Hoodwinked! (2005)

How sad is this?

This is a tender, generous movie that likes its characters and presents them as real people, full of flaws and strengths.

Blending excellent reporting and strong storytelling, this is a disturbing film truly stranger than fiction

There is, somehow, an interesting story here, as well as some good acting. There are also some good scenes

This movie came out when I was about 9 years old. I went to watch it on my birthday, and I still remember how much I loved it. I watched it again and again and again. As a kid I often felt jokes in children movies were obvious. But not this one. I laughed and cried, and this is easily the favourite movie from my childhood.The humour is less childish than a lot of animation movies. Better jokes, and genuinely funny to watch even as an adult. It's original, it's sweet, and I don't care AT ALL that the animation is simple. This movie is from 2005, you know. Just because a movie isn't made with a huge budget like Pixar or Disney, it certainly does not mean it can't be just as good, or even better.WATCH!

Some people may consider the animation of this film old. However, I see it as a different kind of animation that that of Disney-Pixar titles. I think it was done purposely, to cleverly represent the vintage tale of "The Little Red Riding Hood." This film has a great many punchlines that will have you rolling laughing. The Film tells the different points of view of "The Little Red Riding Hood," from each of its characters, such as the Big Bad Wolf, Red Riding Hood, The Granny, and some weirdo with an ax. It has a lot of slapstick humor as well as a lot of conjured up, original humor laced into the story. This film can be enjoyed by both adults and children alike. I found it to be a lot better than I had thought it to be. I expected it to be lame and cliché. Well, shows you how much I judge a book by its cover. Give it a shot. I bet you'll appreciate the fact that you did. I would recommend this movie to those who are in the mood for parody animation.

This film is severely underrated, I googled reviews for Hoodwinked after watching it and finding it to be one of the most entertaining and nuanced animated children's comedies around. I'm only here to try to set the record straight. Criticism of this film is so shallow, comparing it in terms of animation quality to blockbusters like Shrek, with its much larger budget and production company. Who gives one about the animation?? In terms of the actual content of the two films compared, I personally do not think the millions of extra dollars pumped into Shrek paid off with a more enjoyable film- I actually find the jokes in Shrek weak and far too reliant on Eddie Murphy's "funny black guy" delivery (although I much prefer Shrek 2). All in all I think Hoodwinked is definitely worth watching, if it is approached with an open mind.

Hoodwinked (2005): Dir: Cory Edwards / Voices: Anne Hathaway, Patrick Warburton, Jim Belushi, Glenn Close, Cory Edwards: Absolutely hilarious computer animated satire about fairy tales. We have all heard this story at some point in our childhood but chances are that we never heard it told quite like this. Little Red Riding Hood cycles to Granny's house delivering goodies. Once there she is confronted with the big bad wolf and that is where the plot takes an unexpected turn from the traditional story. Red, Granny, the woodsman, and the wolf are all arrested and taken into custody where their versions of the story are revealed. What director Cory Edwards does is double standards all these characters that result in hilarious storytelling that sidelines repetition with surprise. Anne Hathaway voices Red who knows martial arts and is out to solve the case at hand. Patrick Warburton steals scenes as the wolf who claims to be an undercover journalist. Jim Belushi voices the woodsman who dreams of being a stage actor. Glenn Close voices Granny who is a secret daredevil. Their stories parallel but not without surprise. Cory Edwards provides the high sped voice of Twitchy the squirrel, the wolf's photographer sidekick. Colorful and extremely funny reworking of the classic fairy tale that completely overturns our expectations on the roles these characters traditionally played. Score: 9 / 10