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

Director:

Jim Kammerud

Writers:

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

Release Date:

7 November 2006 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Family

Plot Keywords:

Fox | Friendship | Dog | Jealousy | Singing

Awards:

1 win

Cast

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

Runtime:

69 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Certification:

Portugal:M/4 | USA:G (certificate #42645) | Australia:G | Singapore:G

Company:

DisneyToon Studios

Movie Connections:

Follows The Fox and the Hound (1981)

Soundtrack:

Friends for Life

Cute, but not needed

The Fox and the Hound is a quiet classic of Disney's, I highly recommend it, it was an extremely sweet story and a personal favorite of mine. So I was curious what was with the sequel, if they just prolonged the story or was it new characters? I wasn't too sure if this was a prequel or a re-make of the first film. Because of the way the story was in the first film, this didn't make much sense. I wasn't sure if it was just an added story, if it was, it was a bit silly. While the story and characters were cute, don't get me wrong, it's perfect for the kids, it just didn't do anything for me since I'm such a fan of the first film. I just feel like they shouldn't have ruined the story, the ending to the first film was perfect, we didn't need an additional story. But it wasn't bad for the kids, it's just a typical Disney sequel.

Todd and Chopper are back as young kids, they are having their typical play dates, but Chopper is feeling a bit down since he doesn't feel that he doesn't have any special talents. After a failed attempt at trying to hunt, Chopper's master leaves him home when he takes Chief to the fair for the howling and hunting contest. Todd takes Chopper to the fair anyways to cheer him up, and they end up meeting a stray dog singing group with wants Chopper to join due to his surprising pleasant voice. Todd gets left out, but the singer that got kicked out of the band because of Chopper, Dixie, she has a few tricks up her sleeve and wants back. Todd in the mean time just wants his best friend back.

The Fox and the Hound 2 is a better Disney sequel than most, I admit. But like I said it just wasn't needed, I was kinda disappointed in seeing the computer animation, you could tell when it wasn't hand drawn. The additional characters were cute, but they didn't do anything for me personally. I would recommend that you stick with the first Fox and the Hound movie, just because it's very original and a classic. For the kids, this sequel would be up their alley, but for the fans of the original, I wouldn't really go crazy over this.

4/10