Savvy 'Surf's Up' Tops Wave of Penguin Movies

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I know what you're thinking. Not another penguin movie. Sure, "March of the Penguins" (or should we go back and start with that trio of penguins in Madagascar... oh, it's so confusing!) was fantastic, heartwarming family entertainment, and, yeah, "Happy Feet" was OK, but enough's enough, right? Wrong. The third time's the charmer.

"Surf's Up" is the story of Cody Maverick (voiced by Shia LaBeouf), a teenage resident of Shiverpool, Antarctica, who has dreams of becoming the greatest surfer in the world, just like his idol, Big Z, whom he met briefly as a young child before the legend's untimely death at the hands of a crushing wave. Trouble is, the only one who believes in Cody is Cody. His family and friends mock his dreams, and when a surfing scout comes to Shiverpool with an invitation to compete in a surfing competition in Hawaii, Cody jumps at the chance to leave the backwater town in his wake.

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Savvy 'Surf's Up' Tops Wave of Penguin Movies

However, things don't go swimmingly for Cody in the beginning. In fact, they go so badly that he finds himself ready to throw in the towel. The only o...

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