'Happy Feet Two' An IMAX 3D
Experience
A Review by Tracy Cameron
Staff Writer
It has been a while since I have been to an IMAX
film, and those were usually nature presentations at tourist
attractions, so I was excited to experience a current film in IMAX.
I brought my two children, ages 10 and 12, for a family outing to
the city. My daughter loved the first movie and was eagerly looking
forward to the second one. My son was excited about seeing an IMAX
movie. Happy Feet Two is directed by George Miller and
produced by George Miller, Doug Mitchell, and Bill Miller, and is a
feel good, animated movie, with upbeat lyrics. Robin Williams
returns to again play a dual role as Ramon and Lovelace. I watched
Happy Feet again so that I could familiarize myself with the
characters before going to see the second installment which came
out five years later.
Happy Feet Two takes places in Emperor Land. The penguins in
Emperor Land now sing and dance. Mumble (Elijah Wood), now called
the Master of Tap is with Gloria (Pink), and they have a son, Erik.
Erik doesn’t know where he belongs so he runs away, just like his
father when he was younger. He meets the Might Sven (Hank Azaria),
a penguin (actually a puffin bird) who can fly.
Mumble goes looking for his son to bring him home. While Mumble and
Erik are gone, the ice breaks and traps the Emperor Land penguins.
Mumble, Ramon, Erik, and Erik’s two friends that ran away with him
aren’t trapped. Mumble gathers the penguin Amigos and
all their family, Mighty Sven, and others to help free the Emperor
penguins. This allows Erik to see his father as a hero, and helps
Erik to believe in himself. Make sure you allow enough time for
travel and parking. We parked in the Esquire Plaza parking lot next
to the theatre for convenience, but the Capital Lot on L and 10th
Street has free parking. You just need to get your parking ticket
validated in the theatre, which we had no problems doing.
None of us were disappointed with the experience. My son was
impressed with the details of the IMAX theatre that were listed
onscreen before the movie started, and also that you could order
different types of coffee in the concession booth. My daughter
loved the movie and described it as "awesome". The IMAX movie made
us feel like we were right there as the ice was breaking and pieces
were flying in the air, and you also wanted to pop the "bubbles" at
the end of the movie. See Happy Feet Two at the Esquire IMAX
Theatre, 1211 K Street, Sacramento, CA. For ticket info, call
(916)446-2333x203 or visit
www.IMAX.com for a complete schedule or to pre-order tickets.
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