A classic

I managed to find a friend who wasn't going out last night. Which means they we're free to go to the cinema with me =)

We decided to see Fantastic Mr. Fox, woo. We chose an earlier showing to avoid the Orange Wednesday’s huge queues. So now I'm going to attempt to answer the question of does it live up to all the hype, and more importantly, the classic book!

Well, here goes, I actually managed to read the book recently, courtesy of Nestlé who are giving away books in certain cereals, I'm partial to Choco Shreddies you see. So after watching the film I re-read the book to remind myself how it goes.

There aren't many differences between the book and the film, and the differences that are there are clearly chosen to enhance the film. The added characters and views of certain characters, simply make the film more appealing, and don't at all take anything away from the masterpiece by Roahl Dahl.

The ending has been extended, but again, that’s just so it works better as a film, it leave you more satisfied than it otherwise would have. Yet it still manages to stay true and pretty much finish on the same thing.

Overall it is a great adaptation of a classic children's book. The stop animation works so well, and looks good. I'd recommend it whether you've always been a fan of the book, or even if you don't know what it’s about =)

Therefore I guess it does live up to the hype, with a star studded cast, great stop motion animation and it's even quirky and funny to boot!