Fantastic Mr. Fox: The Review

YOu know how they say "You can tell alot about a person by the company they keep."

NO..

well THEY say that..

who says that?

dawg I dont know " THEY!!!!".. just listen to me!!!

For instance myself being a true hardcore gangsters: hang out with other such individuals that engage in gang related activities; succh as rapping; parking illegaly; and paying for 1 plate at the sizzler but actually sharing with the homies.  (Thats just how I role SON!)

Similarly you can tell alot about a movie by the previews that pre... err... view? the feature film?

So when you go and watch something like Fantastic Mr. Fox and you catch previews like "Marly and Me 2: the early years", " Chipmonks 2 (is that how you spell it?.. for some reason th at doenst look right?) the "squequel", Space Chimps 2, that stupid roller derby movie (drew barry-more?!... more like drew Barry LESS!!???.. am I right!?!.... nm),  and  "Gili 2: Pregnant and proud of it" or was it called Plan B?.. 

Jennifer Lopez Set to Play Free Willy in Disneys up Comming Film: Free Willy 6: Tale of the Latin Whale

Eitherway with Garbage previews like the above mentioned... you start to wonder if you've made a good choice putting this movie on your netflix que.

I KNOW You're not supposed to SAY this but you can also tell alot about a person by their apperanace,

for instnace im an UN-REALISTICALLY attractive man!....

what....

what are you laughing at?!!

.... the same can be said about films: FOr instnace Transformers is a huge block buster as noted by the insane special effects overly hot women, and un necessary explosisons.  28 days later is an adrenaline induced zombie experience as denoted by the shaky camera work and lack of musical score.

The fantastic mr. Fox on the other hand is unusually odd; mainly due to the wierd stop motion animation, bad  character dersign , and hard-to-get-into back drops.  Which in the end is going to result in.. well a kinda crappy movie.

Okay; Porki-Pine; this is your love scene.... Pants off.... ( but theres no film in the camrea) JUST DO IT!!!!

Overall the movie was very sharp, a GREAT starkly sober humor which juxta-positioned( aughh I can never get enough of that word!) against these sort of odd \cartoon like imagery.  Excellent Writing :

" You cussin with me?.. you BETTER not be CUSSING WITH ME!!!"


"put this bandit mask on"

and:


"im going to lose me temper....

when?

now

right now?

... yes right now"...

**" i dont know zia... I sense  a bit But comming on"**

well Sir Mix-a-Lot you would be correct!!!

I think one of the challenges any animated film faces is to design characters that are unique and interesting, but at the same time to  have those same not SOOOO different that they can't  express really strong human like emotions.  Thats one reason  movies like Finding Nemo, and Wall-E were so sucessful! the ability to take seemingly in-animate or mundane creatures (like fish, or Keanu Reeves) and inject them with this sense of life, emotion, and charasma,which mirrors our own! (okay cartoon Dr. Phil.. get to the POINT!)

Keanu Reeves on th e Set of Point Break

Unforunatley the character design from  Fantastic Mr. Fox had VERY little emotional charge, Iwas VERY aware i was watching something with stop motion animation, and just...... wierd. (when you watch  movies like Shrek or Monsters Inc; you kinda forget your'e watching monsters goof around or a talkin black donkeys who make wise cracks, you sort of just enjoy the movie for the story and dialogue; and visuals take a bacak seat)

You Can Take the GHetto Out - the Donkey but Not outta Eddie!

This movie also  didn't help that its case with that  wierd 70s era look; and just some really wierd story.
Overallly mildly entertaining, but you've gotta wonder who this was targeted to?

a bit to violent at times for children, while at other times  a bit to dull for them. 

and as for adults: it lacks a sense of logic; or legitimate interest.

OH!!!! side note: Kudos to George Clooney who does an EXCELLNT job playing the sophisticated and dashing mr. Fox.

Is it Wierd that im Equally turned on by both of these pictures?

SOOoooo in convlusion:  If you wanna see a bunch of poorly rendered 70s animals  engage in a bunch of random mischief! (no thanks i've already seen sex in the city ZIIIIIIIIIIIIIING!!!!) than this movie is right up your ally.

OH MY GOD! I think she heard me!

but for you non -independent movie hipsters I would NOT necessarily recomend the "fantastic Mr. Fox" to anyone.  However, I would recomend the films name be changed to " the okay at best mr fox" you know; to avoid confusion.
2 stolen chickens outta 5