Hoodwinked (Widescreen Edition)

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A true classic comedy worth multiple re-watchesThe art style is unique, even for its time, but grew on me quick.

My kids loved this movie so much I had to write a review about even though 162 people gave their opinion about it before me! I am not sure why I missed this treasure when it was out in the movie theaters, but I did, and we happened to come across it one night at our local Blockbuster. We brought it home and it was love at first sight for my daughter. After 74 showings and 4 rentals later, we decided to buy our own copy.The story behind Hoodwinked is well chronicled in other reviews. so I will not belabor that point. It is basically a whodunit about Little Red Riding Hood, her ultra hip Grandmother, the investigative reporting wolf, and an out of work actor who moonlights as a truck driver selling Schnitzel-on-a-stick to all the children in the forest! All four characters are implicated in the ruckus that breaks out at Granny's house and each character gets to tell their version of events leading up to the arrival of the police. Needless to say, the stories don't jive, yet each one weaves in and out of the other characters' stories.Patrick Warburton could not have been a better choice as the wolf. His delivery is fantastic, and he plays homage to one of my favorite movies "Fletch" both in attitude and dress. I know that you always recognize his distinct voice when he does a voiceover for an animated character, but you almost lose that sense of it when you see what a terrific jobs he does embodying the character of the wolf. The other pleasant surprise is the voice-over of Glenn Close as Granny. Despite watching this movie over 150 times and counting, you still don't know it's her. Andy Dick voices the maniacal bunny Boingo, and he too embodies the part. Great casting!My kid have watched virtually all of the animated films of the last 8 years, as well as the oldies but goodies from years gone by, and this is by far my daughter's favorite movie. She will forego Blue's' Clues, Dora, Sid the Science Kid, and Little Einsteins if she is able to find where Mommy hid the movie and flip it into the DVD player. As with most of the animated features offered today, there is plenty of grown up humor in the movie as well and I enjoy watching the movie as much as my kids do. I never thought Little Red Riding Hood could be so much fun, but it is! You WILL enjoy this movie. And if you don't--feel free to send your copy to my house--chances are I will need it to replace the one in current use after our 1000th viewing!

Hah! My kids became addicted to this movie! I think we wore the DVD out in the player! A very cute, modern, funny twist on the Little Red Riding Hood story, one that easily engages kids

What I really liked about this movie was how well thought out and interconnected the whole plot was, almost nothing in this movie happens by chance as you will see when you finish watching the whole thing. Another review says it was like a mix of the Incredibles and Shrek and some other movies, but what it reminded me of in terms of plot connectedness was Pulp Fiction.Don't let that comparison scare you into thinking this is not a family friendly film though, I would also say this is the best film for kids I have seen in a long time. Zero sexual innuendo, and no stupid fart jokes or other potty humor that permeate so many other movies aimed at kids.You may be put off by the graphics a bit if you are used to Pixar movies, as they are not as detailed in this movie. But this movie proves that a great plot and clever writing overcomes the lack of things like 5 billion individually animated hairs on the wolf.I rented this movie to watch it the first time, but am buying it to keep for good.

Hoodwinked first came across my attention a month ago while channel-surfing. The movie is another take on the Grimm's Fairy Tale, Little Red Riding Hood, and purports to tell "the real story". While stories of "the other point-of-view" are nothing new, many are widely successful (Gregory Maguire's Wicked, for example). Hoodwinked deserves to be in the ranks of such success stories.What sets Hoodwinked apart from others is that rather than settling one viewpoint, the film tells the story of all of the players: the Wolf's, the Woodsman's, and even Granny's. In the fairy tale, Red is seen as an innocent child performing a family errand and accosted by the personification of evil. But in Hoodwinked, Red is a delivery girl for a local business, and the Wolf is fleshed out as an intrepid reporter who mistakenly believes Red is responsible for a rash of thefts in the neighborhood. His foray into cross-dressing is simply an attempt to get to the truth. Even the woodsman, believed by Grimm to be a hero, becomes a clumsy oaf whose role in the adventure is best left unsaid. As for Granny, well, her beehive hairdo is merely a cover for a woman most people would love to have as a grandparent! Glenn Close does a magnificent job voicing this spry, sly, surprising grandmother.The cast is supplemented by several supporting cast members such as Japeth the Goat, Twitchy the Squirrel, and Boingo the Rabbit (superbly voiced by Andy Dick). But rather than relegating such characters to bland, background chorus roles as you would find in a Disney film, Kanbar Entertainment gives each one a separate identity, and an important part to play. Yes, some of them do sing--the music in this film is quite good--but it is music that Walt would never approve of.After seeing only half the film, I promptly ordered the DVD, and it now occupies a place of honor in the rack beside other animation greats such as The Incredibles, and The Simpsons. I plan to get the soundtrack as well.Director Cory Edwards has written a sequel, titled Hoodwinked Too: Hood vs. Evil, which centers on Hansel & Gretel. I look forward to see this next year.

My siblings and I lost our childhood copy of Hoodwinked and it is NEVER streaming anywhere. It had been YEARS since we had seen this film, and we searched effortlessly for about a year before we could find a copy. I was SO excited to get a dvd of this movie and as soon as we put the movie on, we quoted EVERYTHING and relived so many childhood memories. Such a great movie