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Hoodwinked (2006)
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Reviews Counted:120
Fresh:58
Rotten:62
Average Rating:5.5/10
Consensus: This fractured fairytale doesn't have the wit or animation quality to compete with the likes of the Shrek franchise.
Rated: PG [See Full Rating] for some mild action and thematic elements
Runtime: 81 mins
Genre: Childrens
Theatrical Release:Jan 13, 2006 Wide
Box Office: $50,802,483
Synopsis: This new spin on an old fable is from first-time director Cory Edwards, who also co-wrote the story and screenplay. Virtually everyone knows the story of Little Red Riding Hood, the young girl who... This new spin on an old fable is from first-time director Cory Edwards, who also co-wrote the story and screenplay. Virtually everyone knows the story of Little Red Riding Hood, the young girl who brings a basketful of goodies to her Granny's house only to discover the Big Bad Wolf impersonating her beloved grandmother. In this digitally animated version of the classic tale, a bolder Red (Anne Hathaway) is a delivery girl for her Granny's sweets shop. The Big Bad Wolf (Patrick Warburton) is there as well, but this time he's not exactly a threat. As for Granny (Glenn Close), she's hardly frail and sickly; she has a big secret that she's keeping from everyone--including Red. Finally, there's the Woodsman (Jim Belushi), a struggling actor who drives a schnitzel-on-a-stick truck by day. When this foursome collides, they become suspects in an investigation by Detective Flippers (David Ogden Stiers), Chief Grizzly (Xzibit) and Detective Bill Stork (Anthony Anderson). The police are also trying to track down the Goody Bandit, who is stealing all of the best recipes from the forest's sweet shops. By examining each character's story, Flippers is sure he can figure out not only what happened at Granny's that day, but also the identity of the Goody Bandit. Through flashbacks punctuated by original songs, Red, Wolf, Woodsman, and Granny each relay to Flippers their outrageous adventures from that day, from extreme skiing to hang gliding to falling out of a cable car to log rolling. Soon they all have an idea who the thief is. But can they stop the Goody Bandit from wreaking more havoc and monopolizing the sweets industry? Andy Dick also stars as the voice of Boingo. [More]
Starring: Anne Hathaway, Glenn Close, Jim Belushi, Andy Dick
Starring: Anne Hathaway, Glenn Close, Jim Belushi, Andy Dick, Patrick Warburton, David Ogden Stiers, Xzibit
Story: Todd Edwards, Corey Edwards
Screenwriter: Corey Edwards, Todd Edwards
Producer: Maurice Kanbar, Preston Stutzman, Sue Bea Montgomery
Studio: Weinstein Company
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Reviews for Hoodwinked
Hoodwinked's most radical feature is that it's a ride without heroes -- unless, that is, you count the filmmakers, who could end up doing for independent animation what Soderbergh and Tarantino did for indie film.
Re-imagining 'Little Red Riding Hood' as a police procedural was done 40-odd years ago by Stan Freberg when it was called 'Little Blue Riding Hood.' It was fresh then.
A clever animated film using 'Little Red Riding Hood' to poke fun at modern police dramas and mysteries.
Finally, a Rashomon for the whole family. This cartoon version of 'Little Red Riding Hood' tells and retells its story from a variety of perspectives, all of them boring.
There are two sides to every story, the saying goes, but in this super-Rashomon-meets-Shrek CGI contraption there are no less than five.
Hoodwinked! may sound like a good idea, but if you go to see it, you may leave feeling snookered.
With or without the 3-D, "Hoodwinked!" is a clever screwball take on the Little Red Riding Hood fable that speaks to the kid in all of us.
The animation may not be in the sophisticated and vibrant class of Pixar but the kooky comedy is viable enough to embrace the nuttiness of an ageless frivolous fable
It’s got a couple of clever ideas. I thought the animation was uninspired and it’s kind of forgettable.
The technical deficiencies could be overlooked if the story were great, but it's merely average. It has laughs, and smiles, and a couple memorable characters, but it doesn't have enough of any of those things.
should satisfy anyone who's in the mood for a fairy tale with a sassy spin. ...it's a pleasant comedy that's generally as much fun to look at as it is to listen to.
Its overall merely passable pleasantness make the film almost instantly forgettable once it's over.
Not much here for the adults but the small frys will like the quick dialogue and the stop-motion animation.
A very rare example of a non-Pixar/Aardman kiddie pic that adults might enjoy more than the youngsters.
Hoodwinked is an irreverent, hard-edged retelling of Little Red Riding Hood -- a high-energy, imaginative entertainment aimed at younger audiences.
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