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KingKrap

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A great plot, fearsome cast, and beautiful animation and voice acting make Surf's Up not only a good family movie, but an awesome all-round film. The movie is hilarious enough to make old adults laugh their gray hairs off. It isn't afraid to push...
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A great plot, fearsome cast, and beautiful animation and voice acting make Surf's Up not only a good family movie, but an awesome all-round film. The movie is hilarious enough to make old adults laugh their gray hairs off. It isn't afraid to push the line of comedy a little, and when it does, it makes good usage of it.

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Posted jun 25, 2008 8:47 am pt

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A great movie I really like this movie and it was great. Cody learns that he is helping his friends and not to be really greety and is a huge fan of Mr.Z a really great surfer.

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Posted may 26, 2008 4:39 am pt

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Unfortunately, this funny movie followed two other recent penguin films and didn't get the viewership it deserved. The plot was light-hearted and well-told (loved the documentary-style approach), the animation was beautiful, and the dialogue...
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Unfortunately, this funny movie followed two other recent penguin films and didn't get the viewership it deserved. The plot was light-hearted and well-told (loved the documentary-style approach), the animation was beautiful, and the dialogue sounded totally natural. And after the quasi-serious messages of March of the Penguins and Happy Feet, it was refreshing to have a more personal type of moral message with Surf's Up.

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Posted apr 28, 2008 10:49 am pt

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The first thing I thought when I saw the trailer for Surf's Up I thought "OMFG another penguin movie!?" But it turned out to be an alright movie. The plot is easy to follow, lots of funny scences, and the charecters are lovable. This...
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The first thing I thought when I saw the trailer for Surf's Up I thought "OMFG another penguin movie!?" But it turned out to be an alright movie. The plot is easy to follow, lots of funny scences, and the charecters are lovable. This movie also teaches a good leason. Don't give up on your dream and have patience.

Chicken Joe FTW!

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Posted dec 23, 2007 9:10 am pt

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I didn't like the whole news reporter format for the movie. It was distracting and made parts hard to follow for my son. It could have been a lot better.

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Posted oct 13, 2007 4:27 am pt

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I wasn't too impressed by Surf's Up but the animation was fantastic!! Probably the best part about it. The story is alright, however I've heard similar. However, it was a really good movie but I think you need to wait for it on DVD.

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Posted sep 27, 2007 9:50 am pt

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I have to say this is a really good one. It shows that sometimes because we are not good enough we give up..like Big Z did. Sometimes we just live on some one else's dream like Cody did. It is really hard to see our heroes hiding in what they were...
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I have to say this is a really good one. It shows that sometimes because we are not good enough we give up..like Big Z did. Sometimes we just live on some one else's dream like Cody did. It is really hard to see our heroes hiding in what they were so good. Nice Comedy really funny and might teach you a lesson if you are careful.

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Posted aug 17, 2007 7:25 pm pt

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Surf's Up is an animated comedy that follows Cody Mavericks surfing career throughout one week, during the Penguin World Surfing Championship. This was a very funny movie, and I give it about an 8.3 out of 10. They have struck up yet another...
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Surf's Up is an animated comedy that follows Cody Mavericks surfing career throughout one week, during the Penguin World Surfing Championship. This was a very funny movie, and I give it about an 8.3 out of 10. They have struck up yet another creative idea with this cool film. It's one of the best surfing involved movies ever. I'll definitely get this on DVD when it comes out, and watch it more times. The only thing that holds it off from getting a higher score is the whole documentary thing. While some people liked that format, I think a straight-up story would have been better. The thing that keeps it a very high score is Chicken Joe: "These Pen-gu-ins, like, took me and made their leader and put me in a hot tub and fed me." (while being boiled with vegetabbles and spices). Chicken JOe should get his own movie. I would see that. If you haven't seen this yet, I suggest you try to find it in a theater before it's completely gone from theaters.

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Posted aug 16, 2007 3:12 pm pt

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A documentary crew follows the events of Cody Maverick (voice of Shia LaBeouf) a small rockhopper penguin residing in Shiverpool, Antarctica (a pun on Liverpool, England). After a visit from surf legend Zeke "Big Z" (voice of Jeff...
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A documentary crew follows the events of Cody Maverick (voice of Shia LaBeouf) a small rockhopper penguin residing in Shiverpool, Antarctica (a pun on Liverpool, England). After a visit from surf legend Zeke "Big Z" (voice of Jeff Bridges), young Cody aspires to emulate the renowned legend by becoming a famous and respected surfer.

Eventually, talent scout Mikey Abromowitz (voice of Mario Cantone), arrives in Shiverpool to look for surfers to compete in the Big Z Memorial Surf Contest. Cody joins the group and befriends Chicken Joe (voice of Jon Heder), an easy-going surfer from Wisconsin. Upon arrival, Cody has an altercation with the egotistical Tank "The Shredder" Evans (Diedrich Bader), a large muscular penguin and nine time winner of the Big Z Competition when he witnesses him hurling stones at Big Z's memorial shrine. Tank challenges Cody to a surf-off on the spot and Cody's arrogance leads to a terrible wipeout. A kind lifeguard named Lani Aliikai (voice of Zooey Deschanel) takes an injured Cody to the hidden home of Geek, a hermit, in order to help Cody recuperate from his fall.

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Posted aug 14, 2007 12:39 pm pt

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The best part about watching animated movies is that you mentally match the actor's voice to that of the animated character. This movie was a lot of fun, and you MUST love the chicken! He is just the hottest animated character out there! And Jon...
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The best part about watching animated movies is that you mentally match the actor's voice to that of the animated character. This movie was a lot of fun, and you MUST love the chicken! He is just the hottest animated character out there! And Jon Heder was PERFECT for chicken in this movie, you gotta love him in napoleon dynamite and Just like heaven. It was good seeing Shia LaBeouf on the big screen again with his other movies, such as Disturbia and Transformers. You didn't 'feel' like watching this movie? You think you're too 'old' to watch 'cartoon'? Shut up and go watch the friggin movie! Its hot!

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Posted aug 14, 2007 10:53 am pt

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