The animation is a lot of fun with plenty of detail for those of you who will be suckered into repeated viewings on DVD with the kids. And the voice cast does just fine - notably featuring Anne Hathaway as "Red" and Glenn Close as the Granny. But the real market for this movie is not the under-tens - they'll find some of the characters fun but aren't going to stick with the convoluted plot. The people who will enjoy this movie are the kind of people who love Ren and Stimpy and wander through the Marienplatz singing The Log song*. (Yes, Gibbons, that means you!) Because the best of the humour is definitely in The Log song tradition, not least the Schnitzel song.
So, is this a recommendable kids flick? Probably not. But if you have a bunch of friends who love to quote movies and watch the Cartoon Network well into their twenties, then this is a fun movie to go see.
HOODWINKED! opened in the US at the end of 2005 and has since opened around the world, finishing up in the UK last week and finally rolling into Brazil next week and in Germany in December 2006. HOODWINKED! is available on Region 1 DVD. *What rolls down stairs alone or in pairs, rolls over your neighbor's dog? What's great for a snack and fits on your back? It's Log, Log, Log! It's Log, Log, it's big, it's heavy, it's wood. It's Log, Log, it's better than bad, it's good! Everyone wants a log! You're gonna love it, Log! Come on and get your log! Everyone needs a Log!
no review for marie-antoinette?
ReplyDeleteHi Hongkonggarden, I tend to post reviews near the UK release date regardless of when I saw the movie. (The big exception is during the London Film Festival where I struggle to stand still). However, as MA is out soon in the UK I'll probably post later this week,
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LOL. It's totally a recommendable kid's flick. My kids watch it over and over and over. Unless I'm just a really shitty mom, which could be possible...
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