Hunt for the Wilderpeople 2016 123movies

Watch: Hunt for the Wilderpeople 2016 123movies, Full Movie Online – Reclusive country folk Bella and Hector become foster parents to Ricky, a problem child from the city. After some adjustment, things go reasonably well. However, Bella’s death means that Hector must now look after Ricky himself, and they haven’t been getting along. Moreover, her death causes Child Services to decide to send Ricky back to the orphanage. Ricky refuses to go back and runs away, ultimately sparking a national manhunt for him and Hector..
Plot: Ricky is a defiant young city kid who finds himself on the run with his cantankerous foster uncle in the wild New Zealand bush. A national manhunt ensues, and the two are forced to put aside their differences and work together to survive.
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Ratings:

	7.8/10 Votes: 131,407
	97% | RottenTomatoes
	81/100 | MetaCritic
	N/A Votes: 1705 Popularity: 17.499 | TMDB

Reviews:

Great watch, would watch again, and can recommend.

WARNING: Sad dog scene.

Julian Dennison (“Deadpool 2”) and Sam Neill (“Jurassic Park”) give an amazing performance as grumpy unlikeable pair of guys purposely lost in the wilderness.

For an “foster kid” trope, this movie really has it all. I don’t appreciate it’s attempt to mimic “Up!” and that did sour my opinion a bit. It starts, then waxes and wanes between drama and comedy.

You’ll laugh, you’ll cry, there is family love, romantic love, plenty of action, and more laughs.

Click here for a video version of this review: https://youtu.be/ZbeHUdtgPkA

New Zealand has a long history of quirky movies, and _Hunt for the Wilderpeople_ is a great addition to the fold. Written and directed by Taika Waititi, this 2016 film stars Sam Neill and Julian Dennison. It was a big hit when it came out – off a $2.5M budget, it brought in $23.2M and entertained people all across the world.

So what’s it all about then? Here’s the description:

_Ricky is a defiant young city kid who finds himself on the run with his cantankerous foster uncle in the wild New Zealand bush. A national manhunt ensues, and the two are forced to put aside their differences and work together to survive._

I love hearing a Kiwi accent on screen, and hearing this and the NZ style humour brought many a smile to my face while watching this. Sam Neill has been a long time favourite of mine, right back from the days of _Reilly, Ace of Spies_. He plays the gruff uncle very well, and really captures the essence of the NZ farmer and bush man.

Likewise, Dennison is hilarious, and for a young kid has excellent comedic timing, which leads to many laugh out loud moments, be they from verbal sparring, or more of a physical nature. He’s great, and the chemistry between him and Neill is so good.

Of course, the theme of two people with clashing personalities being thrown together is nothing new, but what makes this stand out as a little different is the NZ twist. Kiwis have a weird sense of humour and Waititi, Neill, Dennison, and all the supporting characters bring this to the fore.

Its a good fun movie that with plenty of laughs, and will be sure to put a smile on your face.

Hugely enjoyable comedy adventure with serious undertones
Kiwi director Taika Waititi of “Boy” and “What We Do In the Shadows” fame will shortly be stepping into the big leagues directing the next “Thor” movie.

In the meantime he has conjured up another slice of real Kiwi life on a budget that would probably fail to cover the catering bill for his new movie. Waititi translates Kiwi writer Barry Crump’s book into a screenplay full of Kiwiana, irony and humour.

We meet Ricky Baker (Julian Dennison) as the local police (Oscar Kightley) and “enthusiastic” Child Care worker “Paula” (Rachel House), attempt to rehouse the young Maori lad with his new adoptive foster parents. “Aunt Bella” (Rima Te Wiata), child loving and with a heart of gold together with husband “Hec” (Sam Neill), a loner bushman with little desire to house a young delinquent.

Ricky’s long list of offences are mentioned, including “smashing stuff and throwing rocks” but Paula is very determined, oft repeating her personal motto, “no child left behind”.

The opening scene sets the tone perfectly, as Ricky carefully surveys his new accommodation and quietly returns to the police car.

Despite finding his new basic rural surroundings somewhat bewildering, including a gloriously bloody wild pig hunt, Ricky starts to become part of the family as he is showered by Aunt Bella’s practical love and understanding.

Following an event, Ricky and Hec strike out on their own into the New Zealand bush as a national man hunt for the pair commences. Can they get on, will Hec’s heart eventually melt, if indeed he can find it? This is a comedy drama with emphasis on the humour with incompetent hunters, crazy bushmen (Rhys Darby) and comical situations. However framed with underlying sadness and a serious story under pinning the whole endeavour. The tone is reminiscent of director Waititi’s’ “Boy” and manages to stay consistent throughout. Waititi even allowing himself a brief cameo, to great comedic effect.

There are plenty of belly laughs for those that understand and know New Zealand well. Neill essaying your everyday “she’ll be right” Kiwi bloke, whilst providing a much needed straight man to all the shenanigans.

Some scenes are pushed too far, with Paula’s quest going to ridiculous length’s for the sake of comedy and Darby overbalancing his scenes with his usual shtick. Somehow with the solid anchor of Dennison’s fresh performance and Neill’s experience, the ship manages to stay the right way up.

The New Zealand bush is shown in all it’s glory with the addition of a great choral track to accompany the shots of the overhead tree canopy.

Overall a much more approachable and enjoyable film than “Shadows” which will play especially well with Kiwi’s and Australians but does have broader appeal.

Summary

Hugely enjoyable comedy adventure with serious undertones and represents a real return to form for Waititi. It’s also good to see Sam Neill on the big screen again, opposite a great new young talent.

call of the wild
“Hunt for the Wilderpeople” is the first Taika Waititi movie that I’ve seen, and I’m impressed. This look at a Maori boy and his adoptive white father who go on the run in rural New Zealand is at once a look at the status of the Maoris and a look at New Zealand’s landscape. One might interpret the characters’ period in the wilderness as a way for the boy to connect to his heritage more (it certainly helps him bond with the adoptive father).

It’s a really good movie. A particularly funny sequence is when Ricky and Hector stay with the man living off the grid (the next sequence seemed like a cross between “Mad Max” and “Thelma and Louise”). A fun time, but also a socially conscious one. This is one movie that deserves a lot of recognition. I hope that Taika Waititi makes more movies like this.

Other Information:

Original Language en
Runtime 1 hr 41 min (101 min)
Budget 2500000
Revenue 23200000
Status Released
Rated PG-13
Genre Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Director Taika Waititi
Writer Taika Waititi, Barry Crump, Tearepa Kahi
Actors Sam Neill, Julian Dennison, Rima Te Wiata
Country New Zealand
Awards 22 wins & 25 nominations
Production Company N/A
Website N/A

Technical Information:

Sound Mix Dolby Atmos, Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio 2.39 : 1
Camera Arri Alexa XT, Cooke S4 and Angenieux Optimo Lenses, Red Epic, Angenieux Optimo Lenses (aerial shots)
Laboratory N/A
Film Length N/A
Negative Format CFast 2.0, Redcode RAW
Cinematographic Process ARRIRAW (2.8K) (source format), Digital Intermediate (2K) (master format), Redcode RAW (5K) (source format) (aerial shots)
Printed Film Format 35 mm (Kodak Vision 2383), DCP