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I already saw this movie, I have even seen it in the movie theater when it was released, but, since I have it on DVD, I thought I might as well check it out again. The funny thing is that I actually bought this DVD for my daughter because she loved 'Fantastic Mr. Fox' so much (I can’t count how many times she watched it) but she never actually never watched this damned thing so, after all these years, I thought I might watch it myself. As far as I was concerned, since I really loved 'Fantastic Mr. Fox', of course, I was really eager to watch this new stop-motion animated feature from Wes Anderson. And indeed, I wasn't disappointed and I just really loved the damned thing. First of all, it was such a well made animated feature and the amount of neat details displayed on each screen was just impressive. Furthermore, it was just a really fun adventure with some hilarious dialogue with the typical dry humor we are used to get with Wes Anderson. On top of that, there was also some room for some more sensitive moments but these scenes never clashed with the rest of the movie. The first time around, I didn’t notice it because I was so amazed by the animation, so entertained by the banter between these dogs and simply quite overwhelmed by all these neat details but, when I re-watched it, I noticed how actually dark it was, especially compared to the rest of Wes Anderson’s work. Not that it was an issue, not at all, it’s just that the material was actually quite bleak. Eventually, even though this stop-motion feature was also quite impressive , I have to admit that I still preferred 'Fantastic Mr. Fox' because the story and the characters were just more entertaining and interesting. Anyway, to conclude, Wes Anderson displayed once again that he is easily one of the most interesting American directors at work nowadays and I will definitely watch his next directorial efforts.
8/10
