Nominated for Best Animated Feature Film.Yes, another penguin movie. But this one is pretty good. A surfing penguin journey's to a surfing competition where he makes friends and rivals and meets his idol. The thing here is this is shot in a documentary style, simulating a hand held camera following the characters around and frequently interviewing them. It works well, and helps separate the films from the flood of similarly animated films to hit theaters. This film is all about the visuals. The surfing scenes are fantastic, especially when the water starts to break and the film goes into slow motion. Also very strong is the selection of music, mostly rock and punk. The vocal talent is not very memorable, Shia Leouf mumbles though his lines as Cody, the star of the film. But Jeff Bridges is in full "The Dude Lebowski" mode for his character. This film has no shot at the Oscar, but my son likes it and that's the bottom line I guess.
The Sneaky Cheetah's Grade: C
This is the first nomination for co-directors Ash Brannon and Chris Buck, though before the Academy added the Best Animated Feature category in 2002, Brannon co-directed Toy Story 2 (1999) and Buck co-directed Tarzan (1999)
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