Item as described. Shipped very quickly, but accidentally shipped wrong item. Responded quickly and apologized for mistake, and did reiumburse me for shipping back the wrong video. I did finally end up with the correct video that I purchased.

I have to admit, I am almost 30 and I love this movie from beginning to end. Just like all animated movies, it's extremely cleverly (is that a word?) written, and is just plain fun to watch, especially with my daughter. My wife also throughly enjoys this as well.

Just a fun movie and you won't regret purchasing it.

What a refreshingly childlike movie without the usual adult inuendos that always seem to sneak into 'child' movies today. Very funny and charming. Hammy is a hoot.

I watched it before in a regular 480p DVD player and I wasn't impressed much with the PQ. On this 2nd viewing though an upscaled video was just eye candy. The verminator reminded me of that exterminator in Ant Bully. A good cast with Bruce Willis as RJ the self centered raccoon. A funny and entertaining cartoon to watch. Highly recommended!

I purchased this movie for my children and it was a big hit! In fact, all of the family loves this movie. It has action and adventure all at an appropriate level for the young ones. The characters are voiced by many famous and familiar faces. A definite must see!

I was happy with this film. It did not offend me with lots of "body humor" or crude jokes. I enjoyed the satire about the nutty, irrational things suburban people do, and the jabs at the junk food industry, too. It isn't that often I see a true family-safe film. I think the bear and exterminator could scare preschool age kids, but everyone else, it is fun for. If your family has meaningful talks, it could lead to some teaching moments about our environment, and what we eat, and why.
The back stage parts were informative also, showing how Dreamworks used live animals to improve the looks of their CGI actors. It offers a good lesson in trusting people, and what kind of people we shouldn't. It has a good story flow, and interesting characters. I would have liked to see more of Stella (the skunk) though.

I don't know how to put this lightly, so I won't, this movie is garbage in it's purest form (if garbage can be pure). It rips off a plot and changes the setting to make it unrecognizable. Here let me take you on a tour of the problems with this movie:

Plot: One animal needs to repay another animal by getting him something. In order to do this, the first animal needs to trick a bunch of innocent, harmless animals to do his bidding by misguiding them. Throughout the course of the movie he tricks them, but feels guilty about it. At the end of the movie, he is confronted by the animal he needs to repay, while all the innocent animals are in grave danger. In the end, he decides to do the right thing and help the innocent animals, while the animal he needs to repay gets what's coming to him.
Now tell me, is this the plot of Over the Hedge, or Ice Age?

Humor: This is supposed to be a 'family' film, what part of 'family' does Dreamworks 'not' understand, family is supposed to be clean humor, this is not, clean humor. As with 'Shrek', 'Madagascar' and (to a lesser extent) 'Wallace and Gromit', Dreamworks has successfully weaved very crude and even sexual humor through there so called 'family films', this one is no exception. This one successfully uses farting, burping, snot and even jokes about a male squirrel and his 'nuts' as it's main source of humor, now, I don't mind if a family movie has one or two farting or burping jokes in it, but this movie was unrelentless, it just 'wouldn't stop'. But the main problem is that some crude humor can be relatively funny, in this movie, I think I might have giggled, once, no more, no less. Also, unlike the afore mentioned films, this film wasn't even well made to begin with, so it doesn't have much going for it.

Characters: As with almost all animated films, every character has there own 'problem'. In 'Finding Nemo', Marlin was overprotective of his son, in 'A Bug Life' Flik is absent-minded and is of no particular help to his 'colony'. In 'Over the Hedge' the creators attempt at mulitple characters with problems, the problem is, the audience doesn't make the connection that the characters have problems until they're already solved. For instance; One character and apparently under-appreciates her dad, this was only mentioned once in the film, and it was her just briefly barrates her dad for being a wimp, at the end of the film, she stops underappreciating her dad and follows in his footsteps. I didn't notice that this was supposed to be an obvious theme in the movie until the end, apparently, it wasn't that obvious. This happens with most a the movies characters. Also, Wanda Sykes really isn't that funny.


And thus, our tour ends. Apparently (like almost all animated films) this movie was adored by asudiences worldwide, I'm very alone with my opinions, I apoligize for my apparent 'lack of acceptance' (smirks).

