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Hoodwinked (Full Screen Version)
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Manufacturer: Weinstein Company
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Directed By: Cory Edwards, Todd Edwards, Tony Leech
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Theatrical Release: January 13, 2006
Average Rating: 4 out of 5 Stars
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Starring: Anne Hathaway, Glenn Close, Patrick Warburton, James Belushi, Anthony Anderson
So you think you know the story of Little Red Riding Hood. Don’t be too sure. . . . One of your favorite fairy tales is turned upside-down and inside-out in what the L.A. Times called "high-energy, imaginative entertainment." With irreverent storytelling, spunk and wit, Hoodwinked delivers a comedy caper for the young, the young at heart and everyone in between. When the police arrive at Granny’s cottage in the woods to answer a domestic disturbance call, it looks like just another open-and-shut case. But Red, Granny, the Big Bad Wolf and the Woodsman are not your usual suspects, as they have their own dark secrets, wily deceptions and conflicting accounts of the crime. Together, they must put aside their differences and find their own original twist on Happily Ever After in this "raucous, genre-busting, animated gem (Entertainment Weekly, The Must List)."
User Submitted Hoodwinked (Full Screen Version) Reviews
September 26, 2008
Incredibly funny cartoon
HOODWINKED is proof that a cartoon does not have to have the best animation or even the best artwork to be truly excellent. Made by a pair of brothers no one has even heard of, Tom and Cory Edwards, and distributed by the Weinstein brothers of Miramax fame, HOODWINKED provides a new and very twisted take on the Little Red Riding Hood fable. The plot as such involves someone stealing pastry recipes and plays out like RASHOMON, in that it ends up being told from various participants' perspectives. While the execution of the cartoon leaves something to be desired -- this is no SHREK or ICE AGE or MONSTERS INC. or even ROBOTS -- the story is absolutely hilarious and the characters (voiced by Andy Dick, Puddy, Glenn Close and Anne Hathaway) are wonderfully fleshed out. Some of the dialog is to die for, and plays equally well to adults and children. Just as importantly, HOODWINKED is a full-blown musical, and the music is as every bit as good as the dialog. The highlight is a number sung by a cursed billy goat (don't ask) as he explains his curse to Red and then takes her on the ride of her life. Many movies are referenced in HOODWINKED, including XXX, THE MATRIX and MISSION IMPOSSIBLE, and there is a bizarre extreme sports sequence involving Red's surprisingly athletic grandmother. Oh, and the Three Little Pigs make a guest appearance as three klutzy cops. Enjoy. I know I and my family sure did.
September 25, 2008
Love this movie!
Lots of action, humor, plot twists and fun. It's like a roller coaster ride. And the icing on the cake...it's a clean movie.
July 13, 2008
Wasn't expecting this...
Hoodwinked
After the success of Shrek and many Pixar films, it seemed like everyone was just throwing out any computer-animated movie they could make. None of them could capture the feeling Pixar and Shrek give to us. Oddly enough, Hoodwinked delivered on nearly every single level.
Hoodwinked is the retelling of Little Red Riding Hood. The movie starts off with the scene of Red going home to visit her grandmother only to find that the wolf has disguised himself as her grandmother. Then we see a tied up Grandma fall out of closet and a Woodsman break through the window. Next thing you know the cops show up and cool the situation down. The movie then enters an interrogation type mode in which they question Red, Wolf, Grandma, and the Woodsman. You soon learn that a goody thief is on the loose. The story revolves around trying to figure out who he or she is.
This story is extremely well done and enjoyable to watch. Hearing four different perspectives of what happened is very entertaining and gives a special feel to the story. It's obvious to anyone over ten to realize who the goody thief is by about the third story but that doesn't damper the story any.
The animation isn't the best out there, but it is pretty well done. I'm glad they focused more on the story instead of realism. Still, the animation isn't ugly by any means. You can still see every hair in Wolf. Other characters have good designs that make them different than every other character in this movie.
Extra are your standard deleted scenes, commentary track, and making of features. The deleted scenes are mostly just extended versions of musical parts of the movie. Other deleted scenes are drawn out pictures. This is pretty cool, but doesn't qualify as a great deleted scene to me. The commentary is pretty good and so is the making of.
Don't worry about this movie being too childish for you. My 50-year-old father was even laughing at it while we watched it. It has a very funny story with not too many musical scenes to slow you down. I would recommend that anyone of any age pick up this wonderful movie.
July 10, 2008
Great movie!
We love this movie. I have 2 kids, ages 11 and 12 and the four of us (my husband also) enjoyed it very much. It definitely has a unique style of humor to it, and you have to be the type of person that appreciates this type of satirical writing, otherwise you'll think it's weird. The humor is older, though, making this definitely NOT a young kids movie.
July 5, 2008
Great for any family, but an exceptional find for grandparents and middle-aged fathers
Hoodwinked has countless inside jokes with laugh-out-loud momentary references to films and even old-time radio (with particular respect for Stan Freeberg and Nightbeat) spanning the past six decades.
June 17, 2008
A sleeper hit that's worth your time
When this came out in theaters I was like "Oh good, another...zzzz...animated ...zzzz...kids movie" and when my wife brought a copy home I thought, "Well here is a Friday night I'll never get back".
And then I laughed out loud for the entire movie. What a surprising film. It was fun, had some twists, clever plot devices, puns, and general silliness. I found Hoodwinked to be MORE entertaining than Shrek hands down. How nice to have a movie that the kids and parents can enjoy together. Worth adding to your library.
June 8, 2008
One for the collection
This movie is a keeper.
Kids like to watch it more than once- It has slapstick humor and subtle lessons for everyone.
May 9, 2008
What A Hoot!
I'll keep it short...
This was a very creative retelling of the story of Little Red Riding Hood.
As I began watching the film, I was thinking this was going to crash and burn real fast. But to my surprise, it got fun real fast.
Good tongue in cheek fun here.
March 2, 2008
Not a masterpiece of CGI by any stretch, but still a very fun flick
Great take on a classic tale and is entertaining for both adults and children. I watched this film with a bunch of kids and they were all more than capable of understanding what was going on and I'd say this movie is far more kid friendly than Shrek so I don't understand the criticism it gets in that regard.
There's no hiding that the CGI quality in this film isn't up to par with other studios out there like Pixar but the story and the way it tells the story is every bit as good. The story is that of Little Red Riding Hood only modified to turn it in to a sort of "who done it?" which is told through the eyes of each major player to fit it all together. The mystery portion really isn't that hard to put together, but it is a kids movie and even though you can figure out who the villian is it's still fun to see it all come together.
The voice acting is very well done, especially Anne Hathaway as Red and Patrick Warburton as the Wolf. The movie also contains a good bit of original music, most of which is very well done and some of it is even very catchy.
In the end, while the animation isn't exactly top notch it is still effective and well done and the rest easily makes up for the shortcomings of the animation. It's a great movie for both adults and kids alike and I really don't think kids will have any trouble following along, at most they may simply miss a few jokes aimed at an older audience. It's not Pixar or Dreamworks, and unfortunately it gets a lot of flack from fans of those studios due to that alone, but it's just as good aside from the animation quality which does the job even if it isn't as stellar.
January 9, 2008
great fairy tale
THis is a great movie. Best laughs in a while for a comic/animated movie.
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