Chicken Run (DVD)

I was recently given a video as a gift for doing one of my neighbours a favor, Chicken Run. The front cover boasts that the film is made by the same team that made the Wallace and Gromit features. Can’t be that bad then, as I adore that broad Yorkshire man and his play dough canine friend. There is always one of the three 20 minute Wallace and Gromit films on TV over the Christmas holidays, in fact seeing them at Christmas has almost become as mandatory Yuletide viewing as the Indiana Jones movies or The Snowman cartoon. Anyway I’m wandering, back to my Chicken Run opinion. PLOT: ... more

Chicken Run was released on video and DVD in 2000 and is a feature length animation from Aardman studios: The Nick Park led outfit that bought us Wallace and Gromit and Creature Comforts. It is described officially as a "claymation" film, rather than "Animation", because the characters are made of clay rather than drawn. I was a bit dubious at first because, although Wallace and Gromit has become a classic, could Nick Park sustain this throughout a film length story? Chicken Run lasts for approximately 81 minutes, so I wondered if I would be bored with cartoon characters after this length of ... more

I watched this film for two reasons, 1. Because I had heard mostly good things about it. 2. Because my nieces had it for Christmas, this meant it was easy accessible and if I didn’t like it I hadn’t wasted any money on hiring it etc I was very open-minded, as although I liked Wallace and Grommet, I never used to go out of my way to watch it, and as you read on you will find that I was pleasantly surprised. The main characters (chickens) are Ginger and Rocky. Ginger is aware of the fact that when a chicken slacks off on the old egg laying they end up on the kitchen table as supper ... more

Just another one opinion on "Chicken run" , wasnt going to write it as 250 others have been there already, so what does that tell you about this film? I must have been the only person in Great Britain until lastnight that had never been lucky enough to see this wonderfuly funny and clever film. Produced by Nick Park , more famed for his 'Wallace and Grommit' films , this film contains all the same elements of humour and cleverly animated plasticine characters as his previous films, and even has guest voices such as Mel gibson (Rocky the rooster) and Julia Sawalha (Ginger). The story is about a ... more

Chicken Run is an animated comedy set on a farm in 1950's Yorkshire. It tells the story of a group of chickens who are made to lay a certain number of eggs a week. If they don't meet this quota they find themselves on the chopping board. One particularly head-strong hen called Ginger thinks there is more to life than this and dreams of escaping to a better life. However, she has some trouble convincing the others, who are more set in their ways. The arrival of an American Rooster called Rocky, who appears to be able to fly gives Ginger an idea and she asks Rooster to teach them how to do so ... more