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sammysin

God damn cussing amazing. Cuss this movie makes me happy as cuss.

11 years 2 months ago

I'm not a big fan of animated films. I mean, I enjoy them when I see them, but they're not something I actively seek out, and have few in my personal collection. Fantastic Mr. Fox is really something special though. Old school stop-motion with the "mistakes" left in (rippling fur, for example), it is inspired by a Roald Dahl story, but builds on it considerably (the book is the second of the film's three acts, really), and is, regardless, a product of Wes Anderson's imagination. George Clooney voices Mr. Fox, a character right out of Lafontaine's Fables, who just can't seem to break his compulsion to trick people, specifically three evil industrialists. But it's really about fathers and sons (what Anderson film isn't, on some level, or maybe parents and children?), and the difficult relationships between Fox, his eccentric son Ash, and over-achieving nephew Kristofferson are the center of the story and provide emotional context. The message about acceptance and finding one's true calling is appropriate for kids, but this isn't couched in some kind of Wertham-fueled, Care Bear mentality. Characters can be killed or maimed. Not quite Watership Down, but on the edge of that spectrum. Often hilarious, but also touching and real - a must whether you have kids or not.

8 years 10 months ago

Alias

More Andersons movie then a Dahl adaptation, which I don't mind a bit. Very stylish and fun.

13 years 3 months ago

Princess_Of_Snails

Excellent animation and well fleshed out characters. The voice acting was spot out as well which allowed the audience to truly understand the emotions of each character.

9 years 5 months ago

red.hexapus

Involving story, interesting characters and fantastic animation. Simply outstanding !!!

12 years 2 months ago

PrincessConsuela

Wonderfully clever and downright amazing. I was a big fan of Roald Dahl as a kid and this movie was a great big monument for one of the greatest writers we'll ever see. I was surprised how engaged I was with the story too and not just the incredible animation and the wonderful characters. They were all wonderful! Even Rat! Ah cuss this movie was just cussing great.

10 years 1 month ago