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Justin Long, Hayden Panettiere, Christina Ricci, Dennis Hopper, Danny Glover ... see more see more... , Larry Miller , Eric Price , Vicki Lewis , Chris Carmack , Brian Donovan , Kevin Sussman , Maya Felteimer , Christine Lakin , Marilyn Tokuda , Eric Lopez , Paul Nakauchi , Bitsie Tulloch , Mela Lee , Nika Futterman , Fred Tatasciore , Mindy Sterling , Steve Vinovich , Marcelo Tubert , Toby Huss , Jason Ortenberg , Andrew Ortenberg

Two mismatched wolves embark on a cross-country quest to get back home and restore peace in their pack after being relocated thousands of miles away by well-meaning park rangers. Quick-witted Humphrey... read more read more... (voice of Justin Long) likes to frolic with friends and play video games with squirrels; disciplined Kate (voice of Hayden Panettiere) likes to call the shots and hunt caribou. Normally, an omega wolf like Humphrey would never stand a chance with an alpha wolf like Kate, but when they're both transported halfway across the country they must work together to get back to their natural habitat. And it won't be easy either, because the one thing Humphrey and Kate can agree on is that they don't have anything in common. Perhaps by working together toward a common goal, however, the two contentious traveling companions will finally realize that even lone wolves can use a helping paw every once in a while. Christina Ricci, Danny Glover, Dennis Hopper, and Larry Miller also supply voices for the Crest Animation production, helmed by Anthony Bell and Ben Gluck from a script by Chris Denk. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

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PG, 1 hr. 28 min.

Directed by: Anthony Bell, Ben Gluck

Release Date: September 17, 2010

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DVD Release Date: January 11, 2011

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  • scottgreen96
    March 24, 2012
    scottgreen96
    I could see this having a bad rating, animated film seem to go down the pan, well this one did.
  • aquateen2
    August 16, 2011
    aquateen2
    Justin Long is an ok voice actor, he did better in this then he did in Planet 51, which I personally disliked. The reason i'm giving Alpha and Omega an extremely positive review is quite simply because of the film's humour, it's un-boring interpretation on animated romance and it... read mores way of focusing on more than one central character. There is no main characetr in Alpha and Omega everyone is important to the film and I truly love the colours of this film. Alpha and Omega is a well made animated family film and is also a personal memorable favorite of mine.
  • mjgildea
    April 17, 2011
    mjgildea
    Jesus Christ. There's shit, there's even more shit, and then there's Alpha and Omega. I'm fairly certain this entire movie (with the exception of the intensely mediocre voice casting/acting) was made through a computer program from the paint by numbers story (even for a kids movi... read moree) down to the sub-par animation. What really bugged me was how the wolves vocally harmonized instead of actually howled. The last time someone picked a movie this bad to watch in my company I sent them home sniffling manically with tears in their eyes. Since my 3 1/2 year-old daughter picked this I didn't really have that option but we did sit down and had a lengthy discussion about what will happen the next time she makes me sit through a turd this gruesome. The worst part was it was dedicated to Dennis Hopper which makes me want to break down more than when I found out he passed away.
  • kiriyamakazou
    April 2, 2011
    kiriyamakazou
    Alpha and Omega was just bad. It starts off by throwing everything at you, in an attempt to remind you that this is 3D. In 2D it's just confusing as to why wolves are engaging in such action filled frivolities. The animation isn't terrible, but still doesn't leap to life. The plo... read moret was very dull, with a series of uninteresting events unfolding. The film also flirts, weirdly, with sexual innuendos and strong messages. A guy wolf and a girl wolf "HOWL" together. WInk, wink. He isn't very good, and she realizes she should have waited to "HOWL" with her true love. The main plot is two wolves needing to repopulate a park. A bit odd for kids, but still, it's the obvious lack of caring from the filmmakers that kills this. No story, no great moments, no laughs, and a voice cast that are all in it for the money.
  • skeletonking101
    March 26, 2011
    skeletonking101
    I mean its no "Cars" or "Antz" or "Toy Story" or even a "Hoodwinked" But it didnt need too, it had some jokes i laughed, though the plot is the usual trying to get home plot, and has been used plenty of times but this is one of the times I enjoyed the attempt of doing it.
  • fb733768972
    February 11, 2011
    fb733768972
    Justin Long, Hayden Panettiere, and the rest of the god-awful voice cast make this film ever worse than it already is. The story of two different wolf packs (alpha and omega) are about to be at war with each other, until two alphas marry each other. But of course, one alpha (the ... read moreone who is to get married) gets attacked by humans and broguth off with an omega to another place in the world. They eventually fall for each other which causes a huge war. It is one of the worst stories I have ever come across, and unfortunately one of the worst animated films I've ever seen. The animation seems slapped together by first year college 3D animators, and the fact that this actually made it to theatres is very sad. From animation that would have been state of the art in 1990, to poor dialogue and disposable plot, Alpha and Omega is one of the worst films of 2010.
  • itsjustme2004
    February 6, 2011
    itsjustme2004
    It's nothing brilliant, but it is a fun and entertaining family movie. It's really cute, and I enjoyed it a lot.
  • DouglasWCollins
    February 1, 2011
    DouglasWCollins
    Better than I thought but not as good as it should have been.
  • xXGiNoBiLiPRXx
    January 14, 2011
    xXGiNoBiLiPRXx
    Boring, it made me sleepy... that's never good. Story is dull and animation really isn't the best there is. Only kids should watch this movie.

