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Genre | Kids & Family, Animation, Comedy, Action & Adventure |
Format | NTSC, Subtitled |
Contributor | James Marsden, Russell Brand, Kaley Cuoco, Tim Hill |
Initial release date | 2012-03-23 |
Language | English |
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From the makers of Despicable Me comes an all-new comedy about candy, chicks and rock 'n' roll! He was destined to be the Easter Bunny, but all he wanted to do was rock! When teenage E.B. (voiced by Russell Brand) leaves for Hollywood in pursuit of his dream to become a rockstar drummer, he meets Fred (James Marsden), an out-of-work slacker with his own lofty goals. Together the two encounter a series of hilarious mishaps and misadventures and in the end help each other recognize the importance of family. "The laughs don't stop in this movie treat for all ages!" -Pete Hammond, BOXOFFICE
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Hop is all about achieving one's dreams, regardless of how fantastical those dreams may seem. Hidden deep inside the mouth of a moai statue on Easter Island is a candy factory that produces the world's Easter candy and looks like a cross between Willy Wonka's Chocolate Factory and Santa's Workshop. The Easter Bunny and a very bossy chick foreman named Carlos take their responsibility to make Easter happen very seriously. But the Easter Bunny's son E.B. dreams not of taking his rightful place as the next Easter Bunny, but of becoming a famous drummer--a situation that his father finds highly disappointing. In the human world, Fred O'Hare is also a disappointment to his father; he's a young man who can't seem to find a job that he's passionate about--indeed, he's a slacker who can't seem to find any job at all. E.B. and Fred meet on the streets of Hollywood and become unlikely roommates in a borrowed mansion. As the two struggle to find and pursue their dreams, hilarity ensues and each character learns a surprising lesson from the other. Hop is full of comic moments that include a bunny that poops jellybeans, chicks that shout through "eggaphones," and an elite bunny force known as the "pink berets." The premise of the story is a lot like director Tim Hill's earlier Alvin and the Chipmunks films--a man without direction finds his purpose through an unlikely relationship with a cute talking animal after enduring lots of big messes and plenty of silly slapstick humor. The main difference is that in this film, energetic drum solos replace the high-pitched, sped-up singing of little chipmunks. The combined animation and live action is deftly handled by Chris Meledandri's Illumination (Despicable Me). Hop is a film full of silly antics and some good chuckles--it's not deep, but kids ages 7 and older, as well as adults, should enjoy it. --Tami Horiuchi
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- Aspect Ratio : 1.85:1
- Is Discontinued By Manufacturer : No
- MPAA rating : PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
- Product Dimensions : 0.7 x 7.5 x 5.4 inches; 2.72 ounces
- Item model number : 25082752
- Director : Tim Hill
- Media Format : NTSC, Subtitled
- Run time : 1 hour and 36 minutes
- Release date : March 23, 2012
- Actors : James Marsden, Kaley Cuoco, Russell Brand
- Subtitles: : English
- Language : English (Dolby Digital 5.1), French (Dolby Digital 5.1), Spanish (Dolby Digital 5.1)
- Studio : Universal Pictures
- ASIN : B00466HN6S
- Country of Origin : USA
- Number of discs : 1
- Best Sellers Rank: #88 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
- #7 in Action & Adventure DVDs
- #7 in Comedy (Movies & TV)
- #8 in Kids & Family DVDs
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THE OVERALL STORY:
The Easter bunny wanted to retire, and pass the job on to his son, EB. EB did not want to be the new Easter Bunny, but instead he wanted to have a drumming career. EB ends up in Hollywood to escape being the Easter Bunny, and he eventually comes across Fred, a human. Fred was somewhat irresponsible, and he was also living in his sister's bosse's mansion ( in Hollywood). Of course during this time (while EB and Fred tried to live together), back on Easter Island, Carlos the chick, plotted to be the new Easter Bunny/take over Easter.
THE POSITIVES:
(1) This can be either a negative or positive depending on your view point, but their was no love interest for any of the main characters. Personally, I found this very refreshing for story telling. I get tired of watching love stories being dropped into movies when they're really not needed.
(2) This movie had moments where I initially felt that the acting, characters, and one line jokes were going to hit a "enough is enough" moment/s. However, it did not. There were times, especially when I found out that EB pooped jelly beans, I thought that the director would dwell too much on this joke. The movie never crossed the line of over the top anything (acting, jokes, and so on). I really appreciated this, especially from a child's movie.
