surf ' s up ( film )
surf' s up, the animated film about surfing penguins, is getting a sequel .
surf' s up - cody vs. tank surf off scene (2 / 10) | movieclips
surf' s up 2: wavemania is an american direct - to - video computer - animated comedy film directed by henry yu. it is a sequel to the 2007 film, surf' s up .
click surf' s up soundtrack cd for more info from the moviemusic store .
the posters for
happy feet
and
surf' s up .
surf' s up 2: wavemania - on dvd & digital jan. 17
sony pictures animation wiki has a collection of images and media related to surf' s up .
over - the - top box copy: “the long - awaited sequel to surf’s up. ”
2006 / 2007: only one penguin film could come out on top between
happy feet
and
surf' s up .
thank goodness for cinema. were it not for reading about upcoming film surf' s ...
no, the real reason surf' s up is so aggravating is that it' s more concerned with sucking up to adults than it is to enchanting their children .
sony pictures animation wiki has a collection of images and media related to surf' s up 2: wavemania .
looking for movie tickets? enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing surf' s up near you .
' surf' s up' was a massive hit in holland and was better received here than in the states .
animation surf' s up, about a documentary crew at the penguin world surfing championship, remained in seventh place .
london - integrated agency spinnaker is launching a digital campaign for the release of sony pictures' computer - animated film' surf' s up' on august 10 .
surf' s up is a sony animation film that was released in 2007. it stars shia labeouf as an unbelievable shithead, which we' re all accustomed to by now, but in this film he' s a penguin! whooooaaaaa .
stream surf' s up music from the motion picture by surf' s up (motion picture soundtrack) and 40 million songs on all your devices with amazon music unlimited. exclusively for prime members. new subscribers only. terms and conditions apply .
surf' s up is the fifth sony pictures animation film to become a franchise, after open season, the smurfs, cloudy with a chance of meatballs and hotel transylvania .
surf' s up, especially with pixar' s quite magnificent ratatouille out in a couple of months, is alarmingly lightweight fare from sony pictures .
surf' s up is quite surprisingly good, going for the subtle chuckle where happy feet opted for show - stopping spectacle .
the original plot for the film was when a penguin washed up on the shores of rio. this plot idea was soon forgotten after the director, carlos saldanha, after he learned of the productions happy feet and surf' s up .
and in 2007, sony pictures released two of the year’s three nominees — “persepolis” and “surf’s up” — only to lose to the third candidate, “ratatouille. ”
the bratz film, a new entry, portrays four school friends defying attempts to break up their group .
there are no featured audience reviews yet. click the link below to see what others say about surf' s up 2: wavemania !
packs of weetabix, weetabix - minis and ready brek will offer consumers the chance to purchase a surf' s up toy that repeats lines from the film for £6. 99 plus four tokens .
this is not safe. kids please do not do this. haha what am i talking about no kids are watching surf' s up .
there' s like 23 contestants in this thing. and apparently the way it works is, you all swim out together and try to surf at once! that' s the way surfing competitions work, right? that' s the way they work in surf' s up !
dammit surf' s up i thought we moved past this. okay, look at that picture. look at penguin labeouf' s expression. this is proof that the dongs are intentional. i see what you' re doing, surf' s up. and what you' re doing is dong - shaped .
waterfall shower: cody and lani end up cleaning themselves up under a waterfall after getting covered in glowworm poo .
surf' s up is a 2007 computer - animated sports mockumentary action - adventure film, and the second feature film produced by sony pictures animation and distributed by columbia pictures. it stars shia labeouf, zooey deschanel, jon heder, diedrich bader and mario cantone .
london: weetabix is launching an on - pack promotion based around the upcoming film surf' s up, the first to run across all four of its cereal brands since its 2002' house' campaign .
even animated distributors can' t avoid releasing similar films. disney and pixar' s bug film went up against sylvester stallone' s ant crew and took him down .
yeah, that one! surf off. surf right the hell off, everyone. look at the turnout for this bad boy !
for the first time ever, join cody, chicken joe and lani in two extreme surfing adventures filled with big laughs, epic thrills and lots of family fun. in “surf’s up” cody enters his first pro surfing competition. in “surf’s up 2: wave mania” your favorite penguins team up with the surfing dream team, the hang five voiced by wwe superstars !
surf' s up has plenty of funny one - liners, emotional moments, and tongue - in - cheek repartees at televised sports and reality shows .
next year it will be 10 years since surf’s up hit theaters and went on to get an academy award nomination for best animated film. however, you might not remember the film since it only pulled in $ 58 million domestic and another $ 90 million internationally on top of that. nevertheless, sony pictures animation has apparently determined there must be some interest left in surf’s up since they’ve just announced a sequel — with a twist .
surf' s up belongs to that refreshing group of animated films that suffuse enough adult humor to bypass the children' s radar but hit mom and dad right in the funny bone .
even the marketing for both films looked indistinguishable. however, val kilmer' s film tanked compared to the mars film with gary sinise and tim robbins .
we are now living in donald trump’s america. in this america, anything you can imagine is possible, even if what you imagine – like a wrestling - themed sequel to sony’s surf’s up – makes absolutely no sense .
sony pictures animation and wwe studios have announced that they will co - finance and produce surf’s up 2: wavemania. the direct - to - video project will be released next spring through sony pictures home entertainment, in time for the original film’s tenth anniversary .
placed at number six, the film' s uk box office haul now stands at £46m .