    In Jasper National Park, the wolves, Kate and Humphrey, have known each other since puppyhood, but they are on the oppose ends of the We... read morestern Pack's social structure with Kate as the energetic Alpha daughter of the pack leader and Humphrey being the good humoured Omega. That social structure forces Kate to accept an arranged marriage with Garth of the Eastern Pack to unite the packs for peace, regardless of Humphrey's hopeless attraction for her. Before that union can occur, Kate and Humphrey are captured by the park's rangers and sent to an Idaho park as part of a wolf repopulation project. Mindful of her duties, Kate is determined to return to Jasper and Humphrey offers to help with the assistance of two odd geese. However, as this disparate pair struggle through the dangers to get home, a growing mutual appreciation of their talents and then a deeper love threatens to disastrously complicate everything if they make it back.
  • phubbs1
    January 2, 2011
    phubbs1
    Possibly the worst kids animated film I've seen for along long time, the look of this film is extremely basic and I'm not sure if that's on purpose or not.....surely it can't be!! it all looks so poor and much like a Saturday morning cartoon with shoddy animation, bad lip sync (o... read morer none), rubbish cliched characters and a hugely unoriginal plot. Voice casting involves one or two big names but I doubt they realised what a bottom of the barrel film this would be as we all know animated films these days are hot stuff....apart from this, shame for Dennis Hopper as I think this was his last project.

    The whole film stinks badly from start to finish with some terribly bad sequences that are just shamefully poor and embarrassing even for younger viewers haha they must know a good animated film when they see it these days.

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Randy Cordova
September 17, 2010
Randy Cordova, Arizona Republic

An animated flick that doesn't leave much of an impression. It's even difficult to recall what happened once it's over because it's so slight and sluggish. Full Review

Michael O'Sullivan
September 17, 2010
Michael O'Sullivan, Washington Post

Alpha and Omega, an unambitious 3-D animation about a couple of young wolves in love, isn't so much howlingly bad as it is howlingly boring. Full Review

Kyle Smith
September 17, 2010
Kyle Smith, New York Post

It's an ugly, laughless 3-D cartoon about wolves that is so wussified and stupidified that it'll bore kids and make their adult minders wish they'd done something comparatively interesting, like clean... Full Review

Glenn Whipp
September 17, 2010
Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times

The story comes off as patchwork, with a climax cribbed from The Lion King and odd musical sequences that seem inspired by …ahem, classic Mariah Carey. It's not quite the vision of love intended. Full Review

Stephen Cole
September 17, 2010
Stephen Cole, Globe and Mail

After preliminary special-effects high jinks -- wolves bobsledding a hollow log down a twisty mountain run -- Alpha and Omega kicks into An Important Life Lesson. Full Review

Mike Hale
September 17, 2010
Mike Hale, New York Times

Has old-fashioned backgrounds that occasionally achieve a touch of grandeur, but that's about the best that can be said for it. Full Review

Scott Bowles
September 17, 2010
Scott Bowles, USA Today

Alpha and Omega is one of those rarities in the modern era of Hollywood animation: bad. Full Review

Mary F. Pols
September 16, 2010
Mary F. Pols, MSN Movies

... funny, sweet but occasionally befuddling ... it is all perfectly average, nicely animated, appealingly located entertainment ... Full Review

Peter Hartlaub
September 16, 2010
Peter Hartlaub, San Francisco Chronicle

There may be a few questions from the kids on the ride home, but this is an otherwise harmless and mostly forgettable entry into the bulging 3-D animation marketplace. Full Review

Tom Russo
September 16, 2010
Tom Russo, Boston Globe

Unfortunately, none of these conflicts or predicaments is particularly compelling, and the unevenness of the visuals doesn't help. Full Review

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    • Garth: Was it good for you?
    • Garth: Sounds good to me.
    • Tony: Take the valley!
    • Salty: Hey!
    • Eve: If any of you eastern wolves have hurt my daughter I will personally rip your eyes out and shove them down your throat so you can see me TEAR YOUR CARCARUSS OPEN! [Other wolves silent]
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