their real-life surfing-legend counterparts. A soundtrack including a number of past pop hits is also a nice touch.
The documentary/reality show format is a delightful surprise, and side interviews with other characters make it particularly effective. The attention to detail in this feature is terrific. The foam, waves, sand, expressions, and movements are all quite realistic, and the voices are spot on. Shia LaBeouf hits the mark perfectly as Cody, and Jeff Daniels is fun as the aging former surfer, Geek, who imparts his wisdom to the newbie. Mario Cantone voices the perpetually exasperated talent scout, Mikey, who works for sports promoter Reggie (James Woods). Jon Heder and Zooey Deschanel also lend their talents as midwestern surfer dude Chicken Joe and the lovely lifeguard Lani, respectively. Sports Penguin Entertainment Network (SPEN) correspondents Kelly Slater and Rob Machado are voiced by their real-life surfing-legend counterparts. A soundtrack including a number of past pop hits is also a nice touch.
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Product Info
- Sales Rank: 35,991
- UPC: 043396177468
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