( 700 comments... 1, 000, 000 views later... surf' s up is 9 years old) at an average 4 - 500 views a day, its been a huge success... surfs up is an animated movie by sony pictures and is out on dvd and blu - ray now! go get it! ! surf' s up sadly lost it' s oscar to ratatouille but because it made it so far it proves that surf' s up was, and still is a great film. this is sony pictures animation' s second film, the first one being open season. * copyright sony pictures animation 2007 * for
better
quality, add fmt = 18 to the end of the url
undercrank: parodied in a sped - up montage when the surf contest is being set up. the backing music starts to speed up faster and faster along with the camera, and at the end, mikey says
i feel lightheaded
in a chipmunk voice .
this was originally sony pictures animation' s only theatrical film not converted to 3 - d until 2017' s the star .
we know life happens, so if something comes up, you can return or exchange your tickets up until the posted showtime .
i' m about ready to flip the table over and storm out of this dvd, surf' s up. please walk this back the slightest bit. please .
a direct - to - video sequel, titled surf' s up 2: wavemania, was released on january 17, 2017. the film stars wwe superstars john cena, triple h, the undertaker, vince mcmahon, and paige .
fuller, danielle. writing the everyday: women’s textual communities in atlantic canada. montreal: mcgill - queen’s up, 2004 .
these helpful children have given joe some sand - boobs and oh dear god that' s a sand - dong. stop that right this instant, surf' s up. what is the matter with you .
love this film. have seen it 100s of times and still love it. so chilled and good for adults too. lovely lovely film .
it' s been 10 years since surf' s up was first released in theaters, and, if you had held your breath waiting for a sequel to happen... well, you' d be dead by now. however, we' ll pay tribute to your fallen soul next year right around the 10th anniversary of the original, as today a follow - up to surf' s up was announced for 2017 that' ll see sony pictures animation teaming up with wwe studios in... read more ...
those two events were followed up in november at the american film market (afm) and a private academy - focused confab called the contenders .
sony pictures is targeting teenagers via social networking site piczo to promote its animated film surf' s up. the deal includes a two - day homepage takeover, featuring characters from the film. users can also visit a branded special at urltoken to view a video trailer, download wallpaper and buddy icons, and leave messages for friends .
there are good things in surf' s up, from the way that bridges makes his washed - up character assume the big - bellied, easy - living demeanour of the late marlon brando, to some stunning later scenes of the cresting, crashing waves .
when one looks at the promos or packaging of surf' s up, we are made to believe that it is yet another film about penguins on surfboards. but as the reels unfold and we are introduced to the icy world of antarctica through a completely new mockumentary format, we realise that we aren' t just watching a kiddy film about tappity feet - - this is a genuinely intelligent and funny film .
to obtain the desired hand - held documentary feel, the film' s animation team motion - captured a physical camera operator' s moves .
it really is one of those things that needed to be seen to be believed - a surf' s up sequel featuring wwe superstars as surfing penguins. i had seen stills and concept art, and yet i still had trouble wrapping my head around the idea that sony pictures and wwe studios had teamed up to make surf' s up 2: wavemania. cody maverick, chicken joe and lani are crossing... read more ...
sports penguin entertainment network. that' s the acronym joke they went with. surfin' penguins every night. see penguins eat nougat. some penguins enjoy nourishment. okay fine you win this round, surf' s up .
directed by henry yu, surf’s up 2: wavemania is based on a screenplay by abdul williams. the film is a co - financed production between sony pictures animation and wwestudios, and is produced by michelle l. m. wong and executive produced by michael luisi .
surf' s up is actually a pretty funny and sophisticated comedy. it' s relentlessly playful and imaginative in the vein of
toy story ,
while keenly observant about comic nuances of behavior and bubbling over with neurotic dialogue .
a 2007 cgi animated film, and the second one from sony' s animation division. it earned a surprising academy award nomination, and is so far the only feature film from sony' s animation division to do so .
surf’s up may be a computer animation, but it’s worth watching even if you swore off cgi critters after chicken little. appropriately, it succeeds by practicing what jeff bridges’ benign, flippered drop - out preaches: have lots of fun, and don’t worry about winning. surf’s up doesn’t feel like it’s out to blow our minds with razzle - dazzle software, although the wave effects in the too - brief climactic scenes are stunning. very different in feel from happy feet, which gets cheekily dissed (“singing and dancing? yeah, right! ”), surf’s up is closer to lilo & stitch: a smart, endearing, relatively small - scale comedy .
this is the second sony pictures animation film to use profanity after open season .
