Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009) (Blu-ray) (UK Import)

Fantastic Mr. Fox is the story of a clever, quick, nimble, and exceptionally well-dressed wild animal. A compulsive chicken thief turned newspaper reporter, Mr. Fox settles down with his family in a new foxhole in a beautiful tree—directly adjacent to three enormous poultry farms owned by three ferociously vicious farmers: Boggis, Bunce, and Bean. Mr. Fox simply cannot resist. Wes Anderson’s adaptation of Roald Dahl’s classic children’s novel is a meticulous work of stop-motion animation featuring vibrant performances by George Clooney, Meryl Streep, Jason Schwartzman, Willem Dafoe, Michael Gambon, and Bill Murray.

Specials

Digital master, approved by director Wes Anderson, with 5.1 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack on the Blu-ray
Audio commentary featuring Anderson
Storyboard animatic for the entire film
Footage of the actors voicing their characters, puppet construction, stop-motion setups, and the recording of the score
Interviews with cast and crew
Puppet animation tests
Photo gallery of puppets, props, and sets
Animated awards acceptance speeches
Audio recording of author Roald Dahl reading the book on which the film is based
Fantastic Mr. Dahl, an hour-long 2005 documentary about the author
Gallery of Dahl’s original manuscripts
Discussion and analysis of the film
Stop-motion Sony robot commercial by Anderson
English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
PLUS: An essay by critic Erica Wagner and (Blu-ray only) a 2002 article on Dahl’s Gipsy House by Anderson; White Cape, a comic book used as a prop in the film; and drawings, original paintings, and other ephemera

Rezensionen

BZ: "Eine gelungene Verfilmung des Kinderbuches, die jung und alt zum Lachen bringt.​"
Eltern: "Schafft das seltene Kunststück, so gut wie jeden Kinobesucher zu begeistern.​"
Film-Dienst: "Der in Stop Motion gefertigte Trickfilm adaptiert fantasievoll den Kinderbuchklassiker von Roald Dahl und bezaubert durch die sorgfältige Animation und Ausstattung.​ Zugleich ist er Ehe- und Typenkomödie, Coming-of-Age-Geschichte, Gangster- und Kriegsdrama und feiert das Recht auf Individualität.​ Ebenso mitreißend wie aktionsreich wird Dahls Vorlage in den filmischen Kosmos von Regisseur Wes Anderson übersetzt, der stets skurril-melancholisch um dysfunktionale Familien kreist.​" Cinema: "Wundervoll ausgestattetes Animationsabenteuer für Erwachsene.​"
Epd-Film: "Mr.​ Fox ist ein typischer Held aus dem Universum des Regisseurs Wes Anderson - nur dass er jetzt ein Fuchs ist.​ Ein weiterer, diesmal puppenanimierter, flapsiger Familienfilm.​"