Over the Hedge (2006)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0327084/
What a superb animation movie! This is a simple, rich & fun & musical piece of entertainment! The quality of the computer graphics is top notch, but what does matter is not (only) its technical quality, but – as in any other movie – the whole bundle, mainly “the basics”, like the characters…
In “Over the Hedge” (OtH), the characters are extremely well achieved, from the big bear Vincent (Nick Nolte’s voice) to the city raccoon (RJ, voiced by Bruce Willis) and the small turtle Verne (Garry Shandling). There is also a Persian cat, a super fast squirrel, a stinking weasel and a family of very intelligent porcupines… all waking up from a long Winter, ready to collect some food, in a very different neighbourhood, from the one the knew prior to the long sleep…
Yes, the humans have arrived and the poor animals now live in an island of green. The raccoon sees opportunity, while the turtle’s tail suggests danger. There is both.
I tend to judge animation movies by how much my cheeks hurt, by the time the credits start rolling. When they hurt a lot, that is because I laughed a lot! And that is exactly what happened with OtH.
Very, very good!
My rating: 8.5/10
Over the Hedge (Widescreen Edition) [via amazon.com]
Over The Hedge (2 Disc Special Edition) (Limited edition slipcase - exclusive to Amazon.co.uk) [via amazon.co.uk]
Tuesday 17 Oct 2006 | am | movies, movies reviewed, movies seen