Open Season (film)
Open Season (Original Title: Open Season ) is a computer-animated comedy film from the year 2006 It is the first computer animated feature film, produced by Sony Pictures Animation. .
In 2009 they had a sequel under the title Open Season 2 and 2010 under the title Open Season 3, who did not come to the cinema and were released directly to DVD.
Action
The grizzly named Boog gets results in an almost human life in wild guardian Beth in the small town of Timberline. Regularly in their shows he appears as a tamed bear and lives alone in a garage. He sleeps on soft cushions and has a teddy bear as a cuddly companion.
One day Boog saves the deer Elliot, who has been captured by a poacher, life. Then Elliot seeks one night Boog in his garage on to "free " him, as he believes, the bear would be held there by the people trapped. However, Boog does not want to leave his garage. However, Elliot can lure the bear with candy outside. In order to obtain more sweets, they break into a store. Boog is captured in the destroyed shop by the sheriff and returned to Beth. When the next day comes to a wild brawl between the bear and deer at Boogs appearance in front of children, Beth realizes that the bear probably not heard in the city and must expose him in the woods with a heavy heart along with the deer. For their safety this is done outside the official hunting area, as there is only three more days until the start of hunting season.
As Boog shocked awake from anesthesia, Elliot promises him to bring him back to the city, although he wishes that Boog stays with him. In their search for the way to the city, they learn the inhabitants of the forest know, and Boog has to realize that he is anything but a dangerous grizzly - the largest carnivore in North America - is.
To make matters worse destroy Boog and Elliot accidentally a large beaver dam. The released water masses then rinse them and numerous other animals down in the hunting area where the hunting season is now open. The animals of the forest must now fear for their lives. Together they succeed, however, to drive the hunters out of the woods. When Beth comes into the forest to fetch Boog back to the city, Boog decides against the city and for his new friends. He sees the forest now on as his new home.
Synchronization
Background
- The plot is loosely based on the comics In the Bleachers by Steve Moore.
- The cost of production was estimated at 85 million U.S. dollars. The film played in theaters around the U.S. a 85 million U.S. dollar, and about 112 million U.S. dollars in the other countries.
- Theatrical release in the U.S. was on 29 September 2006 and in Germany on November 9, 2006.
- The film was also shown in IMAX theaters in a 3D version.
Reviews
Svenja Friedrich said on stern.de, the idea could have worked " if the film would not need eternities, until the match begins in the forest. Meanwhile, adult audiences bored to death already ," another drawback would be that " the viewer already at the beginning of the film has the feeling to know the Story "and" that the movie after about 30 minutes begins to repeat itself. "
On Rotten Tomatoes, the film was rated at 96 reviews with an average of 47%. The consensus was " a clichéd palette of tired jokes " and " computer-generated animal - nonsense one has already seen more than once ."
Awards
- For the soundtrack, the film won an ASCAP award in 2007.
- Ashton Kutcher was nominated for a Nick Kids' Choice Awards 2007 in the category of Favorite Voice from an animated feature film.