.. where the worlds of film noir and pre - code collide. .
the big difference here is that film district only paid an estimated $ 70 million for gerard butler' s thriller, while sony and columbia pictures launched the tatum flick at an estimated cost of $ 150 million. butler' s film ended up being more cost effective in the end, warranting a sequel .
surf' s up has a 78% approval rating on rotten tomatoes based on 144 reviews; the average rating is 6. 7 / 10. the site' s consensus reads :
surf' s up is a laid - back, visually stunning animated movie that brings a fresh twist to some familiar conventions. its witty mockumentary format is fun and inventive, and the cgi is breathtakingly realistic .
another review aggregator, metacritic, gave the film a score of 64 out of 100 based on 26 reviews .
the album of mychael danna' s music for the film is billed as the
original ocean picture score
.
meaningful name: cody' s last name, maverick, is another term for an outcast. maverick' s is also a major surf spot in northern california .
some reviews noted that in spite of it coming so soon after many films featuring penguins (march of the penguins, madagascar, and happy feet), surf' s up was able to stand out on its own. roger ebert of the chicago sun - times reviewed :
the originality of the documentary format coupled with the splendid cgi effects qualifies surf' s up as not just another penguin movie .
ashton kutcher' s take on steve jobs was critically panned in 2013. michael fassbender and kate winslet both earned academy award nominations for their roles in danny boyle' s 2015 film. neither film was a big box - office smash .
creelman, david. setting in the east: maritime realist fiction. montreal: mcgill - queen’s up, 2003 .
christian bale and hugh jackman' s film about the competition between two magicians narrowly edged out edward norton' s about using magic solely for love at theaters .
the first marketing efforts were in october 2013 in korea at the busan international film festival and at the annual film commission symposium that had a twist, a producers market .
josh hartnett' s film about the murder of elizabeth short did better in theaters than ben affleck' s on the death of
superman
actor george reeves .
sony pictures animation debuted the second trailer for surf' s up 2: wavemania, a sequel to the 2007 hit surf' s up. the trailer features wwe superstars john cena, undertaker, triple h, paige and mr. mcmahon as the voices of the hang 5, a world famous surf crew known for their extreme stunts and personalities. the studio debuted the first trailer for this adventure back in august, but today the studio unveiled more footage, while announcing that this movie is coming out on dvd and digital on january 17th. wwe superstars john cena, undertaker, triple h, paige and mr. mcmahon, along with actors jon heder, diedrich bader and jeremy shada, lend their voice talents to sony pictures animation and wwe studios' family - friendly adventure surf' s up 2: wavemania. debuting on dvd and digital on january 17 from sony pictures home entertainment, surf' s up 2: wavemania follows surfer penguin cody maverick as his childhood dream comes
justin timberlake, jeff bridges and mary steenburgen have all signed up to ...
neither film did overwhelmingly great at the box office .
tombstone ,
starring kurt russell and val kilmer, edged out the kevin costner and dennis quaid film from warner bros .
the underlying message is to follow big z' s motto :
never give up... find a way .
co - directed by buck and jennifer lee, 2013’s frozen centers on a princess who sets off with a thrill - seeking mountain man, his pet reindeer, and a magically - brought - to - life snowman to find her estranged sister, whose icy powers trapped the kingdom in an eternal winter. featuring the voices of kristen bell, idina menzel, jonathan groff, josh gad, santino fontana, alan tudyk, ciaran hinds, and maurice lamarche, this critically acclaimed film (loosely based on the snow queen by hans christian andersen) has grossed (as of this writing) $ 210 million domestically on a $ 150 million budget (it has grossed over $ 152 million internationally so far for a worldwide total of $ 363 million). among the film’s accolades (so far) are 10 annie award nods, a few best animated feature nods (from the boston society of film critics, new york film critics circle, san diego film critics circle, toronto film critics association, and the golden globes), and several best animated feature wins (from the washington d. c. area film critics association, austin film critics association, florida film critics circle, dallas - fort worth film critics association, houston film critics society, las vegas film critics society, indiana film critics association, and the san francisco film critics circle) .
abdul williams (writer of the urban - comedy lottery ticket) will script surf’s up 2, and story artist henry yu will make his directorial debut. yu’s previous credits include sym - bionic titan and both hotel transylvania movies. here’s an interview with yu in which he explains his artistic background and work history :
kellee writes about classic & modern film, retro tv... and life' s adventures, with a sassy irish passion .
since the release of the original, mario cantone, jon heder and shia labeouf from the film had mentioned the possibility of a sequel several times. on march 1, 2016, sony pictures entertainment announced that it had partnered with wwe studios for a surf' s up sequel. henry yu was hired as the director of the film, making this his directorial debut while abdul williams was tapped to write the screenplay .
