Product Details

• Format: Color, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: R (Restricted)
• Studio: Lions Gate
• DVD Release Date: January 30, 2007
• Run Time: 80 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 2.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (64 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000U7CZ3I
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #66,624 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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Studio: Lions Gate Home Ent. Release Date: 02/05/2008 Run time: 80 minutes Rating: R

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars 2.5--This is even funnier when your drunk., April 16, 2008

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Jenny J.J.I. "A New Yorker" (That Lives in Carolinas) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Farce of the Penguins (DVD)

Though it may look like a cute, animated penguin movie, Farce of the Penguins' isn't for kids. It's Bob Saget's classic, surprisingly crude humor--pretty much all of which revolves around sex (and, occasionally, fart jokes). Think of it as 'Animal Planet' meets 'American Pie' or you can see it as a foul mouthed send up of the 'March of the Penguins.'

The concept of 'Farce of the Penguins' is priceless. There isn't a single shot of original photography used. It's all stock photography, pieced together and worked into a script that's voiced by just about everyone in Hollywood (or at least those who owed Bob Saget a favor). There's no fancy animation, no special effects. While I definitely appreciate the creativity behind it, though, the story is pretty rough. Some of the jokes get really old after a while--and the 80-minute movie could have easily ended after 60.

While there are some great parts to 'Farce of the Penguins' (like the penguins who wander off and end up victims of Global Warming--or Juan Sanchez, the penguin who loses his mind and goes off on an adventure), watching it often feels like being on the outside of a very detailed inside joke. Though I'm sure it was really funny in the studio--when everyone was hanging around, recording the voices--it's pretty clear that you just had to be there to appreciate parts of it. So the best part of the DVD is actually the making-of feature, which shows the voice talent in the studio, recording their parts. That made me laugh out loud more than the movie itself did.

'Farce of the Penguins' isn't for everyone. In fact, it's probably not for most people. But for fans of Saget's crude humor, it's good for a few laughs--especially if you polish off a few drinks before watching it.

12 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars This could have actually been funny, but it wasn't, February 3, 2007

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D. Discs "music industry professional" (USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Farce of the Penguins (DVD)

What a fantastic concept, and what a horrible execution. South Park is a great example of how to make toilet humor work well. This movie is a great example of how ugly it is when it's done wrong. This goes below low-brow, even below no-brow; watch it and you'll wind up beating your brow against the wall. Watching such talented voices trying to make these jokes fly is as awkward and sad as sitting through a six year old's attempt to tell a dirty joke to a room full of adults.

16 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars If you're old enough to see this, you won't want to, February 11, 2007

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C. Carabine (San Diego, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Farce of the Penguins (DVD)

This movie is aimed straight at the junior high and under crowd even though it's rated R.
My roommate and I sat through the whole movie without a single laugh. The "jokes" are undescribably lame. If someone says the word sex and you start giggling and looking around nervously then you might find this funny.
Aside from the lack of any humor, there is also the fact that they are just showing random clips of penguins 95% of the time. They could have made this an audio cd without hurting the movie, and in fact it would have made it better because if you imagine penguins talking and having personalities there mouths would move and they wouldn't just be stock footage clips of penguins standing around.
Don't waste 80 minutes of your life on this.