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Hoodwinked

2005

Overall rating: 3 out of 5

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Animated feature re-imagines the classic Red Riding Hood tale to predictably hilarious results. Everyone who was ever a child knows the tale of Red Riding Hood but this picture starts in the immediate aftermath - detectives called to a disturbance at Granny's house. Riding Hood (Anne Hathaway) has not been so easy to molest, it appears - the matter of her black belt in at least one martial art is uncovered. Her granny (Glenn Close), a pensioner of rather dubious moral character, is complicit at the very least. The wolf (Patrick Warburton) is looking surprisingly put-upon here. Forest creatures gather and gossip about what possible set of circumstances could lead to this mysterious and sinister scene: axes, wolves, complicit purple-haired pensioners, girls in capes - what gives? A convoluted plot unfolds and the charges to be laid are miscellaneous: menacing wielding of forestry tools, unlawful entry with intent to snack and breach of the peace. A possible link to the case of the Goodie Bandit - the habitual thief of tasty treat recipes - draws forest detectives, led by chief Grizzly (Xzibit), deeper into the intrigue.

Hoodwinked details

Format:	U DVD
Starring:	Glenn Close, Xzibit, James Belushi, Anne Hathaway, Chazz Palminteri
Directors:	Todd Edwards, Tony Leech, Cory Edwards
Genres:	Animated, Children, Comedy, Family - Musical
Studio:	MOMENTUM PICTURES

DVD 1 disc

Name	Discs
Hoodwinked	U Feature

DVD Information

Run time:	1 hour 17 minutes
Rental release:	29 Jan 2007
Main languages:	English

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What big eyes you have

By Mbub from Westbury, Wilts , 25 Jul 2007

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Re-telling of the old fairytale Little Red Ridinghood. Not much of a review this one i'm afraid, as I didn't watch it, but my kids did and say that it was ok. They weren't over the moon with it, but did sit with it through to the end.
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Great for all ages!

By a customer , 31 Mar 2013

I saw this at the cinema when it was first released. Its a great film, funny, with lots of twists. Good for all the family to watch together.
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Starts boring then gets going

By a customer , 10 Feb 2013

When the movie started, I thought I'd made a mistake: weird animations, flat jokes which didn't make my 11-year laugh, but then the story unfolds and as the various characters tells their version of it, it gets more clever and interesting. My daughter guessed the ending half-way through though.
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Great for both children and adults

By DadLife (3 reviews) , 14 Jun 2012

This is a tongue in cheek retelling of the classic Grimm fairy tale, where the story has been twisted into more of a crime caper.

I wasn't sure if my kids would like it (boy of 6, girl of 2) but they both loved it, as did me and the missus. It's entertaining for the children who know the original story and it's rife with the Pixar-esque references that let the adults raise a dry smile.

The characters are an interesting anthropomorphic mix of animal and human characters, my personal favourite of them all being the absolutely manic squirrel photographer.

This is a clever twist on a classic tale, and one that can be enjoyed by both adults and children.
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Terrible kids film

By a customer , 08 Jan 2012

Got this for the kids and was terrible. They watched for a bit and lost interest. Watched it myself and it is boring. You know what is coming.
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Dee-nam-ee-tay - Must be Italian...

By a customer , 12 Oct 2011

I love this film!!! I saw it a few years ago with friends and we laughed all the way through and still laugh about it now.

Its a re-working of the classic red riding hood story. Children love it! And it has plenty of humour for the adults.

A MUST SEE!
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