if the name alana blanchard isn’t in your vocabulary... it’s time to change that. the sexy surfer turns 26 today and we’re using that as an excuse – as if we need one - - to lurk on alana' s instagram account. ride through the birthday babe’s photos to see her best bikini shots. surf' s up! read more
in 1971 the beach boys finally released “surf’s up” on an album of the same name. fleshed out with a band, brass and harmonies, the song was beguiling and enigmatic; another “pocket symphony” to follow 1966’s revolutionary “good vibrations”. wilson, of course, never actually surfed. parks’ lyric was catching a different kind of wave, the emerging 1960s counterculture, the rise of the baby boomers, and the phrase “surf’s up” arrives at a point in the song where it is marking a transition from old to new, from age to youth: “surf’s up / aboard a tidal wave / come about hard and join / the young and often spring you gave”. later, the lyric echoes william wordsworth: “the child is father of the man. ”
he lets slip that he' s actually pretty torn up about it. but said too much already, he immediately drops it .
as well as the terrific superbowl tv spot, paramount has gussied up the ...
the movie is a must see. it is perfect for all ages and anyone can learn from the movie’s central message. the animation is stunning and the laid back mockumentary style is hilarious. quincy hirt, president of the senior class, says, “surf’s up is an instant classic, truly beautiful. ”the surf competition accurately depicts surf culture even though it is only competed in by fun loving penguins. ryan rosen, surfing fan, says “surf’s up is totally what other surfers are like, it’s hilarious. ” olivia rest, movie lover, says, “it is the best movie i have seen in a while, it brought me to tears. ” cody maverick gives a fun filled and exciting lesson on what it really means to be a winner and how to enjoy life .
sausage party: the first image from sausage party presents four colorful characters. seth rogen cowrote the script and provides one of the voices; the cast includes kristen wiig, james franco, salma hayek, paul rudd, jonah hill, edward norton, michael cera and more. it' s scheduled to open in theaters on august 12. [ collider ] no exit: josh brolin and miles teller are set to star in no exit, to be directed by joseph kosinski (tron: legacy). it' s based on the true story of a group of firefighters who valiantly battled a deadly wildfire in arizona. no start date for the production has been established yet. [ variety ] surf' s up 2: wavemania: a sequel to the 2007 animated film surf' s up is on its way. to be titled surf' s up 2: wavemania, the... read more
this is the main theme melody called surf' s up main theme. it seems that only 1000 copies of a cd were made that contain the original score with the theme on it. (thanks to sam, france) add more info
the' archival footage' that is scratched and tinged yellow with a scruffy sound effects, is definitely something that will amuse you. surf' s up offers a pleasant, satisfying mix - - even the ending is not' filmi.'
christian bale and mark wahlberg starred in david o. russell' s film about boxer micky ward in december 2010. tom hardy and joel edgerton played brothers less than a year later who sign up for a mixed martial arts tournament .
since last week making it only the tenth film to do so. over the weekend the film added $ 7. 08 million on 4486 screens in 53 markets for a total of $ 626. 30 million internationally, which places the film sixth place on that chart just $ 16 million behind
surf' s up is a film by sony pictures animation. it takes on an interesting style: despite being set in a world of anthropomorphic talking animals, the film parodies surfer documentaries, complete with handheld camera shots and interviews with the cast spliced in various places. the plot tells of a young rockhopper penguin named cody maverick, who dreams of moving to the tropics and becoming a legendary surfer, like his idol, big z .
surf' s up at the peacock network. nbc has made a script commitment with penalty to a blue crush tv show adaptation. kate bosworth, michelle rodriguez, and sanoe lake starred in to 2002 surfing feature film of the same name. deadline reports switched at birth creator lizzy weiss, who co - wrote the film with director john stockwell, will write the blue crush tv series adaptation. she will also executive produce. read more…
hang on after the credits for a funny scene with glen and edna maverick (cody' s brother and mother) with the film crew .
2002 :
phone booth
and
liberty stands still
hold the main characters hostage at one point for the film' s entirety .
please note that they do a surfing montage here and play neither a 311 song nor a sublime song. uh, hello, i thought this was surf' s up, guys. fix that in post. play
badfish
or something .
frozen' s anna and elsa have a brother... and it' s tarzan
surf’s up is one of the greatest movies of our generation. the animated mockumentary debuted in 2007 and has been one of the most cherished films in america in the ten years that has followed. production began in 2002 and brought together some of the world’s greatest voice actors, including shia lebeouf and zooey deschanel. the film was directed by ash brannon and chris buck, and written by a team of writers including chris. the film’s accolades include being nominated for best animated feature in the 2008 oscars, which it unfairly lost to ratatouille .
by his own admission when he recently picked up his second best actor oscar, ...
the film will feature the voices of wwe stars like john cena, the undertaker and triple h .
