This film is great it is one for the children and adults I really enjoyed it. It's a great animation with characters made of clay, it is a truly British film and is well worth the hour and 20 minutes to watch it. Created by the same creators as Wallace and Gromit its fantastic. It was released in 2000 and is still a film I watch again and again.
It is based on a farm in the 50's which has been made to look like a prison of war camp and it is run by Mr and Mrs Tweedy, two evil people who are expanding into making chicken pies, which is not good news for the chickens.
The chickens who include Ginger voiced by Julia Sawalha and Babs voice by Jane Horrocks when they realise what is going on try to think of a plan to escape their fate and move to a place where they can live in total freedom and decide that the have wings they need to fly to escape.
A rooster then turns up and with the help of Rocky rooster who is voiced by Mel Gibson who claims that he can fly, he tries to teach all the other chickens to fly knowing full well that it will never happen, they cannot fly and nor can he. Will they escape the pie who knows? I will not spoil the rest if it for you.
A great part of the film is where Rocky and Ginger narrowly escape the new pie machine test run, along with the great phrase " I don't want to be a pie, I don't like gravy" is a classic and is fun for all. With its light hearted houmour it is one to see.
This film is funny and will have you laughing from start to finish.
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