My children love it. Amazon had a great price and free shipping. What else can I say?

As an adult I found this movie fantastic! The story is great! The acting first rate! Why not 5 stars?-I believe this film would still have grabbed the entire audience without some of the scary bear scenes. My son (7) was a little frightend. But, not enough to stop watching! We highly recommend this film.

Our kids just love this movie. It's great fun to watch with them. It's a keeper on the saturday night family night movie.

so so movie.
watched it only once and no one wanted to see it again...

The animation in this movie is incredibly realistic! My 10 and 12 year old sons love it. I find the commentary on human consumerism delightful! Great for the whole family.

Over the Hedge is one of the funniest movies I've ever seen, let alone family movie! We were laughing from the very beginning, when RJ was trying to get the chips out of the vending machine. They put thought into every single detail of this movie, and it shows. The character development is exceptional, and the casting perfect. I didn't recognize Steve Carell's voice at all because the character is so silly and shrieky, in the best way. I can't believe he didn't get nominated for an award. And William Shatner spoofing his own reputation (as he likes to do) was great. The animation was amazing, with wonderful facial expressions that made it feel like the emotions were real. Highly entertaining, funny and enjoyable movie no matter what age you are. We will definitely be watching this again and again.

Some of the best acting I've seen anywhere. Omagosh, so funny. The animators were so great, they kicked the voiced acting up a notch by the perfect the facial expressions. And Hammy the squirrel, voiced by funnyman Steve Carell, is one of the greatest characters of all time. I was roaring with laughter in his last 10 minutes of the film. Kudos to the Dreamworks Animation team for this hilarious, inventive work of art. Everybody, go see this movie!

THIS DVD SKIPED & JUMED FROM FRAM TO FRAM .....BUT VERY GOOD SELLER HAD NO PORBLUM GETTING REFUND ,WOULD FOR SURE DO BUSINESS AGAIN

It was good once for me, but I bought it for the children. After watching it the one time, I had had enough. Kids love it over and over again, though. In my opinion, the story isn't as good as say, Pixar's, "Monster's Inc.."

Definately one of my all time favorites. The comparisons and descriptions of humans and food is hilarious! Fun for all ages.

Verne and R.J. are two layabout losers unliked by the rest of the animals. At least they were until this movie came out. Verne (the turtle) has been transformed into the clan leader and voice of reason. It is through his diligence that the local animals survive their winters. This spring the animals awaken to find most of their forest is gone and has been replaced by suburbia. R.J. (the racoon) meets up with them while trying to save his own hide from a hungry bear.

R.J. tries to corrupt the animals into helping him gather food from the humans. Verne is always the detractor trying to keep the status quo and remain safe. Many adventures ensue and R.J.'s character comes to light. Eventually the various situations are resolved in comic fashion and things work out.

This is a fun story with some excellent voice characterizations but it is not the comic strip. Some aspects of the strip do come through quite nicely. All in all it is a fun romp of a movie with just the right mix of comedy, drama, silliness, and character development. The story is very well thought out and it works. There is also a short feature included on the disk starring the squirrel and a boomerang. Check it out.

A good tale, excellent animation, but a bit uneven in the humor at times. Overall I enjoyed it.

This is a great movie, for young and old alike. The animation in it is superb and the comedy is first rate. This movie will still be funny 20 years from now when my grandchildren have children.

If this movie doesn't make you laugh, you have a problem. Amazing animation, stellar voice cast, good story and a great message.

My kids watched this and liked it but didn't give me any real feedback on it. I'll update this if I can get something more specific from them or if I have the time to watch it myself.

This movie was fantastic! Smart, fun, and enjoyable. Who says that adults can't enjoy cartoons? It's great to be able to watch animated movies and embrace the kid inside us.

Over The Hedge is a smart, laugh-out-loud funny cartoon about a group of animals trying to navigate through suburban life. A wry wink and nod to the audience flows throughout the movie as R.J. the raccoon comes across a group of hibernators who wake up to find themselves in the middle of a suburban development that popped up while they were sleeping.

