Roger Ebert gave the film three and a half stars out of four, writing that, like Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory, children may find some aspects of the film perplexing or scary, which he considered a positive element to a children's film. [29] Devin D. O'Leary of Weekly Alibi called it "a one-of-a-kind family classic." [30] More was written about the fact that these guys were walking around India with Vuitton bags than practically anything else in the whole film," Anderson complains. "I don't think I've made a film where I've had a political agenda that I was trying to get across or anything like that. I want to create a certain sort of world that doesn't quite exist, to imagine something new. With Darjeeling, our goal was to make as personal a story as we could, and it's filled with things that are connected with our lives and experiences and people close to us." Anderson's stories are full of adults who act like children and children who act like adults – at the moment he's somewhere between the two Corliss, Richard (December 8, 2009). "Wes Anderson's Return to Form". Time. Archived from the original on June 23, 2011 . Retrieved May 17, 2011.

Fantastic Mr. Fox". Metacritic. Archived from the original on February 8, 2010 . Retrieved January 12, 2010. Pols, Mary (November 13, 2009). "Wes Anderson's Return to Form". Time. Archived from the original on February 14, 2011 . Retrieved May 17, 2011. Corliss, Richard (June 23, 2011). "The 25 All-Time Best Animated Films – Fantastic Mr. Fox". Time. Archived from the original on August 16, 2011 . Retrieved August 19, 2011. Wes Anderson’s Fantastic Mr. Fox gets a dual-format special edition from The Criterion Collection, making this their first animated title since their 1992 Laserdisc release of Akira. Presented in its original aspect ratio of 1.85:1 this new high-definition transfer supervised by Wes Anderson is delivered in 1080p/24hz on the dual-layer Blu-ray. A standard definition anamorphic transfer is provided on the first dual-layer DVD. Hornaday, Ann (November 27, 2009). "Ann Hornaday on 'Fantastic Mr. Fox' with George Clooney". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on December 28, 2013 . Retrieved September 3, 2011.Brody, Richard (November 2, 2009). "Wild, Wild Wes". The New Yorker. Archived from the original on March 7, 2014 . Retrieved March 14, 2022. And doing it on the industrial scale required for a studio motion picture—this one is being produced by Twentieth Century Fox Animation—is a gigantic undertaking. And there’s still more! Criterion includes Anderson’s stop-motion Sony Robots Commercial, which was made for the Sony Xperia, and presents a look at what goes on in those phones—allegedly. It runs about a minute. As the farmers wait for the animals to come out of the manhole, the animals settle into their new homes in the sewers, inviting any other animals to join them. Soon after, Fox (sporting the tail as a clip on) raids a supermarket owned by the farmers, where Felicity reveals her upcoming pregnancy as the animals dance in the aisle, celebrating their abundant new food source. On streaming, Fantastic Mr. Fox was added on Disney+ in the US and Canada on May 22, 2020. [25] Box office [ edit ]

Each character has its own chapter. You can see how the director's interpretation the characters' look, traits and behaviours, are all reflected in the creation of the models. There are concept art from the initial character design to the final selected design, and the different expressions, their clothings, textures -- hair, fur, wrinkly skin, etc. While it is true that this book is nothing more than a cobbled together (if not elegantly cobbled together) collection of interviews, production stills, illustrations, and notes from Wes Andersen, it is undeniably a joyful read for the fan and an important read for anyone interested in cinematography or animation of any kind.a b Josh Horowitz (September 26, 2007). "Wes Anderson Enlists Bill Murray For 'The Fantastic Mr. Fox' ". MTV Movies Blog. Archived from the original on October 12, 2007 . Retrieved September 26, 2007.

Biancolli, Amy. "A fantastic Mr. Fox quirks and all". Houston Chronicle. Archived from the original on October 18, 2012 . Retrieved September 3, 2011. Fantastic Mr. Fox". Rotten Tomatoes. Archived from the original on January 30, 2017 . Retrieved March 5, 2021.But first a caveat:I love the [[ASIN:B003DNN0L2 Fantastic Mr. Fox]] movie and I've seen it probably more than a dozen times. Love blinds, they say. Ever since I saw that this book existed- a scrapbook full of pictures, concept art, interviews all of my favorite movie of all time- I knew I had to get it. It's another gift that I am grateful for, and I plan on keeping this one to be a coffee table book of sorts in a future home. I refuse to not read my coffee table books. I want to be honest with my guests and read them for myself before I expect them to enjoy glancing at them. Coffee table books deserved to be loved too.