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| No ordinary birds of feathers they are! |
Free
Birds Review – Think your life is hard? Trying being a Turkey during
Thanksgiving season and you will sigh in relief that you are a human and not a
juicy bird instead. Nasib baik I don’t eat Turkey so I didn’t feel guilty
watching what this birds had to endure every time humans have the urge to roast
them, but then again I love my chicken so…errr….never mind…better not delve
into that. Hehehe
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| Reggie, Ranger & Jenny on the screen yo! |
It’s
about Reggie (Owen Wilson) who is the odd one out of the flock and gets new
lease of life when the President’s cute daughter rescues and declares Reggie as
the pardoned turkey. He gets to ride the Air Force One helicopter and transferred
to Camp David. Upon arrival, all Reggie does is eat pizza and watch his
favourite tele-novela. His comfy life however is short lived when he gets ‘turkey-napped’
by even ‘odd-er’ Jake (Woody Harrelson) who wants to travel back in time to change
course of history. Together they head the ‘Turkeys Liberation Front’ to rid
Turkeys from the menu based on the ‘Great Turkey’s message from the future. Both
of them managed to time travel by ‘high-jacking’ time machine called S.T.E.V.E.
(voiced by George Takei of Star Trek fame!)
from the government lab. They arrive just few days before the first
Thanksgiving is about to the celebrated and bumps into Ranger (Jimmy Hayward)
and his sister Jenny (Amy Poehler). The siblings rescues them from being hunted
by Standish (Colm Meaney) and brought to the hut where the whole flock of
turkeys are hiding from being served as main dish. Reggie and Jake learn about
teamwork from their counterparts and together defend for their survival.
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| Run Turkey Run!!! |
After
hitting big as voice the of Lightning McQueen in ‘Cars’ franchise, Owen Wilson
once again is a delight to ‘hear’ as he provides his cheeky voice to Reggie.
You will smirk when he does his ‘Duh!’ lines. My favourite voice-over’er of
cause is Woddy Harrelson as Ranger. There’s something about this quirky man
that I’ve loved since his ‘Cheers’ days. I’m so happy that he is back on the
big screen with awesome line ups such as ‘Now You See Me’ and soon-to-be-out ‘The
Hunger Games : Catching Fire’! Another favourite is Amy Poehler as Jenny, she is
like the quirky female version of Woody. The rest of the ‘turkey’s’ and humans
are spot on voiced by so many talented people.
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| Ranger with them young ones! |
Since
the school holidays are just around the corner, Free Birds is perfect to take
your kids to and start off their movie season. The vibrant colours, funny and
adorable characters will keep the young ones and young-at-heart entertained for
one and half hours. There’s even a message at the end of the movie regarding
the importance of celebrating Thanksgiving Day sans Turkey on the menu. Witty
lines and comical scenes will get you laughing and never look at a Turkey the
same way again. Leave your synical adult logic out the cinema and witness how a
flock of feathered fellas kick human’s gluten! Kekeke… I highly recommend this
Turkey serving to start off your appetite for the upcoming blockbuster movie
season! Yeeeeehaaaaaa
P/s - Thank you Churp Churp for the tickets and cute bag!!!
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