The execution of the story is the most amazing part of the film as a simple hedge becomes a wall between two worlds for the small critters whose fear of the suburbs gradually turns into a non-stop quest to grab as much food as possible. The animals fish-out-water jump into the suburban landscape allows the script to poke fun at many all- -too-human failings, especially when it comes to the large amount of food we all seem to consistently consume.

I found myself literally crying at some scenes as the plot combined a nice combination of cartoon mayhem with adult whit. In particular Hammy the squirrell, voiced by Steve Carrell, added a nice Kramerish like touch of weirdness to the normal batch of cartoon characters to keep the movie from being stale.

It's funny in some clips but in the whole, not funny enough. I thought my son will love the animals in the movie but he doesn't like it at all. Neither my wife nor myself find it very enjoyable either.

I bought it because all the great reviews we read about but pretty disappointed.

You can never go wrong with a movie fill with actors/actresses voices. This movie had a very good stroy line. It was hilarious!!! This is a must own for your collection. There's very few movies where I watch it more than one time. This is one that I will watch over and over again.

I have always been a fan of animation, Disney, cartoons, etc. There have been many new releases that haven't made much of an impression with me - Over The Hedge is NOT one of those! The entertainment value of this movie is multiplied several times over as a result of the cleverly woven ethical dilemmas and life lessons scattered throughout. The tough guy, RJ accomplishes his original goal - only to find that everything he was taking, would have been voluntarily shared with him - because he was considered a "friend". Not only does Rj find out what real friendship means, the original gang also learns a valuable lesson about trust and loyalty.
This is a wonderfully written, exceptionally well presented movie - that is fun for the whole family!

I am not much into animated movies but this one was top notch.
Such wonderful slapstick comedy by a bunch of animals that have run afoul of human neighbors.
The whole complete entourage was a wonderful group to place together.
Bruce Willis as the troublemaker RJ, the coon who had to run afoul of the bear and his snacks [Nick Nolte].

I have to admit that I enjoyed, even more, the extra - describing each character and the personality taking the part.
And Thomas Hayden Church as the exterminater - so real and different - I had only seen him in the frontier western.
HIGHLY ENTERTAINING - Recommend for all to see.

I really liked this movie! The animation and characters are first rate,though the story is simple it's all you'll need to get the ball rolling in the wacky and very funny comedy. The DVD looks fantastic!

My mom rented this movie from Netflix we both liked it.My favorite characters are Stella the Skunk & Hammy the Squirrel.Hammy is definetly funny & cute.Me & my mom definetly cracked up about this part when RJ & the animals were stealing the food from Gladys house when she saw that the animals were in her house Stella letted out a big gross gas odor in the house.My friend told me that she & her 5 year old granddaughter saw Over The Hedge & they also liked it.Over The Hedge is a great movie that Children & Adults will enoy together!

After having achieved great success with their hit computer animated comedies "Shrek" and "Shrek 2", the creative minds at Dreamworks decided to tackle the topic of suburban life. Though not quite in the manner you may be thinking; instead, Dreamworks opted to take the point of view of woodland creatures who have had a portion of their homes destroyed by the ever-expanding world of suburbia.

"Over the Hedge" begins with RJ (Bruce Willis), a raccoon who has had the misfortune of crossing a very angry bear (Nick Nolte) and losing all of the bear's food. Now RJ has merely a week to replace the bear's supply of food or else pay the penalty with his life. As RJ believes all hope is lost, he stumbles across a group of woodland creatures who have recently awakened from the winter only to discover a large portion of their beloved forest has been destroyed and replaced with what is known as `suburbia'. This ragtag group of creatures consisting of a paranoid turtle named Verne (Garry Shandling), a family of porcupines, a father/daughter team of opossums (William Shatner and Avril Lavigne) and an overly hyperactive squirrel named Hammy (Steve Carell), are trying to figure out just what has happened to their forest and also what is this huge chunk of foliage standing in their way. Enter RJ, who just so happens to know what vast treasures the garbage cans and intricately manicured lawns of suburban America can hold, and now he hopes to introduce these naïve creatures to the wonders of society while at the same time using them to unknowingly assist in repaying his debt. There's just one big problem with the plan, the humans populating this newly completed suburb are not to keen on the woodland creatures presence in their neighborhood and have taken steps that will threaten the animals very existence.

