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'''''Alpha and Omega''''' is a 2010 comedy romance adventure film directed by Anthony Bell and Ben Gluck and stars Justin Long, Hayden Panettiere, Dennis Hopper and Danny Glover.
 
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|Genre =Comedy<br>Animation
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|Photography =Color
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|Runtime =87 minutes
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|Country =United States
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|Release Date =September 17, 2010
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|Directed By =Ben Gluck<br>Anthony Bell
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|Written By =Christopher Denk<br>Steve Moore
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|Distributed by =Lionsgate
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|Starring =Justin Long<br>Hayden Panettiere<br>Christina Ricci<br>Danny Glover<br>Dennis Hopper<br>Bitsie Tulloch<br>Larry Miller<br>Eric Price<br>Chris Carmack<br>Vicki Lewis<br>Brian Donovan<br>Kevin Sussman<br>Aziz Ansari
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|Sequel = Alpha and Omega 2: A Howl-iday Adventure
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|Budget=$20 million|Box Office=$50.5 million|Language=English}}
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'''''[[Alpha and Omega: Dino Digs|Alpha]] and Omega''''' is a 2010 comedy romance adventure film directed by Anthony Bell and Ben Gluck and stars Justin Long, Hayden Panettiere, Dennis Hopper and Danny Glover.
   
 
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# Very cheap-looking animation. Even a deleted scene in the Blu-Ray's special features has animation that looks better than the film's final result.
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# Mediocre-looking animation. Even a deleted scene in the Blu-Ray's special features has animation that looks better than the film's final result.
 
# A disappointing script.
  
# A disappointing script.
 
# Predictable and overused plot.
  
# Predictable and overused plot.
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# Very terrible jokes, which mainly consist of sexual innuendos (infamously including what appears to be a pun based on the anatomical features of wolf penises) and urination jokes.
  
# Very terrible jokes, which mainly consist of sexual innuendos (infamously including what appears to be a pun based on the anatomical features of wolf penises) and urination jokes.
 
# Humphrey is supposed to be a good-natured prankster, but in his first interaction with Garth he comes across as spiteful and petty.
  
# Humphrey is supposed to be a good-natured prankster, but in his first interaction with Garth he comes across as spiteful and petty.
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# The romance between Kate and Humphrey feels really forced.
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# The romance between Kate and Humphrey feels forced.
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# The film's message is about love transcending rigid social roles. Unfortunately, the sequels retroactively ruin the message by showing ''exactly'' why Kate and Humphrey should never have got together.
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# The film's message is about love transcending rigid social roles. Unfortunately, the sequels retroactively ruin the message by showing exactly why Kate and Humphrey should never have got together.
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#Hollow logs do not, in fact, make good sleds.
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#Hollow logs do not, in fact, make good sleds (the same thing can be also said in [[Arctic Dogs|''Arctic Dogs'']]).
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# On that topic, this movie is infamous for spawning '''''seven''' sequels'' from 2013 to 2017.
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# Created the awful corgi-thing wolf pup CG models that would later become the even more awful protagonists of the sequels.
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#*And because of this, they created corgi-looking wolf pups named Claudette, Stinky, and Runt that would later become the even bad protagonists of the sequels.
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# On that topic, this movie is infamous for spawning ''seven sequels from 2013 to 2017''.
  
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#Somehow a shotgun has enough firepower to rip a wired fence apart, which makes this scene impossible and unrealistic.
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#The infamous Moonlight Howl scene, though the song is nice to hear, the dance numbers the wolves do is uncomfortable to watch.
   
 
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# Good voice acting.
  
# Good voice acting.
 
# The depiction of humans as actually trying to help the wolves repopulate rather than as evil eco-thugs is somewhat more nuanced than most kids' films that have anything to do with the environment.
 
# The depiction of humans as actually trying to help the wolves repopulate rather than as evil eco-thugs is somewhat more nuanced than most kids' films that have anything to do with the environment.
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#The soundtrack is okay.
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#The soundtrack is okay.
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#It's at least the "best" movie in the franchise when compared to the sequels.
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#Compared to the later seven sequels, this is the only tolerable film of the franchise.
   
 
==Videos==
  
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==Trivia==
  
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* This was Dennis Hopper's last film before he passed away of prostate cancer before the film was released and this film was dedicated to his memory.
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* It was Lionsgate's highest grossing animated feature, before 2017 when it was dethroned by ''[https://greatestmovies.miraheze.org/wiki/My_Little_Pony:_The_Movie_(2017) My Little Pony: The Movie]'' (2017).
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* The license plate on the camping couple's truck reads "A113". This refers to a classroom at CalArts, which they also use A113 in every Pixar movie as an "easter egg cameo".
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* Steve Moore originally intended to give the movie a slightly darker and more serious story, but Lionsgate wanted it to be aimed more towards children, leading the original script to be re-written.
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Revision as of 21:37, 13 January 2021

Alpha and Omega
Alpha and Omega poster.jpg
Furry Bait: The Movie
Genre: Comedy
Animation
Directed By: Ben Gluck
Anthony Bell
Written By: Christopher Denk
Steve Moore
Starring: Justin Long
Hayden Panettiere
Christina Ricci
Danny Glover
Dennis Hopper
Bitsie Tulloch
Larry Miller
Eric Price
Chris Carmack
Vicki Lewis
Brian Donovan
Kevin Sussman
Aziz Ansari
Photography: Color
Release Date: September 17, 2010
Runtime: 87 minutes
Country: United States
Language: English
Budget: $20 million
Box Office: $50.5 million
Sequel: Alpha and Omega 2: A Howl-iday Adventure


Alpha and Omega is a 2010 comedy romance adventure film directed by Anthony Bell and Ben Gluck and stars Justin Long, Hayden Panettiere, Dennis Hopper and Danny Glover.

