Alpha and Omega

Name: Alpha and Omega
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Animation, Family
Released: September 17, 2010
Duration: 88 min
Rating: 36
Cast: Christina Ricci, Hayden Panettiere, Justin Long

2010

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Lionsgate | Release Date: September 17, 2010 | PG

Starring: Christina Ricci, Hayden Panettiere, Justin Long

Summary: What makes for the ultimate road trip? Hitchhiking, truck stops, angry bears, prickly porcupines and a golfing goose with a duck caddy. Just ask Kate and Humphrey, two wolves who are trying to get home after being taken by park rangers and shipped halfway across the country. Humphrey is an Omega wolf, whose days are about quick wit, snappyWhat makes for the ultimate road trip? Hitchhiking, truck stops, angry bears, prickly porcupines and a golfing goose with a duck caddy. Just ask Kate and Humphrey, two wolves who are trying to get home after being taken by park rangers and shipped halfway across the country. Humphrey is an Omega wolf, whose days are about quick wit, snappy one-liners and hanging with his motley crew of fun-loving wolves and video-gaming squirrels. Kate is an Alpha: duty, discipline and sleek Lara Croft eye-popping moves fuel her fire. Humphrey's motto – make 'em laugh. Kate's motto – I'm the boss. And they have a thousand miles to go. Back home rival wolf packs are on the march and conflict is brewing. Only Kate and Humphrey can restore the peace. But first, they have to survive each other. (Lionsgate)

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Director: Anthony Bell and Ben Gluck

Genre(s): Adventure, Comedy, Animation, Family

Rating: PG

Runtime: 88 min

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Andrew Barker

Not without charm and bearing easy appeal to very young viewers. Read full review

Stephen Cole

If you have kids who are easily frightened, bring them to Alpha and Omega, a 3-D movie with training wheels. Kids may not like it, but they'll never fall off the ride. Read full review

Peter Hartlaub

The sexual tension is thick between the woodland creatures in Alpha and Omega, an animated children's film with a plot that has more in common with "The Blue Lagoon" than "Bambi." Read full review

Randy Cordova

Occasionally cute but not much else, Alpha and Omega is an animated flick that doesn't leave much of an impression. Read full review

Nick Schager

A dog in wolf's clothing, Lionsgate's drab, anthropomorphic animal saga does little more than reconfirm the preeminence of Pixar. Read full review

Tom Russo

Alpha and Omega is sweet, if not fresh. Read full review

Michael O'Sullivan

The littlest children in your house may find something to titter at from time to time, but based on the reaction of a young screening audience, it won't be often. Read full review

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MovieCritic37

Jun 19, 2013

Even though I think this movie should improve in certain areas, I do believe that Lionsgate did a good job on it. Without doubt, all of the music composed in A&O was truly astounding.

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B4byG3n1u5L0v3r

Mar 25, 2015

This iphone app was aweosme. I gave it to me kids and tehy wouldn't stop playing. Dunnow how it intstalled - came w/ chaep ripoof iphoon, stuk to bottom of bar tabl w/ gum, makes phon smell like hops. tasttyyy phon thx yeah.

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shooter17

Sep 22, 2010

My two boys (8 and 7 years old) loved this movie. Agree with some of the "critic" comments (e.g., the strong sexual tension with Omega....) but my kids didn't pick up on that. I thought it was a very entertaining movie with decent graphics (not great). The kids will like this movie.

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PeppersReviews

Apr 26, 2012

While the movie was cute, some of the character's needed some more development as well as the plot isn't too new.
overall it was an okay movie. Not the worst of movies but not the best of movies either.

Final and total score: C+

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oblique15

Feb 2, 2013

A fun silly movie.I like animation movies, but this is ok at best.It just feels like it lacks something epic. It was predictable to know what was going to happen to the characters.

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Shiira

Sep 23, 2010

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Winston(Danny Glover) is a wolf without sons, so the father, by default, sends his oldest daughter Kate(Hayden Panetiere) to alpha school because she's the heir apparent; the alpha female in-waiting. How does that make him feel, the pack leader, the envy of other wolves, having to rely on a girl for daily sustenance, fresh caribou meat, and in the future, leadership, when the time comes for Winston to hand over the reins of power? Surely, he'd much rather have his successor be an alpha male, just like his old "man". After Kate returns home without a kill, neither father nor daughter acknowledges the elephant in the room(well, in this case, forest), a notion about lacking, which must weight heavily on both wolves' minds, yet goes unexpressed. Even though Kate comes from good stock, all the alpha training in the world can't offset the physical disadvantages of her gender, relative to the male, who is stronger, faster, and more fierce, more wolf-like. But at the risk of seeming too "Mulan", the film addresses the father's latent paternal malcontentment over having girls in a roundabout fashion, by having the wolf blame the unsuccessful hunt on eastern wolves, then employing him in the highly unusual position of matchmaker, in which Winston brokers a connubial union with another alpha male, an enemy father who has a marriageable son, Garth(Chris Carmack), as a means to unite both packs. That's pretty convoluted. Since when do wolves consolidate? Wolves are territorial. If Winston had sons, and outsiders infringed on their hunting grounds, he'd make war, not peace, and have his warriors rip the trespassers' throats out. With her long eyelashes and well-brushed mane, Kate looks too high-maintenance for killing; she'd probably much prefer being a girl, just like her sister Lilly(Christine Ricci). Out of desperation, Kate is allowed to marry Humphrey(Justin Long), an omega, a wolf beneath her station, because his daughter is no hunter, no leader of wolves.… Expand

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JawDropper

Nov 13, 2010

Absolutely atrocious.
I was reading one of the lines for a review by Scott Bowles of USA today and it sums up perfectly what I think of Alpha and Omega.
"Alpha and Omega is one of those rarities in the modern era of Hollywood animation: bad. " I know I know judge a movie based on it's ownAbsolutely atrocious.
I was reading one of the lines for a review by Scott Bowles of USA today and it sums up perfectly what I think of Alpha and Omega.
"Alpha and Omega is one of those rarities in the modern era of Hollywood animation: bad. "
I know I know judge a movie based on it's own merits
O.K I will
this movie is a pile of **** dialouge ,atrocious acting, disgusting premise and chemistry.
The **** lamest jokes I have ever heard AND...
The WORST animation, style, and art style of ANY movie I have ever seen. Animated or not.
This is like Delgo level animation.I almost did not want to watch this movie because of it's awful animation. You truly have to see this to believe it. Characters are unlikable lumps of **** with goofy dreamworks faces slapped on to them and it looks like the movie was half done. Don't take your kids to see this. Buy them Toy Story 3 on Blu-Ray instead so they can see true artistic beauty.
This movie is no even close to that.… Expand

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