A few days ago I received a screener copy of a Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment movie called The Fantastic Mr. Fox starring George Clooney.
I love watching movies with my kids, my daugher especially loves to sit down and watch a movie with me.
In A Nutshell: The movie reminded me of some of the movies I saw as a child because the animation is "stop-motion" like the Rudolph's Shiny New Year and A Year Without A Santa Claus.
Roald Dahl is a brilliant author and James and the Giant Peach was one of my favorite books when I was growing up.
This is a grown up animated story. I tried to get my 4 year old to watch with me but she was uninterested. I think it is because the colors aren't as vivid and the images weren't as quick as the movies kids are used to these days.
There were parts I wasn't comfortable with like farmers shouting, "lets kill kim" before shooting Mr. Fox's tail off. Also, the scene where Mrs. Fox is bandaging up Mr. Fox's bloody butt, where his tail came off keeps replaying in my head. I could have done without the bloody bandage. Other than that, the movie was smart, and older children or adults may be more interested than your little one.
It was too wordy and slow for today's kids to sit through but the idea of stop-motion animation in a new format was fun. I really loved the soundtrack/score.
I like that you mentioned the violence toward animals - I do not like that either.
ReplyDeleteYour review was helpful. My son was really excited about seeing the movie but we never made it to the theater. He is 10 so perhaps he'll be ok, but I'll have a back up for my 4 year old. Thanks.
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I'm dying to see this movie
ReplyDeleteThis was a fantastic movie and I cannot wait to own it. Thanks for the chance.
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