Review: March of the Penguins

So Brooke and I saw “March of the Penguins” on Saturday night and I think we both agree that it was a good movie. What can I say? Penguins are cute. It’s hard not to like watching them. And seriously, it’s incredible what these guys/girls do every year.

The movie begins with the trek from the edge of Antarctica and follows penguins travelling (i.e. “waddling”) toward a more centralized, safer location where they will breed. The males and females will mate and the male will sit there for months without eating…just standing there…with an egg on its feet under a flap of skin to keep it warm. The females will go back to the ocean and then return again with food for the young after they’ve hatched. This is a 70 mi trip each way, keep in mind. This is all happening during a winter in Antarctica which, needless to say, is only slightly worse than a winter in Kirksville.

Anyway, it’s 1.5 hours long and very easy and entertaining to watch. Morgan Freeman does an excellent job narrating, of course, and the penguins are interesting to learn about. If you can see it, I’d recommend doing it. If anything, rent it sometime and watch it, if anything, just to learn more about these incredible creatures. No wonder the penguin is the mascot of Linux… 😛

3 Replies to “Review: March of the Penguins”

  1. if memory serves me… I believe I saw an IMAX movie about penguins. It was really great.

  2. For as long as I’ve known you, I never had a clue that you liked penguins so much. Other than you use linux, but that doesn’t count.

  3. Keep competing with my site and pay the price. There can be only one movie site. Its like highlander.

    P.S – I liked the Penguin flick too. I guess I should update my shit.

Comments are closed.