The Fox and the Hound 2 (2006) (V)

User Rating:

5.4/10   

Director:

Jim Kammerud

Writers:

Rich Burns (writer)
Roger S.H. Schulman (writer)

Release Date:

7 November 2006 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Family

Plot Keywords:

Talking Animals | Dog | Cat | Friendship | Jealousy

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Jonah Bobo	...	Todd (voice)
Harrison Fahn	...	Copper (voice)
Patrick Swayze	...	Cash (voice)
Reba McEntire	...	Dixie (voice)
Rob Paulsen	...	Chief (voice)
Vicki Lawrence	...	Granny Rose (voice)
Jim Cummings	...	Waylon / Floyd (voice)
Jeff Foxworthy	...	Lyle (voice)
Kath Soucie	...	Zelda (voice)
Stephen Root	...	Talent Scout (voice)
Hannah Farr	...	Olivia Farmer (voice)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Jeff Bennett	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Grey DeLisle	...	Various (voice)
Krista Swan	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Russi Taylor	...	Various (voice)
April Winchell	...	Various (voice)

Runtime:

69 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Certification:

USA:G (certificate #42645) | Singapore:G | Australia:G | Portugal:M/4 | USA:G | New Zealand:G | Sweden:Btl

Company:

DisneyToon Studios

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Troldspejlet: (#38.4)" (2007)

Soundtrack:

We're in Harmony

Not great, but not bad

As far as my experience with certain Disney sequels I was prepared for either success or failure. I got somewhere in the middle, the animation was lively and the acting good, but in the spirit of the original I didn't think it was quite there. The story failed to elaborate in relation to the original, unlike Bambi II which pulled it with surprising success. Having watched Bambi II I was very much expecting to see something of the same caliber, but this fell a little short. Too many new characters were introduced and several of the old characters didn't even merit a cameo appearance which was a little disappointing.

However, the movie still had it's fair share of cute moments to make you giggle, which was one of it's saving graces. The animation is at a great standard and no obvious flaws to spot and was casted reasonably well. I was concerned when the cover said "The music of today's hottest stars is centre stage" which sounded like a poor effort to grab the attention of any mainstream dolt, but the soundtrack wasn't too bad and had me tapping my toes in a few places.

From the point of view of a Disney cartoon it was a little under powered but it's still got some good laughs and pleasant moments, but don't go expecting the repeat success of the original.