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Summary: Awesome animation, great for adults
Review: As a 22 year-old, I know I should be watching less "kid flicks", but Chicken Run (like its ancestor Wallace and Gromit) is just as watchable by adults than children. The animation is absolutely superb, lending a realistic quality to the interactions between the characters, in particular the facial expressions of the various chickens. A few times I literally laughed out loud seeing a clever grimmace, or was amazed by realistic water and other liquids.It's primarily British humor, so I can see where some people might object, but on a whole Chicken Run is one of my more favorite movies in recent memory, and clearly the best claymation work to date. Ignore the naysayers and enjoy the ride.
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Summary: Comical and full of Vigor!
Review: I loved the "Wallace and Grommit" films. This film was funny, emotional, inspiring and animated well. Definately more of an adult/teen movie, not really for children."Chicken Run" also had good voice actors too and it was nice to see it on the big theatre screen first.
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Summary: Bad
Review: I'm sorry to the people that thought this was funny because when I was whatching this movie I didn't laugh once. The movie was VERY boring.
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Summary: Enjoyable on a childlike and adult level.
Review: When people see animation that isn't rated PG-13, they can automatically assume that the movie is strictly for kids. It is a natural mistake, but one that shouldn't occur in reference to this movie. "Chicken Run" combines the delightful jokes that come along with a bunch of chickens trying to run away, with the quiet joy in knowing this is "The Great Escape"...with chickens. Children will enjoy the whole movies tone of excitment and the funny lines. Teenagers can enjoy the absurdity of the plot, and adults can enjoy the little references to older movies, and also the excitment/absurdity. There are so many levels to this movie, that it is enjoyable to almost every audience you can find. The plot moves at a pleasent pace, and the action rarely stops. A new plan is always hatching, and promising laughter. A true family film that people ages 5 to 105 can enjoy!
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Summary: Could be good for kids, but not for adults only.
Review: There are some great movies made for kids that are equally entertaining to adults. This is not one of them. If you're looking for a movie to watch with your kid, this would probably be a good choice. Other reviewers will give you a better perspective on it from that point of view. If, however, you are a couple of adults looking for a good movie, don't put this at the top of your list. It got such rave reviews that I was willing to try it sans kid, but it wasn't worth it.
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Summary: THE MAGIC OF CLAYMATION...NOT JUST FOR KIDS
Review: I originally had little interest in seeing this film, but when my daughter returned home from college, she, having already seen it, told me it was terrific and suggested that we watch it together. Since parents of teenagers know that moments of togetherness are somewhat limited by their offspring's desire to be with their friends, I grabbed at the opportunity to have a shared mother/daughter activity, however sedentary. While I was not overly optimistic about enjoying this film, not withstanding the critical raves, as I am not a devotee of animated films, I looked forward to just hanging with my nineteen year old daughter in the comfort of our home. Yet, as soon as the film began, I became wholeheartedly engaged by it. What an absolutely delightful film! It is funny, irreverent, and has a coherent plot which revolves around a group of English and Scottish hens trying to escape from a chicken farm owned by a Mr. and Mrs. Tweedy. Mrs. Tweedy, by the way, makes Cruella De Ville look like Mother Theresa. Anyway, the chickens are being organized by a hen named Ginger and exhorted to make a run for it before it is too late. You see, they all lay eggs for the Tweedys, but the minute a hen has a dry spell, she ends up as the Tweedy's dinner. To keep from ending up as a roaster, they must escape from the Tweedy's chicken farm. Time is of the essence, as the Tweedys have decided that, rather than selling eggs, they should just sell chicken pot pies. Enter Rocky Roads, a so called flying rooster, who ends up in their chicken coop when he unceremoniously crash lands on their turf, after escaping from the circus. Rocky, a brash and cocky American, is inveigled by Ginger to teach them all to fly. He does his best, knowing, however, that it will never happen. Still, this provides for some hilarious scenes. Meanwhile, a spark seems to have been struck between Rocky and Ginger. After saving Ginger from becoming becoming part of the inaugural pot pie, Rocky flies the coop, so to speak. What happens next is audacious and heartwarming. It is also quite funny. I would recommend this film to anyone who has a heart and a sense of humour. The magic of claymation is a wonder to behold, as it creates three dimensional animated figures that make you want to reach out and touch them. The cast for the voices of these animated creatures is terrific, as they go a long way towards endowing these animated characters with some very human qualities. Watch the film. You will find yourself totally engrossed in the great eggscape!
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Summary: Mel Gibson & Julia Sawalha star in this comedy wannabe.