When I saw the trailer to this movie I laughed through the entire duration, especially during the previewed scenes of Hammy, and then when it was announced that it was from the creators of "Shrek" I had a really good feeling that this was going to be more than just an average entry into the expanding genre of computer animated films. The story, though simplistic in nature, is also very sweet and incredibly hilarious, and is one that appeals to kids and adults alike. The vocal talent that Dreamworks employs for their animated features continues to pull from the best that Hollywood has to offer, this time ranging from Bruce Willis ("16 Blocks"), Garry Shandling ("The Larry Sanders Show"), William Shatner (`Star Trek' franchise), and Steve Carell ("The Office"), even pop singer Avril Lavigne. The entire cast is perfect, and the hilarious rapport that the characters share with each other is absolutely hysterical in many instances. The animation is outstanding, which is no surprise given Dreamworks' previous efforts, and the excessive use of furry creatures was quite surprising, given how difficult fur can be to render realistically, it also serves as a perfect example for how far the technology has come. Overall, this movie is definitely another computer animated comedy gem from the talented people that brought you "Shrek", and is one that the entire family can sit down and enjoy together.

"Over the Hedge" is rated PG for mildly rude humor.

I had no desire to see this movie at first. I saw it for the first time at a school movie night and quickly saw the humor. My son called me wierd because I laughed at a scene in the movies that taken out of context in the commercials grossed me out. Fun Family Movie!

Exciting and funny with a decent moral. My daughter turned me on to it - and I both enjoyed the video and that she thought that something like this was fun. She's seen it more than 10 times - not bad for a teenager.

The American film industry today had come to the point where it can knock off entertaining computer-animated films with astonishing regularity. It is nothing short of amazing how consistent they are. Only the rare film is truly awful; only the rare film truly stands out. None reach the depths of the Disney films of the seventies (the period following the departure of the last of Walt's "Wise Men" and during which they slashed their animation budget and few leading animators worked for the studio), but also none reach the glories of Hayao Miyazaki's masterpieces. They are too entertaining for us to say that the American animated film is moribund, but the truth is that we no longer really expect to be amazed. So, it is no surprise to say that OVER THE HEDGE entertains but does not amaze.

The premise of the film is an inverted one. Typically films dealing with the interface of wilderness and civilization focus on the exploration of the wilderness by creatures of civilization (e.g., THE INCREDIBLE JOURNEY). Here creatures of the wilderness explore the asphalt jungle. It is a nice pretext and it works well. It is also a bit subversive. A host of radical writers have tried to make many of the same points that the film does. I'm surprised that the extreme right hasn't made as much ado about the salient political points of OVER THE HEDGE as some of its nuttier members have about the supposed "homosexual agenda" (as if there is some conclave of devious gays who meet annually like the Council for National Polity does and revises and expands their "Agenda").

The animation for the film is really brilliant. A lot of early work with computer animation was spent making things look as realistic as possible. That is somewhat true here: the yards and trees are portrayed as realistically as possible, but the animals are wonderful caricatures of actual animals. They could make the squirrel Hammy look a lot more like a real squirrel, but where would be the fun of that? And Vern the turtle looks considerably more like a bath toy than any real turtle, but, again, that is as it should be. I like that they are balancing increasing realism with the non-animal aspects of the animation, with making the animals more and more imaginative. I also really enjoyed the voice talent. I know they originally wanted Bill Murray or Jim Carrey to do the voice for RJ, but Bruce Willis does a surprisingly good job. Perhaps the most surprising voice performance is by Steve Carrell as Hammy. I'm so used to Michael Scott's absolutely horrible voice impersonations on THE OFICE that it takes a second to realize that those are intentionally bad impersonations. I also really enjoyed the sequence that featured a Rottweiler crazed to play with toys. One of my closest dog friends is a Rottweiler I like to say is really a Dorkweiler. Like the dog in this film, give him a toy and he is crazy happy, as long as the toy survives.

All in all this film is a lot of fun. To be honest, outside of Miyazaki (who I think may be the finest animator ever), I haven't been blown away by any animated film since the original SHREK. But at least I'm rarely disappointed.

We have watched this movie numerous times, the whole family thoroughly enjoyed it.