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The visually ravishing animated movie Fantastic Mr. Fox follows a fox, voiced by George Clooney and dressed in a natty brown corduroy suit, as he cheerfully and recklessly takes his thieving ways a little too far and brings down the wrath of some sour-faced poultry farmers on his family and friends. Based on a book by children's author Roald Dahl (who wrote Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and James and the Giant Peach), the movie is the work of Wes Anderson (writer-director of Rushmore and The Royal Tenenbaums), who expanded and elaborated on the original story; the combination is inspired. Anderson's sensibility--his fondness for meticulous compositions, coordinated colors, and narrative filigree--can sometimes seem finicky and stiff in live-action movies, but it's exquisitely suited to the painstaking art of stop-motion animation. Every corner of the screen crackles with visual invention and whimsical humor. The top-notch vocal cast (which also features Meryl Streep, Jason Schwartzman, Bill Murray, Michael Gambon, Owen Wilson, and others) create vivid personalities that perfectly mesh with the movie's lush colors and luscious textures. Fantastic Mr. Fox is an off-beat gem, a giddy mix of adult emotional issues, wild animal behaviour, and childlike delight.--Bret Fetzer, Amazon.com Stills from Fantastic Mr Fox (click for more from the stars)
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26 of 28 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
"Fantastic Mr Fox" is a thoroughly entertaining children's movie that I can unreservedly recommend to parents seeking to amuse their offspring this Halloween break. The film is quirky,funny and unpredictable and the animation is visually impressive and original. The characters in the film are all iconoclastic and determinedly individual,especially Mr Fox , voiced perfectly by George Clooney. Mr Fox is a charismatic free spirit who, after moving to his new tree house, falls back into his old ways and cannot resist the temptation to raid three nearby farms and make off with large amounts of poultry. However the farmers take their revenge and hunt him down mercilessly .Can Mr Fox lead his merry band of woodland animals to safety and regain his brush in the process ? October 2009 has certainly been a good month for animated children's films with "Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs", "Up" and now "Fantastic Mr Fox" all being of a high standard.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Blu-ray
This is my first review, I can not believe the one star reviews on here and have to question what they expected from a childrens story made with stop motion animated puppets. I will agree the story wasnt the strongest but the charming animation and awesome puppets coupled with great voice work and numerous jokes throughout was enough to keep me enthralled for the brief (83 minute) running time.
I know some people dont get Wes Anderson films but for his fans (of which I am one) we pretty much knew what to expect and I was not at all disappointed.
I love the qurkines of his films and this is what makes him unique amongst a sea of bland music video directors that plague mainstream movies these days.
I give this 4 stars and have already ordered the blu ray, can not wait to see it in all its hi def gloriousness
I know some people dont get Wes Anderson films but for his fans (of which I am one) we pretty much knew what to expect and I was not at all disappointed.
I love the qurkines of his films and this is what makes him unique amongst a sea of bland music video directors that plague mainstream movies these days.
I give this 4 stars and have already ordered the blu ray, can not wait to see it in all its hi def gloriousness
27 of 30 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
This is a great-looking film made with traditional stop-go animation and it is not meant to be all about CGI and special-effects. The end result is gorgeous. The animals have a slight jumpiness to their movements but that is the style of the movie and strangely realistic. The score is also very simple, mainly (wholly?) a drum that you hear whenever the action it about to speed up. I found this entirely adequate, stylish, and even humorous. The creatures themselves are gorgeous to look at. George Clooney gives a faultless, stylish, humorous performance as Mr Fox. The story is about a fox who has settled down into marriage but who can't resist one more adventure. I loved it and so did my six-year-old and not many movies can reach such a wide age range as that!
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nothing like as good as the Roald Dahl book
This animated film has the same title as Roald Dahl's book of the same name, but is nothing like it and nothing like as good as it either. Read more
Published 4 days ago by Mr. Duncan Macfarlane
splendardo
Top stuff for any age.
No need to say too much, yip.
All the characters have there own identity which what makes a good watch.
Go buyski.
No need to say too much, yip.
All the characters have there own identity which what makes a good watch.
Go buyski.
Published 9 days ago by Sauce Pot
DVD
After reading about this DVD I decided to purchase it, it has good animation and was a great price. Super fast delivery and as always arrived in excellent condition.
Published 15 days ago by Steph
Brilliant
I read this as a child & loved it.
I watched this as adult & loved it.
Both visuals & sound track are brilliant & I will happliy watch this again and again,... Read more
I watched this as adult & loved it.
Both visuals & sound track are brilliant & I will happliy watch this again and again,... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Mrs. B. Handford
Great dvd
It arrived fast, in perfect condition and is the most delightful and bizarre film I have seen in a long time. Everyone should see it!
Published 1 month ago by Katy
Slightly magical!
If you are in the mood for watching something slightly unusual, funny, visually stunning and a fair few hops and skips away from Disney (just for a change! Read more
Published 3 months ago by Ana
fantstic mr fox
Very good movie, entertaining, value for money was good, good movie for all the family,
something for everyone. Read more
something for everyone. Read more
Published 8 months ago by maria
Not for the 'little' kids
I started watching Fantastic Mr Fox with my wife and children aged 3 & 5. Whilst I was actually quite enjoying the animation, storyline and quirky direction of Wes Anderson, we... Read more
Published 8 months ago by Triggerfish
Great movie
The voice acting was good and matched the characters nicely. Storyline was a bit simple but the humour makes up for it.
Published 8 months ago by raccoon
Sent it back after 10 minutes of watching it!
After going to watch this play with my son who really enjoyed it and sang along and booed and hissed I thought I would buy the dvd film for him. Read more
Published 9 months ago by Mark.Flack
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