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A wily fox uses his formidable cunning to outsmart three feeble-minded farmers, who resort to extreme tactics to protect their chickens in director Wes Anderson's animated adaptation of the popular Ro... read more
Directed by: Wes Anderson
Release Date: November 25, 2009
DVD Release Date: March 23, 2010
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July 25, 2010Cute movie and def different after all the cgi movies to come out with something new.
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May 7, 2012Wes Anderson's 'Fantastic Mr. Fox' filled with the usual Wes Anderson isms and proves to be one of the best animated films i've ever seen, and not because it is simply NOT made by Pixar. 'Fox' is charming, whimsical, fun, and quirky. All the things that got Wes Anderson to where ... read more
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February 25, 2012I was worried when I first heard about a film adapton of Fantastic Mr Fox because I grew u with the Roald Dahl book. The film did not dissapoint me, in fact it is probably the best book to film adaption i've ever seen in my life. The animation firstly, is probably nearly the best... read more
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January 18, 2012fb100001592288964Even if it's stop motion animation, Wes Anderson still infuses his classic style and techniques into this extremely quirky, offbeat hilarious film with stunning animation/detail, an amazing voice cast and classic Anderson humor!
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November 25, 2011innovative and fun, wes andersons animated film is destined to become a classic. the voice acting was superb and the story was clever despite feeling typical for a film starring animals living in this environment. a wonderful film.
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October 27, 2011fb1664868775Though it is Anderson's first animated work, it feels like a logical continuation of the path he has laid out with his past few films of childlike wonder (ocean exploration, the bright colors of India, stop motion animation).
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July 30, 2011Fantastic Mr. Fox is absolutely marvelous. I've always been quite fond of Wes Anderson's style and this film just oozes it while still managing to successfully bring a beloved children's tale to vivid and colorful life. This is also, far and away, his funniest film. Some might ar... read more
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July 15, 2011One of the best. Easy to see how someone could either love it or hate it -- Anderson takes his offbeat, chuckle-to-one's-self humor to the extreme here -- but I am firmly in the love it camp. If you haven't given this one a shot, you should... soon.
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July 7, 2011It was definetly a breath of fresh air in originality and it had fantastic visuals. Stop motion has always been one of my favorite art styles and the thing I don't like about it nowadays is that people prefer all slam bam in your face cg effects, and nothing organic, and it is ge... read more
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May 17, 2011fb535316333Hilarious and at the same time, full of heart. It's a love story, it's a family film, it's about a disgruntled teenager or a man (fox?) facing his mid-life crisis. It's all of these wonderful things weaved into a brilliant comedy full of retro style goodness.
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May 6, 2011
Laremy Legel, Film.com
November 26, 2009
Christopher Orr, New Republic
The same eye for immaculate compositions that had seemed increasingly to hem in his human actors here serves as the basis for some of the most inventive animated set pieces this side of Nick Park. Full Review
November 25, 2009
Ann Hornaday, Washington Post
Adds yet another wry, carefully composed bibelot to the cabinet of curios that defines the Anderson oeuvre. Full Review
November 25, 2009
Peter Howell, Toronto Star
The result is not only marvellous whimsy, but also something that advances the burgeoning retro-tech movement. Full Review
November 25, 2009
Amy Biancolli, Houston Chronicle
Anderson injects such charm and wit, such personality and nostalgia -- evident in the old-school animation, storybook settings and pitch-perfect use of Burl Ives -- that it's easy to forgive his self-... Full Review
November 25, 2009
Rick Groen, Globe and Mail
The tale may be Dahl's, but there's a whole new wag to it -- this is decidedly, weirdly and, at best, wonderfully a Wes Anderson movie. Full Review
November 25, 2009
Tom Long, Detroit News
The result is a quirky film that should work for all ages, with just a hint of dark humor. In this age of high-tech animation, Wes Anderson has found himself in a low-tech wonderland. Full Review
November 25, 2009
J. R. Jones, Chicago Reader
Like the rest of his movies, this one is essentially infantile -- but when you're telling the story of a ne'er-do-well fox conspiring against a trio of nasty farmers, who cares? Full Review
November 25, 2009
Lisa Kennedy, Denver Post
The filmmakers hew to Dahl's intent and add fine turns of their own. Full Review
November 25, 2009
Nancy Churnin, Dallas Morning News
The most fantastic thing about Mr. Fox is the way he shows that while our flaws can bring us down, sometimes, too, we triumph in spite of them and because of them. Full Review
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