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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Disappointment
Review of Chicken Run (Animated) (Wide Screen) by Alishas

Advantages: Great animation.
Disadvantages: Uninvolving characters.

Visually 'Chicken Run' is stunning. The attention to detail of the film is incredable, such as tiny knitting (apparantly made using pins for knitting needles), the machinations of the pie machine and of course the chickens themselves, all with hundreds of indiviual feathers; however the story is strangly uninvolving. When I heard of the film I thought there was no way it could lose because the animation was so good, but the characters aren't really ... Read review

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22.08.2000
Good Film
Review of Chicken Run (Animated) (Wide Screen) by Jeffkeay

Advantages: Good Animations
Disadvantages: Quite Short

Chicken Run. This is a great film. The film itself is very short, but it is defiantly worth seeing. The film is made by the same people that made Wallace and Gromit, it is quite a funny film and it mocks other films very well. The main character of the film is probably Rocky, who has the voice of Mel Gibson. The film is all about a group of chickens that want to escape from their owners as they are treated badly and are killed if they do not lay ... Read review

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15.08.2000
Chicken Mad
Review of Chicken Run (Animated) (Wide Screen) by smilerjnr

Advantages: Very Funny
Disadvantages: There aren't any

This was a great film and good fun to watch. I've always liked Wallace and Gromit and finally the makers made a film. I loved it. I could not stop laughing. Mel Gibson was one of the main characters and he did very well and made it very funny. If you heard, 'It's about Chickens Escaping from there farm' you would not think it was very interesting but you would be wrong. It has the funniest charaters and the speakers make it really funny. As soon as ... Read review

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14.08.2000
Funny Fowl
Review of Chicken Run (Animated) (Wide Screen) by KandI

Advantages: Hilarious
Disadvantages: You might die of laughing

The golden Aardman touch made this film made this film a sure-fire success with children of all ages. The creators of ‘Wallace and Gromit’ have taken their animated genre to new and previously unexplored heights. With a wider reaching comic appeal than ‘The Simpsons’, ‘Chicken Run’ had everyone, grandparents, eight year olds and even sulky teenagers, rolling in the aisles. The plot is simple, the characters two dimensional and the conclusion ludicrous, ... Read review

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13.08.2000
Poultry in Motion!
Review of Chicken Run (Animated) (Wide Screen) by pabdesign

Advantages: Hilariously funny and a dry british wit
Disadvantages: Mel was a bit of a let down really

Now you may call me biased as I have been following Aardman Animationssince I was about 12 and have liked everything they have done. And this is no exeption. All the characteristics that made the Wallace and Gromit Series and Creature Comforts great are here. The film (although short) is a fantastic skit on old war and prison movies (predominantly the Great Escape) with the dry british wit that we love, along with a tip of the hat to other great ... Read review

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11.08.2000
Egg-ceptional
Review of Chicken Run (Animated) (Wide Screen) by Phooey

Advantages: Lots of chickens
Disadvantages: None

...world. Needless to say Chicken Run is terrific entertainment for the whole family. The Aardman connoisseurs will marvel at the facial expressions of all the characters while the children will giggle over the slapstick antics of the mothering hens. As with many animated movies it is usually the voices that attract many moviegoers and perhaps the Hollywood influence could have produced a few more, easily recognizeable chickens however Mel and his ... Read review

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11.08.2000
what do you think this is?
Review of Chicken Run (Animated) (Wide Screen) by steveroach1

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...going to see the over-rated chicken run then? don't bother! I felt that it was the worst pile of rubbish I have ever seen. I don't think that it even compares to the brilliance of wallace and gromit. The story line to this film was very poor indeed. There was a bit of humour but not a great deal. It was more of a childrens film than something that an average teenager would go and watch. If ur into violence, death and destruction then I would seriously ... Read review

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11.08.2000
For the kids
Review of Chicken Run (Animated) (Wide Screen) by pgrassby

Advantages: Colourful and the children understand the plot
Disadvantages: No character depth

As far as animated films go, this isn't one of the best. But its OK! A variation on the style of Wallace & Gromit these chickens are every bit as well animated, but they lack character. The plot as everyone probably now knows, is these chickens are determined to get out of their 'run', with the film loosely based on the old war film 'The Great Escape', (which is are far better film). The storyline is a bit simple but understandable enough for ... Read review

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10.08.2000
A Real Chick Flick
Review of Chicken Run (Animated) (Wide Screen) by mczly

Advantages: All round brilliant
Disadvantages: So much detail I feel sure I've missed half of it.

