Farce of the Penguins (2007)

Waste of money

This is possibly the worst movie i have in my DVD collection. As a matter of fact,Iam embarrassed I purchased it. The cover is misleading. Foul language seemed like every other word. July 30, 2008

Penguins - The True Antarctica Story

Not some french-e-fried, for profit, disguised as a documentary Penguin exploit film. This is pure penguin lust as foretold in "Bloom County". Thanks to Lewis Black, Christina Applegate, and all the others for the best comedy in 2007. April 20, 2008

2.5--This is even funnier when your drunk.

Though it may look like a cute, animated penguin movie, Farce of the Penguins' isn't for kids. It's Bob Saget's classic, surprisingly crude humor--pretty much all of which revolves around sex (and, occasionally, fart jokes). Think of it as 'Animal Planet' meets 'American Pie' or you can see it as a foul mouthed send up of the 'March of the Penguins.'

The concept of 'Farce of the Penguins' is priceless. There isn't a single shot of original photography used. It's all stock photography, pieced together and worked into a script that's voiced by just about everyone in Hollywood (or at least those who owed Bob Saget a favor). There's no fancy animation, no special effects. While I definitely appreciate the creativity behind it, though, the story is pretty rough. Some of the jokes get really old after a while--and the 80-minute movie could have easily ended after 60.

While there are some great parts to 'Farce of the Penguins' (like the penguins who wander off and end up victims of Global Warming--or Juan Sanchez, the penguin who loses his mind and goes off on an adventure), watching it often feels like being on the outside of a very detailed inside joke. Though I'm sure it was really funny in the studio--when everyone was hanging around, recording the voices--it's pretty clear that you just had to be there to appreciate parts of it. So the best part of the DVD is actually the making-of feature, which shows the voice talent in the studio, recording their parts. That made me laugh out loud more than the movie itself did.

'Farce of the Penguins' isn't for everyone. In fact, it's probably not for most people. But for fans of Saget's crude humor, it's good for a few laughs--especially if you polish off a few drinks before watching it.
April 17, 2008

Just plain vulgar and stupid

I just endured 30 minutes of this crud on HBO before I couldn't take any more. And yes, I've seen March of the Penguins a few times, so understand the context (what little there is). Thankfully, I didn't pay a dime for it. If you like a car wreck, or a tired old potty-mouth comic from a bowling alley way off the Las Vegas strip, you just might like this movie. Outside TV, Saget's comedy has always been vulgar, and this "film" (loosely put) shows it in all his "glory." It might have been an interesting idea for a 10-minute short if it had good writing, but for a feature film? Definitely not. And the writing is just horrid; I've seen high school kids write better scripts (and jokes). This is a penguin movie with terminal bird flu. March 30, 2008

I think a little context is needed.

It might be best to see March of the Penguins first. Then you will enjoy Farce. Other wise it's just a movie with penguins talking dirty. It is a good satire on the original. Definately adult. It won't scar your little ankle biters but put them to bed. Then you can laugh a little less self consciously. The penguins talk, Carl, Jimmy & Marcus played by the voices of Bob Saget, Lewis Black & Tracy Morgan. Samuel Jackson does the Morgan Freeman part, the narration. A dozen other voices that you'll recognize. It covers the penguin life cycle. The endless marching, eating, marching, mating & birth of the next generation & again marching. Profanity laced jokes abound on food, sore feet, sex, the meaning of life, love etc. Bob Saget is breaking out of his mold of sugary sweet sit-com star & game host. Sometimes junvenile, many the jokes are straight out of the Yiddish joke telling tradition of bitching about life in general. Truly funny. March 25, 2008

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