05-10-2010, 11:46 AM
As much as I loathe Clooney, this was hysterical. Like O Brother, Clooney turns in a winner here. There's a lot of witty banter, and the film moves from outright silly to dramatic on hairpin turns. Streep, Dafoe & Dumbledore do some great voice work, not as overblown as the post DonKEH/mushu work of Murphy.
The stop motion animation was enjoyable in its vision. I never read Dahl's book. Saw this DVD right after seeing City of Ember, so it was a bit of a Bill Murray fest.
T liked Ember better. Dm is a sucker for decent stop-motion.
The stop motion animation was enjoyable in its vision. I never read Dahl's book. Saw this DVD right after seeing City of Ember, so it was a bit of a Bill Murray fest.
T liked Ember better. Dm is a sucker for decent stop-motion.
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