MR. POPPER’S PENGUINS

Mr. Popper's Penguins is a book adaptation. It's a family oriented film about a businessman played by Jim Carrey who inherited six penguins. I really enjoyed this film especially if the comedy was Jim Carrey's. Jim Carrey still does his visual comic antics with heartwarming films. He is still able to make a fool of himself like distorting his appearance. The movie was filmed on a refrigerated sound stage with real Gentoo(pronounced as jen-too) penguins. I find it hard to believe that it was real penguins. It was either they were really trained or they add special effects because this had to be monitored to know that they are treated properly during filming. Mr. Popper's Penguins is a must watch for the whole family especially by those who are in the same family issues Mr. Popper is having. Opens June 17 in all cinemas especially Ayala Cinemas - Glorietta 4, Greenbelt 3, Trinoma, Alabang Town Center, Ayala Cebu, Marquee Mall, Abreeza. Log on to www.sureseats.com for online transaction.

MR. POPPER’S PENGUINS: PURE JIM CARREY MAGIC FROM START TO FINISH

Jim Carrey stars anew at his comic best in the hilarious and heartfelt family film “Mr. Popper’s Penguins” based on the beloved children’s book of the same title by Richard and Florence Atwater.  Carrey plays Thom Popper, a workaholic New York businessman who has neglected the woman he loves and his children, in order to pursue his real estate career with a relentless drive.  His life is suddenly and dramatically turned around when six penguins are delivered to his apartment and he is forced to become their full-time caretaker. They are undeniably cute but inevitably cause chaos, gradually showing him what is really important in life. Directed by Mark Waters, the wonderful supporting cast includes the legendary Angela Lansbury, Carla Gugino …and six Gentoo penguins.  

Carrey’s character Thom is divorced from the woman he still loves (played by Carla Gugino), he does not make time for his two children and has lost touch with everything that is precious in life. Mr. Popper has sacrificed his family for his career. We discover that as a child he never got the chance to form a close relationship with his own dad, who preferred traveling around the globe having adventures to staying at home and building a bond with his son. An inherently good guy, Mr. Popper has become consumed with work and is remarkably self-centered. Everything changes when he inherits six Gentoo penguins from his estranged father. Initially horrified, he gradually befriends the beautiful Antarctic birds as he is compelled to care for them.  The penguins waste no time in creating total havoc and in the process, turn his life upside down as they slowly turn his pristine and swanky New York apartment into a chilly winter wonderland. Inevitably, the pesky penguins require his constant attention and make it impossible for Mr. Popper to conduct business with his previous level of relentless focus and drive.  As he finds life both at work and at home rapidly unraveling, he also begins to learn the value of family.

“Mr. Popper’s Penguins” will open in Phil. cinemas on June 17 from 20^th Century Fox. Visit  20th Century Fox (Philippines) on Facebook and on www.youtube.com/20thcenturyfoxph for promos and latest clips.