Open Season 2

Open Season 2 is a 2008 American computer-animated comedy film and the sequel to the 2006 film Open Season, produced by Sony Pictures Animation. It was directed by Matthew O'Callaghan, co-directed by Todd Wilderman, and produced by Kirk Bodyfelt and Matthew O'Callaghan. It was released theatrically in other countries starting in South Africa on September 24, 2008, and direct-to-video in the United States on January 27, 2009. The film received mixed reviews and grossed $8.7 million worldwide.

Plot
In the spring, Elliot the deer has grown giant new antlers and is about to marry Giselle. However, Elliot's new antlers are cracked off in an accident, which upsets him. Luckily, his best friend, Boog the bear, and the others manage to cheer Elliot up by having a rabbit fight. After hearing words being spoken by Ian during the wedding ceremony, Elliot begins to have second thoughts. Meanwhile, Mr. Weenie finds a dog biscuit trail that his previous owners left behind and follows it. At the climax of the wedding, Elliot witnesses Mr. Weenie being taken away by his old owners, Bob and Bobbie. Elliot tells an exaggerated story to the other forest animals (made possible by his misinterpretation of Bobbie's excessive affections toward Mr. Weenie) and decides to make a rescue mission to save him. The other animals that go on Elliot's rescue mission are Boog, Giselle, squirrel McSquizzy, Buddy the porcupine, and ducks Serge and Deni.

Meanwhile, the pets of Bob and Bobbie's friends - on their way to Pet Paradiso, a resort for humans and their pets - meet at a rest stop. There is Fifi, a toy poodle and his basset hound companion Roberto, two cats named Stanley and Roger, and two Southern dogs named Rufus and Charlene. Fifi discusses his hatred for wild animals, describing how he claims they got him shocked by a bug zapper. He then tries to maul a nearby rabbit, until he's stopped by his owner. Meanwhile, the wilds find Weenie, much to Elliot's dismay, who does not want to marry Giselle. They try to free him while his owners stop at a gas station. They free him from his chains, but accidentally leave him stuck in the RV along with Buddy. Elliot and Giselle have an argument, and eventually leave Elliot to search for Mr. Weenie himself, while Serge and Deni fly to look for him.

The owners reach the pet camp with Mr. Weenie and Buddy. The other pets meet with Weenie, and Fifi tries to revert Weenie back into his pet state, but Weenie resists. Buddy helps Weenie escape and Buddy tries to free Weenie from his shock collar. During the chase, Fifi gets shocked by the collar and gets the fur on his forehead burned, causing him to lose most of his sanity and vow revenge.

Meanwhile, Serge and Deni return and explain they found Weenie and Buddy at a pet camp, unaware that the two have already escaped. Boog and the others set up camp, and Boog fails to convince Giselle that Elliot is a good person and that they belong together. The wilds realize that they have gone to Pet Paradiso. Weenie and Buddy find Elliot in the woods and convince him to go to Pet Paradiso to save his friends.

The wilds and try to sneak into Pet Paradiso by disguising themselves as pets, with Giselle as a dalmatian and McSquizzy as a chihuahua. Boog attempts to sneak in as a cat, but proves to be too large to pass off as one. He then changes his disguise to a sheepdog. After Elliot, Mr. Weenie, and Buddy meet up with Boog, Elliot also disguises himself as Boog's human owner and they sneak in. Giselle and McSquizzy walk around Pet Paradiso looking for Mr. Weenie, but their cover is blown and are captured by Fifi and the other pets and taken to their secret lair beneath the resort's waterslide. Elliot, Buddy and Mr. Weenie attempt to go inside to save Giselle and McSquizzy, but Mr. Weenie, missing being a pet again, goes to play on the waterslide, leaving the rest except Boog to be captured by Fifi, while Boog tries to catch Mr. Weenie.

Fifi tries to kill them all with a pile of shock collars. As Boog tries to stop Mr. Weenie from going down the waterslide, his cover is blown and security attempts to tranquilize him. Before Fifi shocks the wilds into submission, Elliot tries to profess his love for Giselle, only to be berated by her for leaving her at the altar. As Fifi is about to kill them, Boog enters the lair via the water slide and the liquid flushes everyone out.

A battle between the wilds and pets ensues, with the Pet Paradiso security focused on tranquilizing the wilds. While Boog tricks security into tranquilizing themselves, Elliot saves Giselle, accidentally placing all the shock collars on himself. He wrestles Fifi in the pool for the shock collar remote; Fifi eventually grabs the remote and activates the collars, only to realize that Elliot has attached the collars to him. Fifi survives the electrocution but loses all his fur, humiliating him further. The pets and the wilds settle their differences and decide to become friends. Mr. Weenie, wanting to be a pet again, decides to join the pets and returns to his owners in rejoice. Returning to the woods, Elliot finally professes his true feelings for Giselle, and they get married.

Good Qualities

 * 1) The animation looks great, especially by 2008 standards, with good design for the new characters and beautiful backgrounds.
 * 2) Speaking of design, the main and secondary characters of the first movie in general look a lot better and livelier, although some look a little weird like Boog.
 * 3) The main characters are still likeable and fun, like Boog, Giselle, McSquizzy and Elliot, although the latter still has his goofy and somewhat rude behavior.
 * 4) McSquizzy is much more likeable in this movie and this time he shows more respect for Boog than in the first movie.
 * 5) Most of the new characters are quite likeable and even funny, like the gas station attendant, who also appears in the sequel.
 * 6) Speaking of new characters, the domestic animals friends of Mr. Weenie are also quite likeable, as are Roberto (although he can be a bit annoying at times), Fifi and the two cats Stanley and Roger.
 * 7) Elliot redeemed himself in the end and finally apologized to Giselle for his rude behavior.
 * 8) Fifi has a great role as the crazy main antagonist, though still no better than Shawn in the first movie.

Bad Qualities

 * 1) The plot and the story are already quite average and a little ridiculous, especially compared to the first movie.
 * 2) The animation, while good, has some small weaknesses, as it is sometimes possible to notice that some backgrounds are just static images.
 * 3) Some of the character designs, while overall better and more detailed than the first movie, can look a little weird, like Boog, which somehow feels less expressive and weird compared to the first movie and even the sequels.
 * 4) The ending is bad and boring, it just shows the characters singing an annoying song.
 * 5) Unlike the first film, which focused on both plot and comedy, this one has a comedy-only focus, not to mention the humor feels more generic and bland than the first film.