ZOOTROPOLIS

I love nature and anthropomorphic tales, so Zootropolis, or Zootopia as it's also known, was manna in Heaven for me when it came out earlier this year. Far more than the polemic message woven into it, the story is full of as much amusement as you might expect, and far more drama than anyone would expect. There's even a monumental twist which I (unlike a friend who watched it with me) never saw coming. The world itself is like a higher-tech reincarnation of the picture books of Richard Scarry, which I loved once long ago, with the requisite novelty cars and memorable characters. The lead character is Judy Hopps, who’s beaten the odds and low expectations to become the first rabbit officer in the Zootropolis police. There is a bit of a standard training montage with a she-bear trainer repeatedly squawking loudly that she’s “dead”, but that’s mercifully short. Judy’s an inspiring character, being the under-bunny who makes it big, while still remaining humanly fallible. Her one-room apartment, complete with spinster-friendly instant meals in the fridge and argumentative antelope next door, helps to reinforce this. By the time the movie ends, she is just as kind and optimistic, but combines this with a new-found wisdom and realistation about her own pre-conceived ideas. Judy’s life takes a strange turn when she meets Nick Wilde, a sarky fox con artist. Nick offsets her very well, because by being thrown together, he and Judy eventually discover they're not as different as they thought. Chief Bogo breaks the cliche of the overbearing chief who does nothing but shout down the maverick in his ranks. Just wait for the scene with the cheesy phone app! Indeed all the characters combine to make this movie memorable, like brain-dead hippie bovine Jax, Nick’s foghorn-voiced little buddy Finnick, Clawhauser, the simpering feline pudding who staffs the front desk at Judy’s station, and of course Gazelle, who I'm convinced will be ranked alongside Jessica Rabbit and Betty Boop in future polls. Let me just run down what makes this a great film for me. Those of you who've seen it, you'll know what I mean. Those of you who haven't, I urge you to watch this so you do. SIDE-SPLITTING HUMOUR "Blood! Blood! Blood! And... death!!!!" Judy tickets her own electric cart on parking duty. Fantastic music at this point. "…and that is not wet cement." Judy discovers a naturalist, i.e. nudist, club in the heart of the city. Flash, the languid DMV sloth, and his colleagues. "Soooo fluffy!!!" "I’m Gazelle and you are one hot dancer, Chief Bogo!" SUBTLE JOKES AND OUTSIDE REFERENCES The bobcat doing sound effects at the school play - he has a bright future in theatre! "One bunny can call another bunny cute, but when other mammals do it..." "You come here unannounced the day my daughter is to be married..." A visual reference to Breaking Bad. A wolf putting on a sheep mask to go undercover. GENUINE EXCITEMENT Judy gazes upon the various districts of the city as she rides in on the train. Judy pursuing a shoplifter through the rodent district of the city. Fleeing from a psychotic black jaguar and a private lupine security force. A train-top chase reminiscent of the last scene in Speed. GENUINE EMOTION A flashback to an appalling act of bullying that turned Nick’s life around. “I really am just a dumb bunny!” “Fear always works.” “Look inside yourself and understand, change starts with you.”

its a super good movie for any age as a family film

Disney Zootropolis is a epic animated film it has a good story line and plenty of action me and my girlfriend both enjoyed watching this film thank you.

