I thought this was an excellent film for both adults and kids. My two eight year old sons thought it was a good action story with humor--and I agreed! Many kids films these days are very formulaic and boring for adults, but I thought the sets/animation were very impressive and the dialogue was very clever. It is an intelligently humorous movie that has a real plot with real characters. You almost forget you're watching animation by the end of the movie. You would never think this is the kind of movie it is from the previews (which are kind of goofy). But it is really a great film!

Based on Roald Dahl's similarly titled book, this 87 min movie is both director Wed Anderson(The Royal Tenenbaums) and 20th Century Fox studio's first stop-motion animated feature. REAL fur, miniature trees, and sand were used in the making of this movie. Our protagonist - the disarmingly charming intelligent rascal, Mr. Fox - is a master of mischief and mayhem. He was excellently voiced by George Clooney. The rest of the SUPERB voice-cast comprise of Meryl Streep(Mrs. Fox), Michael Gambon(farmer Bean), Jason Schwartzman(Ash), Willem Dafoe(Rat), Bill Murray(Badger), Eric Chase Anderson(Kristofferson), etc. I was utterly enraptured and delightfully entertained by the complex and somewhat giddy plot and lovably engaging characters, masterful execution, witty jokes, and by the overall visual appeal of this satisfying high-quality production. VERDICT: A MUST-SEE!!! HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.

The film was very beautifully done with lovely visuals and good voicing acting, but does not strictly follow the book. The style of the film was very engaging every screen held interest. The detail in the character construction really elevated this film above the run of the mill animated children's movie. The music also fits wonderfully never overpowering important dialouge. One element that may jar audiences out of the enchantment is the use of "cuss" to substitute for any undesirable word. The substitution does keep the movie child-friendly which is probably more important anyways. While children under 11 will love it, good luck getting a grumpy teenager to go. Movie has enough action for boys and some emotional moment for girls, keeping all the little darling happy. Overall it gets 4 out of 5 stars.

I really enjoyed the humor in this movie. It was artistically creative and just plain fun. I am an adult and I enjoyed it. I really dont think this is too violent for kids, I mean has anyone watched childrens cartoons these day? All violence. This isn't graphic, just comical. LOVED this movie! One of the better movies of 2009! Allstar voice cast was amazing! Seriously amazing!

We (my 10, 7, and 4 year old kids) took my wife to see Fantastic Mr. Fox for her birthday. We all really enjoyed it. It's funny, without the typical slapstick humor and wisecracking animals that have become a permanent part of so many childrens' movies. Nicely done, intelligent plot, witty dialogue, good voices. I'd even see it without the kids.