Flushed Away (2006)

The greatest movie ever made..!

From my favorite movies..

The plot isn't so bad, but the pace of storytelling is too slow which makes people bored. Certain moments are so obvious and unnecessary for the main plot. I would've fast-forwarded those moments if it was an online streaming. The ending looks like implying a sequel, not sure if this movie will get one

One of the worst ways to make a cult movie is to set out to make a cult movie.

The story of an uptown rat that gets flushed down the toilet from his penthouse apartment, ending in the sewers of London, where he has to learn a whole new and different way of life. Flushed Away has an amazing and talented cast of actors such as Hugh Jackman, Kate Winslet, Ian McKellen, Andy Serkis, Bill Nighy and Jean Reno. The jokes are well written and so are the characters, the film's 3rd act is action packed and there's some good messages for kids about what is really important in life. Overall a well made and well structured animation. (A+)

British clay animation geniuses Aardman Studios strike gold yet again with this frantically funny comedy, their first to be done by computer. Roddy St. James (voice of Hugh Jackman) is a pampered pet mouse who gets to see how the other half lives when he is flushed down the toilet by rascally sewer rat Sid (voice of Shane Richie). He must join forces with Rita (voice of Kate Winslet), skipper of a garbage scow, to evade the minions of amphibian underworld kingpin The Toad (voice of Sir Ian McKellen)."Flushed Away" is both a verbal and a visual delight, with an engaging, consistently amusing script and those wonderful, unique Aardman character designs. Adhering to the tradition begun by Pixars' "Toy Story" back in 1995, there is plenty of humor for both children and adults. As a result, older viewers should be roaring with laughter as often as the little ones. It's got great energy, and pace, and a solid soundtrack (ranging from Billy Idol & Generation X, to Jet, to Tom Jones). Priceless gags include the constant appearances of singing slugs. The material has real heart (but never goes overboard with sentimentality) and the characters are endearing from start to finish. Voice talents also include Jean Reno as dapper Le Frog (!), Bill Nighy and Andy Serkis as The Toads' rodent henchmen, and Kathy Burke, David Suchet, and Miriam Margolyes as Ritas' family. The animation is absolutely stunning throughout.The filmmakers do know how to send you away with a smile, with a brilliant gag to conclude the end credits.Eight out of 10.

I must say that every time I heard about "Flushed Away" for some odd reason I kept thinking that it wasn't a much interesting animation and things like that. I was wrong and I underestimated the value of it. It's a very funny adventure with a excellent soundtrack and a great ensemble casting makes the excellent characters voices. Roddy (Hugh Jackman's voice) is an uptown rat who lives in a big penthouse apartment, very happily until some poor rat shows up and flushes him down the toilet and letting him totally lost in the sewers of London. While trying get back home he's helped by a female obstinate rat Rita (Kate Winslet's voice) who wants to save the lives of many other rats persecuted by evil frogs led by The Toad (Ian McKellen's voice) and his French relative (Jean Reno's voice).High-spirited, entertaining and with lots of good jokes and a few cultural references "Flushed Away" is a very simple film but in the whole body of work delivers much more than it is expected. Despite a tremendous big plot hole towards the ending (but I think kids won't notice that) the story is well structured, without any excessive moments. The soundtrack's use was very good and one of the most memorable tings here working with classics of Billy Idol, Christopher Cross "Sailing" (I laughed a lot when the song was used in a romantically moment that ended hilariously when Roddy and Rita were being chased by the villains on the boat) and many other songs; and the music composed by Harry Gregson-Williams (composer from the Shrek films) is quite good too. If you enjoyed "Chicken Run" and similar animations from Aardman's (this is their first completely computer-animated feature) this film is for you. It's very enjoyable and highly recommended. 10/10

This film turned out to be solidly entertaining. The animation is a blocky Aardman-like, but done using CGI. The results are fine. The story is light, basically just an excuse for an adventure through London's sewers where there's an entire community of creatures living, Dickens style. Ian McKellen is tremendous voicing the villainous Toad. Hugh Jackman and Kate Winslet are dependable as a pair of constantly bickering opposites who ultimately attract. There are some inappropriate Americanisms throughout the production, which otherwise retains a typically British sense of humor. Recommended.Overall 7/10