Flushed Away (DVD, 2007, Widescreen Version: Checkpoint)

This is a really cute movie. I have a 10 year old Daughter, and a 9 old nephew I am rasing, and I am always buying movies for them because they are really into the movies especially my daughter. I sat down with them and so did my husband and I must say this is really a cute one, and it's full of laughs. Anyway it's about this pet rat names Roddy, and his owners go out of town and he gets out of his cage has a little fun then along comes a sewer rat who comes and invades his home and then that sewer rats flushes him down the toilet where he ends up in the sewer with the rest of the sewer rats but then he has a journey of trying to get his way back home, and he comes across, frogs, and even singing slugs. This is full a cute animated animals, and creatures and also full of laughs. This is worth buying for the kiddies they will love it, and will watch it more than once mine have already. My money was well spent on this one. I give it a 5 out of a 5 rating.

At the risk of going all philosophical, there's something about the unexamined life not being worth living. Roddy St. James is living the high life as the pampered pet mouse of a little girl in the exclusive Kensington district of London. When the family goes away on holiday, he revels in his hedonistic lifestyle - till an intruder arrives and Roddy is literally flushed away into the sewers. This is the kind of set-up used by many romantic comedies, one used to very good effect here. While the animation and characters are aimed at a younger audience, adults will find plenty to enjoy as well.

Torn from his accustomed comforts, Roddy finds himself in an underground city that mimics London above. Populated by a lively mix of rodents, singing slugs - and evil amphibians - Roddy begins the epic journey back to his home by enlisting the aid of the lovely free-spirited Rita who makes a living for herself and her huge mouse family by scavenging through the sewers for valuables as captain of her own ship. The two start off at odds; she regards him as an annoying whining twit while he has a hard time adjusting to her hardscrabble life and the strange surroundings that horrify him at first. It doesn't help when they cross paths with the evil Toad, mastermind of a criminal empire, who has an unpleasant history with Rita.

The story builds from there, as Roddy begins to realize what has been missing from his life all this time, and Rita begins to appreciate that Roddy isn't as useless as he first seems. Surviving the efforts of the evil Toad to capture them provides much excitement as the two of them are thrown together while Roddy seeks to return to his life and Rita seeks her promised payment for helping him. Meanwhile, England is in the finals of the World Cup Soccer championships, and Toad is awaiting the critical moment to carry out his master plan.....

With the vocal talents of Hugh Jackman, Kate Winslet, Ian McKellan, and others, the movie is engaging on many levels for both the young and those somewhat older. The characters are well developed, and fun to watch. There are some amusing pop culture references, elements of cheerful snark, and several charming songs by a surprisingly musical Jackman. The animation is both colorful and well done. It's a small gem of a movie with a number of enjoyable moments such as the scene with the French frog mime, the cell phone and the Evil Toad. It's a movie that should still be enjoyable after repeated viewings - and that's no small thing.

Good animated movie for young and old alike! My 3 yr old grandson loved it when his family rented it and watched it over and over. When I told him I bought it, he could hardly wait to come over! Really cute movie!

kid friendly, colors are great, very funny. my kids laughed a ton, the ask me to but it. it nice to have a movie that you don't have to worry whats going to come out of it that you don't want your kids to see. we loved the singing by the slugs they were so cute.

Such a funny picture. I thought I would not like it, but I loved it. I'm 66 years old. I recommend it to everyone. Even the picture on DVD was funny, with blue water in it. They get flushed into a city, and so much things happen there. Buy it.

This movie was great for the whole family to watch together! We all thought it was funny and will watch it again =)

The witty banter alone is enough to make me love this movie. There are so many great lines. I would compare this movie to Shrek. It's not as forthcoming about poking fun of other movies. The greatest part of this movie is the singing slugs. They continued to make me laugh, even in the credits. I love this movie and would recommend it to anyone.

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We've been looking for several good children's movies for our son and bought Flushed away without having seen it before.
Luckily, we weren't disappointed with it. It's actually a pretty good movie. And that's my opinion of it as an adult. My son loves it and it manages to be cute and funny with a decent plot while avoiding some of the innuendo that you see in many animated movies nowadays.
I would certainly recommend this movie for anyone with children. It's a good movie and worth adding to your collection.

Flushed Away is a charming film that will certainly entertain children and may even produce a few laughs from the adult crowd as well. When Roddy, a civilized uptown rat, is flushed down the toilet, he finds himself in a sewer adventure as he struggles to find his way home. This movie features a colorful cast with some talented voice actors. The film also features some fun and catchy music. The story is a too strong, but the comedy is. A villainous frog (Ian McKellen) is hoping to make a mess of Roddy's life, along with everyone else in the sewer city including a Rat named Rita (Kate Winslet). Rita befriends Roddy and helps him in his quest for the surface which leads to all kinds of trouble, comedy, and narrow escapes. Although my expectations which have been set somewhat low by most of Dreamworks attempts at animation, Flushed Away surpassed my expectations. Although the film still isn't up to par with Pixar greats, you still should check this one out.