sphe has released a new trailer for its home video sequel surf’s up 2: wavemania — coming to dvd and digital on january 17. the feature - length adventure is produced by sony pictures animation and wwe studios, and the spot showcases wwe superstars john cena, undertaker, triple h, paige and mr. mcmahon voicing world - famous surf crew “the hang 5. ”
fox got a little excited with its over - the - top posters for
volcano .
the film did nowhere near as well as pierce brosnan' s volcano epic in the states; however, the los angeles centered movie picked up overseas .
the film was released in brazil on march 22 2011 and on april 15 20122 in the united states. the film received mostly positive reviews from film critics. observers praised the voice acting, animation, and songs. the film was a box office success, scoring over $ 484 million worldwide and was nominated for an academy award for best original song. it lost to
man or muppet
from the muppets .
what song plays when he takes hes first big wave in the surf contest? that song plays throughout the film at certain points but isn' t listed on the soundtrack cd. (from loron in brussels, belgium )
then there is this weekend’s # 1 film, “ wreck - it ralph “, rich moore ‘s bad - guys - ain’t - so - bad comedy set in the imaginative world of arcade games .
an animated comedy that features wwe superstars, providing their own voices while matching up against talking animals .
it' s a film burdened with a message, and a pretty obvious
never give up your dreams
one at that. but neither that, nor its predictably triumphant ending, quite explains why it leaves such an unpleasant taste in the mouth .
you wait years for a new terrence malick film and then two come along at once... .
tank comes by to be an unprovoked dick to penguin labeouf, which sets up an impromptu exhibition surf - off! the rules are that whomever surfs the biggest wave, wins! that' s how surfing works, right? or at least how surfing would work if i were, for example, making it up for a children' s movie as i went along. as they paddle out to a massive wave, we get this shot, which reminds us again that this is meant to be a documentary film .
it’s a shame that a surf’s up sequel didn’t do something more worthy to follow the first film, which is a sorely underrated and too easily forgotten flick from nearly a decade ago. but maybe sony pictures animation couldn’t assemble all of the voice cast again to make it worth their while for a theatrical feature, and then this strange idea came along to capitalize on wrestling fans who will watch anything featuring their favorite athletes .
the wrestling personalities star along with jon heder, diedrich bader and jeremy shada in the family - friendly follow - up to the oscar - nominated surf’s up. wavemania is the directorial debut of henry yu (storyboard artist, hotel transylvania 2), based on a screenplay by abdul williams, and produced by michelle l. m. wong with michael luisi as ep .
hot on the heels of the passage of hawaii’s enhanced production tax credit, the honolulu film office set in motion an aggressive marketing plan to build awareness of oahu as a premier film location with an improved rebate program. interest has been strong with some immediate results .
some of the humor is topical satire (harvey lembeck’s brando send - up, franky’s beatles satire in bikini beach, “potato bug”), some is idiotic by any standard (cartoon cupids appear onscreen to indicate love). chase scenes (usually the climax of the films) are shown at speeded - up tempo, giving the effect of looking at a silent film — puzzling indeed considering the films’ target audience. 9
surf & apos; s up is an animated feature that goes behind the scenes of the high - octane world of competitive penguin surfing. the film profiles cody maverick, an up - and - coming surfer as he enters his first pro competition. inspired by his hero, a legendary wave rider named big z, cody leaves his family and his town of shiverpool, antarctica to travel to pen gu island for the big z memorial surf off. cody believes that winning will bring him the admiration and respect he desires. but when he unexpectedly comes face to face with a washed up old surfer named the geek, cody begins to understand that the greatest champion isn & apos; t always the one who comes in first
kevin james' s take on a security cop fared much better than seth rogen' s try at theaters. a sequel to the film was released in 2015 which didn' t perform as well at theaters .
surf' s up is released on dvd and blu - ray on october 9th 2007. it includes an all new animated short the chubbchubbs save xmas and an 2002 academy award winning animated short the chubbchubbs! . the blu - ray 3d version was released on july 1st 2014 .
we' re making it easier than ever for you to stock up on tribeca film festival tickets. our revamped wish list will save you time and effort in singling out the festival titles you cannot wait to see .
managed, and this film still has openings in germany, u. k. , italy, and scandinavia .
sean penn is in talks to star in this must be the place, a new film from ...
flight 93
was a similar tv film to
united 93
that also aired the same year .
next year, sony pictures animation will celebrate the 10th anniversary of its animated hit surf' s up. what better way to kick off the celebration than with the release of a brand new sequel, surf' s up 2: wavemania. earlier today, sony and wwe studios debuted the brand new trailer for this animated sequel, offering our first look at the hang 5. cody maverick, hungry for a new challenge, convinces an infamous big wave riding crew known as the hang 5, voiced by wwe superstars john cena, the undertaker, triple h, wwe diva paige and mr. mcmahon, to let him join them on their journey to a mysterious surf spot known as the trenches, where legend has it, they' ll find the biggest waves in the world. cody soon discovers that the life he left behind might be more heroic than what any death - defying wave has to offer. surf' s up 2: wavemania will be released
but it' s near - impossible to warm to a film that contains lines as crass as this one directed at tank evans :
he' s a dirty trashcan full of poop .
