This story follows a teenage rock hopper penguin named Cody Maverick from his hometown of Shiverpool Antarctica where all of the other penguins think hes nothing but a surfing fool to the Big Z Memorial Surf Off on Pen Gu Island. Young Cody is determined to win the most important competition in the world of penguin surfing in honor of Big Z a deceased surfing legend whom he has idolized since childhood. But the waves in Pen Gu are different than in Shiverpool and the competition is steep. The current champ egotistical Tank Evans isnt just about to let this little penguin knock him from first place without a fight. When Cody wipes out and encounters Geek a recluse aging former surfer living in the jungle he learns some important lessons about life and surfing and even teaches Geek a thing or two.
Review
First off I got the chance to watch the Hollywood premiere here in Hawaii with the cast being there to watch it too. Due to the recent release of penguin movies a lot of people are turned off by them. Please do not judge it so. I admit at first I was turned off by it being a penguin movie and I couldn't think of anything new. Although this type of story has been told before (what story hasn't) it's always interesting to see how it will be presented. And I liked it. The characters and events keep you in the movie. Yes you're gonna have to deal with penguins and their habitats but it won't be for long. And besides this is no happy feet which I liked also. This movie has an amazing cast with enjoyable characters. So be ready to laugh your butt off because I pretty much was. Great family fun movie or just a movie for you. Now I regret watching it so early (May 20 2007) because now I have to wait until June 8 to watch it again. (