I got up like a kite here and my bud and I discussed this 12 years old film. Boingo snuck us so hard. What an amazing twist. Really. Who saw that coming? Anyway I digress Everyone should see this beautiful example of early 2000s film making. My Mum took me to see it in cinema. Was great. Love you red. ;)

This movie came out when I was about 9 years old. I went to watch it on my birthday, and I still remember how much I loved it. I watched it again and again and again. As a kid I often felt jokes in children movies were obvious. But not this one. I laughed and cried, and this is easily the favourite movie from my childhood.The humour is less childish than a lot of animation movies. Better jokes, and genuinely funny to watch even as an adult. It's original, it's sweet, and I don't care AT ALL that the animation is simple. This movie is from 2005, you know. Just because a movie isn't made with a huge budget like Pixar or Disney, it certainly does not mean it can't be just as good, or even better.WATCH!

Hoodwinked (2005): Dir: Cory Edwards / Voices: Anne Hathaway, Patrick Warburton, Jim Belushi, Glenn Close, Cory Edwards: Absolutely hilarious computer animated satire about fairy tales. We have all heard this story at some point in our childhood but chances are that we never heard it told quite like this. Little Red Riding Hood cycles to Granny's house delivering goodies. Once there she is confronted with the big bad wolf and that is where the plot takes an unexpected turn from the traditional story. Red, Granny, the woodsman, and the wolf are all arrested and taken into custody where their versions of the story are revealed. What director Cory Edwards does is double standards all these characters that result in hilarious storytelling that sidelines repetition with surprise. Anne Hathaway voices Red who knows martial arts and is out to solve the case at hand. Patrick Warburton steals scenes as the wolf who claims to be an undercover journalist. Jim Belushi voices the woodsman who dreams of being a stage actor. Glenn Close voices Granny who is a secret daredevil. Their stories parallel but not without surprise. Cory Edwards provides the high sped voice of Twitchy the squirrel, the wolf's photographer sidekick. Colorful and extremely funny reworking of the classic fairy tale that completely overturns our expectations on the roles these characters traditionally played. Score: 9 / 10

It's the classic Red Riding Hood tale but then the police investigation begins. It's an open and shut case until detective Nicky Flippers starts interrogating each of the classic characters. Red was hiding Grandma's recipe from the Goodie Bandit. Wolf is actually an investigative reporter looking for the Goodie Bandit. Granny is an extreme athlete and the Woodsman is a clueless aspiring actor.I don't mind modern references infecting the classic tale. They could do better than Fletch with the investigative reporter. The movie is not done particularly well or funny. The CG animation looks ugly. It has an interesting idea but it needs more compelling writing.