sunshine through the fog

When: 27 May 2006 (Saturday)

Where: GV Plaza Singapura

What: Comedy, Kids/Family, Animation and Adaptation

Synopsis: Spring has sprung, and Verne and his woodland friends awaken from their long winter's nap to discover that a tall, green "thing" has mysteriously cropped up right through the middle of their home. Enter RJ, an opportunistic raccoon, who explains that the world beyond the hedge is the "gateway to the good life" where peculiar creatures called humans live to eat, rather than eat to live. Suspicious and even a little jealous of RJ, the ever-cautious Verne wants to keep his blended family safely on their side of the hedge. But, proving the adage that one man's garbage is another man's--or rather animal's--treasure, the manipulative RJ tries to convince the woodland band that there is little to fear and everything to gain from their over-indulgent new neighbors. Eventually, RJ and Verne form an unlikely friendship as they learn to co-exist with--and even exploit--this strange new world called suburbia.

My take: Didn't even cross my mind to watch it until my sweetie got gree tix for it and he said it's got prettty good review - 4/5. Think I've really outgrown cartoons. Quite very the bored at several points during the show. A lot of the scenes feel very deja vu. Predictable. But probably not as bad for the kids since they've not watched as many as us so the jokes and cutesy stuff are still relatively ticklish and fun for them. Oh well. No more cartoons for me in the next xxx years...