Hoot
by Wil Shriner
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Actor: Brie Larson, Cody Linley, Logan Lerman, Luke Wilson, Tim Blake NelsonDirector: Wil Shriner
Brand: New Line Home Entertainment
Writer: Wil Shriner
Producer: Carl Hiaasen
Writer: Carl Hiaasen
Producer: Frank Marshall
Producer: Gregg Taylor
Producer: Jimmy Buffett
Producer: Kevin Reidy
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown), Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround; English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.85:1
Running Time: 91 minutes
Published: 2006-08-01
DVD Release Date: 2006-08-15
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Model: N10359
Studio: New Line Home Video
Product features:
- From Walden Media (The Chronicles of Narnia franchise) and based on the best-selling book, Hoot is aic story that is fun for all ages. When a boy and hismates realize that a population of endangered, burrowing owls is threatened by new construction, the kids decide to take on crooked politicians and bumbling cops in the hope of saving their new friends.Running Time: 90 min. Format: DVD MOVIE
DVD Reviews of Hoot
DVD Review: It's Rare to See a Movie Stay So Close to the Storyline of a Successful Novel
Summary: 5 Stars
Hoot the novel was a sensational read which has gone on to win many an award and even entered as study material, into the curriculum of many a school. The basic plot for those who don't know is a boy who has been moved around the country by his father's (whose played by Neil Flynn, the janitor in Scrubs) changing career locations is about to start his first day in a Florida school. Being new he of course attracts the attention of the school bully and while pressed up against the glass notices a weird barefoot boy running alongside the bus. Intrigued he decides to follow the boy the next day and not only in the process further makes the bully his arch nemesis, but also seems to anger the hottest most popular girl in school. As the film goes on he learns of the plans of a pancake house to build on top of the habitat of endangered ground dwelling owls and that the mysterious barefoot boy is currently the only thing standing between them and certain death.
When there's a successful book out there it's easy for film studios to simply buy the rights and turn the book into some other project they had waiting in the wings (ie I am Legend) that only really angers fans of the original book who have eagerly been waiting to see what they saw in their minds as they turned the pages appear on the big screen. Hoot however sticks fairly closely to the novel's plot (there are granted a few places it didn't which would have made more sense if it did such as the cottonmouths and dogs scene where in the movie if you hadn't read the book and were unaware that Mulletfingers had secured the mouths of the snakes together you'd be left thinking well dinner time snakes, by by owls). As a whole though the movie does make sense and the changes for film do as well such as Beatrice in the film being an attractive blond girl, whereas her character in the book more resembled the actor who played Dana Matherson, the male bully in the film.
Hoot is a great film that teaches both kids and adults the value of conservation through the main character's determination to save some rare endangered ground dwelling owls. The bonus features on the DVD also expand this message with features such as teaching kids to make animal sanctuaries in their own backyards and meeting the actual real life owl stars of the film and learning how they came to be in captivity in the first place from the actions of humans. The awareness that Mullets ecoterrorism actions are not what will stop developers who are doing the wrong thing by all the characters by the end of the film is also a great message and one overlooked by those who criticise this film and novel (and probably who haven't seen or read Hoot).
I thought the kids playing the main characters did a good job bringing them to the big screen. They probably could have cast Dana the bully a bit better as he more resembled an obese kid who would have got picked on in school himself than someone you'd fear, but then again being a kids film they maybe needed to lessen the realism and scariness of the bully. The soundtrack also enhanced the film including songs by Jimmy Buffet (who bought the rights to the film - find out more in the special features) who also played the marine biology teacher (changed from history teacher in the book to suit his personality). Brie Larson (who plays Beatrice) also has a song in the film. Scenic footage of Florida landscapes and various wildlife is almost worth watching the film for alone, but of course we're glad they added the Hoot storyline.
Read the book by Carl Hiaasen then watch the DVD as you'll get a lot more out of it. The DVD also includes full length commentary by Carl Hiaasen as well as an interview with him and his thoughts on the film version of his highly successful book.
A great movie and DVD package!
Description of Hoot
Features include:
?MPAA Rating: PG
?Format: DVD
?Runtime: 91 minutes
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