status: 2009; on dvd
rating: (an unexpected) * * * * (4 out of 5 stars)
I held off from watching this until now, despite my love for Wes Anderson, because of it's seemingly lame, family-friendly nature. I can honestly say that I should not doubt Wes Anderson's brilliant visions. Starring the voices of many familiar faces from Wes' body of work (plus the infamous George Clooney), Fantastic Mr. Fox has everything that makes a movie a joy to behold.
Using the platform of being a PG movie and still making it very funny/witty for adults is no easy task. Wes replacing swears with "cuss" is a good example. Also, the style in which the film is presented is beautiful. I was admittedly unsure if I would enjoy this, but the stop-motion animation was great.
Bottom line, say to yourself "What the Cuss?!" and watch Fantastic Mr. Fox to see for yourself.
1 comment:
Fantastic Mr. Fox sat next to my bluray player for almost 2 weeks before I watched it, which is a travesty when Netflix is involved. I just couldn’t find the right time and mood to watch what I thought was going to be a kid’s movie. To me this movie was going to be a chore to watch, and now I feel just down right silly that I waited so long.
I LOVED the Fantastic Mr. Fox. It had a wonderful story, and twice as wonderful voice actors bringing to life a truly “fantastic” stop motion animation film. Easily my favorite character would be Ash, the young and angsty teenage fox voiced by Jason Swartzman, he had such wonderfully sarcastic comments and crazy teenage woes that there was no way that I couldn’t commiserate with him. To my surprise there were tons of stars in this movie such as George Clooney, Meryl Streep, and Bill Murry to name a few, all equally outstanding. More than anything though, my favorite part is that Wes Anderson stayed true to himself and to the Roald Dahl novel it is based on. I would like to write a formal apology to Wes: I am sorry I ever doubted you, please make more movies. I promise to watch them no matter what they are rated.
Favorite Part: "cuss" words
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