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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Another Dreamworks Hit!
Added 9/13/2009
What a fun and whimsical movie with the usual Dreamworks state of the art animation. The computer generated animation gives the characters a semi-claylike look - but not too much.
This is a funny film with rats and mice in the city of London. Roddy St. James (Hugh Jackman) is a pet mouse who lives in a cage shaped like a castle or a fine house. He has everything he needs and plenty of toys to play with. He comes across as a "James Bond" wannabe mouse. English accent and fine clothes to appeal to his Barbie Doll pretend friends.
A fat rat of the streets, named Sid (Shane Richie) pops up out of the sink one day when Roddy's owner's have left him alone. They are out of the house as Roddy hops in his play car with two of his Barbie Doll "Friends". Sid is gross and demanding. He wants the same life as Roddy. Roddy does not want Sid around, disrupting his fine times and good food. He thinks he can trick Sid into jumping into the toilet - tells him it is a "Spa" with a "whirlpool". Sid knows it is a toilet and Roddy ends up being flushed away down to subterranean Metropolis - similar to London but for smaller animals and frogs, snails, etc...
Rita (Kate Winslet), a smart, cute young attractive female rat meets Roddy. Roddy and Rita team up after some mishaps, and changes in plans. There is a villainous Toad (Sir Ian McKellen) and singing snails (delightful songs interspersed throughout). The toad hates rodents and has sent two goofy hench rats, Spike (Andy Serkis) and Whitey (Bill Nighy), and his cousin -- Le Frog (Jean Reno) - to see that Roddy and Rita are frozen alive with his other victims. Liquid Nitrogen is used to do this.
Rita and Roddy are smart and brave and together escape and are chased through several exciting scenes. The movie is engaging and fun - and as usual the animation is fabulous!
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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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