Fantastic Mr. Fox (Three-Disc Blu-ray/DVD Combo + Digital Copy)

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by: B-Ry (United States)
on: Friday, 29-October-2010

This is a fantastic movie! Its interesting funny and witty for adults, but I think kids will understand a more simplistic plot and find it equally enjoyable. The characters cuss a lot, but instead of saying the actual words, they say the word cuss, which Im pretty sure is better for this kids.

by: ! MR. KNOW IT ALL ;-b (TRI STATE AREA)
on: Tuesday, 19-October-2010

The Fantastic Mr. Fox isnt a roll of the floor funny type film, but it is one of the funniest films Ive seen all year. The film moves along at a quick pace and while no one joke blows you away that fact the it remains funny from start to finish is an achievement that is seldom...well achieved!

The animation is quirky almost trippy, kind of like Robot Chicken and Adult Swim type stuff. The voice acting is also strong with Clooney, Murray and company giving the furry characters life. I may not have laughed so hard my stomach ached, but I had a smile on my face from start to finish and that doesnt happen often enough. The DVD transfer looks great, but the extras are pretty bland.

by: Customer (United States)
on: Monday, 18-October-2010

Came in great shape no damage to case or to disc. Came in described amount of time. great deal.

by: jda (Lamoni, IA United States)
on: Wednesday, 6-October-2010

It was a good movie to watch. The voices and animation was good, Gave it a 4 star because it just didnt WOW me. Dont get me wrong, was better then a lot of the animated films that seem almost a dime a dozen now. But was lacking the WOW factor to get that last star.

by: Indian Prairie Public Library (Darien, IL)
on: Thursday, 30-September-2010

Adapted from the book by the acclaimed author of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Roald Dahls Fantastic Mr. Fox is by no means a movie only for children. In this Wes Anderson work, the art of stop-motion animation is at its finest. Fantastic Mr. Fox, voiced by George Clooney, and his wife (Meryl Streep) romp through the adventures of his reckless thieving ways. With intentional adult humor masked for those of the younger set, both young and old alike will enjoy the sly Mr. Fox and his court of characters.

by: E. Meeks (United States)
on: Monday, 13-September-2010

I loved this movie--its witty, humorous, touching, and so visually refreshing. The voice acting is just as good as the stop-motion animation. In short, its a great addition to my video library and I hope to watch it many times.

The extras on the DVD and Blu-ray are hardly worth the name, however, and if I had known they were so shabby--in length and quality--I would have saved five bucks and just gotten the no extras version.

by: M Hicks (United States)
on: Monday, 6-September-2010

This movie was a lot more fun than I thought it would be. I was a little worried about the animation but it turns out it was great and actually enhanced the movie. It has a great story and its not too dark and it has wonderful characters. Im not cussing with you here, this really is a fantastic movie.

by: Robert Petkus (New York)
on: Wednesday, 18-August-2010

When I saw previews for this film in the theatre, by wife and I exchanged eye-rolls. So when I borrowed a friends copy out of sheer boredom with the current panoply of predictable, music video childrens films, my expectations were low. In fact, we began this film close to the kids bedtime so Id have a reasonable excuse to bail out early.

Well, the kids loved this movie and so did I. Its wonderfully paced, the animal characters are idiosyncratic and immensely likable, and the dialogue is conversational and amusing. I dont like when an animated childrens film includes a stratum of adult innuendo. That, to me, is targeted marketing, and those carefully distributed oblique references that make mom and dad chuckle exist to compensate for a weak story. No gimmicks here. Funny situations, cleverly crafted characters, technically superb animation, and a novel story.

Weve mustve seen it 10x since that first night. Any other film and I would have accidentally lost the video by now.

by: Tom C. (New York City, USA)
on: Sunday, 15-August-2010

It was visually entertaining but nothing more. To me it was just action scene after action scene with no real rhyme or reason . Look, just because objects move fast on the screen for and hour and a half and gets your adrenaline pumping, doesnt mean it was a great movie. The movie also didnt have a heart to it. It felt emotionally cold. O.k. in a cartoon world we can argue that a fox doesnt show emotion because they are crafty, but there was something seriously lacking in this movie. There wasnt any real substance to it. I say its slightly below average. Tom C.

by: Michael Mason (Dallas)
on: Monday, 9-August-2010

Ordinarily, I watch a movie one time. On rare occasion, twice. Has to be a really special movie (or highly quotable, a la Caddyshack or Pulp Fiction) for me to desire multiple viewings.

That said, I cant stop watching The Fantastic Mr. Fox. The animation is fascinating, the voices are perfect, and the writing and vibe are pure Wes Anderson. On every subsequent viewing, more details come to light. The expressions on the faces of the characters, the way they eat (youll have to see it), etc. Cant stop watching. Every wordless gesture invites repeated viewing. i.e., something as simple as Kylie shrugging his shoulders and grinning caused me to watch it over and over. Same with Ash turning to look at the camera after a redemption of sorts.

