Fantastic Mr. Fox (Three-Disc Blu-ray/DVD Combo)
by Wes Anderson
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Actor: Eric Chase Anderson, George Clooney, Jason Schwartzman, Meryl Streep, Wallace WolodarskyDirector: Wes Anderson
Brand: Fox Home Entertainment
Blu-ray: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); Portuguese (Subtitled); Cantonese (Subtitled); Mandarin Chinese (Subtitled); English (Original Language); Spanish (Original Language); French (Original Language); Portuguese (Original Language); French (Dubbed); Spanish (Dubbed)
Format: Multiple Formats
Picture Format: 1.85:1
Running Time: 87 minutes
Blu-ray Release Date: 2010-03-23
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
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Movie Review: Fantastic Mr. Fox Review
Summary: 5 Stars
FANTASTIC MR. FOX
STARRING: The Voices of: George Clooney, Meryl Streep, Jason Schwartzman, Owen Wilson, Bill Murray, Eric Chase Anderson, Wallace Wolodarsky, Wes Anderson, Michael Gambon, Helen McCrory, Adrien Brody and Willem Dafoe
WRITTEN BY: Wes Anderson and Noah Baumbach; based on the novel by Roald Dahl
DIRECTED BY: Wes Anderson
Rated: PG
Genre: Animation / Comedy
Release Date: 25 November 2009
Up was a really good movie, but the Oscar for best animated film belonged to Fantastic Mr. Fox. It should have also relieved Up for its slot in the top 10 best films of the year. I've never seen anything like it. The animation was spectacular as was the film in its entirety. It's smart, hilarious and brilliantly acted by everyone; George Clooney in particular. It's like Ocean's Eleven, but with animals, you see.
I have never read the famous children's book by Roald Dahl, but am dying to, having seen the film twice now. Screenwriter and director Wes Anderson's work may just be among the most unique in Hollywood, and this is my favorite of his films, hands down. Any guy, who puts Owen Wilson in virtually every film, is OK in my book.
Fantastic Mr. Fox is shot in stop animation and it's the best film I've ever seen in this style. From the sets, to the characters, to the outfits they are wearing; everything was given the minutest detail and it really shows itself off throughout the film. It may be PG, and it may be based on a children's book, and it may be animated, but Fantastic Mr. Fox is every bit as much for adults as it is for kids, if not more so. The characters at times use profanity, but rather than say the actual swear words out loud, they are cleverly replaced with the word, `cuss.' At one point in the film one of them says, "Are you cussing with me?"
George Clooney stars as the voice of Mr. Fox and Meryl Streep voices his wife, Mrs. Fox. Their son Ash is voiced by the hilarious Jason Schwartzman and all three of them are phenomenal. Bill Murray is in here too as a badger who is an attorney and of course you can catch Owen Wilson as Ash's coach, Skip.
Mr. Fox has retired from his thrill of stealing chickens, as he made a promise to do so to Mrs. Fox, at the news that she was pregnant. Several years later however, he has once again taken an interest in the excitement of stealing chickens, and may hold some slight resentment to his son Ash, for being the reason he had to give up on his passion.
This is shown primarily by the way Mr. Fox does little to encourage Ash, who is short for his age and considered to be somewhat of an outcast. He's `different' - whatever that word means in today's society.
Things get worse for poor little Ash, when the prized child of the family, his cousin Kristofferson (Eric Chase Anderson), comes to stay with them. Mr. Fox seems to be completely in the dark to the fact that he favors Kristofferson in his physical abilities in sporting activities, to those of his son Ash.
Ash definitely notices this, and he notices when the girl at school he has a crush on, takes a liking to Kristofferson. One of my favorite moments in the film is where Ash gives Kristofferson a guilt trip about not wanting to sleep on the floor of his room by saying, "Oh you going to put about it? Because I've had it up to here with the sad house guest routine!" Schwartzman's delivery is priceless.
Mr. Fox is enthralled with Kristofferson's athletic agility. When he has mastered up the perfect plan to get himself back into the game of chicken stealing, he brings his nephew along. Mr. Fox will strategically break into the chicken factories of three notorious rich men in town. The fact that his plan may backfire, never crosses his mind.
There is some suspense to be had, especially when he learns that one of them is being guarded by one of Mr. Fox's long forgotten enemies; Rat, played by Willem Dafoe. Great scenes here as well folks. Before Mr. Fox knows it, his entire family is in danger because of his lying and selfishness and it's up to him to save everyone, and hopefully learn a lesson or two in the process.
The film is so much, you simply can't miss it. There are some moments that may scare younger kids, as at times the animals are, well - animalistic, in nature. Especially the way they eat. In addition to this, they look very real, and there are several close-ups of their furry faces that will leave you breathless.
Fantastic Mr. Fox is littered with laughs throughout - the kind that escape unexpectedly and boisterously. It's fun for everyone and kids will be entertained and pick up on the lessons the film feeds them: stealing is wrong, lying is wrong and family is what matters most. Just like this film, it's fantastic!
Summary of Fantastic Mr. Fox (Three-Disc Blu-ray/DVD Combo)
The visually ravishing animated movie The 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 lesser-known 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. The Fantastic Mr. Fox is an off-beat gem, a giddy mix of adult emotional issues, wild animal behavior, and childlike delight. --Bret FetzerSimilar DVD Movies
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