Chicken Run (Animated) (Wide Screen) > Reviews > clucking good fun

Author's product rating:   

Did you enjoy it?	Loved it
Story	Good
Characters / Performances	Good
Special Effects	Good
How does it compare to similar films?	Outstanding

Advantages:	great characters, animation, voices
Disadvantages:	bit too short

Recommend to potential buyers:

yes

Full review

This movie is basically a take on The Great Escape but with chickens !
From the outset and seeing ginger's various attemots to escape you instantly fall in love with the film. All the chickens have individual personalities whilst they have a formidable opponent in Mrs Tweedy. The various escape plans are all well executed but end in disaster for the chickens but laughs for the audience. You can really see the time and effort gone into making the film as there's such a lot going on in the background in all the scenes. The time and patience of the animators has payed off. Mel Gibson gives Rocky a great persona and he really adds a lot to the film. Babs the chicken is by far the best chicken, when she fears she is about to go for the chop she faints and then comes out with "my whole life flashed before my eyes-it was very boring !" film is nothing without it's script and like Toy Story this works because it focuses on a decent story. This is a film anybody of any age can enjoy and watch over and over again. Sadly it's a bit too short and just leaves you wanting to see more.