2.5/4  not pixar or dreamworks but a good kids movie
This film is rather uneven, and one must expect that from what we are given. All the characters have something hidden in their characters: Red is a black-belt karate champion; Granny is doing extreme-sports (and she won't even tell her own... (read full)

5/5 Excellent DVD!
  by Lawrence Burdick
Hoodwinked first came across my attention a month ago while channel-surfing. The movie is another take on the Grimm's Fairy Tale, Little Red Riding Hood, and purports to tell "the real story". While stories of "the other point-of-view" are nothing new, many are widely successful (Gregory Maguire's Wicked, for example). Hoodwinked deserves to be in the ranks of such success stories.

What sets Hoodwinked apart from others is that rather than settling one viewpoint, the film tells the story of all of the players: the Wolf's, the Woodsman's, and even Granny's. In the fairy tale, Red is seen as an innocent child performing a family errand and accosted by the personification of evil. But in Hoodwinked, Red is a delivery girl for a local business, and the Wolf is fleshed out as an intrepid reporter who mistakenly believes Red is responsible for a rash of thefts in the neighborhood. His foray into cross-dressing is simply an attempt to get to the truth. Even the woodsman, believed by Grimm to be a hero, becomes a clumsy oaf whose role in the adventure is best left unsaid. As for Granny, well, her beehive hairdo is merely a cover for a woman most people would love to have as a grandparent! Glenn Close does a magnificent job voicing this spry, sly, surprising grandmother.

The cast is supplemented by several supporting cast members such as Japeth the Goat, Twitchy the Squirrel, and Boingo the Rabbit (superbly voiced by Andy Dick). But rather than relegating such characters to bland, background chorus roles as you would find in a Disney film, Kanbar Entertainment gives each one a separate identity, and an important part to play. Yes, some of them do sing--the music in this film is quite good--but it is music that Walt would never approve of.

After seeing only half the film, I promptly ordered the DVD, and it now occupies a place of honor in the rack beside other animation greats such as The Incredibles, and The Simpsons. I plan to get the soundtrack as well.

Director Cory Edwards has written a sequel, titled Hoodwinked Too: Hood vs. Evil, which centers on Hansel & Gretel. I look forward to see this next year.


4/5 Often overlooked
  by Dale Garza (Kilgore, TX)
A very good, often overlooked retelling of the story of the Little Red Riding Hood. An animated who-dunnit with lively music and fairly decent animation. This movie is in my library because it does what Shrek fails to do. It pokes irreverent fun at some of our most beloved fairy tales and fables without all the unnecessary potty-humor. Shrek easily has five star quality but loses stars quickly on fart jokes and sexual innuendo. Hoodwinked is good decent fun but only 4 star quality.

5/5 A Red Riding Hood Movie You've Never Seen Before
  by David A. Smith (Webberville, Mi, USA)
You Know whats so awesome about this movie they took he red ridding Hood story and twisted it into something new and unique. I love this movie. I Recommend it for everyone

5/5 great movie for kids and the adult jokes are hilarious, too
  by S. Zimmer
My children are addicted to this movie, we borrowed it from friend and had to get one of our own. The video was in mint condition and arrived in a few days as advertised. Never orded from Amazon before and now I certainly will again.

5/5 Kids love it
  by neopetlover (OR USA)
This is a entertaining movie. My 3 year old boy has watched it 25 times in 2 months, and it has not become annoying (yet). My 12 year old boy also enjoys this movie.