#mr. popper's penguins

[bananasandguavas]

returning to tumblr with my grad project i made back in 2019-2020 - my take on mr. popper’s penguins

[misterlemonzmen]

04-06-24 | Mr. Popper's Penguins from 2011 is my 2nd fave Jim Carrey film. The Mask is #1 of course. MisterLemonzMen.tumblr.com/archive

[nervousloveheart]

Pov: your childhood was my childhood

[theaudiobookanalyst]

Mr. Popper's Penguins by Richard and Florence Atwater

There's nothing quite like enjoying a classic children's book like Mr. Popper's Penguins by Richard and Florence Atwater, and the audiobook version I listened to (created by Hachette Audio and narrated by Nick Sullivan) only added to its charm. This audiobook version added music and sound effects in a way that added to the story rather than distracted from it.

Mr. Popper's Penguins follows the story of the Popper family as they care for Captain Cook, the penguin that Admiral Drake sent to Mr. Popper, and later the additional penguins that join their family. It's a story of mischief and compassion with a dose of comedic chaos. After reading it, it makes sense why Mr. Popper's Penguins is a classic in children's literature.

Trigger Warnings

Not realistic

An excessive (but hilarious) amount of penguins

[columboscreens]

[lolotheparagon]

Jim Carrey Movies That I Recommend and Have Aged Well:

The Mask ** - You get a cute movie about a shy guy wanting to date Cameron Diaz and ends up becoming a Looney Tune man cos of a Norse mask and ends up getting the police and the mafia after him. It’s pure unfiltered fun. Even if it has a bit of that 90s stink.

The Grinch *** - While it does reek of early 2000s writing, it’s a decent Xmas movie about how consumerism around Xmas sucks, learning to trust others again and getting revenge on your bully who’s ridiculed you since childhood and Carey’s hammy as fuck in this movie. Seriously he’s the only reason I’m recommending this movie at all.

Bruce Almighty - Some sexist jokes and a shitty third act misunderstanding aside, it’s a fun movie that takes advantage of its plot about a guy with literal God powers but learns a lesson in appreciating the small things in life. Which is an important lesson to learn if the main character’s a white guy with a good job, nice apartment and a hot wife.

Yes Man - it’s ultimately Liar Liar but with learning about openmindedness being the message rather than honesty. Also it’s more soft and less raunchy than its spiritual predecessor and l like that.

Batman Forever - yeah he was in this. Riddler has never had such an ideal casting choice until Wally Wingert came along. The movies just jam with bats on it, you’ll love it

Horton Hears a Who - Its a shame Blue Sky Studios shut down cos this is the most accurate adaptation of a Dr Seuss book and it also knows how to have fun with being a kids film. Also it’s meme-tastic.

Mr Popper’s Penguins - no seriously it’s a wacky kids movie. It’s not the end of the world. I love how Carrey only took on this movie just to tap dance with a bunch of penguins like Dick Van Dyke, who is his hero. That’s really sweet.

Sonic movies - the only time Jim Carrey has been funny in recent years. I don’t really watch his content anymore cos of obvious reasons. (anti vaxxer) but it’s nice he’s returned to his silly roots.

Liar Liar * - it’s an inherently sweet movie about a dad trying to learn a lesson in honesty to save his relationship with his son. Although Fletcher winning back his wife as well is a bit of a stretch. Has this movie never heard of exes that are amicable to each other?

Asterisks:

* - Liar Liar is really into men being SA’d for a joke and it’s really uncomfortable to see Fletcher get roped into sex by a senior executive and him getting fondled and forcibly kissed by his female client. Wasn’t the 90s all about stopping workplace harassment?

** - There was one scene in the Mask where he seduces Cameron Diaz and it reeks of Pepe LePew vibes. Although things didn’t go too far apart, the fact we didn’t have a scene of Stanley immediately regretting that or at least have him and Cameron Diaz’s character bring that up during the jail scene later on really bugs me. Also Stanley’s sleazy friend pisses me off.

*** - Someone on the crew was really horny for Martha May Whovier (mostly cos she’s played by Christina Baranski) cos she’s clearly only there for fanservice. Seriously she wears slutty Christmas dresses, there’s a scene where Grinch’s face gets plastered into Martha’s cleavage, the mayor simping for her is played by Jeffrey Tambor is just creepy. What’s even worse is that during a flashback scene we see a younger Martha May suggestively licking a lollipop at a young Grinch during class… YIKES. I don’t care if that was meant to be a joke it’s still fucking creepy.

[demon4dilfs]

on set of Mr. Popper’s Penguins

[fictionadventurer]

Hello! I was just wondering what your favorite books are. I noticed that you seem to post about books I really like but no one around me has ever read (like The Blue Castle), so I was just curious if we had other book favorites in common!

Sincerely,

Sirius:)

I don't know if I can narrow it down to a top 20 or anything, but I can provide a list of a few of my favorite authors and the books of their I most love. My taste isn't terribly obscure--most of the more obscure books were recommended to me by people here on tumblr--so it's likely we share several favorites.

