Over the Hedge

[Imaginary Light]

Just watched it last night and loved it. It was a cute movie. I liked Hammy. The part where he drinks the soda and is moving so fast that the world stops had me ROFL

[GrimTheLost]

I originally watched it in theatres and the I got the DVD with the Hammy plush (Thanks Sparky for where it was) and I really enjoyed it again.

[Mr. Marshmallow]

I just got done watching it on DVD as well, and I totally love this movie all over again. I actually saw this twice in the theaters. I rarely ever do that unless I'm taking my dad or my brother who missed the chance to see it.

But I thought this movie was very sweet and very charming. It has a great cast of characters and I like I said before, Stella is down right lovable. I wish I could get a plushie of her, I missed the chance to win one at a fair in California.

One of my fav. parts of the movie, even though it may sound odd, was when they were captured in cages and Hammy was shaking like a rattlesnake. And Stella just reached up and touched his foot and Hammy instantly calmed down.

Call it pointless or a stupid thing to notice, but I fell in love with the movie after seeing that, I just thought thatw as a very touching scene.

[Sparky]

I noticed and liked that bit too. Ozzie was my favorite character, and while some of the scenes with he and Heather were a bit cliched and stretched, it was nice to see their relationship.

I'll probably pick this DVD up soonish, I do definately want it. Then Ant Bully comes out next month...I need to write a fanfic where the two exterminators meet and drown their misery at a bar or something.

[Mr. Marshmallow]

Originally Posted by Sparky

Ozzie was my favorite character, and while some of the scenes with he and Heather were a bit cliched and stretched, it was nice to see their relationship. I need to write a fanfic where the two exterminators meet and drown their misery at a bar or something.

Funny thing is, that idea came to me but more or less having Pual Giamatti's Exterminator come over to help Wayne (Church) the exterminator. I want to write an Over the hedge fic really bad, I just need a solid idea to start with.

Funny you mention the exterminators because I remember the critics complained about both of them in both films, saying how both Sideways stars Giamatti and Church ended up as exterminators in family CGI flicks.

I think Hedge did a pretty good job covering all characters, even though some did shorter periods of air time. But I found Heather to be a sweet character and I liked seeing her with Ozzie, even if it was brief at times.

When she got kicked in the staircase, I was hurt because she REALLY looked dead to me. The Exterminators though I have to say Church did a far better performance then Giamatti, Paul barely had any lines and was WAY too cliche.

No personality was established and his defeat was too stupid to swallow. Wayne was much more tolerable and while his whole "verminator" attitude was typical, at least they gave him a personality and an idea of who he is.

[Sparky]

Originally Posted by Mr. Marshmallow

The Exterminators though I have to say Church did a far better performance then Giamatti, Paul barely had any lines and was WAY too cliche.

No personality was established and his defeat was too stupid to swallow. Wayne was much more tolerable and while his whole "verminator" attitude was typical, at least they gave him a personality and an idea of who he is.

I agree; but nonetheless I really enjoyed Stan Beals. His "defeat" (which I put in quotes because I also think it was stupid) and his underdevelopment as a character makes me want to write something about him - because I did like him, but was disappointed with the film's handling of his character. I've an idea for a fic, but that's offtopic to this thread.

Yeah. I totally liked the exterminator from OTH as well, and putting him and Beals together in a fic like you propose reminds me of something I read where Gaston (Beauty and the Beast) and Prince Charming (Shrek) teamed up to defeat their enemies. (It wasn't a pretty sight; but it was darn entertaining.)

[Mr. Marshmallow]

I love crossovers, I'm not good at writing them but I love them and I think and agree that it would be wise to meet up the exterminators rather then the animals from Over the Hedge and the ant coloy from The Ant Bully.

I was kind of hoping for more from Stan simply because I think Giamatti is a great actor, and his performance as a pain in the ass in Private Parts really impresed me. I also liked Vincent from Hedge, Nolte had a great voice for that part.

One of my early fic ideas was maybe bringing Vincent back with another wild animal or some other predatorial critter to get revenge on RJ and the others and kidnap one of em like Stella or the kids, like a sort of hostage set up.

I always like to explore characters emotional connections to their loved ones and Stella and Heather bring that out in the movie, or at least I felt so. So I thought about them just for an idea for a fic, I may or may not make this.

The only hard thing about making Wayne and Stan getting together to get revenge is to me, Wayne seemed the lesser of two evils between him and Stan. Stan seemed like a genuine creep and really wanted to kill the ants.

Which is fine, nothing wrong with that. I just felt weird because Wayne didn't seem evil to me other then a guy who just does his job. Granted killing animals for a living isn't the nicest profession, but his nature just didn't seem vengeance type to me.

Of course, that's just me but it's a great idea none the less.

[GrimTheLost]

I loved Shatner's performance in this movie. He is classic.

[Invader Bloo]

I ahven't seen it yet, I want to. Hammy looks great.

[Sparky]

I went to Target today to check out the "free" CD - and it's NOT free, it's a few dollars more, and it isn't all that great. I'll probably go to Best Buy tomorrow and get the book. So, I'm still DVD-less.