Open Season 2 (2008) (V)

User Rating:

5.6/10   

Directors:

Matthew O'Callaghan
Todd Wilderman (co-director)

Writer:

David I. Stern (written by)

Release Date:

27 January 2009 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Adventure | Comedy | Family

Plot:

After falling head over hooves in love with Giselle, Elliot's road to the altar takes a slight detour when Mr. Weenie is kidnapped by a group of pampered pets determined to return him to his owners. |

Plot Keywords:

Airedale Terrier | Direct To Video Sequel To Theatrical Movie | Bear | Dog | Daschund Dog

Cast

Joel McHale	...	Elliot (voice)
Mike Epps	...	Boog (voice)
Jane Krakowski	...	Giselle (voice)
Billy Connolly	...	McSquizzy (voice)
Crispin Glover	...	Fifi (voice)
Steve Schirripa	...	Roberto (voice)
Diedrich Bader	...	Rufus (voice)
Cody Cameron	...	Mr. Weenie (voice)
Fred Stoller	...	Stanley (voice)
Olivia Hack	...	Charlene (voice)
Danny Mann	...	Serge (voice)
Matthew W. Taylor	...	Deni / Buddy / Ian (voice) (as Matt Taylor)
Sean Mullen	...	Roger (voice) (as Sean P. Mullen)
Michelle Murdocca	...	Maria (voice)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Jacquie Barnbrook	...	Fifi's Owner (voice)
Dana Belben	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Jeff Bennett	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Ranjani Brow	...	Additional Voices (voice)
June Christopher	...	Additional Voices (voice)
David Cowgill	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Rachel Crane	...	Additional Voices
Omar Crook	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Georgia Engel	...	Bobbie
Lauri Fraser	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Nika Futterman	...	Rosie (voice)
Elisa Gabrielli	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Nicholas Guest	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Bridget Hoffman	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Wendy Hoffman	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Walter Jones	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Scott Menville	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Kevin Michael Richardson	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Hans Tester	...	Additional Voices

MPAA:

Rated PG for mild rude humor.

Runtime:

76 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (DeLuxe)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

USA:PG | Singapore:PG | Netherlands:AL | Czech Republic:U | Australia:PG | Argentina:Atp | South Korea:All

Company:

Sony Pictures Animation

Quotes:

Roberto: How long do you think it'll be till we stop? 'Cause I gotta poop. Seriously, I gotta poop really bad.
Fifi: I said that it was going to be a long ride, but you never listen. Just like when I told you not to eat that leftover burrito grande.

Movie Connections:

References "Leave It to Beaver" (1957)

Normal story, but excellently made funny dialogs

Firstly, I haven't seen Open Season. So when sitting down for the second part, it was a fresh animated movie I was venturing into. The movie started off O.K. and the initial jokes would maybe bring a smile or two. But as the story moved forward, the dialogs got wittier and wittier. So much, that I actually paused the movie in between 2-3 times and had to take a minute to end my laughter. The Owl-like character, whose name evade my memory now, had the best lines put out for him.

The art direction is of a medium quality- not very good and not very bad. Also missing at times, were the facial expressions, which could very well be seen in Disney movies. Although Disney movies go over the top with the sense of caring and motions in between characters, which sometimes makes me puke, Open Season 2 keeps it at a proper place by not going overboard with it. It has a good pace, but too much for little kids to keep up at times. So maybe, I guess the movie makers missed the point in between as to which age group are they actually targeting.

To summarize it all, the movie is good and very much watchable if u keep patience for the initial few minutes and let the movie lead you to better moments ahead.

Recommended! Especially, for all those who like to listen to each and every dialogs. My personal favorite was the one where the conversation is about women grabbing Mr. Weenie and the dogs reacting with enthusiasm in listening to it. hahaha