When I was a kid, my father read Roald Dahl’s classic books to me and my sister, including “Fantastic Mr. Fox.” While I remember it as my favorite of his books, much of the story and characters have been lost on me over the years. Still, when I heard it was being given a feature film treatment, I was excited.
Throw Wes Anderson – one of my favorite directors – into the mix, along with some retro stop-motion animation, and this soon became one of my most anticipated films of the season.
The story follows Mr. Fox, a bird hunter who has settled down to raise a family. With memories of his halcyon days as a hunter, Mr. Fox sneaks out to the nearby farmers of Boggis, Bunce and Bean to raid their stores of food, cider and anything else he can get his hands on. Unfortunately, the bitter farmers decide to get revenge for the raids and attack Mr. Fox and his woodland friends. Soon, Mr. Fox organizes the many animals and makes an attempt to fight back.
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