I was really excited when I heard that a favorite book series from my childhood was going to be made into a movie.
I loved Mr. Popper's Penguins! My brother and I loved our cat, but we both wanted to have a pet penguin. We were convinced that it would live happily in our bathtub. At the time we lived in a three bedroom ranch house that only had one bathroom, so I'm not sure where we thought the penguin would go when someone needed to take a bath or shower. But at one time we also wanted a pet otter, so I guess we were a little fuzzy on the details of caring for an exotic pet.
Back to the Mr. Popper's Penguins movie. What a great idea! These books seems like they would translate to the big screen in a great way. Additionally it's nice to have a movie for kids that's not an animated feature or based on super heroes. If this movie would renew interest in the books that I loved as a kid, I was all for it.
Bur my excitement fell flat when I heard who had been cast in the role of Mr. Popper.
Jim Carrey. Really? Jim Carrey is the best the director could come up with?
Jim Carrey -- the man who ruined Lemony Snicket's Series of Unfortunate Events, How the Grinch Stole Christmas, and A Christmas Carol.
Jim Carrey -- the classy actor behind such wholesome movies as Ace Ventura: Pet Detective and The Cable Guy.
Mr. Popper and his penguins deserve better.
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