a film in which the characters gabble away in ghetto - amphibian lingo :
it sucks, bro .
a film whose soundtrack has been slung together by a cloth - eared donkey who thinks green day' s welcome to paradise best evokes the sound of balmy south sea island life .
mckay, ian. the quest of the folk: antimodernism and cultural selection in twentieth - century nova scotia. montreal: mcgill - queen’s up, 1994 .
the surfing penguins of surf' s up (2007) meets the wrestlers of wwe! who could have foreseen this misfire? !! it makes wwe' s adventures with the flintstones and scooby - doo feel like masterpieces of the animation world. all i got out of it was an urge to kill that narrator... .
actually, let' s start over. surf' s up is a movie about a bunch of surfing penguins. it is also a movie that is obsessed with phalluses (phallii ?) for some reason. but we' ll get to that. this is a sports movie and we' re a sports website. so let' s start talking about penguin genitals, i guess .
as an album, smile doesn’t quite hold together; it’s no sgt pepper. but “surf’s up” is easily its finest moment, a little masterpiece of shifting keys and tempi, and it’s no surprise that few have attempted to cover it. there’s a hypnotically strange, woozy 2001 rendition by art - punk singer david thomas and two pale boys. jimmy webb, david crosby and vince gill sang it faithfully at a 2001 all star tribute to brian wilson in new york. but that’s about it .
the warner bros.' film recently changed its title to
mowgli .
unlike disney' s film, this one is supposed to be more of an adaptation of rudyard kipling' s
the jungle book
and will star the voice talents of christian bale, benedict cumberbatch, cate blanchett, and motion capture king andy serkis. serkis, who is also directing, has said his film will be darker than disney' s adaptation with a
dark baloo
and
bloody imagery .
the movie will be distributed by sony pictures home entertainment with wwe studios providing marketing support, including having its roster of wrestling talent to voice the film' s characters .
the addition of the lovable, misguided penguins helped
madagascar
soar at theaters. you may not even recall disney' s film which debuted nearly a year later .
sean penn is no longer a stooge. the actor has decided to take up to a year ...
, to attract attention to the new film, which is targeted at seven - to 12 - year - olds .
rio is a 3d computer - animated film produced by blue sky studios. it was released in theaters in 2011 .
first the rock with moana, then practically the entire wwe roster for surf' s up 2, now john cena is going solo with the cg - animated feature ferdinand. based on the 1936 children' s book the story of ferdinand, the film is about
a spanish fighting bull who prefers smelling the flowers and practicing non - violence rather than chasing red cloths held by matadors in arenas. but when disaster comes to... read more ...
first they swam, then they rollerskated, and then they danced. and now those irrepressible evian babies are out on the surf .
meanwhile, penguin labeouf royally fucks up his attempt at carving a surfboard and is completely opposed to big z' s attempts to get him to relax, lighten up the slightest bit and have a little fun, so he storms off in a huff. our hero, everyone .
the project was initiated by world wrestling entertainment (wwe), which inquired with sony for a possible project that would help expand their brand and reach a new generation of audiences. according to yu, wwe thought that surf' s up had
a really fun vibe. it' s really light - hearted. it' s got a lot of goofy, cartoony fun .
he also remarked that the film is
about surfing – it' s about sports. so we thought it was a natural fit .
all character designs had to be approved by wwe .
while i enjoyed john cena in trainwreck, this seems like a supreme waste of his surprisingly great comedic talents. in addition, his voice sounds a little too close to what diedrich bader did with his character in the first surf’s up. sure, that’s just his normal voice, but it’s just a little repetitive. as for the rest of the wwe superstars, their vocal performances sound exactly as underwhelming as you’d expect, and they just don’t measure up to the chill surfing master played by jeff bridges in the original movie .
one month after graduation, sony invited her back, this time as a visual development artist. it wasn’t long before williams’s years of hustling toward her dream began to pay off. while designing costumes, characters, layouts, and props for sony franchises like the smurfs and surf’s up, a short animation williams had created for her thesis started to take off .
while the heroic penguin is courageous, inventive, and loyal and has proven (in original film surf' s up) to take risks and make sacrifices to save a life, he loses sight of what' s important in favor of winning at all costs. he learns a powerful lesson about what it means to be a stand - up
guy .
central female character is effective, competitive, and nurturing; in one instance she forgoes adventure to model responsible behavior. bullying member of the team intimidates others; he, too, learns a lesson about working together and respecting others .