Chicken Run is just excellent - if you like Wallace and Gromit you'll love this film. The gestures, mannerisms, ideas and characterisations are pure Wallace and Gromit. Although I wasn't sure if this type of format could be sustained for a full-length feature before I saw the film, having seen it I can safely Nick Parks has once again proved what a genius he is. The characters are brilliant and I'm sure you will recognise "types" of people you ... Read review

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09.08.2000
Disappointing
Review of Chicken Run (Animated) (Wide Screen) by SuperSal

Advantages: A pleasant 90 minutes
Disadvantages: Just didn't quite do it for me...I even found myself looking at my watch

I was expecting this much-hyped film to be fuunier. It made me smile in places but I had been led to believe that it was a real belly-laugh, especially for us adults. The thing I found most disappointing was the lack of personality of the main heroine. Ginger, the lead female hen was unmemorable, both in terms of her characterisation and also her voice. Who could forget Wallace's voice...not so with any of the hens or roosters in this film. Mel ... Read review

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09.08.2000
chicken lickin good
Review of Chicken Run (Animated) (Wide Screen) by cheltjules

Advantages: great family enterainment
Disadvantages: too long to wait for a sequal

i took 2 children 4 & 5 to see this animated to be classic last week-end at our local cinema and we all thougholy enjoyed the flim , there was enough humour for both children and adults to enjoy the film and the animation was fantastic even down to the smallest details i give this film a huge family thumbs up ONE VERY IMPORTANT POINT HERE make sure that you stay in your seat through-out the credits (they lasy for approxamtely 3-4 minutes ) as most ... Read review

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08.08.2000
Fantastic!
Review of Chicken Run (Animated) (Wide Screen) by aheaton46

Advantages: Fantastic film, story, characters, everythying really
Disadvantages: Too short

...with Chickens trapped in a chicken run. They have a limited time to escape before they are turned into Chicken pies. They've tried every way to escape before but never managed - all that is left is trying to go over the fence. Can they bounce out? Can they learn to fly? Can they build a flying machine? You'll have to watch the film to find out! I'd wholeheartedly recommend this. Its in the same vein as Wallace and Grommit but with more mainstream ... Read review

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06.08.2000
Chicken + The Great Escape = Genius
Review of Chicken Run (Animated) (Wide Screen) by wrider

Advantages: Funny, clever, appealing to all ages
Disadvantages: Predictable ending

...would imagine a fat plastercine chicken to be. The storyline has a certain inevitability but the script is fantastic, funny, quirky, emotional, empathetic and mature. The characters are strong and appealing, although perhaps not automatically as asthetically pleasing as Gromit and Sean, each shines within its own originality. The celebrity voices are an added somewhat unnecessary bonus, but it is kinda comforting to know Mel Gibson is as convincing ... Read review

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04.08.2000
You won't be able to eat chicken pie again!
Review of Chicken Run (Animated) (Wide Screen) by thisisme

Advantages: The humour which continued throughout the whole film
Disadvantages: The length maybe? This is the first feature length film Aardman have done

I don't know how they do it but the Aardman team really know how to make their animations as entertianing for adults as for children. Maybe its the "In" jokes, the small details which only older viewers might spot or maybe just the characters who, despite being made mostly from modelling clay, have appeal and charm. Being a huge fan of the Wallace and Gromit trilogy (if that's what it can be called) it seemed odd to hear no mention of Wensleydale ... Read review

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03.08.2000
I will catch me that Chicken
Review of Chicken Run (Animated) (Wide Screen) by hamish

Advantages: Good jokes for young and old
Disadvantages: None really

Nick Park treats us to his first feature film to feature in the cinema over the summer months with his masterpiece "Chicken Run".This has to be one of the films of the year.The slick animation and dialogue result in a fascanating spectacle for both adults and children alike.The jokes I felt were often aimed at older people and not all that appealling to the younger genaration.But in saying this there were the usual cartoon elements to make this a ... Read review

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03.08.2000
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