Over the Hedge

[altivo]

Obligatory 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.

Comments

[quickcasey.livejournal.com]

I loved R.J.'s battles with the vending machine. (You did see the scene after the credits. Didn't you?) I did all that at work. The movie is too real.

[altivo.livejournal.com]

Yes, we always sit all the way through the credits. The movie theatre staff hate us. Everyone else jumps up and leaves the minute the credits start to roll, but they can't turn the lights up and start sweeping until we leave.

The vending machine jokes were funny, but since I've never been a vending machine junkie myself, they don't directly touch me. Gary is a Pringles addict, so the Spuddies jokes got him hard. I just really loved the characterization and voices, even Shatner's rendition of the thespian possum, but most especially the clear upper midwest of the porcupines, which just fits in so many perfect ways. Hammy the squirrel on sugar and caffeine just tipped the whole thing right over.

[cabcat.livejournal.com]

I've got to see this film :D

[altivo.livejournal.com]

Yes, you do. It's hilarious and at the same time heartwarming, without being saccharine at all.

[flaredragon.livejournal.com]

I did get to go see over the hedge... to be frank, I expected a bit more out of it than I got. The housing director jokes were funny to me only because I know Equus' mother has to deal with the housing development lifestyle. I dunno what it was, but the movie never up and grabbed me as it were. I was riveted to my seat through the Da Vinci Code, intrigued with the events of X-men 3, but Over the Hedge takes a steady third for movies I've recently seen. It was just kinda there. Maybe I just didn't jive with the kind of humor they were serving up. I'm going to see "Cars" when it comes out. It looks like a neat concept, hope they've done a good job with it.

[pioneer11.livejournal.com]

*puts a hand on his hip*

No mention of skunks huh?

*peers*

^_^

It is a fun flick I agree.

[altivo.livejournal.com]

I won't be bothering with Da Vinci Code because I didn't even think the book was good. The same theme has been done many times before and by much better writers, Brown just somehow made it into the public spotlight with his second rate version. ;p

Never was a Xmen fan, so that doesn't interest me. I was pleased not so much by the slapstick humor in Over the Edge as by subtleties of characterization. In spite of the broad brush with which much of it is done, typical of stories or films aimed at a young audience, there is a good deal of sharp perception of real life elements and the species characterizations were extremely good.

[altivo.livejournal.com]

*waves a cork at you*

You just behave yourself, understand? ;p