Unstable Fables: Tortoise Vs. Hare Movie
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"Unstable Fables: Tortoise Vs. Hare", the second film in the Jim Henson Company's "Unstable Fables" series. The film puts a modern twist on the classic Tortoise and the Hare story with help from a voice cast that includes Jay Leno, Danny Glover, Vivica A. Fox, Keke Palmer and Drake Bell. The movie fast-forwards 15 years beyond the original fabled race to reveal that the rivalry between the tortoise and the hare. Ready for a rematch, Murray Hare (Jay Leno) and his unwilling son Butch (Drake Bell) challenge Walter Tortoise (Danny Glover) and his daughter Crystal (Keke Palmer) to face off in the Mount Impossible Nature Adventure Race. However this time they learn a whole new lesson - that some things are more important than competition.
| Drake Bell | Butch Hare |
| Chris Elwood | Rex Stork |
| Danny Glover | Walter Tortoise |
| Jay Leno | Murray Hare |
| Nolan North | Reporter 1 |
| Steve Wilcox | Mole Dad |
| Vivica A. Fox | Dotty Tortoise |
| Keke Palmer | Crystal Tortoise |
| Jenni Pulos | Old Lady Hare |
| Howard E. Baker |
Visitor Reviews
Not that interesting...
posted on 10 Nov 2008The graphics and the vocals were nice. Danny Glover did a nice job of a "slow" turtle drawl. Jay Leno is recognizable at the hare, of course. The story was just...blah. I found myself actually about ready to fall asleep after the first 25 minutes or so. It should've been FUNNIER. There was humor in it, just not enough. It was if they were just showing you what happens along the race, and it wasn't exciting or interesting. Probably the funniest characters in the movie were the two wives (Vivica A. Fox was the tortoise wife). I'm giving it a 6 out of 10. It's not terrible, but it's not worth seeing either. Perhaps young children would really enjoy it..?
Not as Unstable as I'd have Liked
posted on 22 Jul 2009A 3D cartoon that provides more than just a graphically different perspective on a well known, or at least loosely known and widely recognized, fable.Unfortunately for my taste, it wasn't unstable in the way Happy Tree Friends or South Park is. It's more along the lines of Monsters, Inc. A kid-friendly story with enough complexity and adult issues woven in that parents will be happy they watched with their 8-year-old, and 13-year-olds won't complain that they were forced to come along.And you get some impressive 3D animation that rivals the kind you see in computer games for its ability to feel the depth and dimension and bring you into the situation more than standard films are capable of doing.