Plot

When two wolves, Kate and Humphrey (Justin Long and Hayden Pannetiere), get shipped from their homes to Idaho, they must get back home before their packs go to war.

Bad Qualities

  1. Mediocre-looking animation. Even a deleted scene in the Blu-Ray's special features has animation that looks better than the film's final result.
  2. A disappointing script.
  3. Predictable and overused plot.
  4. Repeats an old, false idea about how wolf packs function that was based on how captive wolves which did not grow up together behave in zoos. Only somehow, this pack doesn't even have any beta wolves.
  5. Very terrible jokes, which mainly consist of sexual innuendos (infamously including what appears to be a pun based on the anatomical features of wolf penises) and urination jokes.
  6. Humphrey is supposed to be a good-natured prankster, but in his first interaction with Garth he comes across as spiteful and petty.
  7. The romance between Kate and Humphrey feels forced.
  8. The film's message is about love transcending rigid social roles. Unfortunately, the sequels retroactively ruin the message by showing exactly why Kate and Humphrey should never have got together.
  9. Hollow logs do not, in fact, make good sleds (the same thing can be also said in Arctic Dogs).
  10. On that topic, this movie is infamous for spawning seven sequels from 2013 to 2017.
    • And because of this, they created corgi-looking wolf pups named Claudette, Stinky, and Runt that would later become the even bad protagonists of the sequels.
  11. Somehow a shotgun has enough firepower to rip a wired fence apart, which makes this scene impossible and unrealistic.
  12. The infamous Moonlight Howl scene, though the song is nice to hear, the dance numbers the wolves do is uncomfortable to watch.

Good Qualities

  1. While Kate and Humphrey's romance feel forced as they spend most of their screen-time arguing, the subplot focusing on Garth and Lily is very well developed and genuinely sweet.
  2. Some of the characters are likable, such as Lily.
  3. Despite most of the jokes being terrible, some of the one-liners can be genuinely funny.
  4. The "Love Train" sequence, which is easily the best part of the movie, and the entire franchise.
  5. Good voice acting.
  6. The depiction of humans as actually trying to help the wolves repopulate rather than as evil eco-thugs is somewhat more nuanced than most kids' films that have anything to do with the environment.
  7. The soundtrack is okay.
  8. Compared to the later seven sequels, this is the only tolerable film of the franchise.

Videos

Trivia

  • This was Dennis Hopper's last film before he passed away of prostate cancer before the film was released and this film was dedicated to his memory.
  • It was Lionsgate's highest grossing animated feature, before 2017 when it was dethroned by My Little Pony: The Movie (2017).
  • The license plate on the camping couple's truck reads "A113". This refers to a classroom at CalArts, which they also use A113 in every Pixar movie as an "easter egg cameo".
  • Steve Moore originally intended to give the movie a slightly darker and more serious story, but Lionsgate wanted it to be aimed more towards children, leading the original script to be re-written.
  • It has it's own movie tie-in game on the Nintendo DS.


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SonicClub

14 months ago
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Oh god, this date was my birthday.
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Worldofjake2012

10 months ago
Score 1
The only good movie in this series. The rest just keep getting worse and WORSE
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The Autistic Raccoon

5 months ago
Score 0
Yeah. I'm gonna be honest here, the crappy sequel films make the first one look bad even though the first one was OK.
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Le0ne 82,651

one month ago
Score 1
To be fair, I'll take those sequels over Air Buddies any day.
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The Autistic Raccoon

one month ago
Score 0
The only good sequels were "A Howl-iday Adventure" and " The Legend of the Saw Tooth Cave." It's ok if you like the other sequels tho.
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HellLord

9 months ago
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Hi guys, sorry, there was an error with the comment section on an edit, thankfully, I had fixed it so now you can see your comments again and even comment in it

Good luck folk’s!
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LeroyManTheFirst

5 months ago
Score 0
This film feels like a porn movie for kids.
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XXSeph MySpaceXx

4 months ago
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ngl this movie is a guilty pleasure of mine,,,,,,, I understand why others hate it tho

the sequels are much worse though, I used to watch every new sequel they'd dish out but quit watching them altogether after the 5th movie came out

this movie seemed to have a charm, and it lost that charm in the sequels
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Staringcorgi6

3 months ago
Score 0
I feel like the franchise is the definition of quantity of quality
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AgentLocke

2 months ago
Score 1
There's like seven sequels
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AbareKillerFan 2002

2 months ago
Score 0
I enjoyed this movie, but I'm too lazy to watch the sequels
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XXSeph MySpaceXx

one month ago
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The sequels suck ass. They make this movie look like a cult classic
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Le0ne 82,651

one month ago
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You know you are in for a ride when you see something like "A Pawsome 3D Adventure" on the poster for a talking animal movie. A signal that the movie is probably garbage.
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