Surf's Up

I enjoyed this film so much, I watched it again the next night. You really feel for the characters, some of them are hilarious (Chicken Joe) and the story is really engaging, it's almost too good for kids, I would have promoted it as an adults film. The action is so good, you forget you are watching animation. I would thoroughly recommend this feel-good funny film to all ages. The DVD also contains some good extras too.

Surf's Up is made as a kind of documentary of a young penguin's desire to learn to surf like his hero Big Z. Cody joins other surfing penguins from across the globe to compete in the Big Z memorial championship. He makes a good friend in Chicken Joe (yes a surfing chicken) and they come up against the arrogant Tank who beat Big Z years ago. There are a few amusing parts but it is mostly a surfing movie. The animation is good and the beaches do look idyllic. Unfortunately there were some very young children in the audience who found it more fun to run around and scream when told to sit down. Obviously the film held little attraction for them. My children are a bit older at 6 and 8 but they only really enjoyed the surfing moments. The documentary style was a bit irritating at times.