Chicken Run (DVD) > Reviews

Advantages: Very original and funny
Disadvantages: None

...wife, and woe betide any chicken that cant produce as they end up on the dinner plate!! Try explaining that to a 4 year old! The escape scenes in this film are very reminniscant of such films as The Great Escape and other world war II films, even the chickens end up in 'The cooler'! Well as thier attempts to escape keep being thwarted by the farmer and his dogs all looks pretty bleak, until the unannounced arrival of ROCKY the rooster. He ... Read review

Advantages: great film, characters and funny
Disadvantages: none

Chicken Run is based on chickens living in a chicken farm, wanting to escape. They live in fear of their lives everyday, producing as many eggs as they can so that they will not end up on the owner’s table. It has all become to much for them as they know that every time they are called for a line up that there is a greater chance it will be them that is going to be dining with the Tweenies. Before you start to wonder, no it is not Fizz, Bella, Milo ... Read review

Advantages: One of the funniest films of the year
Disadvantages: None really

...film about life on a chicken farm called, appropriately, “Chicken Run”. Many critics, and indeed the public at large, were most surprised when Chicken Run turned out not only to be the most successful at the box office, but far more entertaining than the big-budget American drama, The Patriot. ~ ~ This film was Disney’s answer to opposition studio “Dreamworks” two huge successes in this film genre, “Antz” ... Read review

Advantages: Good for an animation
Disadvantages: You have to already be into Nick park to like it

...the big Hollywood world with Chicken Run, a feature length animation from his Handmade organisation. It's been extraordinarily successful and crowds have flocked to see it. However, it got something of a slating in the press. So with trusty notebook gripped firmly in hand, dave27 sought to draw his own conclusions. There's nothing like relying on your own judgement, so I dutifully trekked along to my local movie house in Lytham St Annes on a windy ... Read review

Advantages: DTS soundtrack, extras
Disadvantages: none

Because Chicken Run is very british it's only right that we should get a better treatment when it comes to the dvd as we get a few more extras than our american cousins. The film is a very amusing and extremely well animated. Like Toy Story the plot and characters come first over the the look and it works. The film is presented in 1.85:1 anamorphic widescreen. The transfer is excellent and clean. It's the best you'll se the film. Sound wise ... Read review

Advantages: Great laugh
Disadvantages: non

...escape'. It is set on a chicken farm in England the characters of the prison are all chickens who are trying to escape from the evil farmer Mrs Tweedy and her husband. Ginger is the leader of the chickens and escape co-ordinater and she beleives that there is a place outside the farm where chickens can be free and they wont get killed if they dont lay enough eggs. One day after trying a million different ideas to try and escape,a young stud ... Read review

Advantages: a great well thought out story!
Disadvantages: little, cept some of the really corny jokes!

...reviews you have seen for CHICKEN RUN, and you have still walked away with... “It just doesn’t interest me!” My energy and fervor for this film has been based upon the history of AARDMAN Animation and the first 15 minutes of film footage that Moriarty and I sneaked a peek at months ago. I have had faith because... well, I’m simply that type of fool. I’m that person that wants something to be glorious and beautiful. I wanted Aardman to make the ... Read review

Advantages: Sheer joy both on film and DVD!
Disadvantages: None whatsoever

After watching Chicken Run at £1 per view at my Students Union film showing, I told myself, Wow! I'm gonna get the DVD! And frankly, I'm not disappointed at all once I got hold of one. Here what I've to say about Chicken Run: THE FILM ~~~~~~~~ The movie is a brilliant animated movie created by exceptional Claymation techniques in filmmaking.(the best there is!) The enthusiastic story line brings to life the Claymation characters, giving each ... Read review

Advantages: Interesting characters and an easy to follow story line
Disadvantages: i found none!

...of the film. The originators of Chicken Run use numerous presentational techniques to portray the good and evil characters. I am going to concentrate on the use of costume, setting, camera shots, music, sound effects, lighting, body language and intervention. I am going to investigate how these elements affect the audience’s perception of the characters Ginger and Mrs Tweedie. Ginger, (the main character-a chicken) is shown dressed in ... Read review

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

...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. ... Read review

Advantages: SOme funny moments, action towards the end, a lot of effort has gone into making it, films before this one were all good, good animation
Disadvantages: Far too many of the same kind of ideas, not eccentric enough, doesn't come up to quality of Wallace and Gromit, too dark, not enough comedy

Whilst most people are familiar with, and love the 'Wallace and Gromit' animated series created by Aardman animations, very few people who I have talked to about this movie (which was created by the same team of engineers and animators) actually enjoyed it anywhere near as much. Personally, I think that I went to see the movie with too high-an-expectation. Knowing that the 'Wallace and Gromit' films have been as good as they have been in the past, ... Read review

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.

...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 ... Read review