I was a huge fan of the story as a kid. It was probably my favorite children's story and Roald Dhal was my favorite author of the time. So I really wanted to see it but I was skeptical because it was a short story, I wouldn't have thought it would translate into a 1.5 hour film.It turned out to be actually really good. The stop-motion was near flawless, not Wallace & Grommit good but close. The voices were great, anything with Clooney's velvet vocals is great. The film was even up for the Oscar for best Animated film, but I still like Up more.
What really struck me was the screenplay. Noah Baumbach (Life Aquatic & The Squid and the Whale) is a pretty good writer and creates fantastic dialogue. Everything about this screenplay is just witty and clever, and full of quotable phrases.
Clooney voices Mr. Fox, a professional livestock theif, who has given up the life to raise a family. Hit with a mid-life crisis he buys a new home near 3 wealthy farmers and plans to pick up the old trade. The farmers beigin to hunt him down along with his family and all the village animals. So the animals seek refuge in the sewer system. Fox's nephew get kidnapped so they plan a rescue mission. They retrieve him and live out their days in the sewer.
The film was a lot better than I expected and I'm glad because it was one of my favorite book during my childhood. After seeing this I really want to check out some more Wes Anderson films. This is only the 2nd film of his I've seen and both have been great.
With its fantasticly clever writing and witty humor, Fantastic Mr. Fox recieves 9 "Modified Tube-Socks"...out of 10
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