Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009)

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• John M

  
  Cute movie and def different after all the cgi movies to come out with something new.

• Tyler C

  
  Even if it's stop motion animation, Wes Anderson still infuses his classic style and techniques into this extremely quirky, offbeat hilarious film with stunning animation/detail, an amazing voice cast and classic Anderson humor!

• danny d

  
  innovative and fun, wes andersons animated film is destined to become a classic. the voice acting was superb and the story was clever despite feeling typical for a film starring animals living in this environment. a wonderful film.

• Graham J

  
  Though it is Anderson's first animated work, it feels like a logical continuation of the path he has laid out with his past few films of childlike wonder (ocean exploration, the bright colors of India, stop motion animation).

• Michael M

  
  I was worried when I first heard about a film adapton of Fantastic Mr Fox because I grew u with the Roald Dahl book. The film did not dissapoint me, in fact it is probably the best book to film adaption i've ever seen in my life. The animation firstly, is probably nearly the best… More
  I was worried when I first heard about a film adapton of Fantastic Mr Fox because I grew u with the Roald Dahl book. The film did not dissapoint me, in fact it is probably the best book to film adaption i've ever seen in my life. The animation firstly, is probably nearly the best i've ever seen and the voice acting by George Clooney and Meryl Streep is pitch perfect. I particularly enjoyed Willem Dafoe's performance as Rat. The film respects the book to the fullest much better than Willy Wonka and The Chocolate Factory. If Roald Dahl was alive to see this, i'm almost certian he would be proud.

• Tim S

  
  Fantastic Mr. Fox is absolutely marvelous. I've always been quite fond of Wes Anderson's style and this film just oozes it while still managing to successfully bring a beloved children's tale to vivid and colorful life. This is also, far and away, his funniest film.… More
  Fantastic Mr. Fox is absolutely marvelous. I've always been quite fond of Wes Anderson's style and this film just oozes it while still managing to successfully bring a beloved children's tale to vivid and colorful life. This is also, far and away, his funniest film. Some might argue that Rushmore holds that title, but I disagree. It's chockful of great character moments and some very funny one-liners - all the while managing to keep a grip on the story mechanics and reality of it all. My only complaint, as if there could be any, is that it all goes by so fast and feels too short. Nonetheless, it's enjoyable, and should please most people wanting to have a simple yarn spun to them with great characters and dialogue... not to mention some of the finest stop-motion animation of recent memory.

• Jason R

  
  One of the best. Easy to see how someone could either love it or hate it -- Anderson takes his offbeat, chuckle-to-one's-self humor to the extreme here -- but I am firmly in the love it camp. If you haven't given this one a shot, you should... soon.

• Michael E

  
  It was definetly a breath of fresh air in originality and it had fantastic visuals. Stop motion has always been one of my favorite art styles and the thing I don't like about it nowadays is that people prefer all slam bam in your face cg effects, and nothing organic, and it is… More
  It was definetly a breath of fresh air in originality and it had fantastic visuals. Stop motion has always been one of my favorite art styles and the thing I don't like about it nowadays is that people prefer all slam bam in your face cg effects, and nothing organic, and it is getting very old, but when you see something like this it is just fantastic. And this is a dying art to filmmaking, think about it it has been 3 years since another Wallace and Gromit film, and 2 years since a Stop Motion film has had a theatrical release, and thats why I think this is a dying art. I love all the details that are put into the characters, like how the fur on the puppets constantly moves throughout the scenes, plus the voice acting is really, really funny and entertaining. I didn't know who George Clooney was until this movie and im happy it introduced me to him, plus this movie i think has the biggest all star cast ever for a stop motion film, Bill Murray, Adrian Brody, George Clooney, Owen Wilson, even the small part characters have big actors.

• Drake T

  
  Hilarious and at the same time, full of heart. It's a love story, it's a family film, it's about a disgruntled teenager or a man (fox?) facing his mid-life crisis. It's all of these wonderful things weaved into a brilliant comedy full of retro style goodness.

• Brad W

  
  I loved this movie a lot. It had a great look and feel to it, I could really believe their talking animals. The story and animation are great, the characters are funny and memorable. This deserves the praise, and suceeds inbeing a great movie for adults and kids.

• Conner R

  
  In terms of being a kid's movie, this fails miserably. The jokes are either too high brow for the desired age group or they're way too low. Now maybe that was the intent, to make an animated movie for hipster children. It's got all those quirky trademarks and life… More
  In terms of being a kid's movie, this fails miserably. The jokes are either too high brow for the desired age group or they're way too low. Now maybe that was the intent, to make an animated movie for hipster children. It's got all those quirky trademarks and life lessons that seem to be gobbled up by the fad group. However, for someone who doesn't like corny inside jokes about animals, this is completely annoying at times. I will say that the voice talents and stop motion animation was what made me enjoy it as much as I did (particularly Willem Dafoe's Rat), but this wasn't memorable or genuinely good like Wes Anderson's other projects.

• Shawn E

  
  Fantastic Mr. Fox is a genius and unique animated film that incorporates a cleaver tale with superb voice acting.

