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Product Description
Mr. Fox plots the greatest heist ever in the animal kingdom.
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #17 in DVD
- Brand: FOX Home Entertainment
- Released on: 2010-03-23
- Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
- Formats: AC-3, Animated, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD, Subtitled,
Widescreen, NTSC
- Number of discs: 1
- Dimensions: .25 pounds
- Running time: 87 minutes
- Fabulous, whimsical, funny as all get out -
there's something quite fantastic about Mr. Fox and friends
When we meet Mr. Fox he's in a bind - he and Mrs. Fox get caught in a
trap and she tells him she's pregnant and he promises never ever but
never again to risk his life taking from farmers. He'll get a
respectable job, as a columnist for the local paper, but two years later
(12 in fox years) they have a misfit teen and a visiting cousin and Mr.
Fox is feeling middle aged and anxious, and itchy for the danger and
criminal excitement of stealing poultry.
He's a wild animal at heart, he insists, not made to settle down
into age and oblivion. He comes up with a plan, and along with his
friend, the possum plumber, plans one last heist, not just any heist but
the big one, stealing from the fiercest farmers around: Boggis, Bunce
and Bean (you know: one fat, one short, one lean, but uniformly mean).
They don't take it lying down. Mr. Fox's carefree and careless
indiscretions turn into an all out war between the farmers and the
animals, and everyone will have to work together and set aside rivalries
and resentment and hurt feelings. The danger is real, and they take
unnecessary risks, but they have a lot of fun and adventure along the
way.
I really dig the quirky and stylish vibe of the irresponsibly
fantastic Mr. Fox. Voiced by George Clooney with flair and a fancy
whistle and a click, and animated in a silly and stylish retro stop
motion approach. It's a very fun film, and my wife and I loved it and
laughed out loud, a lot, but so did our kids (and so, apparently, did
lots of others who couldn't stop busting up or exclaiming around us in
the theaters). The film's got something for everyone, and stays true to
the feel of Roald Dahl's classic tale while giving it the whimsical
feel and quirky delights that can only be found in a Wes Anderson film.
The retro-stylish clothing and settings and the family dynamics,
especially that between a larger than life but aloof father and a
struggling son (played perfectly by Jason Schwartzmann), fit easily into
his oeuvre. I loved the look of the film, the delightful attention to
detail, the colors and lighting were perfect, and the deliberately low
tech touches, where you could see the ruffling hair and wobbling of
water, just add to the charm. Great stuff, highly recommended.
- Intelligent family filmaking; smart as a fox
Frankly, they had me by opening the movie with "The Ballad of Davy
Crockett," which by the way, is mistakenly listed in the credits as
performed by The Wellingtons. Actually it is the soundtrack version by
the MelloMen, but I've seen it mislabeled elsewhere too. And the highly
underrated "Love" from "Robin Hood." How nice.
The entire score is as unconventional as the film -- dominated by
banjo and rhythm tracks to give it an "independent film" texture rather
than the now-obligatory John Williams-type score (not that I don't love
those scores too, this is just a fresh approach and avoids the modern
factory film feel).
Even the titles are clever, all in keeping not only with a singular
director's vision, but also very much in the Roald Dahl style. This
particular book, by the way, is perhaps one of the most challenging to
bring to film since it is one of the few Dahl stories without magical
fantasy elements.
I think the overall takeaway, and the thread through all the other
comments on this topic is -- intelligence. That's a prized commodity in
so much of today's entertainment, animated or otherwise. This is a film
as smart as a fox.
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