nobody can deny that this was a Herculean task, and Anderson has succeeded where so many filmmakers would have failed.
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Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009)
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Reviews Counted:198
Fresh:184
Rotten:14
Average Rating:7.8/10
Consensus: Fantastic Mr. Fox is a delightfully funny feast for the eyes with multi-generational appeal -- and it shows Wes Anderson has a knack for animation.
Rated: PG [See Full Rating]
Runtime: 1 hr. 27 min.
Genre: Action & Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Kids & Family
Theatrical Release: Nov 25, 2009 Wide
Box Office: $20.9M
Synopsis: A crafty fox finds himself and his family targeted for death by the three dumb, plug-ugly farmers who tire of sharing their chickens with the critter. [More]
Starring: George Clooney, Meryl Streep, Jason Schwartzman, Bill Murray
Director: Wes Anderson
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REVIEWS FOR FANTASTIC MR. FOX
Funny, eccentric and great-looking, Fantastic Mr. Fox is utterly unique and highly entertaining.
Apr 6, 2010
Wes Anderson's stop-motion animation is perhaps the purest distillation yet of his nerveless twee cinema of quirk; it economically summarizes his themes of family and outsiderism through remarkably detailed models of forest creatures.
Mar 26, 2010
Playfulness permeates every frame with inventiveness both visual and verbal (and an eye toward appealing to both children and adults) in this quintessential Wes Anderson film.
Mar 25, 2010
A little nonsense now and then is relished by the wisest men.
Feb 3, 2010
A visual flair can't rescue an awkardly edited, talky film with little accessible wit--hard to imagine even the most patient child or their parents not being bored stiff.
Feb 1, 2010
Though the animals may just be wild, Fantastic Mr. Fox is a neatly contained film of family and friendship. And there's something kind of fantastic about that, isn't there?
Jan 17, 2010
Although funny and suspenseful, Wes Anderson’s style may be a little too obscure to carry over to the family film genre, but that certainly won’t stop those of us who grew up with the story from getting nostalgic.
Jan 13, 2010
Une escapade réussie dans le domaine de l'animation pour le réalisateur qui aura su y reproduire cet univers chaleureux dans lequel il est toujours si agréable de se replonger
Jan 12, 2010
With one creative genius adapting the work of another, the result is a mesmeric, visual feast, a host of adorable eccentric characters and a truly wonderful, kid friendly, caper.
Jan 11, 2010
The film incorporates all the quiet, improvisational style, dry humor delivery as found in other Anderson pictures, but combined with the proletarian fluidity of the animation; the result for audiences is a gleeful trance-like holiday.
Jan 6, 2010
An alluring and curious hybrid of Roald Dahl's rich and dark storytelling and Wes Anderson's eccentric and erratic film mind.
Jan 5, 2010
Anderson brings all of his quirks into the animation world, and it works.
Dec 24, 2009
Has the anarchistic and madcap charm of an old Chuck Jones Warner Brothers movie.
Dec 21, 2009
Imagined with large doses of wit and brio, Roald Dahl's children's story is a larger than life fantasy for all ages, brilliantly adapted to the screen and showcasing voice talents led by George Clooney as the likeably roguish Mr. Fox.
Dec 20, 2009
It short, it's fantastic. At 87 delightful, subversive and hilarious minutes, there's so much attitude in this stop-motion puppet fantasy, the hearts of children and adults alike will soar to the heavens.
Dec 20, 2009
Despite looking like a children's movie, I don't think kids would like it very much...softens Anderson's fetish for randomness and forces him to stay on track...his kooky brand of humor just works better as a cartoon
Dec 20, 2009
uses a deceptively childlike idiom and woodland creatures to explore human nature in most profound and piquant fashion.
Dec 18, 2009
This is hands down my favorite animated film of 2009.
Dec 18, 2009
The style, like the theme, is poised gracefully between order and chaos.
Dec 17, 2009
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November 12, 2009:
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October 21, 2009:
Wes Anderson Talks Fantastic Mr. Fox - RT Interview
Wes Anderson, arguably the godfather of the quirky American indie thanks to the likes of Bottle Rocket and Rushmore, takes his first steps into the world of stop-motion animation this week with the...
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October 15, 2009:
Wes Anderson Responds to Fantastic Mr. Fox Rumors
You've heard the case against Wes Anderson's methods on (or off, as the case may be) the set of "Fantastic Mr. Fox." Now Anderson responds in a new interview with Hollywood Elsewhere's Jeffrey Wells.
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October 12, 2009:
Fur Flies Behind the Scenes of Fantastic Mr. Fox
Wes Anderson's stop-motion adaptation of Roald Dahl's "Fantastic Mr. Fox" has already prompted a wave of oohs and ahhs -- but the director's methods have inspired a decidedly different reaction from...
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September 29, 2009:
Trailer Bulletin: Fantastic Mr. Fox No. 2
Fox have released a new, decidedly more Wes Anderson looking, trailer for the stop-motion Roald Dahl film.
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