3/2/2024 0 Comments Surfs up birdWhat made this movie work is that the filmmakers recognize they have to come up with a narrative style that is different in order to engage, and given that it's a sports type movie, they went for a sports entertainment channel style, complete with replicating camera techniques including details like less than perfect wireless camera transmissions (love those on-board cameras, nevermind if it doesn't make complete sense or is illogical), over the top channel transition sequences, and you just gotta love those faux pas interviews with just about every character. The supporting characters too are a delight, with Zooey Deschanel as a Baywatch lifeguard babe and James Woods as a sports tzar, and Jon Heder continues his stereotype by playing Cody's new best friend Chicken Joe, a chilled out surfing chicken who finds himself at probably the wrong place each time and associating with the wrong species. However, Big Z is presumed missing in action during one competition, and the new world champion, Tank Evans (Diedrich Bader) looks set to retain his status for the umpteenth time. His idol is Big Z (Jeff Bridges), a world champion who had made an impression on a young Cody. ![]() Shia LeBeouf (a name which we will see quite frequently over the next few months with Transformers and Disturbia) gets the lead role of Cody Maverick, a surfer penguin wannabe who dreams of making it big in the surfing community. Like Happy Feet, it contains some recognizable names, but just as a reminder to our Legend of the Sea friends, big names doesn't necessarily equate to good voice acting. One of the good things about the movie is the voice talent featured. But before you actually decide to pass on this one, Surf's Up a surprisingly refreshing tale set in the bright sunny beaches with laid back "dude" attitude, which doesn't seem to try too hard to please, and comes up just about right. ![]() Guess you can credit the popularity of our feathered friends from down south to award winning films like the documentary which started it all, March of the Penguins, and the other animated movies Madagascar (where they were scene stealers) and Happy Feet. ![]() Conflicts among male Surfbirds are almost unknown, which leads some ornithologists to speculate that the species might not be territorial.It's easy to roll your eyes when you see yet another animated movie starring talking animals, and what more, talking penguins. Unlike most shorebirds that nest in North America, their flights appear not to be focused on a single area. Male Surfbirds sing and perform flight displays over the nesting area, but studies show little evidence of territoriality.The first specimen of Surfbird described to science was, in fact, taken at Prince William Sound during Captain James Cook’s 1778 voyage to Alaska. In May, before heading into the Alaskan interior to nest, Surfbirds gather in the thousands in Prince William Sound to gorge on the abundant invertebrate life there.At the same time, the winter range extends inland only a few yards above the tide line. During the winter it can be found from Alaska to the Strait of Magellan, Chile, a distance of nearly 11,000 miles (17,500 km). The Surfbird's winter range is among the longest and narrowest of any North American breeding bird.
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