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March of the Penguins

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I saw this with my 3 year old daughter last week. This was the first time that she and I have seen a movie together, so it was kind of a treat for me.

I have to say that this movie is really good, but my 3 year old just didn't quite understand what was happening most of the time, and she fell asleep about 2/3 of the way through.

I do recommend this movie to anyone with small children (but hopefully older than 3 years old.)
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I liked it--very educational. Amazing the way they filmed it-I for one wouldn't want to work close to a year in -80 degree temps filming. Don't know why I spent 6 bucks when I could rent it for 4 or eventually see it for free on cable--but other members of the fam wanted to. Winged Migration was much better, but then again the subject matter varied.
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If it features penguins in any capacity at all, Hannah will compel me to see it.
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Well then you must as it's NBP (nothing but pengies :P)
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It's looks very cute from the commercials, simply for the penguins. But what's it about? Does it have a plot?
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Cagliostro wrote:What's a penguin?
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So, I take from the lack of a response, there is no plot? Just cute penguins?
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Penguins can't act, therefore there cannot be a plot. But, that does not mean that I think penguins are hot. Now, it might mean that Syl thinks Jessica Alba is a penguin, but I'm not the one to ask about that. :screwy:
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Plot is simply their horendous 70 mile breeding march and struggle to stay alive in inhuman (but not inpengy) cold.
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That'd be unfair to penguins, wouldn't it, dAN? Heh, I don't even think Alba would be believalbe in a documentary.
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But she is unbelieveably hot.
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Point taken. :D
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Yeah - Jessica Alba in a penguin documentary would be perfect casting.

Esoecially if she dressed as a nun.
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Lord Mhoram wrote:Point taken. :D
WOW! We agree on something, LM! ;)
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CovenantJr wrote:If it features penguins in any capacity at all, Hannah will compel me to see it.
I think I like this Hannah of yours.

Penguins are great... Just the way they walk made me giggle for ages. And their noises! Ah, I loved it. :D
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They're very cute :D
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Post by duchess of malfi »

My younger son and I watched this one Friday night on dvd. We both love nature documentaries, and loved this movie. :)

Some of the extras -- about how they filmed it, and the part where they mounted a "critter cam" on the back of a wild penguin to film what it does while diving under the ice where pretty interesting, too. :)
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