Chicken Run

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There were a lot of disappointments in the 2000 summer movie season, but Chicken Run wasn't one of them. Made by Aardman Animations, which produced the Oscar-winning Wallace & Gromit shorts, this is a dazzling stop-motion animation film that is both deftly funny and surprisingly touching. The concept is simple: The Great Escape--with chickens. But directors Peter Lord and Nick Park take it much further than that (and remember: there's a whole generation out there that has no idea who Steve McQueen is). Julia Sawalha voices Ginger, a plucky English hen who has been trying to escape from Tweedy's chicken farm, where the vicious Mrs. Tweedy (Miranda Richardson) fries up any chicken who doesn't produce enough eggs. When egg profits slump, Mrs. Tweedy decides to turn her farm into a chicken-pie factory, giving new urgency to Ginger's plan. Enter Rocky the Flying Rooster (Mel Gibson), a brash American who has escaped from a circus and promises to teach the chickens to fly to safety. The film is filled with innumerable visual touches and the animation has a tactile quality that makes you want to reach out and touch these funny fowl. Above all, it's played with intelligence, wit, and heart--a rare combination in any film. While Chicken Run is being marketed to a youth audience, it truly is a family film that operates on both a child and an adult level. It would be a shame if grownups skipped it because they thought it was strictly for kids. --Marshall Fine

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NUNCA DEJAR DE CREER NI DE SOÑAR!!!.......2007-07-06

Una pelicula de esas que dan un mensaje tan profundo que cala hasta el fondo del corazon; la recomiendo a todos aquellos que tienen SUEÑOS, IDEALES, ESPERANZAS y LUCHAN POR SUPERARSE A PESAR DE LAS ADVERSIDADES; una pelicula aparentemente para niños, pero con una GRAN MORALEJA PARA LOS ADULTOS; ¡¡que frase tan magica es la de Ginger, la gallina protagonista cuando dice: "SI LAS PROBABILIDADES DE SALVARNOS SON UNA EN UN MILLON, HAY ESPERANZA"!!; las gallinas mismas nos enseñan a NUNCA RENDIRSE CUANDO SE TIENE UNA META DEFINIDA, y nos damos cuenta de todo lo que tuvieron que hacer para salir de su prision (el gallinero), pasando por un fracaso tras otro y siempre persistiendo... deberiamos imitar la forma de pensar de estos plumiferos, sobre todo los ideales de Ginger.

Chicken Run has such an wonderful message of hope........2007-06-13

Chicken Run came out when I had been laid off from my job and while I thoroughly enjoyed the film, I was also boosted by it's tremendous message of hope. Ginger Chicken replied to the comment "Our chances are one-in-a-million" with "Then there's still a chance." The story is so great and the characters so well crafted, in all the times I've seen the movie, I never find myself focusing on the production using clay-mation. One of these days, I'll have to watch it purely to marvel at what it must have taken to create it. I love the cleverly placed references to other prison movies, to Indiana Jones and to Star Trek. Whenever I am feeling despondent or beginning to feel there's no hope, I always return to Chicken Run and those plucky little chickens who just wouldn't give up.

But I don't want to be a pie!.......2007-06-10

A absolutely wonderful claymation that will have you cheering for Ginger and her coop of delightful chickens. Once again, I'm drawn to another story about the great fight for freedom...despite the fact I'm salivating for a nice chicken salad as I type this. This movie is a great family film and one you won't mind watching again and again. Highly recommended.

ONE OF MY FAVORITES!!!.......2007-06-10

I'm an "adult" but I love this movie. I can watch it over and over and it's just as hilarious as the first time. A must see.

Perfect for Mel..........2007-05-04

Cute movie and fun for the whole family. A rooster from America who is chicken until he meets the right chick!

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NUNCA DEJAR DE CREER NI DE SOÑAR!!!
Chicken Run has such an wonderful message of hope.
But I don't want to be a pie!
ONE OF MY FAVORITES!!!
Perfect for Mel...

Chicken Run
Starring: Phil Daniels , Lynn Ferguson , Mel Gibson , Tony Haygarth , and Jane Horrocks
Director: Nick Park , and Peter Lord
Manufacturer: Dreamworks Video
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ASIN: B0002V7OLU
Release Date: 2004-10-26

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NUNCA DEJAR DE CREER NI DE SOÑAR!!!.......2007-07-06

Chicken Run has such an wonderful message of hope........2007-06-13

But I don't want to be a pie!.......2007-06-10

ONE OF MY FAVORITES!!!.......2007-06-10

I'm an "adult" but I love this movie. I can watch it over and over and it's just as hilarious as the first time. A must see.

Perfect for Mel..........2007-05-04

Cute movie and fun for the whole family. A rooster from America who is chicken until he meets the right chick!

