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Over the Hedge
Jun. 8th, 2006 06:03 pmObligatory post. Finally got there to see it this afternoon, and it was delightful. Now someone tell us who the furries were among the writers or whatever, because some things were too obvious for the hits to be accidental.
My mate, who is not associated with the fandom, enjoyed it just as much as I did. We both laughed harder than we did at Curse of the Were Rabbit and we both liked the story line. A lot.
I believe this is partly because we know every single one of those characters. Every one. Not just the furry ones, but the humans as well, all are among our acquaintances, friends and enemies. The president of the homeowners association lives next door to us, and is just like that. Most of the kids and mothers who appeared show up in the library all the time. The furry characters, well, stereotypical as they may be, they are real. We loved the porcupines and the possums, and who hasn't known the turtle and the raccoon? I've seen exactly that kind of situation played out more than once, though not always with the happy ending.
Oh, and I have to be honest and admit that the scenes at the end fit my desires of what I'd love to do to that neighbor sometimes, so it was immensely gratifying. Unusual for me to have that sort of reaction.
Sooo... as I've said before, though the anime just didn't work for me, Dreamworks keeps scoring hits.
My mate, who is not associated with the fandom, enjoyed it just as much as I did. We both laughed harder than we did at Curse of the Were Rabbit and we both liked the story line. A lot.
I believe this is partly because we know every single one of those characters. Every one. Not just the furry ones, but the humans as well, all are among our acquaintances, friends and enemies. The president of the homeowners association lives next door to us, and is just like that. Most of the kids and mothers who appeared show up in the library all the time. The furry characters, well, stereotypical as they may be, they are real. We loved the porcupines and the possums, and who hasn't known the turtle and the raccoon? I've seen exactly that kind of situation played out more than once, though not always with the happy ending.
Oh, and I have to be honest and admit that the scenes at the end fit my desires of what I'd love to do to that neighbor sometimes, so it was immensely gratifying. Unusual for me to have that sort of reaction.
Sooo... as I've said before, though the anime just didn't work for me, Dreamworks keeps scoring hits.