• Chris W

  
  Although this is an animated (in glorious stop-motion) family film, it fits in nicely with the rest of Anderson's films. Many feel that he has started to run out of steam with his last few films. While I don't completely agree with that, I get where those people are coming… More
  Although this is an animated (in glorious stop-motion) family film, it fits in nicely with the rest of Anderson's films. Many feel that he has started to run out of steam with his last few films. While I don't completely agree with that, I get where those people are coming from. Even though this film doesn't quite get him back on track and out of a rut (I'm saying that and I enjoyed his last couple of films), it does get him in the right direction and give him some new life. I'm not familiar with the source material, but I found this film to be an absolute joy to watch. It is fun, funny, wonderful to look at, and charming to no end. I like how it even retains many of Anderson's trademarks. I miss the slo-mo though. Coincidentally or not, this ovie reminded me a lot of the Ocean's films. Having Clooney's participation only strengthens that. He's great, as are Schwartzman, Streep, Anderson, and Wolodarsky. The stop-motion was a great idea, and it looks great too. It is a very difficult medium to perfect, but it certainly fits both the story and Anderson's sensibilities. It's hard not to feel a warm fuzzy feeling watching all of this, and to people who disliked this, it must be either because of a love of Dahl, or a hatred of Anderson, or some reason I can't fathom. This is really good stuff, and it's close to being great. Bravo, everyone.

• James A

  
  Alfred Molina said it best in Species of how I felt about this movie.

• Bently L

  
  I just watched this on HBO and enjoyed it a lot! I've been hearing so much praise on the film and decided to see if it was worth all the rave. A bit too overrated but it was pretty good. In "Fantastic Mr. Fox", George Clooney voices Mr. Fox, a sly and smart fox who… More
  I just watched this on HBO and enjoyed it a lot! I've been hearing so much praise on the film and decided to see if it was worth all the rave. A bit too overrated but it was pretty good. In "Fantastic Mr. Fox", George Clooney voices Mr. Fox, a sly and smart fox who steals food from three cruel local farmers in order to provide for his family. After going a bit too far with one of his roberies, the farmers are after him. He then gets help from the local animals who help him run away into the sewers and help him come up with another plan to outsmart the farmers. While the plot is not one of the best, the humor takes it all away! The film is so smartly written! The screenwriters, Wes Andersen and Noah Baumbach, blend both funny, unfunny, and just plain random humor into the movie's script. The result is just perfect! The dialogue is just so well written. The characters have some hilarious one-liners! Is this true to the source material? Yes and no. But Roald Dahl were still alive, he'd enjoy the film! This has got some of the best voice actors in an animated film. George Clooney's animated performance as Mr. Fox is hilarious. Clooney was able to pull off the script with his voice acting. Meryl Streep is very quiet as Mrs. Fox but she is still enjoyable. Big props go to Jason Schwartzman as Ash! Animated hialarity at its finest! Owen Wilson and Wilem Dafoe are great in their minor, yet funny, roles. The stop-motion animation is stunning! Very detailed and well-shot. This was much better than the animation in "The Nightmare Before Christmas" and just as good as the one seen in "Coraline". Wes Andersen has directed a great animated film! His direction and style are perfect! To wrap things up, "Fantastic Mr. Fox" delivered the same fun that "Chicken Run" did, had a great script like the first "Pirates of the Carribean" film, featured the siliness and randomness of a "Family Guy" episode, and had its own great and entertaining sense of humor. Though children will have a hard time finding this one entertaining, teens and adults will get a load of "Mr. Fox"! Highly recommended! "But in the end, he's just another dead rat in a garbage pail behind a Chinese restaurant."

• paul o

  
  I cussing love this movie! George Clooney was playing one of his best characters as a sly fox trying to provide for his family. With a healthy addition of actors from Meryl Streep to Willem Dafoe, Fantastic Mr. Fox was just fantastic

• Dead A

  
  Whoa I thought I wouldn't like this as the starting didn't impressed me that much. But after a while, it gets more and more entertaining. I think the animation was the main reason of not liking it on the first sight. But anyway, it was a great one. Loved the story and the… More
  Whoa I thought I wouldn't like this as the starting didn't impressed me that much. But after a while, it gets more and more entertaining. I think the animation was the main reason of not liking it on the first sight. But anyway, it was a great one. Loved the story and the humor they put into it. And I'm still curious about the werewolf. <b>Don't ask</b>. I myself don't know why. It was short and mysterious. Well, more like a <i>cameo appearance</i> in the movie to be more clear. Do recommend it to watch by the way.

• Thomas J

  
  It was cute! A few references to keep an adult happy I guess but it is more for children than families!! ;-)

• paul s

  
  As is the case with so many animated films (or stop motion in this case), you often wonder who exactly the target audience was intended to be. Here we straddle the fence - there are the insane digging moments that are def. childrens' fare, while the overall message is a bit… More
  As is the case with so many animated films (or stop motion in this case), you often wonder who exactly the target audience was intended to be. Here we straddle the fence - there are the insane digging moments that are def. childrens' fare, while the overall message is a bit subtle for kids, and much of the script contains jokes and asides that I'm sure would be incomprehensible for them - as is some of the language used... too many big words for kids. Aside from that, you have a wonderful story with the semi concealed message that we are what we are and should not have to apologize or be forced into trying to be what we are not. Similarly we should also be accepting of others. This is all couched within a framework of an off beat action story involving the robbery of chickens, etc. by Mr. Fox and his accomplice, an opossum. The stop action photography is, for the most part, very fluid, and you don't really notice the occasional odd movement, as the tapestry and backdrops are mere paintings (except for some artsy moments - for example when we view things through a glass full of liquid). The voice acting in the film is superb - How can you not believe in whatever comes out of Mr. Foxes' mouth, since it is delivered with the buttery smooth tones of George Clooney. There are several truly laugh out loud moments on hand, as Anderson pokes fun at just about everything, including his own script. How could he not, when talking animals head to a lawyer to discuss real estate (Bill Murray voices the Badger lawyer). The film isn't perfect, as I found that the last third seemed to drag just a bit, but overall, this is a very entertaining good time.

• Robert C

  
  Yet another reason to LOVE Wes Anderson. Loved every minute of it.

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