Chicken Run
2000 Directed by Peter Lord, Nick Park
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This ain't no chick flick.
Having been hopelessly repressed and facing eventual certain death at the chicken farm where they are held, Rocky the rooster and Ginger the chicken decide to rebel against the evil Mr. and Mrs. Tweedy, the farm's owners. Rocky and Ginger lead their fellow chickens in a great escape from the murderous farmers and their farm of doom.
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Gripping prison drama about a cock looking for release.
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A movie that's not only great fun as a story, but is also hilarious and contains brilliant production design. One of my favorites.
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Well, that was certainly way darker than I remembered! Concentration camp allegory? The murder of one of your friends? This ain't your grandmomma's animated chicken movie! Superb fun; the animation is lovingly detailed and inventive, and the narrative is, at turns, adorable and suspenseful
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So, Mrs Tweedy. The thought of chickens plotting and scheming to escape your evil clutches is completely ridiculous, but it is totally within the realms of possibility that they wear hats, scarves, goggles, do knitting, and form orderly lines for role call in the pissing morning?
Oh. Ok then.
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Still gripped by every minute of this film, just as I was when I was a kid. I still think it's funny. I still think it's adventurous. I still think it's action-packed. I still think it is one of Nick Park's best animated movies to date!
This seemed to have everything that Pirates! - Band of Misfits lacked: a sense of heart, deep voice acting, purpose and motivation, and most importantly humour!
I defy any person to not fist-pump the air once that plane takes off!
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One long ad for Kentucky Fried Chicken. (Chicken Runs)
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these chicken run
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[Seen in 2000, not sure when, neglected to date stamp back then]
A claymation short, flattened and served up as a claymation feature, 'Chicken Run' is easily the very picture of "not-quite-mindblowing-but-oh-so-close". What really shows in is the painstaking effort to cover the seams in translating British humor into a ridged American script without losing it's appeal. Delightful - if labored.
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I loved this movie! Was big into Wallace and Groumit as a kit.
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women's touch.
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Cute
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Chicken Run is the story of a farm of chickens where they always try to escape. Ginger is the ringleader who attempts to get them out on numerous occasions. She always gets caught by no fault of her own, and thrown into the coal dumpster. The chickens believe their luck to be changing when an American rooster shows up and tells them that he can fly. This leads to round the clock training for flying which he knows will fail.
Chicken Run was a slightly entertaining movie that I think did well towards its core family audience. The visuals were nice with the claymation. It also had a couple of funny references to other movies, which made it more enjoyable…
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Still gripped by every minute of this film, just as I was when I was a kid. I still think it's funny. I still think it's adventurous. I still think it's action-packed. I still think it is one of Nick Park's best animated movies to date!
This seemed to have everything that Pirates! - Band of Misfits lacked: a sense of heart, deep voice acting, purpose and motivation, and most importantly humour!
I defy any person to not fist-pump the air once that plane takes off!
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Pure joy. Everyone hails Pixar as being animation masters (rightfully so, I might add), but I think Aardman gives them a run for their money, not to mention I'd rather see claymation over computer animation any day. It's a simple story, yes, but it's filled with great characters, fantastic animation, and lots of very funny gags. It also has an incredible climax - an Aardman staple. I want to hug this film.
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One long ad for Kentucky Fried Chicken. (Chicken Runs)