Hop

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🎙️ EPISODE 453: 04.26.22 So the only reason I'm reviewing this (if you can even call this a review) is because I thought it was funny that James Marsden has played the lead opposite an animated character in two feature films now (the other being the first Sonic the Hedgehog which I recently watched with my daughter as she was battling the flu). And while I wouldn't hold my breath waiting for the Hop Cinematic Universe (The HCU) to become a thing like the Sonic franchise apparently is, this weird (available on Netflix!) Easter kids movie from 2011 is — naturally — right up my alley. Sure, it's godawful in by any traditional metrics and more than deserving of its 24% RT Score, but it does what so many children's flicks rarely ever do: in the immortal words of Weird Al, it "dares to be stupid." So, yes, I realize it makes little sense to release this episode a full week after Easter 2022, but I implore you, fellow parents, give the story of the first Human Easter Bunny a chance next holiday season. This is at least the second best Easter movie (after Critters 2 of course).

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⫷ EPISODE 452 - (YOU ARE HERE) - EPISODE 453B ⫸

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Hop is a 2011 American live-action/computer animated fantasy comedy film directed by Tim Hill. It stars James Marsden, Russell Brand, Kaley Cuoco, Hank Azaria, Gary Cole, Elizabeth Perkins, David Hasselhoff, Chelsea Handler, and Hugh Laurie. The film follows a young rabbit E.B. (Brand) who would rather drum in a band than succeed his father as the Easter Bunny, as Fred O'Hare (Marsden) have the title for himself. Hop was released in theaters on April 1, 2011 and earned $184 million. To date, it is the only Illumination film that combines live-action photography with animation. It was released on March 27, 2011.