Im almost embarrassed by how much I like this movie. Im 46 years old, for crying out loud. But I do.

by: John Lindsey (Socorro, New Mexico USA.)
on: Wednesday, 4-August-2010

In the countryside, there lived a married fox named Mr. Fox (Voiced by George Clooney) with wife Mrs. Fox (Voiced by Meryl Streep) with kids Ash (Jason Schwartzman) and Kirstoferson (Eric Anderson) were living a nice peaceful life. That is until Mr. Fox becomes a chicken-stealer at famed rich farm/grocery store franchise owner Mr Frank Bean (Michael Gambon)s place causing so much trouble that Bean wants to get even. Some of his friends like Badger (Bill Murray) and others are in danger as well for they must try to survive and find a new place to stay.

Based on Roland Dahls underrated book, this lives up to the title and is THE best animated movie of 2009. Now UP was very good but this is even better as it has more emotion, more unique characters and a better storyline. The film co-stars Owen Wilson and William Dafoe, this movie is a nice break from CGI as being more old fashioned stop motion animation from writer-director-producer Wes Anderson who does his first animated feature. This is a brilliant animated movie mainly for adults but all ages can enjoy it, i wish it could have won best animated movie of the year but oh well, this is a must have for animation buffs.

This Blu-Ray offers the motion picture in the purest crystal picture and sound like ever! the extras are terrific from audio commentary, featurettes, still gallery, puppet animation testing and trailer as well as the DVD version of the film with Digital copy version.

by: J. Shores (Oconomow, Wisconsin)
on: Wednesday, 21-July-2010

Tried to watch this movie on Netflix but the DVD was so bad I had to send it back mostly unwatched. But what I did see made me realize it was worth buying. I have enjoyed this movie so much, and recommended it to all my family and friends. Wish I had seen it at the theater. The animation is state of the art and the actor/voices really made this movie come alive.

by: J. Alford (Atlanta, GA. United States)
on: Tuesday, 20-July-2010

Roald Dahl has left a long legacy in childrens literature. Many of his works have been turned into movies, including: Charlie And The Chocolate Factory/Willy Wonka And The Chocolate Factory, The Witches, plus James And The Giant Peach. Revered director Wes Anderson went an extra step further for making this film the first fully-animated adaptation of one of Dahls books.

Set in the British countryside(even though most of the cast has American accents!), Mr. Fox has to give up his life of stealing from farmers to start up a family with Mrs. Fox. A few fox years into it, their son Ash is going through his akward teenage phase while resenting having his cousin Kristofferson moving in on his territory at school. Mr. Fox decides though to move his family into a new place, while at the same time planning heists on the three local major farms with his new landlord possum, Kylie. After somewhat successfully strealing from them, the ex-Nazi owner of the cider ranch that Fox stole from plans to go WWII on his ass by attacking his new home. After he and the other two farmers run them out, the Fox family heads for the sewers along with the rest of most of the forest critters. The animals then dig under the farms and totally wipe out their stock. The farmers retaliate by flooding them out into the sewers, and eventually capture Kristofferson thinking that hes Ash. Fox then leads a rescue mission to get Kristofferson back with Ash and Kylie. The Fox family then make a new home underneath a supermarket which happens to be owned by all the farmers.

This movie mixed stop-motion animation with computer effects pretty well, especially since it was done by Henry Selick, whose wizardry includes his own movie Coraline, and The Nightmare Before Christmas. Selick also worked on the animation for Andersons The Life Aquatic. I was very suprised with the detail given to the animals fur and expressions. There are times when the characters seem slightly out of place, like the 4ft. rat that worked for the farmers. Plus, they never explain why the regular forest animals wear clothes and can talk, while the other animals like bloodhounds and wolves are just regular animals. I was suprised though at how much good criticism this film got, especially from critics who arent normally fans of animation. I thought it was in all a good movie overall, although not as funny as it could have been at times. Despite its charm, its not totally a movie for the entire family, but is truly one for the ages, and I have to say Im impressed with its look at old fashion style for a modern day production

by: Jiang Xueqin (Toronto, Canada)
on: Sunday, 18-July-2010

Fantastic Mr. Fox really is a smart and witty, fun and entertaining family movie written by two of our most intellectual film-makers (Wes Anderson and Noah Baumbach), adapted from the Roald Dahl classic.

When Mr. Fox sees the dangers in raiding farmers livestock (his curiosity causes him to trap him and his pregnant wife) he becomes a newspaper columnist, only to eventually realize that raiding farmers homes is a far more nobler calling (as a former journalist, I agree completely with his assessment). His raiding angers the farmers, who begin a massive foxhunt, forcing him and his fellow animals deep underground, then into the sewage system, and then finally into the worst place of them all -- a modern supermarket.