(3) This movie, for the most part, was age appropriate for all ages. There was no cursing (that I remember), there was no blood, or extreme acts of violence.Even towards the end when it was the show down between "the good guys versus the bad guys" it was nothing too intense, or dramatic. To compare "Hop" with another film on intensity, I felt that " Frozen" was a more intense movie. There are no scenes in Hop that you would need to worry about your child seeing. You can let the DVD play and forget about it. There are no "Oh no! In ten minutes I need to fast forward this scene because it scares my child"= NO.
(4) The CG was well done. And the combination of CG and live action worked well. I was happy that even though the director made EB adorable, that he/she didn't over do on his cuteness. As an adult you won't role your eyes at EB's remarks, statements, or overall design. I was fully ready to say "oh brother", but I never did.
THE NEGATIVES:
(1) The story at times had holes in it, but nothing that would distract the viewer away from the intertie of the film.
(2) The story was a little predictable at times. It follows a basic story line of a father and son not seeing eye to eye on responsibility. Also two un-likely people who meet, and initially don't like each other (EB and Fred)- but eventually care for one another. However, towards the end when Fred got the idea for his ideal career, the story became more of an original piece of story telling.
(3)This can be either a negative or positive depending on your view point, but their was no love interests for any of the main characters.
(4) This can either be a negative or positive depending on your view point, but there really were no adult jokes within "Hop". In most of todays child movies Like "Shrek", there are way too much adult based one-line jokes. In "Hop" there were very few adult based jokes (I believe there were only 2 or 3). Personally, I appreciated this lack of adult humor. This story reminded the audience that adults can still enjoy a child based movie, even though the film did not contain a lot of adult themes/jokes.
Overall, I really enjoyed this film, and I will watch it again when Easter comes around.
The team at Illumination Entertainment (who also brought you "Despicable Me") tried something new and approached a holiday that hasn't earned much attention from the film industry. Maybe they will set a standard for Easter films and this could be the beginning of Easter films. Or the end.
The movie starts off strong; we are introduced to the hero of the film E.B. (voiced by Russell Brand) (I can only assume E.B. stands for Easter Bunny) who is touring the candy factory with his dad on Easter Island (where else would an Easter Bunny live?). His father (voiced by Hugh Laurie) really wants E.B. to be the next Easter Bunny. Unlike Santa Claus, where there is only one of him that lives for a really long time; there is a long line of Easter Bunnies that have been keeping this Easter tradition alive for 4,000 years (for the Christians, do the math, does something seem fishy? For the Catholics, that fishy pun was intended for you in this Lenten season.) At the same time, we see Fred O'Hare (get it? O'Hare. I'm sure there's a joke in there somewhere) as a small child who catches a glimpse of E.B.'s dad delivering Easter eggs. Fred even sees the Easter sleigh (A sleigh? Yes, I must have missed that one as a kid. It's an Easter sleigh towed by hundreds of tiny yellow chicks.).
Fast forward 20 years, Fred (played by James Marsden) is now a grown man living at home with his parents with no job or even a real future. And, E.B. is now a teenager (for any of the viewers, do the math...wait, don't do the math and just go with this one) who wants to drum in a band instead of inheriting the title of Easter Bunny. He runs away to Hollywood to follow his dreams. There Fred literally runs into E.B. with his car. I didn't realize how funny it can be to see a CGI bunny get hit by a car.
Fred and E.B. don't hit it off right away; Fred is pretty sure he is imagining the whole thing. E.B. annoys Fred with his antics and then Fred tries dumping E.B. in the wilderness. E.B. finally proves to Fred that he is the Easter Bunny by pooping out jelly beans. It's fun for the kids, I guess. Fred then remembers the time he saw the Easter Bunny which makes him ignore the fact that he despised this rabbit 10 minutes earlier. Here, as in most kiddie films, the two characters that had their differences and are now best of friends, must work together to fight a common enemy and therefore save Easter.
Should you see this movie? Nope. The CGI and detail put into it was great but they didn't put half as much effort into the story. Sure it was cute and sure it had a few funny moments, but it's just not worth it to see this movie. The kids have probably seen the trailer and want to see the bunny that poops candy. If they are between ages 4 and 9 maybe put the DVD in their Easter basket next year but don't waste 90 minutes for a 15-second joke.
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Dass hier alles so gut funktioniert, liegt natürlich auch an den Leuten hinter den Kulissen. Regie führte Tim Hill, der mit Filmen wie "Muppets aus dem All", "Garfield 2" oder "Alvin and the Chipmunks" und seiner Arbeit als Drehbuchautor der "SpongeBob Schwammkopf"-Serie bereits einiges an Erfahrung in diesem Genre angesammelt hat (auch was diese spezielle Filmart betrifft, in der echte Menschen mit animierten Figuren zusammenspielen). Das Drehbuch stammt von den beiden Profis, die auch schon bei "Ich- Einfach Unverbesserlich" gezeigt haben, was sie drauf haben.