Review: Early in Chicken Run, Mr. Tweedy (Tony Haygarth) lays down the law. "No chickens escape from Tweedy's farm". Not a very nice man. But attempt after attempt the chickens can't escape from Tweedy's farm.Every attemt fails until Rocky (Mel Gibson) an American rooster shows up. When of the chickens named Ginger (Julia Sawalha) wants to leave the farm for good! And she hopes to escape by having Rocky show the chickens how to fly. Rocky has a secret that he was shown being shot out of an cannnon and he can't fly. He is on the run from the circus. Mr. Tweedy can't get his wife named Mrs. Tweedy (Miranda Richardson) to believe the chickens are escaping from the farm. Every day the Tweedy count to see how many eggs the chickens lay. And when they can't lay eggs anymore the Tweedys will kill them. When any of the chickens don't lay an egg because she was thinking more of escaping they wait until the last minute before telling the other chickens. Mrs. Tweedy decide she has had enough of this and start making chicken pies. Made out of her chickens! When Mr. Tweedy asks hows it work Mrs. Tweedy tells him to get a chicken and she'll show him. Mr. Tweedy picks Ginger and Rocker saves her from the chicken pies machine. They show a tag called Mrs. Tweedy's Homemade Pies to the other chickens and none of the others doesn't want to be a pie. While shopping for father's day, Mom talked me into getting this on dvd. Rent this first to see if you like it, if you do then buy it on video or dvd. There is aslo a rooster named Fowler (Benjamin Whitrow) who was a rooster in the R.A.F (The Royal Air Force). And from when Rocky arrives on the farm to when Ricky saves Ginger life, he I guess doesn't trust Rocky. So after Rocky leaves Ginger decides they will escape by making a crate. There is a chicken named Babs (Jane Horrocks) who knits. What are they supposed to do knit their way out of Tweedy's farm? While this is going on Rocky sees an ad for Mrs. Tweedy's Homemade Chicken pies which aslo says "the woman's touch." This film from Dreamworks even though its animated got a G rating while others got slapped with a PG rating, like Shrek, Antz, The Road to El Dorado. Get your copy now (If you like this film).
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Summary: A lot of fun no matter your age
Review: This is one of the most clever and funniest movies I've seen. For ultimate appreciation, watch the classic, The Great Escape first (which Chicken Run spoofs with great results). Then, put in Chicken Run and marvel and laugh for the next 83 minutes. Chicken Run covers smart and spirited Ginger the Hen's attempt to light a fire -- or avoid having a fire lit --under her chicken coop comrades. The chickens live with the evil Tweedys -- Mr. and Mrs. -- who've done some figuring and decided that eggs bring "miniscule profits," so it's time to start marketing "chicken pie." Only Ginger sees the danger and spurs the other chickens to a coop coup -- to absolutely hilarious effect. The DVD is worth getting -- it's got very interesting features about making the movie, including interesting facts such as the amount of film each animator produced in one day (2 seconds worth). The DVD also has a "panic button" on which you can click to watch only the movies' funniest scenes -- the chickens in their moments of most panicky mayhem. Definitely worth owning and watching more than once.
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Summary: Great for adults and kids...
Review: Chicken Run is a good movie, and like so many so-called "kids movies" it operates on 2 levels. My 2 kids, ages 4 and 2 1/2, love it. They like the talking chickens, the dancing, and the music. They run around the den flapping their "wings" trying to fly like the hens trying to escape the evil chicken farm. For grown-ups it's funny too. I laughed out loud when one chicken was bouncing a tennis ball in solitary confinement after being caught trying to escape -- what a funny spoof on Steve McQueen in the Great Esacpe (I think). The movie spoofs other escape movies...Stalag 17 mostly...and their are a few really funny lines that only an adult would get. I enjoyed...if you have kids...then you and your family are likely to enjoy it as well.
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Summary: For the kids
Review: I don't see how adults could appreciate this movie-- the humor works only on an infantile level. If I'd never seen "clay-mation" before, I guess I could appreciate this on a technical level, but it really doesn't look very good. The worst part of this movie is the the movie itself-- any of us could've written this ourselves, there is nothing surprising clever or creative like one would find in a Disney movie (not that I love Disney cartoons, but this pales in comparison.) I suppose Mel Gibson and the other vocalists were pretty good, but overall they are nothing really special. This movie was recommended to me by 2 adults ("It's so funny") but to me, there is nothing funny in this that an adult can enjoy. If you're looking for a movie for the kids- there are much better ones out there. If you're looking for one for yourself, don't bother!! Lots of yawns, not a single laugh or smile.
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