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March of the Penguins Tops Box Offices

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the waddle-waddle-waddle dept.

Zinside writes "Yahoo News is running a story stating that March of the Penguins may become the No. 2 documentary of all time at U.S. box offices." From the article: "The film, which follows a pack of Emperor Penguins during an arduous mating season, had grossed $18.4 million by Wednesday and was poised to surpass the $21.6 million for Michael Moore's anti-gun documentary Bowling For Columbine. For 13 months, Jacquet and his crew braved Antarctic temperatures as low as 70 degrees below zero - and winds up to 150 mph - to capture astonishing images of thousands of emperor penguins engaging in a mating and child-rearing ritual that is nothing short of astonishing. The Penguins are a miraculous species, capable of extreme heroism, self-sacrifice, sorrow and unshakable love."

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  1. You know... by jpardey · · Score: 1, Troll

    Penguins are actual animal. Linus Torvalds did not invent them. I fail to see the relevance of some boring smelly animal on slashdot, or some movie about said creature.

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    1. Re:You know... by cas2000 · · Score: -1, Troll

      > as opposed to another one where Michael Moore
      > makes fun of people he disagrees with.

      you forgot to finish your sentence:

      "as opposed to another one where Michael Moore makes fun of people he disagrees with by exposing their lies to public scrutiny."

  2. And this is relevant because... by jleq · · Score: -1, Troll

    Yeah, I'm reading about this on a site called "News for Nerds. Stuff that matters." because _______________________. Fill in the blank. Kthx.

  3. Re:And the best part... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Why is someone that dislikes homosexuality for whatever reason automatically called a "homophobe" ?

    It is possible to dislike homosexuality and homosexuals without being afraid of them. I personally haven't come accross one who's ass I couldn't kick in a New York minute.

    Scared? No.
    Disgusted ? Not really.

    Just don't particularly care for the whole flamboyancy thing.
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