Die besonders für Kids wertvollen Grundthemen umfassen den Umgang mit der Erwartungshaltung der Eltern und der Angst sie zu enttäuschen, außerdem wird der durch steigende Verantwortung entstehende Druck thematisiert und zu guter Letzt auch noch die Erkenntnis, dass man durch das ständige Verfolgen der eigenen Ziele, am Ende durchaus auch als Egoist dastehen kann, der über die Verwirklichung seiner Träume, völlig auf seine Freunde vergisst bzw. sie im Stich lässt.
Optisch ist die nahtlose Interaktion zwischen Animation und realen Bildern wirklich perfekt gelungen. E.B. wirkt nach ein paar Augenblicken in der Stadt nicht mehr wie ein Fremdkörper, sondern passt in die Kulissen (fast) wie ein lebendiger Hase. Wirklich gute Stimmung verbreitet auch der fetzige Soundtrack, der bedingt durch die Liebe zum Schlagzeug des langohrigen Hauptdarstellers, für den nötigen, rockigen Schwung sorgt.
Besser als James Marsden kann man meiner Meinung nach nicht spielen, wenn man einen animierten Hasen als Partner hat. In keiner Sekunde zweifelt man daran, dass dieses sprechende Karnickel wirklich vor seiner Nase sitzt. Außerdem ist sein Schauspiel wirklich mitreissend, er ist eben genau mit der überschwenglichen Spiellaune dabei, die ein Kinderfilm wie dieser benötigt. Russell Brand (Arthur) als Stimme von E.B. hat eine ebenso wichtige (wenn nicht noch wichtigere) Rolle in diesem Osterabenteuer und was soll ich sagen - auch wenn es unlogisch wirkt, dass er der einzige Hase mit englischem Akzent ist (nun, vielleicht war ja seine Mutter ein "English Bunny"?) - er meistert seine Aufgabe großartig. Lustig, charmant, unverschämt, erfrischend ehrlich und einfach liebenswert sympathisch hüpft er durch diese quietschbunte Geschichte.
Hank Azaria spricht Carlos das egomanische Küken, dass gerne selbst der Osterstar werden will und Hugh Laurie (Dr. House) verleiht dem Osterhasen persönlich seine weise Stimme. Kaley Cuoco, Gary Cole und Elizabeth Perkins veredeln den Film in ihren Nebenrollen. Russell Brand trifft als Produktionsassistent von David Hasselhoff in einer kurzen Szene auf E.B. und ist danach sichtlich irritiert. Hasselhoff selbst beweist seinen ausgeprägten Hang zur Selbstironie mit einer herrlichen Performance und beantwortet E.B.'s Frage, warum er nicht durch das Treffen mit einem sprechenden Hasen irritiert sei folgendermaßen: "Kleiner Mann, mein bester Freund ist ein sprechendes Auto!"
Neben den netten Sprüchen, die jeder beim Betrachten des Filmes selbst erleben darf, gibt es auch noch ein paar andere Überraschungen. Ein Highlight will ich euch hier nicht länger vorenthalten. Als E.B. in Hollywood ankommt, geht er "natürlich" zuerst sofort zur Playboy Mansion. Warum? Dafür bitte folgendes Gespräch nachlesen (in der O.V. ist dieses einfach viel besser):
Voice at Playboy Mansion: [Through an intercom] "Listen, this is the Playboy Mansion, not a hotel".
E.B.: [Looking into a map] "I know, but it says 'Since 1971 the Playboy Mansion has been home to many sexy bunnies.'
Voice at Playboy Mansion: "I can't even see you. Step closer".
E.B.: [Stepping closer, face still in map] "I'm just saying, I am a bunny and am incredibly sexy". Voice at Playboy Mansion: "I don't have time for this". [Clicks intercom off]
E.B.: "Hello? Hello? Ugh, this must the rags part of my rags-to-riches story".
Insgesamt also ein Film, der für die ganze Familie funktioniert und mit tollen Animationen, nicht nur stimmlich starken Darstellern und der richtigen Mischung aus kindlichem und ironischem Humor für gute Unterhaltung sorgt. Die Drehbuchautoren von "Ich -Einfach unverbesserlich" sollen ruhig weiterhin solche Geschichten schreiben, mit dem Herz genau am rechten Fleck.
Worthy purchase for viewing by kids as it has strong positive message.