families can talk about the fact that wwe (world wrestling entertainment inc .) has been appearing in a number of cartoon franchises meant for kids and tweens. were you familiar with wwe before you saw surf' s up 2: wave mania? how does the organization benefit from inclusion in these franchises ?
sign up for a fanalert and be the first to know when tickets and other exclusives are available in your area .
urban meyer’s team has the country’s highest upside, with blue - chip backups everywhere — even at defensive coordinator .
josh heaton - armstrong, digital marketing manager, sony pictures releasing uk, said :
piczo is a brilliant place to reach the youth audience targeted for surf' s up - planned activity delivers both awareness and interaction. opportunities like this provide cost - effective and unique ways to engage our target demographic .
the tomatometer score — based on the opinions of hundreds of film and television critics — is a trusted measurement of critical recommendation for millions of fans. it represents the percentage of professional critic reviews that are positive for a given film or television show .
like last year' s big hit cars, surf' s u p also follows the out of action hotshot coaching the inexperienced new blood to win against all odds, understand the true value of life, and realise that winning isn' t everything .
“surf’s up” first surfaced in a 1967 cbs television special, inside pop: the rock revolution, presented by leonard bernstein, with wilson singing it solo at the piano. but then the song disappeared and began to acquire a special mystique. the album for which it was intended, smile, remained unfinished for decades .
the 21st century saw a new genre arise to challenge the western, the action movie and the david lynch baffler. the penguiner is a flexible template: after the documentary (march of the penguins) and the postmodern musical (happy feet), it’s time for the surfer flick. no, really. as surf’s up’s intro reminds us, penguins have been kings of the breakers from days of yore (one is glimpsed careering merrily down japanese artist hokusai’s the great wave off kanagawa) .
produced by sony pictures animation and wwe studios, the film was released on january 17, 2017 on dvd and digital media .
disney' s
the jungle book
starred scarlett johansson, bill murray, ben kingsley, and christopher walken. the movie set expectations high for warner bros.' upcoming film .
also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies: tickets, special offers, screenings + more .
this is the only sony pictures animation film not to be released on blu - ray (notably due to it being a direct - to - dvd film and the fact that most recent films released like that have not received any blu - ray releases) .
surf' s up was nominated for the academy award for best animated feature at the 80th academy awards, but lost to ratatouille. [ 19 ] the films was also nominated for 10 annie awards at the 35th annie awards, and won two awards: animated effects, and animation production artist: and bashed remy [ 20 ]
finconceivable, a four - minute animation about the fragile ecosystem of the ocean and its dependency on sharks, began raking in film festival honors, awards, and online hype. the short was popping up everywhere from greenpeace to upworthy and quickly gaining traction .
surf' s up. blue crush is set to come barreling back... as a tv show. nbc is set to reboot the beloved 2002 surf movie, according to the hollywood reporter. what' s the opposite of a cruel summer? oh, a happy fall. (ok, we admit, that one was lame .) currently in development and in the early stages, the tv version of blue crush will be executive produced and written by hannah schneider (the cw' s reign), with brian grazer, francie calfo and jillian kugler also serving as eps. the film version starred kate bosworth, michelle rodriguez and sanoe lake as three surfers living in hawaii, with bosworth' s character attempting to make her mark in the surfing world after ...
i love this album, perhaps above much of their earlier work.' surf' s up' was a massive hit in holland and was better received here than in the states. from the curious and iconic cover through to the' anti - surf' song (' don' t go near the water') to bruce johnston' s adorable' disney girls' and the deeply moving' til i die', this remains a truly innovative and moving album which still sparkles after all these years. an unashamed 5 stars .
) from disaster, he had to give up the penguin world surfing championship title. he knows he did the right thing in
, which won the 2004 gabrielle roy prize for english - language literary criticism. beyond creelman’s and fuller’s studies and the newfoundland
it' s more a showreel and fx test than a proper trailer, but here' s our first ...
on the dedicated blu - ray disc chart, the no. 5 spot went to warner’s “storks, ” which in its fifth week of release rose up two spots from no. 7 .
yep, totally in the finals, labeouf. not bad for someone who could not surf yesterday. time to focus. you just need to - -
surf' s up boasts of some really superior animation. it is widely known that water is one of the most difficult objects to animate and kudos to the team for capturing the surfing essence - - underwater shots of the surfers paddling, tube (a tunnel created by a huge wave) and kitschy shots of being tossed around in the water .
surf' s up! the 2017 teen choice awards is right around the corner. as the red carpet rolls out in front of usc' s galen center for tomorrow evening' s festivities, e! news is breaking down the must - know details about the jam - packed event. pop culture fanatics ages 13 - 19 have cast their vote in a ton of categories recognizing the year' s achievements in music, film, television, sports, fashion, comedy, as well as the world wide web. long story short, it' s finally time to reveal the winners! aside from a star - studded red carpet, plenty of musical acts will grace the stage with standout performances (here' s looking at you, rita ora) as well as presenters like lucy hale ...
