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Hoodwinked fuses the classic fairy tale of Little Red Riding Hood with the crisscrossing storylines of film noir--pretty ambitious stuff for a computer-animated cartoon. The police cordon off Grandma's cottage and an amphibious version of William Powell named Nicky Flippers (voiced by David Ogden Stiers, M*A*S*H) begins interrogating the suspects: A Little Red in bell-bottoms (Anne Hathaway, Ella Enchanted), a Wolf turned investigative journalist (Patrick Warburton, The Woman Chaser), a snow-boarding Granny (Glenn Close, 101 Dalmatians), and a dimwitted would-be Woodsman (Jim Belushi, Curly Sue), each of whom have very different reasons for ending up in that cottage living room. The visual style of Hoodwinked mixes a clunky, video-game look with an homage to the stop-motion puppetry of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer and other Rankin-Bass holiday specials. While sometimes awkward, there are also moments of surreal beauty, such as when a depressed Red wanders through a field of blue and red flowers--and moments of lunatic comedy, such as the Schnitzel song, which is irresistibly bizarre. The Shrek-style pop-culture references grow annoying, but the left-field goofiness of a yodeling goat points toward a far more distinct and delightful comic world. Also featuring the voices of Anthony Anderson (Kangaroo Jack), rapper Xzibit, and an especially witty turn by Andy Dick (NewsRadio) as a deceptively cute bunny rabbit. --Bret Fetzer
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19 of 20 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Brill!,
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This review is from: Hoodwinked [DVD] [2006] (DVD)
I watched this some time ago and thought it was fab! Bear in mind i am 25 and loved it, this animation is aimed at adult humour but kids will find this great too! The concept of the story is just great, they took an old-fashioned story and gave it a 2006 upgrade with a fab "Who Dunnit" storyline.
The characters are all great too i especially loved the mad goat who had different horn attachments for all his needs, he has one for opening bottles for example! and he sings a very catchy little tune which i got stuck in my head for days when i watched it, all i can say is BE PREPARED! I am not going to give away any of the story i think you should see for yourself what i am raving about. BUY IT NOW you will not be disappointed!
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Average film - still very watchable!,
By Aria-May (Channel Islands) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Hoodwinked [DVD] [2006] (DVD)
Hoodwinked is a very watchable film, but it is nothing exceptional. Everything about it is good, but with some of the recent offerings from Pixar and Disney setting the standard of excellence, this film doesn't quite make it - it's not quite clever enough. However, that being said the re-telling of the Red Riding Hood story from the point of view of each of the girl in question, her granny, the woodsman and the wolf and seeing how the stories seem to be totally incompatible and yet fit together perfectly is very funny, with a few moments that are inspired.
I would recommend this film to anyone with children of Primary School Age, as it will almost certainly fill a rainy afternoon with few complaints.
20 of 22 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
GET HOODWINKED,
By Chupong (UK) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Hoodwinked [DVD] [2006] (DVD)
Probably the best childrens animation of recent years, the cast seem to put more into it than the usual wooden voice acting you get. For anyone with a love of films like Shrek, this one raises the bar again and is simply stunning.
Fun for all the family!
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