Dreamworks Animation Award-Winning Family Fun Pack (Spirit, The Prince of Egypt, Antz, Chicken Run, The Road to El Dorado)

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Dreamworks Animation Award-Winning Family Fun Pack (Spirit, The Prince of Egypt, Antz, Chicken Run, The Road to El Dorado)
Starring: Matt Damon , James Cromwell , Daniel Studi , Chopper Bernet , and Jeff LeBeau
Director: Lorna Cook , Kelly Asbury , and Simon Wells
Manufacturer: Dreamworks Animated
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ASIN: B0000CABEZ
Release Date: 2003-11-18

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Fun for the whole family

Antz/Chicken Run
Starring: Woody Allen , Dan Aykroyd , Anne Bancroft , Jane Curtin , and Danny Glover
Director: Eric Darnell , Tim Johnson , and Nick Park
Manufacturer: Dreamworks Video
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ASIN: B0000C9JCR
Release Date: 2003-10-21

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Fun for the whole family.......2004-03-19

Animated films have come a long way. DreamWorks is doing a fine job in competing with Disney. Antz is not your average kid's movie. Like Finding Nemo there is much there for the adults in the family to have fun with. The art direction is quite different from Disney offering A Bug's Life and the all start cast voicing the film is quite impressive. Overall if you like Pixar & Disney offering you will like Antz (Score: 4.5).

Chicken Run goes for the old classic clay look and the animation is quite good. While the Story is quite good it has it dull moments in which your kid may wander-off or loose interest. However for those who stick with it the movie is quite good and fun to watch (Score 3.5).

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Entertaining.......2007-05-07

This is a fun movie for all ages. The antics that go on in this movie just has you in stitches. suitable for the very young and adults alike.

Nick Park is Extraordinary.......2007-01-10

If you've never seen Nick Park's original Wallace & Gromit movies, you're missing the best claymation ever created. If you've only seen Chicken Run, you're missing the "roots" of Nick Park. The original movies are each about 30 minutes long, so they're perfect for little people. But big people will be just as entertained, intrigued by the intricacies of the characters, the scenes, and the storylines. A must have set for sure...

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Good movies but misleading description

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Manufacturer: Dreamworks Animated
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ASIN: B000E42MQW
Release Date: 2006-03-28

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Good movies but misleading description.......2006-05-04

I thought I was going to receive both wide screen and full screen versions of these movies because the product description listed both. Unfortunetly Chicken Run is only in wide screen and Madagascar is only in full screen. Other than that, these are great movies that I highly recommend.

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NUNCA DEJAR DE CREER NI DE SOÑAR!!!
Chicken Run has such an wonderful message of hope.
But I don't want to be a pie!
ONE OF MY FAVORITES!!!
Perfect for Mel...

Chicken Run [Region 2]
Starring: Phil Daniels , Lynn Ferguson , Mel Gibson , Tony Haygarth , and Jane Horrocks
Director: Nick Park , and Peter Lord
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ASIN: B00005J5B4

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NUNCA DEJAR DE CREER NI DE SOÑAR!!!.......2007-07-06

Chicken Run has such an wonderful message of hope........2007-06-13

But I don't want to be a pie!.......2007-06-10

ONE OF MY FAVORITES!!!.......2007-06-10

I'm an "adult" but I love this movie. I can watch it over and over and it's just as hilarious as the first time. A must see.

Perfect for Mel..........2007-05-04

Cute movie and fun for the whole family. A rooster from America who is chicken until he meets the right chick!

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NUNCA DEJAR DE CREER NI DE SOÑAR!!!
Chicken Run has such an wonderful message of hope.
But I don't want to be a pie!
ONE OF MY FAVORITES!!!
Perfect for Mel...

Chicken Run [Region 2]
Starring: Phil Daniels , Lynn Ferguson , Mel Gibson , Tony Haygarth , and Jane Horrocks
Director: Nick Park , and Peter Lord
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ASIN: B000056HSI

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NUNCA DEJAR DE CREER NI DE SOÑAR!!!.......2007-07-06

Chicken Run has such an wonderful message of hope........2007-06-13

But I don't want to be a pie!.......2007-06-10

ONE OF MY FAVORITES!!!.......2007-06-10

I'm an "adult" but I love this movie. I can watch it over and over and it's just as hilarious as the first time. A must see.

Perfect for Mel..........2007-05-04

Cute movie and fun for the whole family. A rooster from America who is chicken until he meets the right chick!

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THE GREAT EGGSCAPE...

Chicken Run [Region 2]
Starring: Phil Daniels , Lynn Ferguson , Mel Gibson , Tony Haygarth , and Jane Horrocks
Director: Nick Park , Peter Lord , and Henry Selick
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THE GREAT EGGSCAPE..........2006-06-18

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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Antz/Chicken Run Value Pack
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