Flushed Away [DVD] [2006]

Description

Flushed Away is a rip-roaring nautical adventure with a twist: The heroes are a pair of rodents braving the sewers underneath London. Roddy (voiced by Hugh Jackman) is an upper-crust house-mouse who finds himself flushed into the subterranean sewers. Eager to return to his posh home, he enlists the help of a boat-captain rat named Rita (Kate Winslet), who has troubles of her own; namely the kingpin of the underworld, the Toad (Ian McKellen), and his henchmen including the French mercenary Le Frog (Jean Reno).

While technically Flushed Away could be considered part of the wave of celebrity-voiced, anthropomorphic-animal movies that hit in 2005-2006 (Madagascar, Over the Hedge, The Wild, etc.), it doesn't inspire the same sense of déjà vu. For one thing, its voice actors are less recognizable than the likes of Bruce Willis and Chris Rock. For another, its look is very distinctive. Like Nick Park's Chicken Run and Wallace and Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit, it's a joint production of DreamWorks Animation and Aardman Features, and although Park isn't involved, it retains his trademark blocky look of clay animation. But animating the movie by computer rather than by hand allows for some eye-popping tableaux, such as floodwaters rushing through the sewers and an entire town of little animated characters. It's a crazy thrill ride loaded with inside jokes and enough crude humour to earn a PG rating, and the band of singing slugs is also a hoot. --David Horiuchi

Reviews of Flushed Away [DVD] [2006]:

great stuff
i bought this for my 4 year old daughter and she loves it and so do i. we watch it every day. even my 1 year old dances along to the songs in it. great dvd

Flushed Away
Awesome film. We got it for the kids but I was crying with laughter myself! Kids love it, its on repeat. The story line is great and you really get involved with the characters. Would recommend it to anyone.

Fun
as a new step parent, I really enjoyed watching my step daughter laughing and pointing out all the funny parts that she really likes - even if it was for the upteenth time! excellent film lots to see.

Had to get 2nd copy, she lost her 1st!
My daughter (7yrs) loves this movie, so much so, I've had to buy a 2nd to replace the lost 1st copy.
I can't add any more than has already been said about this fantastic movie. It's a gem and that coming from someone who has seen it countless times.
I would recommend it to anyone.
GB Wolverhampton UK

Carried Away by Flushed Away
I watched this with my family on t.v over Christmas and we laughed all the way through it. We had to buy this DVD to watch it all over again. We love Wallace and Gromit and the Aardman involvement is obvious.I recommend this to anyone who likes animation and great combination of visual and spoken jokes.
Flushed Away [DVD] [2006]

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