The Fantastic Mr. Fox: "I understand what you're saying,

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The Fantastic Mr. Fox: "I understand what you're saying, and your comments are valuable, but I'm gonna ignore your advice."

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Joy and Penn discuss "The Fantastic Mr. Fox" by Roald Dahl. While we have never had to dig tunnels to get to our food, we can empathize with the poor Foxes and cheer when they figure out an answer. While the movie did well commercially, it was different from the book and was more of an adaptation.

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