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Good for everyone!!
Kids love this movie for the talking chickens and their attempts to fly along with the creative rats...adults love this movie for the subtle humor and gentle jabs at other movie classics. If you are looking for a movie for all ages, this is one to fit the bill. And, it doesn't forget to examine the question, "Which came first?"

A real pleasure, with little (if anything) to offend.

Fun and engaging entertainment for the whole family
CHICKEN RUN from Aardman Productions is a treat through and through. This feature length claymation film was created by Nick Park and team, the creators of the Oscar-winning characters "Wallace and Gromit." Since I am a long-time "Wallace and Gromit" fan I went to this movie with high expectations -- I was not disappointed.

The characters develop nicely as the show moves along, and the voice actors really help the claymation characters come to life.

The best way to describe this movie is, well, "Wallace and Gromit" meet "The Great Escape." Wallace and Gromit do not appear in this movie -- the main characters are a pair of chickens and the human owners of the chicken farm. While the lead roles are good, I think that the supporting characters move this show from "cute" to "memorable and lasting." I particularly like the clueless knitting chicken and the staunch old-school former R.A.F. rooster. The humans also do their bit to keep things rolling.

The premis for the movie is this (without giving too much away)...

Chickens in a patrolled, fenced-in yard must lay eggs or they are taken to the block and served up for dinner. One chicken "Ginger" is not willing to accept that as their fate and she plans a series of unsuccessful escapes. The stakes are then upped when the chicken owners plan to change their operation from egg to chicken pie production!

For those of you who may be fans of WWII POW movies, keep an eye open for connections to and even scenes from movies like "The Great Escape," "Stalag 17," and others. The wife of the chicken farmer seemed somewhat Commandant-like to me, and her husband was very much the dull-witted but dangerous head guard type.

This movie is watchable for the entire family with sight and verbal gags for children and for adults. The only violence is implied but not shown (i.e., killing a chicken with a hatchet -- followed by a plate of bones).

5 stars all the way.

Enjoy!

Alan Holyoak

THIS CHICKEN LAYS A GOLDEN EGG
CHICKEN RUN is a delightful film, fun for both children and adults! The stop motion animation is brilliant and the characterizations and the voices that supplied them are superb! What is basically an animated poultrified GREAT ESCAPE comes across with laughter, touching sentimentality, and lots of wonderful vignettes. Julia Swahala and Jane Sherrocks (both from Absolutely Fabulous) are indeed absolutely fabulous in their roles. Sawahla's Ginger is the epitome of today's female action hero---brave, loyal, independent and a touch feisty! All of the hens are wonderful, and producers should be ashamed in not featuring them in the credits. Their names don't appear until the end and they go by so fast you can barely read it. These actors are wonderful and deserve more credit for the quality of this film. Its only "star", Mel Gibson, is dashingly heroic and fits Rocky to a tee. Tony Haygarth (so good in Frank Langella's Dracula) does great with Mr. Tweedy's role and Miranda Richardson as the evil Mrs. Tweedy is perfect. This film is lovingly made and has wonderful music, as well. Also, catch some references to other films, such as "Raiders of the Lost Ark" where the tumbling boulder is replaced by tumbling wingnuts, and catch Mrs. Tweedy's Cruella deville impression after she is bombed with gravy!
I loved this movie, it makes you feel good, and is excellent to boot! Don't miss out on this one!

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