Mr. Popper's Penguins or Will Hollywood ever use real animals again?
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Mr. Popper's Penguins or Will Hollywood ever use real animals again?
Crappy movie aside, let's talk about the CG effects showing penguins acting like penguins. They don't talk or have super powers, nope they're just supposed to be penguins but the studio, producers, whomever couldn't be bothered to use real ones. (Although much to surprise of Craig Ferguson, Carla Gugino stated they did actually use some real penguins)
This just comes off as lazy and disingenuous filmmaking.
Anyway, here's the trailer:
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This just comes off as lazy and disingenuous filmmaking.
Anyway, here's the trailer:
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Re: Mr. Popper's Penguins or Will Hollywood ever use real animals again?
Saw the trailer a few weeks back but didn't want to make a thread about it...for some reason out of everything I've seen him do up to this..Carrey didn't look too bad. Age is catching up w/ him on this film.
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This has pissed me off for the longest time. I thought Cats and Dogs was cute because they used real animals. The sequel looked like they went full CGI, and it looked horrible. So my answer? No, more than likely not. CGI is easier to direct. If someone does make a movie with live animals again, it'll probably be treated as a big deal.
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This seems like an odd complaint. I can understand not using real penguins; they aren't really trainable like a dog or cat would be. And given the apparent semi-fantastical tone of the movie, I really wouldn't expect that they would even try to get real penguins to do what they are doing in the film.
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Now if March of the Penguins would have used CGI ones, then I'd be pissed.
But I like CGI animals in movie trailers. They help to to identify which movies I never, ever, ever want to waste two hours of my life watching.
But I like CGI animals in movie trailers. They help to to identify which movies I never, ever, ever want to waste two hours of my life watching.
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I saw the trailer for this. There's a scene where Jim Carrey does a choreographed dance with some of the penguins. That pretty much told me all I needed to know about this movie.
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Wait so this thread asks when real animals will be used again, but then also mentions that the movie in question used real penguins? Not that I think this movie looks good or anything.
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This seems like an odd complaint. I can understand not using real penguins; they aren't really trainable like a dog or cat would be. And given the apparent semi-fantastical tone of the movie, I really wouldn't expect that they would even try to get real penguins to do what they are doing in the film.
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I'm more concerned they made a movie that looks this stupid instead of the authenticity of the animals involved.
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Well it used some real penguins, although I couldn't identify any real ones in the trailer.
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Mr. Popper's Penguins or How I learned how to stop worrying and love the CG?
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I loved the original book when I was a kid. They should have just made this animated and an early 1930s period piece.
As far as real penguins, who gives a Christ...
As far as real penguins, who gives a Christ...
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Then I saw the trailer, and not even Jim Carrey is enough to make me want to watch this.