Hatrack River Forum: The "Happy Feet" penguin versus...Fred Astaire!

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Posted by Puffy Treat (Member # 7210) on :

To make it fair, Mr. Astaire is dressed like a penguin.

Why make it the major plot point that the hero of the film is a tapdancer...then choose a species totally built wrong for the moves?

Still, any excuse to watch Astaire in action...now there's something millions of dollars in CGI FX will never replace. [Smile]

Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :

Pfft. The movie looks to be adorable.

Posted by Tante Shvester (Member # 8202) on :

The scene with the dancing penguins from Mary Poppins has long been one of my favorites.

Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :

Mine too. [Smile]

Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :

As is very clear in the video, penguins have legs. They're just very short and covered in feathers.

Posted by kojabu (Member # 8042) on :

Maybe they meant visible legs instead of ones covered by things?

Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :

Like . . . pants?

Posted by kojabu (Member # 8042) on :

Maybe...

Posted by Lyrhawn (Member # 7039) on :

I love Fred Astaire, and I love penguins.

Who cares if the CGI can't totally pull it off? In the movie the Penguins also sing like a gospel choir, and no one is going to say they should have picked a species with better vocal cords.

Posted by Raia (Member # 4700) on :

*giggle* I admit, it might be something of an interesting choice...

But hey, I'm all for it!! [Smile]

Posted by Uprooted (Member # 8353) on :

*wanders into thread, looks around, then heads out to look for Fred Astaire movies on Netflix . . . naah, make that Gene Kelly.*