Excellent, a Must See

Blending excellent reporting and strong storytelling, this is a disturbing film truly stranger than fiction

This is one of the few movies I've ever seen where the whole audience broke into spontaneous, loud applause a third of the way in.

Through painfully honest and emotional moments, the movie becomes irresistibly relatable

Where do I start? Pingu is among the very few children's TV-series you cannot grow too old to enjoy. I certainly feel that way. These shorts all have valuable lessons for the little kids who definitely can identify its titular character's everyday adventures and misadventures. I think it is a clever idea to have them speak in this nonsensical penguin language, because children do learn about body language and reading situations. The characters are all likable and realistic depictions of everyday kinds of people and it suits the educational side of the series. The series also has its fun with creating Pingu's silly gimmick of making these sounds with his beak which iconic and amusing. It never gets old. I have not seen all of the episodes and I am not sure about the value of the later ones, but the older episodes are treasured childhood memories of mine and I really recommend it to all children.

Watching Pingu my whole life has been a great decision. First, my mom called me a faggot, and that's how I found out I was gay. Then, my dad left and my mom blamed it on me. She said it was because I was 35 and still watching Pingu. Worth it, amirite? I would not give it a ten tho, since Pingu's mom has no boobs.

I really used to like Pingu as a young kid. To be honest, which 3-year-old idiot doesn't like seeing a little clay penguin getting into rather childish adventures? Well, I did. Pingu is always enjoyable - though there's no real wit or any words spoken, it speaks a lot through action and sound. The animation isn't Happy Feet standard, but Pingu's charm lies in its simplicity, and it isn't badly done either, considering it's 20 years old. If only more Antarctic fun could be produced by TV nowadays rather than s**t like cooking shows and bilge like Tweenies. Other characters included Pinga who was Pingu's sister, Pingu's mum and dad, and that grey seal - I've forgotten his name. They all had their charms too, and helped to make this show even more fun. The shows are only 5 minutes long each, ensuring Pingu never gets boring. I mean, I'm just 14 years old, and already this can give me a sense of nostalgia. Those were the good old days... when the Simpsons was good, when we didn't have cr*p like Strictly Come Dancing on, when the music charts weren't full of rubbish... 9/10

What is it about this little lump of clay that means he has been doing the rounds for about 20 years but is still popular with children without the need for updating or rebranding? Pingu is a mischievous little penguin that lives in the Antarctic where he plays with his friends and family. There is no dialogue apart from the distinctive sounds they make and the individual episodes are very short. Maybe it is the simple nature of the piece that means it works for young children (and students) but Pingu is enjoyable and simply effective.It is nicely comical in a physical way and, although not witty or clever, it is at least good clean fun that has no reason to aim for a cynical adult viewer as part of its presentation. It is a drawback that it doesn't really have any educational or developmental benefit to speak of, but then I suppose not everything does. The cheeky nature of the penguin may also not be to everyone's tastes as it is hardly that good an example for young children but it is entertaining nonetheless. Students seem to have latched onto it because of the weird noises and imaginative design but this is only in an ironic way and there isn't a lot here for adults.Overall then an OK series of physical comedy shorts for children. It doesn't have any real benefit developmentally or as an educational tool but it is quite fun and there isn't anything really wrong with that.