***SYNOPSIS*** - Academy Award-winning Hollywood heavyweights George Clooney (Up In The Air) and Meryl Streep (It’s Complicated) lend their voices to the hilarious, heartwarming and dazzling stop-motion animated adventure from visionary director Wes Anderson (The Royal Tenebaums). In there-imagined classic family tale, Mr. and Mrs. Fox (Clooney and Streep) live a happy home life with their eccentric son Ash (Jason Schwartzman: The Darjeeling Limited) and visiting nephew Kristopherson. That is until Mr. Fox slips into his sneaky, old ways and plots the greatest heist the animal world has ever seen. When mean old farmers Boggis, Bunce and Bean join forces to surround Mr. Fox and his family, they don’t realize they are not dealing with any old fox – it’s Fantastic Mr. Fox and he has a fantastic master plan to save the day!
***VIDEO QUALITY*** - 'Fantastic Mr. Fox' arrives on Blu-ray with a 1080p transfer utilizing the AVC MPEG-4 codec in the original 1.85:1 aspect ratio. In a word this transfer is flawless. The best aspect of this presentation is the opportunity it affords to take in the superb character design and fantastically detailed sets. Colors are strikingly bold with no signs of bleeding. Everything is razor sharp to the point I felt as if I was there in person looking at the beautiful craftsmanship that went into this film. Detail reveals the lifelike fur textures and minute details on clothing and accessories were a delight to watch. Black levels are solid throughout. No signs of DNR or Edge Enhancement were noticed. FOX has done justice to this wonderous film with a breathtaking high definition presentation. 10/10
***AUDIO QUALITY*** - Audio is provided by a DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 track. Wes Andersons' eclectic taste in music is the highlight of this crisp and detailed audio presentation. Choice cuts from The Beach Boys, Cole Porter, and more fit the look and feel of this film to a tee. Dialogue was clean and audible throughout. Surrounds were engaged with subtle effects of the natural nature sounds that were recorded for the film. The LFE channel comes through with tight, rich bass when called upon. In closing this track complements this delightful tale perfectly. 9/10
***SPECIAL FEATURES***
**Disc One**
* Making Mr. Fox Fantastic (HD,44min)
* The Look Of Fantastic Mr. Fox (HD,8min)
* From Script To Screen (HD,7min)
* The Puppet Makers (HD,8min)
* Still Life (Puppet Animation) (HD,7min)
* The Cast (HD,6min)
* Bill And His Badger (HD,8min)
* A Beginner’s Guide To Whack-Bat (HD,1min )
* Fantastic Mr. Fox: The World Of Roald Dahl (HD,3min)
**Disc Two**
* Fantastic Mr. Fox widescreen feature film DVD disc (SD)
* From Script to Screen (SD)
* Still Life (Puppet Animation) (SD)
* A Beginner’s Guide to Whack-Bat (SD)
**Disc Three**
* Digital Copy of the feature length film.