We have been excited about Over the Hedge thanks to the brilliant animation, the story, the cast, the humor, the, well, you get the idea. It turns out the film was given its first screening at the Toronto Sprockets International Film Festival and it performed wonderfully.
Over the Hedge Review
The good people over at AICN have recently received on of the first reviews to appear for Over the Hedge. The reviewer is very positive, though admits to having low expectations when he entered the theatre.
Now I went into this film knowing very little about it except for the internet trailers, and reading a few of the scripts. My impression was it was going to be a lot of bodily emission jokes topped with pop culture reference and product placement that would have a mandatory reenactment of a famous movie scene and pass it off as a joke.
So after seeing the movie what did I think? I was very pleasantly surprised.
I have to say it was fun seeing Bruce Willis playing a con man character again.
Again I have to say I was very pleased leaving the theatre after seeing this movie. I did go in with mild expectations mind you, but I promise you children will love this movie, and adults will get some good belly laughs out of it.
Though it is great to have your first review be a positive one, Dreamworks are going to have to kick the marketing machine in gear to help them battle the other tentpole films coming our way this May.
Check out the entire review on Over the Hedge over at AICN.
Over the Hedge comes to theatres on May 19th, 2005.
For the trailers, movie stills, posters, more movie info and full synopsis, go to the Over
the Hedge Movie Page.
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