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Just whose
backyard is it, anyway? Spring has
sprung, and Verne and his woodland
friends awaken from their long
winter's nap to discover that a
large, green hedge has cropped up
right through the middle of their
once-natural habitat. Enter RJ, an
opportunistic raccoon who explains
that the world beyond the hedge is
"the gateway to the good life" where
peculiar creatures called humans
live to eat, rather than eat to
live. "For humans," RJ proclaims,
"enough is never enough." Suspicious
and even a little jealous of the
charismatic smooth-talking RJ, the
ever cautious Verne wants to keep
his blended family safely on their
side of the hedge. But, proving the
adage that one man's garbage is
another man's--or, rather,
animal's--treasure, the manipulative
RJ has his own reasons for
convincing the woodland band that
there is little to fear and
everything to gain from their
over-indulgent new neighbors.
Eventually, RJ and Verne form an
unlikely friendship as they and
their furry friends learn to coexist
with--and even exploit--this strange
new world called suburbia.
Released October 17,
2006 |
