Chicken Run (Animated) (Wide Screen)
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Production Year: 2000 - Comedy - Director: Peter Lord, Nick Park - Original Language: English - Classification: Universal

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Facing imminent death while laying eggs at Tweedy's English farm, a group of chickens led by the determined Ginger (Julia Sawahla, BBC-TV's ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS) plan to escape...
more...their prisonlike coop. The situation goes from bad to worse when the sinister Mrs. Tweedy (Miranda Richardson) decides to stop selling eggs and use the hens as the main ingredient in chicken pot pies. However, some hope literally falls from the sky in the form of Rocky (Mel Gibson), an American rooster who promises to teach the chickens how to fly. As the hens begin their struggle to get airborne, the monstrous pie-making machine arrives, giving the chickens precious little time to make their great escape.
Aardman Studios' first full-length feature film is a stunning showcase of stop-motion animation. Utilizing the unique Plasticine designs of the acclaimed WALLACE & GROMIT and CREATURE COMFORT shorts, CHICKEN RUN features vibrant visuals and colorful characters that are immediately endearing. (The naive and constantly knitting Babs, voiced by Jane Horrocks, is particularly hilarious.) With its clever writing, witty film references, and pitch-perfect combination of comedy, drama, and romance, CHICKEN RUN is one of those rare movies that genuinely appeals to viewers of every age.





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in a word - eggcellent
A review by alicemitchell on Chicken Run (Animated) (Wide Screen)
January 14th, 2001


Author's product rating:   Chicken Run (Animated) (Wide Screen) - rated by alicemitchell

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

Advantages: funny, good - looking, appeals to everyone
Disadvantages: Obviously, don't expect it to be the most amazing, original plot, as it is an animation .

Recommend to potential buyers: yes 

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We all love Wallace and Gromit, and Nick Park can even make you love chickens. The characters are all hilarious, and sometimes you forget that you're watching an animation because you get so involved in the story. Basically, there is a chicken farm and they want to escape. When Rocky, the flying rooster arrives on the scene, they see this as their big break and comedy follows on watching all the chickens getting fit, and learning to fly.

It is an astounding film, extremely well-rounded, it looks fantastic, the story is great, the characters are funny - in an eggshell this really is a fab film. I would think it would appeal to all ages, as there are jokes for everyone, it's definitely a family film. If you haven't seen it, then make sure you do - it's eggcellent. 

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