First off, this DVD is just the movie, there's no special features, those are probably just on the Blu-ray, unless there's a special 2-disc edition out there somewhere. At least it has a nice menu system and doesn't claim to be the "awesome edition", unlike a certain Dreamworks release. Anyway, the film. After being disappointed by "Inside Out", which every review I saw couldn't stop singing the praises of but which I just found to be "okay", I tried not to get too hyped about this latest Disney release, but when practically everyone I knew was saying how good this film was it wasn't easy to avoid getting excited. So was I disappointed after all that? Well, no, actually, this was a really good film, and surprisingly "grown up" for a Disney movie. First off, the animation is beautiful, it's great to see the style of Disney classics like Robin Hood and The Rescuers again, and it works just as well in 3D CGI as it did in paint and ink, on top of which the environments for different animals are superbly designed, creative and at times wacky but still very much believable and practical designs for the various animals living in Zootropolis, really drawing you into their world, and the attention to detail is excellent too, no background character stands still, there's a lot of subtle little movements and expressions going on in every scene, just marvelous. Also, I am pretty sure they re-synched lip movement for the lines replacing "Zootopia" with "Zootropolis", and every scene where the name of the city is written seemed to be re-rendered too, nothing looked stuck on. The voice acting is pretty good too, the characters are cast well with voices fitting to their species and personality, although it was a little odd hearing "Gruncle Ford"'s voice coming out of the mayor, I'll admit, and Nick the fox sounds like he's trying to be George Clooney at times. As for the plot, well my only real criticism is that some of the racial comparisons are a little on the nose, and the anti-prejudice message itself isn't exactly subtle... but it is still delivered well, not hitting you over the head with a picket board but gently tapping you on the shoulder and saying "excuse me", and although a part of me feels like it could have been delivered more subtly, another part of me respects the writers for getting the message across in a way that's easy for the public to take in and understand, and looking at today's world... it is a message some of us still need to take in. Although the film generally has a good sense of humour, I feel like some of the jokes will become dated in time -- specifically those referencing modern day devices -- but there are only a handful of those, most of the jokes seem like they'll age pretty well, there are some chuckle-worthy one-liners for sure. Aside from that, it's a pretty good detective story, in fact I'd say I've not seen one done this well in an animated film since "The Great Mouse Detective" (that's an often overlooked Disney classic based on Sherlock Holmes), there's plenty of twists and turns with nothing given away prematurely, but there are clues here and there if you look (not many, but the significance given to certain things will stand out to some people). That said, I recommend going into this one "blind", without watching too many clips or trailers, I tried to avoid spoilers but I still managed to get a few things spoilt from stuff floating around the web before getting to see the film. What makes or breaks a film though is the characters and their relationships, and in this case the story focuses heavily on how Nick the fox and Judy the rabbit's attitudes change as they go through the film, and it's done well, though I can't talk too much about that without spoiling some of the story. The side characters don't get a great deal of attention but they still work, even the clichéd characters like the over-protective parents and the put-upon police cheif are enjoyable. It's hard to talk too much about the characters without giving away some plot points though, since it is very much a character driven story, but rest assured they are portrayed well, even those that only get a few lines will stick with you. So... yeah I think this one was worth the hype, but, despite how much I've gushed over it, I still say it is best enjoyed for the first time without too many preconceptions or great expectations, just sit back, watch, and enjoy.

i absolutely love this film. such an enjoyable thing to watch and great fun for all the family. only thing I'm annoyed about is that even though i ordered it within the week of its UK Cinema release (as proven by the screenshot) i received it on day two... which i admit is nothing to do with amazon and i am happy they did get me it on day two... but I'm still just really peaved about that :3... i must have been one of the first few hundred people to preorder it and all :3 anyway, back to the film. as i said its a very fun film which is worth its reviews from people who have actualy seen it... please heed no notice to the majority of people jumping on the it sucks bandwagon. most of these people are just bitter about the fact Disney advertised the film to furries (don't look them up... do nothing... press nothing... get kryten!). look at the film from the standpoints of itself. each character has a very realistic fur pattern as each fur is animated separately by the software... it looks amazing for a CGI film about talking animals. its very enjoyable and when i watched it with active 3D it looked very ... well... very 3D... before i go... sorry about the figures not being in forcus in the picture but in all fairness they aren't included with the DVD anyway... that's just where i have put them for now.

il pacco è arrivato un giorno prima, nelle varie lingue c’è anche in italiano….

Hartstikke leuke, zielige, grappige film!

La verdad que tengo que decir que me an dejado con la boca abierta este vendedor ante una pequeña diferencia que trajo el producto. La película que me trajeron no era la descrita exactamente. La película era otra edición a la que se vendía en la página. No quisimos devolverla por que el niño es fan de esta película. Eso si, pusimos una reseña regular para dar nuestra opinion . Nuestra sorpresa es cuando el vendedor se preocupó por nosotros y se puso en contacto con nosotros por Amazon. No lo soluciono rápido dejándonos asombrados y con un buen sabor de boca. Muy recomendable este vendedor ,en serio , un "10"

Envoi soigné mais le dvd n’a pas le français comme choix de langue ni en sous titre.......dommage car pas précisé

This is the same film as Zootopia. Because of a conflict in the UK with the title Zootopia, it is released there as Zootropilis. Same wonderful film and technically excellent.