Jane Austen: Persuasion, Pride and Prejudice, Northanger Abbey, Mansfield Park, The Watsons, Emma, Lady Susan, Sense and Sensibility (Bonus: Sanditon, completed by Marie Dobbs)

Wendell Berry: Bringing It to the Table: Writings on Farming and Food

G.K. Chesterton: Orthodoxy, Manalive, The Napoleon of Notting Hill, Tremendous Trifles, The Innocence of Father Brown, The Wisdom of Father Brown

Nina Clare: Beau Brown

Suzanne Collins: The Hunger Games, Catching Fire, Mockingjay

Wilkie Collins: The Woman in White

Allie Condie: Matched

Kenley Davidson: Goldheart, The Countess and the Frog

Charles Dickens: A Christmas Carol, Great Expectations

Heather Dixon: Entwined

Regina Doman: The Shadow of the Bear, Black as Night, Waking Rose, The Midnight Dancers, Alex O'Donnell and the 40 Cyberthieves, Rapunzel Let Down

Tim Downs: Shoofly Pie, Less Than Dead

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle: The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

Amanda Dykes: Yours is the Night

Elizabeth Gaskell: Wives and Daughters, North and South, Cranford, My Lady Ludlow

Jean Craighead George: The Tarantula in My Purse

Rumer Godden: The Kitchen Madonna

Elizabeth Goudge: Pilgrim's Inn/The Herb of Grace

Ben Hatke: Zita the Spacegirl

Georgette Heyer: A Civil Contract, The Grand Sophy, The Talisman Ring

Caryll Houselander: The Reed of God

Gail Carson Levine: Ella Enchanted

C.S. Lewis: The Chronicles of Narnia, but especially The Silver Chair and The Magician's Nephew; A Grief Observed, Surprised by Joy, The Problem of Pain

Therese of Lisieux: Story of a Soul

George Macdonald: The Light Princess

Emily B. Martin: Woodwalker

Robert K. Massie: Nicholas and Alexandra

C.J. Milbrandt: Meadowsweet, Harrow and Rakefang

L.M. Montgomery: The Anne of Green Gables series, especially Anne of Green Gables, Anne of the Island, Anne of Windy Poplars, Anne's House of Dreams, and Rilla of Ingleside; The Blue Castle; Jane of Lantern Hill

Pope Pius VI: "Humanae Vitae"

Mollie E. Reeder: The Electrical Menagerie

Kate Stradling: Brine and Bone

Dorothy L. Sayers: The Lord Peter Wimsey Mysteries, but especially The Nine Tailors, Gaudy Night, and Murder Must Advertise; The Man Born to Be King, The Mind of the Maker, Creed or Chaos?

Noel Streatfeild: Skating Shoes, Traveling Shoes, Ballet Shoes

Emily Stimpson: These Beautiful Bones, The Catholic Table

Matthew Stover: Novelization of The Revenge of the Sith

Josephine Tey: The Daughter of Time

Meriol Trevor: The Crystal Snowstorm, Following the Phoenix, Angel and Dragon

J.R.R. Tolkien: The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, Letters from Father Christmas

John R. Tunis: The Kid from Tomkinsville, The Kid Comes Back

Megan Whalen Turner: The King of Attolia, A Conspiracy of Kings

Jules Verne: Around the World in 80 Days

Maisie Ward: Gilbert Keith Chesterton

Laura Ingalls Wilder: The Little House on the Prairie series

P.G. Wodehouse: The Psmith series: Mike and Psmith, Psmith in the City, Psmith Journalist and Leave It to Psmith

[dykezekiel]

they just don't make live action movies for kids anymore

[shamemp3]

i love my favs list on letterboxd i go through it everyday like yeah…those are my favorite movies!

[movies-to-add-to-your-tbw]

Title: Mr. Popper's Penguins

Rating: PG

Director: Mark Waters

Cast: Jim Carrey, Carla Gugino, Angela Lansbury, Ophelia Lovibond, Madeline Carroll, Clark Gregg, Jeffrey Tambor, David Krumholtz, Philip Baker Hall, Maxwell Perry Cotton, James Tupper, Dominic Chianese, William Charles Mitchell, Henry Kelemen, Kelli Barrett

Release year: 2011

Genres: comedy

Blurb: Successful businessman Tom Popper is clueless when it comes to the really important things in life, until he inherits six adorable penguins, each with its own unique personality. Soon, Tom's rambunctious roommates turn his swanky New York apartment into a snowy winter wonderland...and the rest of his world upside-down.

[bananasandguavas]

part two of my mr. popper’s penguins project!

[studiogentuso]

[merkzlockr]

If given the chance, I would indeed procreate with the well-known and beloved household name Jim Carrey. Just thought I would clear that up just in case anyone was wondering

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[chimpanzeedotcom]

I have seen so many shitty movies it’s insane that Hollywood is this deeply corrupt system of abuse upon abuse upon abuse and all to make mr poppers penguins