Animation Movie "Hoodwinked!" (2005)

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    3

    " The Secrets of Fairytales Revealed!"
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    Runtime 1 hr 20 min
    Budget $30 000 000
    Premiere: World $110 013 167 January 25, 2006
    USA $51 386 611
    Other countries $58 626 556
    Box Office – Budget $80 013 167
    Premiere: USA $51 386 611 December 16, 2005
    first day $1 090 954
    theaters 2505
    rollout 247 days
    Digital: World March 27, 2026
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    Description

    Little Red Riding Hood, the Wolf, the Woodsman and Granny all tell the police the events that led up to their encounter.

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    Production

    Hoodwinked! was one of the first independent computer-animated films to be produced without the aid of a distributor. Although the film's budget is listed as $30 million on Box Office Mojo, several sources have rejected this figure, reporting that the film was produced for no more than $15 million. Director Cory Edwards explained in a 2009 interview that the film's actual budget was under $8 million. Any of these figures would be significantly lower than is typical for a computer-animated film's budget. At the time of Hoodwinked!s production, the costs of computer-animation software had only recently decreased to a price that was accessible to more than just major studios, and leading up to the film's release, producer David Lovegren said, "Six or seven years ago, the idea of doing Hoodwinked! as an independent [animated] feature would have been impossible".

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    Critique: 15

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    Entertainment Weekly January 11, 2006

    Hoodwinked’s most radical feature is that it’s a ride without heroes – unless, that is, you count the filmmakers, who could e...

    Slant Magazine January 8, 2006

    There are two sides to every story, the saying goes, but in this super-Rashomon-meets-Shrek CGI contraption there are no less than five.

    Christian Science Monitor January 13, 2006

    It’s a moderately enjoyable escapade that isn’t quite clever enough for adults and not quite imaginative enough for children.

    calendarlive.com December 16, 2005

    Hoodwinked is an irreverent, hard-edged retelling of Little Red Riding Hood -- a high-energy, imaginative entertainment aimed at younger audie...

    detnews.com January 13, 2006

    The visuals are passable. The story’s a lot of fun. And the story is what sells the movie.

    SFGATE January 13, 2006

    Offers a few laughs but overall is pretty tired.

    film.guardian.co.uk September 30, 2006

    It’s more than a little contrived, but Warburton’s Wolf has a worldly, hard-bitten charm.

    ReelViews January 21, 2006

    The production contains enough positive elements to make it worth a look, but not until it reaches DVD or TV. As a theatrical offering, i...

    The digital animation ranges from competent to clunky, the jokes too often feel tossed-off and random, and the movie too often descends into dullne...

    freep.com January 13, 2006

    A computer-animated feature that maintains a moderate level of cleverness without being the least bit engaging.

    BBC August 8, 2006

    Saddled with cheap-looking animation and a far from stellar cast, this Shrek clone is a diverting but hardly memorable addition to a dang...

    Boston.com January 13, 2006

    It takes place in a fantasy world whose cheaply rendered surfaces resemble Teletubbieland reupholstered with Naugahyde.

    Chron January 13, 2006

    Feels as warmed over as day-old muffins in Little Red Riding Hood’s basket.

    Austin Chronicle January 21, 2006

    Not likely to have the undying appeal of a film like Shrek or Toy Story.

    USA Today January 12, 2006

    Why would a distributor suddenly yank an animated family film from its intended wide December opening until mid-January? Could it be that the...

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    Watched

    I watched it as a child and have minimal memories. The cartoon can be praised for its interesting presentation of the plot, but everything else, apparently, is already outdated.

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    Watched

    Cool cartoon, of course the impressions are not the same as in childhood, but I like it. The animation is terrible, but for some reason it attracts me and does not repulse me. There are some funny moments. Great plot + everyone tells the story in their own way, everyone has their own view of events – it’s chic

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    Watched

    I watched it back in the year it was released, then the cartoon seemed funny, now this funnyness has not gone away, but the morals and ideas seem a little naive. A pleasant pastime is guaranteed, but the panache is outdated.

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