Fantastic Mr. Fox
Fantastic Mr. Fox is far and away my favorite movie of the year. It was perfect in almost every way.
The writing was hilarious; the story was great — bunch of wild animals band together to defeat the evil farmers who are upset due to one fox’s (George Clooney) overactive ego. There’s also the wonderful family dynamics… my favorite part being Ash’s numerous attempts to be seen as an athlete, primarily his bringing “some old trophy I won for being an athlete” to the dinner table.
The claymation was just gorgeous. It provided a needed warmth with all of the underground scenes… not to mention the interesting camera work used in the film.
Alos, this must be George Clooney’s best role ever. It struck the perfect balance between pretentiousness and likability. Clooney always does pretentiousness well, but I don’t always like him — in this, I loved him. As for Meryl Streep, I had to look up the character on IMDB.com because I thought the actress was terrific and I had no idea it was her — I know she’s a pro at accents, but I was a bit surprised that I couldn’t pick up it was her. It’s kind of scary, but not that surprising, that she can do cartoon voice overs better than everyone. And Jason Schwartzman… hilarious.
I could go on and on about this movie, but I’m not that good of a writer and I’ve already used every superlative I know to help describe this movie.
So, please rent it. It’s the best movie I’ve seen in a long, long time.
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And if you’re interested, here’s the Adam’s Oscar scorecard…
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I agree. The fantastic Mr Fox worked for me on every level. It’s my favorite wes anderson movie after the life aquatic.