Fun movie for the whole family.....
Added 12/28/2009
The whole family will enjoy this movie - the first time. If you have young children (Mine are 3 & 7), this movie will keep them entertained time and time again. A "must have" for any children's DVD collection.
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Entertaining But Needs Nick Park's Creative Genius
Added 10/4/2009
"Flushed Away" is a CG animation produced by DreamWorks and Aardman, companies that brought us wildly imaginative and hugely entertaining "Wallace & Gromit in The Curse of the Were-Rabbit." Their new collaboration "Flushed Away" is as an enjoyable ride as the Oscar-winning predecessor, but the creativity and imagination of Wallace and Gromit are somehow missing.
Roddy (voiced by Hugh Jackman) is a pet mouse living in a posh house in Kensington. His affluent life is suddenly over, however, when he is literally "flushed away" by an intruder, a sewer mouse named Sid (Shane Richie). Through the pipes Roddy goes deep down into the underworld, where he encounters a feisty, street-smart female mouse Rita (Kate Winslet), who is being chased by the scheming kingpin "The Toad" (Ian McKellen).
"Flushed Away" suffers from underdeveloped characters and weak storyline. Of all the animation characters I have ever seen, Roddy is probably the least interesting hero. All Roddy wants to do is going up above, back to his old house, and it is not a very difficult thing to do (Sid already did that). Hugh Jackman does his best, but voice acting is not his forte, and many of his scenes are stolen by The Toad's ridiculously incompetent henchmen Whitey and Spike (Bill Nighy and Andy Sarkis) and the singing slugs.
According to IMDb, as many as five credited screenplay writers (and another six writers who did additional screenplay material) were attached to the project. But you will notice there is someone who should be here. For all funny slapstick jokes, pop culture references ("Finding Nemo" "Batman" etc.) and visual detail of the London underworld, "Flushed Away" is a little disappointing, lacking Nick Park's creative genius.
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NICE MOVIE
Added 10/2/2009
This movie is just interesting enough to hold my attention. Nice story and animation. Cute movie, good for all ages (if you like this kind of movie, which I do).
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Great movie for kids with an imaginative twist!
Added 9/28/2009
Bought this for a 5 yr old and 2 yr old. They love it. It has also been a great way to explain what happens when the toilet flushes. Two inquisitive fun loving kids love this movie!
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GREAT FUN!
Added 9/22/2009
This is a great movie. We are PIXAR fanatics so this is not quite up to par with any PIXAR movies; however, it is still a very good movie. Our four (4) year old girl likes it a lot.
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Fun movie for the whole family.....
Added 12/28/2009
The whole family will enjoy this movie - the first time. If you have young children (Mine are 3 & 7), this movie will keep them entertained time and time again. A "must have" for any children's DVD collection.
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Entertaining But Needs Nick Park's Creative Genius
Added 10/4/2009
"Flushed Away" is a CG animation produced by DreamWorks and Aardman, companies that brought us wildly imaginative and hugely entertaining "Wallace & Gromit in The Curse of the Were-Rabbit." Their new collaboration "Flushed Away" is as an enjoyable ride as the Oscar-winning predecessor, but the creativity and imagination of Wallace and Gromit are somehow missing.
Roddy (voiced by Hugh Jackman) is a pet mouse living in a posh house in Kensington. His affluent life is suddenly over, however, when he is literally "flushed away" by an intruder, a sewer mouse named Sid (Shane Richie). Through the pipes Roddy goes deep down into the underworld, where he encounters a feisty, street-smart female mouse Rita (Kate Winslet), who is being chased by the scheming kingpin "The Toad" (Ian McKellen).
"Flushed Away" suffers from underdeveloped characters and weak storyline. Of all the animation characters I have ever seen, Roddy is probably the least interesting hero. All Roddy wants to do is going up above, back to his old house, and it is not a very difficult thing to do (Sid already did that). Hugh Jackman does his best, but voice acting is not his forte, and many of his scenes are stolen by The Toad's ridiculously incompetent henchmen Whitey and Spike (Bill Nighy and Andy Sarkis) and the singing slugs.
According to IMDb, as many as five credited screenplay writers (and another six writers who did additional screenplay material) were attached to the project. But you will notice there is someone who should be here. For all funny slapstick jokes, pop culture references ("Finding Nemo" "Batman" etc.) and visual detail of the London underworld, "Flushed Away" is a little disappointing, lacking Nick Park's creative genius.
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NICE MOVIE
Added 10/2/2009
This movie is just interesting enough to hold my attention. Nice story and animation. Cute movie, good for all ages (if you like this kind of movie, which I do).
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