| I know! I wouldn't have thought so! Actually, maybe it's Matinee with lots of snacks. I went to this movie at a matinee when I was unexpectedly released from work early, so I was in a great mood. I went with a very cynical friend so I figured we would have a good chuckle and make fun of it. Instead, I literally found myself laughing at stuff (including preview scenes) and saying, "I shouldn't be laughing at this but it's so dang funny!" |
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Lee Evans and Nathan Lane play brothers who inherit this house, which has a very cute and really impressive little mouse in it. Mayhem ensues. It's cartoon violence but it's really funny! Some of these gags are the oldest imaginable and yet somehow, Mousehunt pulls them off! Watch Evans in a string factory - it was surprisingly funny!
Alan Silvestri did the music, and I bet that had something to do with
keeping my mood up - it was merry and light and the whole movie was a gas - I wanted to see it again right away! Really! This is no high art here, people, this is two grown men flummoxed by some great mouse effects (I could never tell when the mouse was real or animatronic and I bet you won't be able to either - that little bugger is great!). |
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At one point, I didn't even remember who I was supposed to be rooting for - and that's OK! Just when you think you've seen enough men snapped by mousetraps, enter Christopher Walken. Yes, THAT Christopher Walken. He's great. You should see the mov just for his scene. Ironically, he played a singing and dancing Puss in Boots for cable. Yes, THAT Christopher Walken. And not all that long a time ago. |
| The mousecam is incredible, all the visuals are great, it's everything 101 Dalmations wished it was but was not. Don't take the kids - it's actually pretty dark. Like, quite dark. Junior high and up, maybe. The pound scene upset me. It was generally unexpectedly grownup, but still gleefully cartoonish - the perfect movie for us Xers who loved the coyote and the roadrunner, but crave special effects and funny bits. |
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Kudos to Stan Winston, Boone's Animals for Hollywood, and Rhythm and Hues - that freakin' mouse was awesome! Mousehunt is also set in that neat new Hollywood timeless cross between the 1940's and the present, with groovy big cars and men in hats and Hudsucker Proxyesque factory machinery. I took almost no notes because I was really having a great time. You should see it. |
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