Product Description
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In Sony Pictures Animation's first feature film, the animated
action adventure comedy Open Season, the odd are about to get
even. Boog (Martin Lawrence), a domesticated grizzly bear with no
survival skills, has his perfect world turned upside down when he
meets Elliot (Ashton Kutcher) a scrawny, fast-talking mule deer.
When Elliot convinces Boog to leave his cushy home in a park
ranger's garage to try a taste of the great outdoors, things
quickly spiral out of control. Relocated to the forest with open
season only three days away, Boog and Elliot must acclimate in a
hurry. They must join forces to unite the woodland creatures and
take the forest back!
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Growing up can be a confusing journey fraught with difficult
choices. Boog (Martin Lawrence) is a domesticated Grizzly Bear
who leads a perfectly happy life inside of Park Ranger Beth's
(Debra Messing) garage, but a chance meeting with an overly
energetic mule deer named Elliot (Ashton Kutcher) quickly changes
everything and lands Boog high in the forest a few days before
the opening of hunting season. Devoid of even the most basic
survival skills, Boog and Elliot stumble through the woods and
find themselves at the mercy of every forest animal from skunks
to chipmunks as well as an evil hunter named Shaw (Gary Sinise).
After unintentionally inciting and endangering an entire forest
full of clever animals, Boog and Elliot come to the realization
that only by banding together do the forest animals stand a
chance of outsmarting the hunters and ensuring their own
survival.
This first animated film from Sony Pictures Animation takes its
inspiration from cartoonist Steve Moore (In the Bleachers) and
features animals with human-like intelligence, a vibrant color
palate, and skilled animation that makes everything from the wind
blowing Boo's fur to the animals' wild trip down the falls simply
breathtaking. While it doesn't quite live up to Over the Hedge,
Open Season is an entertaining production that explores the
difficult process of maturation, the universal need for
acceptance, and the true value of friendship. Special features
include a 15-minute featurette about the animation process at
Sony Pictures Animation and Image Works, a 7-minute look at the
sessions featuring the voices behind the characters,
two deleted scenes, three short animated cartoon strips, a short
"Boog and Elliot's Midnight Bun Run" that's an extension of the
trailer scene in the movie, art gallery, beat boards, humorous
commentary from the animals' point of views, and a full length
commentary by Producer Michelle Murdocca, Directors Roger Allers
and Jill Culton, and others. Activities include a "Voice-A-Rama"
where viewers can hear specific lines spoken by alternate voices
and a trivia "Wheel of Fortune--Forest Edition" as well as a
DVD-ROM link to more online fun. (Ages 3 and older) --Tami
Horiuchi
Meet the Critters of Open Season (click for larger image)
Boog (aka Martin Lawrence),
hear Martin Lawrence, "On Boog":
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Elliot (aka Ashton Kutcher),
hear Ashton Kutcher, "On being Elliot":
high bandwidth
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Shaw (aka Gary Sinise),
hear Gary Sinise, "On Shaw":
high bandwidth
( http://64.70.2.111/public/e2168cea-0d01-0000-0080-8defbccdb07b.OPENSEAS_sb03_GS01_hi.mov )
Stills from Open Season (click for larger image)
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Meet The Chubbchubbs!
For a limited time, purchase Open Season (Widescreen Edition) on
DVD and receive a complimentary copy of the Academy Award winning
animated short, The Chubbchubbs!, exclusive to .com.
.com Review
When it was briefly shown in theaters with Men in Black II, the
delightful animated cartoon The Chubb Chubbs had the awkward
distinction of being funnier and more inventive than MIIB. The
six-minute film won the 2003 O for best animated short.
--Jeff Shannon
