Perhaps the oddest and most frightening figure for youngsters was not a fanged beast, but an ice cream vendor called Foxwell Cripp with a creepy doll who is a werewolf hunter in his spare time and in desperate need of a friend. It does have some eccentric humans to enjoy, including its very own Cruella De Vil called The Commander, voiced by Glee‘s Jane Lynch, and an aging, scooter-riding housekeeper with some nifty moves. In fact, those looking for werewolf adventure will find this more canine prison (pound) break, which happens to have werewolves on the periphery. This is fun to watch all the same and witness reactions from all, especially when Freddy finally – and involuntarily – marks his territory within the kennel. Much like Snowball the bunny in Life of Pets there is an equally hot-headed chihuahua with an inferiority complex called Twitchy (voiced by Sarah Harper) that could easily be Snowball in a dog costume. There is also the token streetwise stray called Batty in this (voiced by Samara Weaving) to help Freddy out and be ‘saved’ herself in the end. However, in terms of originality it is somewhat wanting – unless you call a werepoodle with pink hair a tad unusual.įreddy’s origins in themselves raise not only questions within the story, but also point to a missing bit of sub-plot we know who his heroic father, Flasheart Lupin (voiced by Jai Courtney) is, but are we to assume his mother was a poodle dog? Adults can read between the lines, but younger viewers kept asking and wanting to know more about this missing piece of the genetic puzzle that felt overlooked in the race to prove Freddy’s rightful place in the pack. And so the ‘coming of age’ adventure begins and the making of different, new friends commences outside of his wolf world.įans of The Secret Life of Pets, Zootropolis and Hotel Transylvania will note plenty of comparisons, even copycat characters throughout this, which is not necessarily a bad thing as it borrows the best bits of the former and again, ends on the age-old moral of how much better the world is when different groups learn to live together in harmony. Freddy is given until the next full moon rises to prove his leadership worth, or face banishment forever. His extended werewolf family is also a pack of ‘do-gooder’ superhero hounds who help fight evil and crime in the local town at night, rather than savage the local population.įreddy’s initiation ceremony is set in front a bunch of snarling werewolf relatives, including his ruthless uncle Hotspur (voiced by Rupert Degas), but after the full moon shines on the teenager, his “transwolfation” is more werepoodle than monster. He comes from a highly respected family of werewolves and is expected to take over the pack after its leader, his late father, is killed. Disney alumnus Alexs Stadermann swaps animator role for the director’s chair with animated werewolf caper 100% Wolf, complete with lively action, kick-ass hounds and delightfully oddball human beings.ġ3 year-old Freddy Lupin (first voiced by Jerra Wright-Smith, then Ilai Swindells) is no ordinary teen. It may lack the big budgets of a Disney/Pixar film, but it has all the great intentions, big heart and silly fun for kids and bigger kids alike to enjoy, however generic the sum of some of its parts may be. It is always great to see more independent animation reaching mainstream screens.
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