"Fantastic Mr. Fox" is visionary director Wes Anderson's first animated film, telling the cherished story of Roald Dahl's intrepid, fantastic Mr. Fox. Featuring the voices of George Clooney and Meryl Streep.
I differ completely to the other review. I can't claim to be a Dahl addict, but did enjoy the books as a child. The film is quite charming, the animation style is unique and although they have played with Dahl's world it still has a very quirky, endearing feel to it. Saw it in the cinema and thoroughly enjoyed it. It could well be a bit of a Marmite film, you either get it and love it or you look at the odd animation and poetic license with the book and hate it!
Critically acclaimed director Wes Anderson reunites with his usual cast, Adrien Brody, Jason Schwartzmann, Bill Murray, Owen Wilson and a few new faces for Fantastic Mr Fox, based on the ever popular novel by genius Roald Dahl. How can such a good book be adapted into a 20th Century Fox stop motion animated movie? Well, Wes Anderson certainly had an idea how to do this, but it fell short of the novel, in my opinion - a lot. There were new characters in the film as well, like Coach Skip, (Owen Wilson) who really wasn't needed at all, but Owen Wilson had to be incorporated into it somehow because he always works with Wes!!!!!! Also, the plot fell really short of the book; for example, with Kristofferson (Mr Fox's nephew) coming to stay and getting captured. It's like a children's game of cat and mouse between the characters. Mr Fox must save Kristofferson from the bad guys, Boggis, Bunce and Bean. The plot really isn't as good as Roald Dahl's brilliant book. It is a film with parts of the book in it; not the whole book, which is what it is mostly meant to be. The animation also, in my opinion, is lacking. The characters look like squashed puppets and the setting is like a damaged and dented Sylvanian Families play set. However, the voices are mostly super. George Clooney provides a good, solid performance for the voice of Mr Fox as does Meryl Streep as Mrs Fox. Bill Murray plays Mr Fox's friend, Badger; again a very good performance. I must however stress again that the actual film isn't good.
The film is worth watching once to see just how bad it is!!!!! Do not expect anything brilliant. Thank you for reading.
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Animated children's feature based on the novel by Roald Dahl. After being discovered by the three farmers he alternatively steals chickens, ducks and turkeys from, Mr. Fox (voice of George Clooney) finds his life is in jeopardy. In an attempt to catch and kill him, the farmers stake out his foxhole but when this fails, they begin to dig him out. In a race against time, Mr. Fox and his family dig their way further underground in an attempt to escape. After three days in hiding, Mr. Fox is forced to come up with a fantastic plan in order to save the lives of his starving family.
Please note this is a region 2 DVD and will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Fantastic Mr Fox is visionary director Wes Anderson&39;s first animated film utilizing classic handmade stop motion techniques to tell the story of the best selling children&39;s book by Roald Dahl (author of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and James and the Giant Peach) Three horrible farmers - Boggis Bunce and Bean - are dedicated to destroying Mr Fox the wily and wonderful Mr Fox who makes a habit of eating their chickens When they pull out all the stops and surround his den Mr Fox must use all his cunning in a fantastic plan to keep his family and countryside friends safe
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