Great entertainment over the hedge

There are a couple of animated movies that I’m waiting for this year. Firstly the excellent following of the blockbuster Shrek that is Shrek 3 and then Ratatouille.

I love watching animated movies and I borrowed quite a few since I’m in holidays. I got myself Ant Bully, Monster House, Ice Age 2, Happy Feet and Over the hedge.

Monster House by Steven Spielberg is a good entertainment but I was really disappointed with Ice Age 2 and specially Happy Feet. They were really lamentable.

Over the hedge is my favourite watch. I will still watch it again after having done so several times. It’s hilarious,entertaining and amusing and has got some great moral and lesson behind.

One thing that differentiates for me a good animated movie with a lamentable one is its characters whatever the play, the age audience or the kind of animated movie.

Those from Happy Feet were a bunch of lame penguins learning to sing to conquer the hearts of their beloved ones. Not of my type! From Ice Age 2, it was the prehistoric mammals fleeing their homeland which could be flooded at anytime by the surrounding melting ice. Too pathetic! The boys in Ant Bully and Monster House made the movies a “reserved for kids” one.

On the contrary, I adored the guys in Over the Hedge. I even fell in love with its music played excellently by a Ben Folds. My favourite track being Family of Me and Still. Yeah coming to the characters again : look at the astute RJ the raccoon which has got to trick a bunch of collector animals to help him pile up food which he owe to the big bad Bear. And there you are also, the tortoise Verne too afraid to venture out of his shell and the rest of the animal company crew. Aren’t they cute?




I love them, I love that movie. Make it a must watch it, you won’t be disappointed. What are your favourite animated movies waiting to be watched this year? C’mon share your taste with me :P

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