so the three finalists get two runs to get the biggest combined score. because the other chumps got one group run. neat. during the first run, tank tries to wipe out the other two. but hubris, thy name is surf' s up, because in short order, the wipe - out - er becomes the wipe - ee .
sony pictures animation and wwe studios have announced plans to co - finance and produce the animated feature
surf' s up 2: wavemania
. in the follow - up to the 2007 feature, adventure - inclined penguin cody maverick convinces an infamous big wave riding crew known as the hang 5 to journey with him to a mysterious surf spot where the crew will supposedly find the biggest waves in the world. said hang 5 will be voiced by wwe superstars john cena, the undertaker, triple h, wwe diva paige and mr. mcmahon. henry yu will direct from a script by abdul williams. michelle wong will produce. source: thr
copyright © 2005 - 2018 / film. privacy policy / cookie policy. web design by pro blog design. logo concept by: illumination ink
it' s probably not the kind of animated adventure that' s going to garner oscar talk, but it' s a good - hearted, old - fashioned, family - friendly tale .
just behind that is “ frankenweenie, ” the tim burton passion project based on a short film of the same name. though its box office numbers are not nearly as impressive as disney’s other top - tier offerings, “ frankenweenie ” is still considered to be a better film that burton’s last animated flick, “the corpse bride” – which, should i remind you, managed a nomination in a three - slot race .
the [ filmmakers were ] hard - pressed to come up with enough story for even an old - time six - minute cartoon short .
little red riding hood, the wolf, the woodsman, and granny all tell the police the events that led up to their encounter .
conrad, margaret, and james k. hiller. atlantic canada: a region in the making. toronto: oxford up, 2001 .
i can' t be too hard on them, though. after all the tag line for this movie was ,
surf' s up: because hey get off our backs we spent those first two acts thinking of ways to cram in poop and pee and sexual suggestion and a masturbation reference and like eight million dongs .
truth in advertising, folks !
charlie ahearn' s film may not have been the first new york film to feature rappers - edo bertoglio' s downtown 81 (1981), about a day in the life of jean michel basquiat, had already been there - but, helped to a large extent by funding from british and german backers, it predated henry chalfant' s excellent style wars (1983), as well as more mainstream fare such as krush groove (1985) and breakin' (1984) .
for those who don’t remember, the original surf’s up was a mockumentary - style comedy that followed cody maverick (voiced by shia labeouf) as he set out on his dream of becoming a champion surfer. it just might be the most underrated animated flick of the past 10 years as it’s extremely funny, had stunning animated for the time, and featured jeff bridges being an animated penguin version of the dude from the big lebowski.
surf 's up is a 2007 american computer-animated mockumentary comedy film directed by ash brannon and chris buck . it features the voices of shia labeouf , jeff bridges , zooey deschanel , james woods , and jon heder among others . in production since 2002 at sony pictures animation , it was the studio 's second theatrical feature . the film premiered in the united states on june 8 , 2007 , and was distributed by columbia pictures . it is a parody of surfing documentaries , such as the endless summer and riding giants , with parts of the plot parodying north shore . real-life surfers kelly slater and rob machado have vignettes as their penguin surfer counterparts . to obtain the desired hand-held documentary feel , the film 's animation team motion-captured a physical camera operator 's moves . a sequel , titled surf 's up 2 : wavemania , was released direct-to-video on january 17 , 2017 . 
surf's up is a 2007 american computer-animated mockumentary comedy film directed by ash brannon and chris buck. it features the voices of shia labeouf, jeff bridges, zooey deschanel, james woods, and jon heder among others. in production since 2002 at sony pictures animation, it was the studio's second theatrical feature. the film premiered in the united states on june 8, 2007, and was distributed by columbia pictures. it is a parody of surfing documentaries, such as the endless summer and riding giants, with parts of the plot parodying north shore. real-life surfers kelly slater and rob machado have vignettes as their penguin surfer counterparts. to obtain the desired hand-held documentary feel, the film's animation team motion-captured a physical camera operator's moves. a sequel, titled surf's up 2: wavemania, was released direct-to-video on january 17, 2017.
surf's up is a 2007 american computer-animated mockumentary comedy film directed by ash brannon and chris buck. it features the voices of shia labeouf, jeff bridges, zooey deschanel, james woods, and jon heder among others. in production since 2002 at sony pictures animation, it was the studio's second theatrical feature. the film premiered in the united states on june 8, 2007, and was distributed by columbia pictures. it is a parody of surfing documentaries, such as the endless summer and riding giants, with parts of the plot parodying north shore. real-life surfers kelly slater and rob machado have vignettes as their penguin surfer counterparts. to obtain the desired hand-held documentary feel, the film's animation team motion-captured a physical camera operator's moves. a sequel, titled surf's up 2: wavemania, was released direct-to-video on january 17, 2017.