Surf's Up

I'm a nanny and I took the little boy I work with to see this. Within the first 30 minutes they use the word 'crap' twice. The movie is also riddled with suggestive language... the love interests of the movie talking... Full review

Caught an early screening with my 5 year old son and a friend and his 7 year old son. We all loved it. Visually stunning, there are times you'd think it was live action if you didn't know penguins don't talk... Full review

After 30 seconds you forget that this movie is about penguins. It is all about cody, a young surfer who longs for recognition from his family and environment. He believes that winning a big competition will help him, but obviously he... Full review

I took my wife and 2 young daughters to see an advanced screening of this film, and it was one of the rare movies that I wasn't having to preemptively reach over to cover my girls' eyes due to risque' scenes... Full review

Very enjoyable family feature with gorgeous animation, perfect voice work (especially by Jeff Bridges as Big Z, the aging surf guru) and a very cool documentary style storyline. If you're like me and were completely tired of penguin movies after March... Full review

Surf's Up is a refreshing movie that everybody MUST see. I admit that I assumed this movie was only imitating previous movies. It is not just another carbon copy of preceding penguin movies (i.e. Happy Feet, March of the Penguins, etc.}.... Full review

Anyone who knows me, knows that I love me some penguin. Of course, I am referring to the line of clothing and not the waddling bird. Regardless, I too fell in love with the emperor penguins along with the rest... Full review

It's easy to roll your eyes when you see yet another animated movie starring talking animals, and what more, talking penguins. Guess you can credit the popularity of our feathered friends from down south to award winning films like the... Full review

This film is great for the whole family. As a non-pixar film, my husband and I though it would be cute for our pre-schooler, but we didn't expect it to be as much fun as it was for our enjoyment.... Full review

The previews drew me in, and when a rainy weekend coincided with Surf's Up coming to the local theater I went. Here I am old enough to be a grandmother and I love animated films. And the animation makes the... Full review

Anyways, obviously someone is laughing at me because Surfs Up has just recently washed ashore. My boys werent sure what I was laughing at, and that is a good thing since I dont want them to suddenly start peeing on each other (its in the movie). ... Full Review

It's fresh, fun and the animation is absolutely stunning. The animation is so good that I wasn't sure if the water, waves and lush greenery on the island were CGI or not. Surf's Up" is an awesome movie and my favorite animated movie of the year! ... Full Review

Occasionally clever, Surf's Up will no doubt please the audience for which it is intended, namely, younger viewers, as well as those who never get tired of cute animated anthropomorphic animal films that aim to entertain the whole family. When everything you see is clearly not close to reality, as well as the dialogue mostly scripted for the voice actors, the fake documentary feel is lost, often seeming like an animated extreme sports reality TV farce. ... Full Review

International audiences, meanwhile, have of late proven generally more receptive to new animated fare, and with smart overseas positioning Surf's Up should see slightly greater returns there. It's a blend of nicely choreographed action and lurking-narrator-style footage nipped from any number of popular reality television shows. ... Full Review

Surf's Up" is even easier to grasp (especially the ESPN-ish presentation of the actual contest), and it has the attractions of a winning story and likable characters brought to life by unusually astute choices of matching voices. Their mentor-student, wax-on/wax-off relationship is handled nicely, and is the real heart of the movie, although "Surf's Up" also provides Cody with a lifeguard love interest (Zooey Deschanel). ... Full Review

May 27, 2008 -- Highlighted by such films as the Academy Award-nominated animated film, Surf's Up, along with Nim's Island and The Spiderwick Chronicles, Mister Magorium's Wonder Emporium and The Waterhorse: Legend of the Deep the Annual Summer Kids Film ... Full Article

April 24, 2008 First penguins marched across snowy icecaps in March of the Penguins.Then they donned dancing shoes in Happy Feet. Now the slippery tuxedo-coated birds are hitting the waves in a bid for the high definition trifecta in... ... Full Article

Surf's Up: Ash Brannon and Chris Buck's computer animated mockumentary waddles in the webbed footsteps of Creature Comforts.The film follows the escapades of surfing Rockhopper penguin Cody Maverick (voiced by Shia LaBeouf). ... Full Article

Penguins have been all the cinematic rage since the Academy Award-winning documentary March of the Penguins became a surprise summer blockbuster in 2005. Next came 2006's coming-of-age musical -- and fellow Oscar winner -- Happy Feet . This year's entry... ... Full Article

Pen Gu Island's Cody Maverick, Lani, Tank, Chicken Joe, Geek, Reggie and Big Z become part of the new Surf's Up Happy Meal and Mighty Kids Meal collection, giving kids and their families a chance to enjoy surfing action-inspired toys,... ... Full Article