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Flushed Away is a rip-roaring nautical adventure with a twist: The heroes are a pair of rodents braving the sewers underneath London. Roddy (voiced by Hugh Jackman) is an upper-crust house-mouse who finds himself flushed into the subterranean sewers. Eager to return to his posh home, he enlists the help of a boat-captain rat named Rita (Kate Winslet), who has troubles of her own; namely the kingpin of the underworld, the Toad (Ian McKellen), and his henchmen including the French mercenary Le Frog (Jean Reno).
While technically Flushed Away could be considered part of the wave of celebrity-voiced, anthropomorphic-animal movies that hit in 2005-2006 (Madagascar, Over the Hedge, The Wild, etc.), it doesn't inspire the same sense of déjà vu. For one thing, its voice actors are less recognizable than the likes of Bruce Willis and Chris Rock. For another, its look is very distinctive. Like Nick Park's Chicken Run and Wallace and Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit, it's a joint production of DreamWorks Animation and Aardman Features, and although Park isn't involved, it retains his trademark blocky look of clay animation. But animating the movie by computer rather than by hand allows for some eye-popping tableaux, such as floodwaters rushing through the sewers and an entire town of little animated characters. It's a crazy thrill ride loaded with inside jokes and enough crude humour to earn a PG rating, and the band of singing slugs is also a hoot. --David Horiuchi
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34 of 35 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
I know that this film did not do too well at the box office which absolutely flummoxed me.I first saw it at the cinema with my 11 year old son-loved it so much that we then took along Grandma-then dad and then rushed out to buy the dvd upon release.The humour is without a doubt first class,some goes over the children's heads and are specifically aimed at the adults but without exception we all roar with laughter at every viewing.As with other reviewers I must point out the brilliance of Ian McKellen as Toad,Bill Nighy as the lovable but supremely daft henchman Whitey,Miriam Margolyes as Rita's crazy grandmother and Jean Reno as Le Frog.
There are lots of humorous references to other movies which will keep you on your toes as they come and go so quickly! Nemo is spoofed when Roddy sees a fish swimming around in a toilet bowl and is asked 'Have you seen my dad'(complete with liverpudlian accent!),Le Frog bears an uncanny resemblence to Inspector Clouseau with one of his henchfrogs being a mime artist called Marcel,an obvious reference to Marcel Marceau,there is a spaghetti kiss between two slugs (lady and the tamp)Toad mimics Larry Grayson in a 'Shut that door' imitation~I could go on as there are tons more but I shall leave you to discover then for yourself....
Please buy this dvd~laugh yourself silly and then watch it again to discover all the bits that you missed first time round.I cannot recommend this film highly enough so go on, get flushed away,you know you want to !!
There are lots of humorous references to other movies which will keep you on your toes as they come and go so quickly! Nemo is spoofed when Roddy sees a fish swimming around in a toilet bowl and is asked 'Have you seen my dad'(complete with liverpudlian accent!),Le Frog bears an uncanny resemblence to Inspector Clouseau with one of his henchfrogs being a mime artist called Marcel,an obvious reference to Marcel Marceau,there is a spaghetti kiss between two slugs (lady and the tamp)Toad mimics Larry Grayson in a 'Shut that door' imitation~I could go on as there are tons more but I shall leave you to discover then for yourself....
Please buy this dvd~laugh yourself silly and then watch it again to discover all the bits that you missed first time round.I cannot recommend this film highly enough so go on, get flushed away,you know you want to !!
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
The story is about a pampered rat named Rodney who lives in posh Kensington in London but then suddenly finds himself flushed away to the sewers and an underground world of ninja frogs, hench-rats and hilarious singing slugs. The animation is marvellous, and the attention to detail sublime, check out all the things the rats use to create their own version of London, very clever. Hugh Jackman, Kate Winslet, Sir Ian McKellan, Andy Serkhis, Shane Ritchie et al provide the voices and are all brilliant. The story although good is I feel a little slow in places, hence the four stars and not five, but having said that, this movie will appeal to children and the child in us all. I definitely recommend this movie though, its great fun.
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
I don't wish to repeat all the astute observations given by the other reviewers. This is indeed an hilarious film, appropriate for all ages, expertly voiced by one of the finest lineups of actors I've seen in an animated adventure.
Three reasons to see this film:
(1) singing slugs;
(2) frog mime;
(3) the rest of the film.
I consider this to be the world's second most perfect film. Wallace and Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit is still number one. But then, Were-Rabbit has Wallace and Gromit, and was hand-animated. Let's consider this a *close* second.
Three reasons to see this film:
(1) singing slugs;
(2) frog mime;
(3) the rest of the film.
I consider this to be the world's second most perfect film. Wallace and Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit is still number one. But then, Were-Rabbit has Wallace and Gromit, and was hand-animated. Let's consider this a *close* second.
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flushed away
i have this film at home when me and my sister watched it loved it it's funny, i didn't get this from amazon but go it cheap i recommend this to anyone especially if you like... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Christina
Good childrens film
I bought this dvd for my daughter's 4th birthday. She loves the film. As a family we have all watched it and it has alot of jokes for adults too (caught my husband laughing a few... Read more
Published 2 months ago by M. C. Coombes
Light fun, but great value for money
This isn't the best movie in the world but is a fun family movie with some very amusing moments such as the singing slugs. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Ianski
Flushed away
Flushed away is an interesting story and journey, fascinating and educational in some ways. The target age definitely is not only kids but beyond that. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Leonaz
Very enjoyable!
I was not too sure my 6-year-old daughter and I would enjoy watching this DVD but oh how we were wrong! Read more
Published 4 months ago by Zontania
Something for adults to enjoy as well as kids...
Flushed Away is a joint tour-de-force production between Dreamworks Interactive (Shrek) and Aardman Animation (Wallace & Gromit) to try and capitalise on the rapidly expanding CGI... Read more
Published 5 months ago by BPR
good value
as always,any film is a matter of personal preferance and taste, but my 3 year old grandchild loves this, and has watched it over and over again.has paid for itself, good value.
Published 6 months ago by marj
Rats rule....
Superb movie- kids love it.
Get to see it several times a day, though!
Plenty of humour aimed at the older audience- take off's on Disney movies, gags about americans... Read more
Get to see it several times a day, though!
Plenty of humour aimed at the older audience- take off's on Disney movies, gags about americans... Read more
Published 7 months ago by Technically Crazy
Fabulous movie
I bought this for my daughter as she loves watching movies with animals as the main characters. I saw it when in the cinema and knew Flushed Away would be suitable for a 2 year... Read more
Published 8 months ago by blondmim
Good for kids not adults
Turned it off half way through just wasn't very entertaining - I was expecting it to be like Shrek (as made by the same people) with some adult jokes in there that children... Read more
Published 9 months ago by Gemma Browning
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