George Clooney does a terrific job of voicing Mr. Fox, and if I had not learned that Meryl Streep was in the movie I would have thought the casting perfect.

by: Brucie Miller (United States)
on: Friday, 16-July-2010

Hi everybody. My name is Bruce and I liked this movie. Its about a fox and its really funny. But its not a real fox. It a computer animated fox and also the fox talks. Real foxes dont talk. But if you put that aside you should find the movie funny.

by: mr.mugzie (United States)
on: Monday, 12-July-2010

Great cartoon movie for adults as well as my 6 year old daughter - who watched it 4X over the weekend. Thank you.

by: David Ellefson (Dallas, TX)
on: Sunday, 11-July-2010

I thought this movie was very clever for the most part. However my family was just like whatever. It is A film for the animation enthusiast rather that all purpose like most Disney fare. I recommend this for animation fans but not for casual viewers.

by: Sean T. Murphy (Philadelphia, PA USA)
on: Tuesday, 6-July-2010

If youre a fan of Wes Anderson, this should fall right in line with what you would expect from him. Quirky, colorful, unique, and fun! This movie although based on a classic childrens book is more intended for a mature audience. Sure kids will enjoy the look of the film, but some of the dialogue will go over their heads. This movie also really shines on Blu-Ray as you can see the details in striking brilliance (check out the fur).

The movie itself is just a reminder of why watching movies can be such a great experience as you are transformed into this animated world of talking animals and greedy farmers. I was transfixed at the overall aesthetic of the entire film. When youve finished watching the movie, take your appreciation to a whole other level by watching the making of documentaries which chronicle the painstaking process that went into creating the characters with real puppets (in different scales) and what goes into creating stop-action animation. Its a shame that more people have not been exposed to this little gem of a film. But hopefully over time more people will get the chance to be charmed by this movie in the same way that I was.

by: Nilswerks Productions (United States)
on: Monday, 5-July-2010

I just watched Fantastic Mr. Fox last night for the first time and was extremely impressed. It seems Wes Anderson and his team thought pretty hard about the subtle humor of this movie, adding in small comic details, subtle references (or not so subtle, like the homage to Sergio Leone in the showdown between Mr. Fox and the farmers), witty turns of phrase and making the characters not completely anthropomorphic (i.e. Mr. Fox and Mr. Badgers snarl-off in Badgers office, Mr. Fox carrying a dead squab in his mouth instead of in his hands, Mrs. Fox licking the mud off Ashs face, etc.). Anderson really wants you to think of his characters as animals, albeit more urbane.

A lot of negative reviews state that they found this movie to be overly silly, but I would beg to disagree. Its good-natured fun, animated fantasy. The film stays relatively lighthearted (there are points where the movie even slightly breaks the fourth wall), and in the end, everyone is happy, and Mr. Fox still finds that he can stick it to the man. For those of you who are more inclined toward literary-criticism, Fantastic Mr. Fox is ultimately a bildungsroman about recognizing ones true identity and abilities for what they are and accepting them (Mr. Fox comes to terms with his rakish nature).

The film does, as has been stated by other reviewers, cater to older audiences, as the humor is a bit more adult/adolescent. However, that doesnt detract from the fun.

The only really odd (or should I say, surreal) part of the film as I saw it was Peteys Song, where Petey (a possible reference to Pete Seeger? Note his banjos skin), Mr. Beans farm-overseer, leads the other farmhands in a song about the fox while Mr. Fox et al. raid the farms for food. The song sort of comes out of nowhere and youre not exactly sure what to make of it, but it resolves itself in dry humor when Mr. Bean stops him midsong and asks him what hes doing. Petey replies that hes singing a song and making it up as hes going along. Bean replies in an ascerbic tone, Thats bad songwriting, Petey. You wrote a bad song, and stalks off into the night, leaving Petey and the others bewildered.

I give this film two enthusiastic thumbs up. In the relatively small world of stop-motion feature-length films, Id say this ranks with The Tale of the Fox (which inspired a great number of the characters in Fantastic Mr. Fox) and Cosgrove Halls The Wind in the Willows. I have a feeling that youll enjoy it.

by: B. Cohen (Irvington, NJ United States)
on: Monday, 21-June-2010

I recently saw this movie as a sneak preview and loved it. Couldnt wait to buy it. Went on vacation with my son and grandson and put in the movie when we had down time. My 28 year old and and his nephew [my grandson] were out laughing each other. And you know what, I forgot how funny and cute and smart this movie was. I loved the family dynamics and how the movie and storyline did not pull punches on responsibility, death, gluttony, and of course George Clooney [Mr. Fox]. Great purchase and something that we will watch over and over again. This is an instant classic which we will be watching again at Thanksgiving after dinner.