5.0 out of 5 stars
Just as good as Wallace and Gromit, January 1, 2006
A Kid's Review
This review is from: Chicken Run [VHS] (VHS Tape)
If you like Wallace and Gromit, then you just HAVE to see Chicken Run. There are these chickens who live at the evil Mrs. Tweedy's farm. They always try to escape but every escape plan fails. until a flying rooster (you don't see that every day) named Rocky landed in the farm. Ginger convinced Rocky to teach all the chickens how to fly because the chickens can't fly above the fence. But the chickens just aren't made for flying. If they had the help of Fowler (from the Royal Air Foce) and a plane. This is eggs-actlctly th emovie you like if you like Wallace & Gromit, because they have the same creators. Farmers would especially like this.
Filmed by:Dreamworks, Pathe!, Aardman
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5.0 out of 5 stars
THE GREAT EGGSCAPE..., February 4, 2005
This review is from: Chicken Run [VHS] (VHS Tape)
I originally had little interest in seeing this film, but my daughter, having already seen it, told me it was terrific and suggested that we watch it together. While I was not overly optimistic about enjoying this film, not withstanding the critical raves, as I am not a devotee of animated films, I looked forward to just hanging with my daughter. Yet, as soon as the film began, I became wholeheartedly engaged by it.
What an absolutely delightful film! It is funny, irreverent, and has a coherent plot which revolves around a group of English and Scottish hens trying to escape from a chicken farm owned by a Mr. and Mrs. Tweedy. Mrs. Tweedy, by the way, makes Cruella De Ville look like Mother Theresa.
Anyway, the chickens are being organized by a hen named Ginger and exhorted to make a run for it before it is too late. You see, they all lay eggs for the Tweedys, but the minute a hen has a dry spell, she ends up as the Tweedy's dinner. To keep from ending up as a roaster, they must escape from the Tweedy's chicken farm. Time is of the essence, as the Tweedys have decided that, rather than selling eggs, they should just sell chicken pot pies.
Enter Rocky Roads, a so called flying rooster, who ends up in their chicken coop when he unceremoniously crash lands on their turf, after escaping from the circus. Rocky, a brash and cocky American, is inveigled by Ginger to teach them all to fly. He does his best, knowing, however, that it will never happen. Still, this provides for some hilarious scenes. Meanwhile, a spark seems to have been struck between Rocky and Ginger. After saving Ginger from becoming part of the inaugural pot pie, Rocky flies the coop, so to speak.
What happens next is audacious and heartwarming. It is also quite funny. I would recommend this film to anyone who has a heart and a sense of humor. The magic of claymation is a wonder to behold, as it creates three dimensional animated figures that make you want to reach out and touch them. The cast for the voices of these animated creatures is terrific, as they go a long way towards endowing these animated characters with some very human qualities. Watch the film. You will find yourself totally engrossed in the great eggscape!
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