Mr Popper's Penguins

[ryu]

A nice film to see on a sunday morning. I liked the scenes in the guggenheim museum and the penguins were cute. Lots of funny scenes. 7.5/10

[aruif]

Really quite enjoyed this, and loved the penguins!
7/10

me too! i've always loved penguins but these were super cute! I loved Captain!

This went quite quickly and wasn't too sickly sweet for a kids film, lots of funny moments!

Great Sunday morning film, even the kids seemed to be quiet and enthralled!

7/10 from me too.

[rawsalsa]

I liked this as well. It was rather obvious throughout but somewhat quaint nevertheless and my two nieces who I normally have to "manage" carefully during screenings - were incredibly quiet and entralled by it all.
6.5-7/10

[superhero]

Have to agree with thedude here. I thought the film didn't work and rather it felt really odd watching Jim Carrey move into Disney territory/recent Eddie Murphy offerings. What happened to the edgier Jim Carrey? 5/10

Maybe I was too tired or something, but this didn't work for me much, there were a couple of funny gags, but it's a cute sugary kids film and not aimed at me so... 5/10

[EthanRunt]

Saw this last night in the Fox screening room, maybe one kid in attendance between the 7 adults that populated the place, not a sought after screening I take it...
I enjoyed the film, thought it'd be annoying, and some of it was overly fart/poo based humour, which rarely works, but Carrey more than makes the film, god he's still so very very funny even when tethered to a straight-laced character and a PG rating.

Solid if not amazing, but what was with Clark Gregg? Why is the zookeeper evil? Are all Zookeepers either evil or Kevin James?

6/10

[Beate]

Just booked free tickets for this from my Picturehouse membership for tonight. I hope there wont' be too many kids in the audience. Children, it's a lovely day, go out and play!

[Beate]

Rushed into the screening room just as the fireman told us he would let us slide down the pole for 20 bucks, so not a minute too early. OH had already hogged the good seats in an incredibly empty cinema - there can't have been more than 10 people in there. A few of them were kids but they were mostly behaved.

What can I say? How cute and incredibly adorable was that? And as for the penguins... Luckily Jim Carrey didn't overact as usual and pull stupid faces apart from that slow motion thing. Yes, so the story is nothing new and full of stereotypes but I was in love with the film the minute the first penguin plopped out of the wooden crate. What lovely creatures they are! Makes me feel like popping over to the new penguin enclosure of London Zoo right away. The PA with the P problem was quite funny, and I laughed so hard at everything the penguins did, whether they pooped, did aerobics, watched Charlie Chaplin or slid around an art gallery, that time just flew. Had to laugh when Dad Popper interpreted BFF as "Big Fat Friend" and was immediately corrected by a kid in my audience: "It's Best Friend Forever!"
Thoroughly enjoyable.

8/10

"And the whole thing is going to be narrated by Morgan Freeman!"

[misseypootle]

Brilliant loved it. Jim Carrey, excellent havent seem him in a film for ages. Thought the penguins names were a bit disappointing. I am sure they could hae come up with something a bit more imaginative.

[evilzadi]

^Maybe but he was supposed to be giving them names on the spot so maybe that's why there weren't very creative?

[LiteupLee]

I was more amazed that there was a cinema full of kids and they sat and watched!!! No kicking of chairs, no running around, no sweet wrappers rustling, just laughing when laughter was required. Parents will love this film lol!!!