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List Price: $29.98 | | Label: Dreamworks Animated
Salesrank: 96673
Released: October 17, 2006 |
| Our Price: $14.46 |
| Used Price: $4.84 |
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MPAA Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Media: DVD |
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Editorial Review:
The manicured lawns and overstuffed garbage cans of suburbia become a buffet for woodland creatures in Over the Hedge. A self-centered raccoon named RJ (voiced by Bruce Willis, Die Hard) steals and accidentally destroys the hoard of an angry bear (Nick Nolte, 48 Hours), who gives the raccoon a week to replace it. RJ despairs--until he meets an odd gang of foragers, ranging from a turtle named Verne (Garry Shandling, The Larry Sanders Show), a father/daughter duo of opossums (the bizarre pairing of William Shatner and pop singer Avril Lavigne), a family of porcupines (with A Mighty Wind's Eugene Levy and Catherine O'Hara as the parents), and a hyperactive squirrel named Hammy (Steve Carell, The 40 Year Old Virgin). By convincing these friendly beasts that the suburban homesteads on the other side of a recently erected hedge are a mother-lode of cast-off food, RJ hopes to dupe them into doing his gathering. But when the suburban residents realize they've been invaded by woodland pests, an exterminator is called to take care of the problem. The overarching storyline of Over the Hedge is pure formula--your basic "family matters more than anything" lesson--but moment to moment, the movie is delightfully crisp and clever. The animation is topnotch, the acting is excellent (other voices include those of Allison Janney, The West Wing, and Thomas Haden Church, Sideways), and the satirical jabs at consumerism are actually funny. An above-average animated movie. --Bret Fetzer
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Over the Hedge (Widescreen Edition) Reviews:
book lover 
2009-11-23 - Except of the beginning with the bear that scares my 2 years old, the movie is pretty good.
Funny, Funny, Funny 
2009-11-02 - We adore this movie and actually have two copies. The boys want to watch it every time they come to visit grandma and grandpa. The characters are endearing and truly funny!
That skunk 
2009-09-19 - In reflection of Wanda Sykes' snide remarks about Rush Limbaugh recently, I say she was cast perfectly in this flick.
Over The Hedge
2009-09-12 - Fun story, full cast, and lots of laughs...even for adults. If you own a rott, you have to watch it just for the five mintue part with the dog....PLAY?!?!
Have not received yet
2009-06-23 - I purchased back on June 9. It is now June 22 and still have no product. I am frustrated...
