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Hoodwinked (Cory Edwards)
"It Lacks Good Animation and Adventure, But Give It Credit For Being Unique."
The "true" story of Little Red Riding Hood, told through four different perspectives from four different characters, Red, Granny, The Wolf, and The Woodsman. These quirky characters are from from the usual suspects. Can the detectives straighten the story out and figure out who the local "Goody Bandit" is?
Hoodwinked is one of the new films being released from the Weinstein Company. With top notch animation out there, Hoodwinked, on it's first look, looks to be a couple years behind. It lacks good animation and adventure, but give it credit for being unique. Hoodwinked has star power voices behind it, including Glenn Close, James Belushi, Anthony Anderson, Anne Hathaway and the great Patrick Warburton...who is the perfect choice for any voice work.
Hoodwinked is a film that lacks great animation. When you put it up against the likes of Shrek 2, Robots and Finding Nemo. Hoodwinked looks to be in last place. So where does it pick up steam, with the material. It's not falling to the ground funny, or groundbreaking, but it is something different then the normal animated fare. The characters in the story aren't very memorable, but it's the people behind the voices that make them who they are. Warburton is hilarious as The Wolf and stands out in the entire film. Andy Dick, who I normally would find annoying, is actually likable here.
The film starts right into the action and moves along pretty fast. Within minutes we are hearing the first story from Red's perspective. All the stories seemed to intertwine very well and made for much more enjoyment. If they did not intertwine at all, I believe the film would be a lot less enjoyable. Everything blended well, although the one character, The Woodsman, voiced by Belushi...awkwardly. Seems to have no purpose in the story what so ever. His story doesn't intertwine, or is funny at all. Are we suppose to laugh at his stupidity?
The characters range from goats, to frogs to actual people. Along with The Wolf and Dick's Bunny, the photographer squirrel, who always seems to have a bit to much coffee will entertain the little ones. Hoodwinked has enough jokes for both the kids and adults. The kids will laugh at the zany characters, like the singing goat or the coffee addicted squirrel. Whereas the adults will lean more towards the comedy from Warburton.
The writing and strong voice acting is what makes Hoodwinked good. It's nothing amazing and definitely one to rush to go see, but when you have some time on your hands and want to enjoy a movie with the kids, pick this one up. Pay attention to what happens on the screen because it will come back to play later on in the story. The ending sets up a sequel, and with a higher budget and a little bit more of a punch in an already creative writing team, then Hoodwinked 2 can be a huge success.
6/10
"It Lacks Good Animation and Adventure, But Give It Credit For Being Unique."
The "true" story of Little Red Riding Hood, told through four different perspectives from four different characters, Red, Granny, The Wolf, and The Woodsman. These quirky characters are from from the usual suspects. Can the detectives straighten the story out and figure out who the local "Goody Bandit" is?
Hoodwinked is one of the new films being released from the Weinstein Company. With top notch animation out there, Hoodwinked, on it's first look, looks to be a couple years behind. It lacks good animation and adventure, but give it credit for being unique. Hoodwinked has star power voices behind it, including Glenn Close, James Belushi, Anthony Anderson, Anne Hathaway and the great Patrick Warburton...who is the perfect choice for any voice work.
Hoodwinked is a film that lacks great animation. When you put it up against the likes of Shrek 2, Robots and Finding Nemo. Hoodwinked looks to be in last place. So where does it pick up steam, with the material. It's not falling to the ground funny, or groundbreaking, but it is something different then the normal animated fare. The characters in the story aren't very memorable, but it's the people behind the voices that make them who they are. Warburton is hilarious as The Wolf and stands out in the entire film. Andy Dick, who I normally would find annoying, is actually likable here.
The film starts right into the action and moves along pretty fast. Within minutes we are hearing the first story from Red's perspective. All the stories seemed to intertwine very well and made for much more enjoyment. If they did not intertwine at all, I believe the film would be a lot less enjoyable. Everything blended well, although the one character, The Woodsman, voiced by Belushi...awkwardly. Seems to have no purpose in the story what so ever. His story doesn't intertwine, or is funny at all. Are we suppose to laugh at his stupidity?
The characters range from goats, to frogs to actual people. Along with The Wolf and Dick's Bunny, the photographer squirrel, who always seems to have a bit to much coffee will entertain the little ones. Hoodwinked has enough jokes for both the kids and adults. The kids will laugh at the zany characters, like the singing goat or the coffee addicted squirrel. Whereas the adults will lean more towards the comedy from Warburton.
The writing and strong voice acting is what makes Hoodwinked good. It's nothing amazing and definitely one to rush to go see, but when you have some time on your hands and want to enjoy a movie with the kids, pick this one up. Pay attention to what happens on the screen because it will come back to play later on in the story. The ending sets up a sequel, and with a higher budget and a little bit more of a punch in an already creative writing team, then Hoodwinked 2 can be a huge success.
6/10