Chicken Run [DVD]

U P D A T E:......H A S ....M R S......T W E E D Y......B E E N.....F I D D L I N G.....W I T H .....M Y .....D V D:.... I recently bought this DVD so I could see a favourite movie over again. It played well........but I could't access any of the extras! This was a FOWL thing to happen on a DVD! However, the PACKAGING of this DVD is, er.,,EGGSellent! Perhaps because this CAN be considered a chilldrens' movie, the removal of this DVD, from it's case, is the easiest I have ever come across. Press your finger in the place indicated....and two seconds later, wow -- your DVD is free(!) to put into your DVD player. ALL future DVDs should come in similar packaging. Doesn't look any more expensive to produce this type of DVD packaging, than similar cases, (which -- should women, (and men!) users ever band together in a class law-suit over broken finger-nails caused by difficult-to-open DVD packaging -- could easily bankrupt several studios. (Only kidding??????) Anyway, the DVD case that CHICKEN RUN comes in is DEFINITELY one for manufacturers to emulate! Labels of "Freedom opening" DVD Packaging, (in honour of that found on the 'Chicken Run' DVD), should make the DVD-buying public SO happy, that those DVD packages that are made this way, will probably increase sales for their producers many times over....in amounts Mr. & Mrs. Tweedy could never have even imagined! . . O R I G I N A L.....R E V I E W......... I totally enjoyed this movie in the theatre! So did my mom, (over 80 at the time.) Neither of us knew that this was supposed to be a children's movie -- now we do. The prevailing idea used to be that "cartoons", (animations), are just for children. Then I got to thinking.....a "cartoon", (animation) film COULD be made of "The Diary of Anne Frank". It's not the "medium" used in a film that counts....it's the message. (And, with apologies to Marshall McCluhan, medium and message really need NOT be the same.) Reading the Amazon summary of this movie, brings back some very vivid recollections. Yes, indeed, this IS "Stalag 17" -- with chickens, (the first scenes even LOOK like a POW camp...complete with dogs and barbed wire, with our heros and heroines ensconsed in "Chicken Coop 17". Some of the sight-gags are, indeed, best understood by adults -- and/or precocious teens who have seen "Stalag 17", and other movies hinted at, so cleverly, in "Chicken Run". (At the beginning, our heroine, Ginger, tries to escape many times. And each time she is put into solitary confinement. Which is nothing compared to the sad fate that awaits "eggless Edwina"...! Later on, cruel Mr. and Mrs. Tweedy decide to change their farm from an chicken -egg-producing one........to a chicken-PIE-producing one! These English chickens are really scared now....but a visitor from the US, ("Rocky the Rooster", voiced by Mel Gibson), hopes to teach them to fly. But...FLY???? Chickens CAN'T FLY! Is the situation hopeless? No, of course not....but not before danger and daring await and are required of all of the chickens....including Ginger and Rocky....who, at one point, find themselves in the new chicken-pie making machinery...and OVEN!!!!! Yet Ginger, Rocky, and the other chickens and roosters, never give up trying to escape........ It's a great film. So great that, when it was over, and my mom and I went to the nearby Burger-King for a snack, I forswore my usual chicken sandwhich, and opted for a salad instead!

Be sure you've watched "The Great Escape" first, this is a fun satire and homage to the classic WWII movie. Great voices, seems hard to believe Mel Gibson has fallen so far out of the spotlight. Ab Fab fans will like it also . An entertaining neo-claymation film. Definitely in the Wallace and Grommet style. Highly recommended!

A wonderful family movie, my personal favorite! All ages enjoyed this movie from 3 5, 9 year old children sat and watched with me. I think it should be on the top 10

Adorable movie. Grandkids ages 5+ were thoroughly entertained

I loved the English accent of the chickens and their expressions as they spoke. Like most of the movies I have watched that are told from the viewpoint of the animals, there are some humans who are villains and show some violence towards the chickens. It probably should be viewed with an adult if small children are watching it. There was a scene that showed the shadow of a human holding up an ax, then it came down on the neck of a chicken, so you know it was killed. If I had watched that as a small child, I probably would have cried. A few other clips could also upset a sensitive child. There was also a lot of humor and it had a good ending, so I think it is a good movie, with all considered.

A childhood favorite!

This cartoon is just too funny for words !The characters are ridiculous and so well presented that you believe they are real ! Never been a better cartoon for kids !!! I think it's Australian, not sure but if you don't laugh your a** off ,you just have forgotten how to be a kid....I smile while writing this......

We recently joined the backyard chicken movement and acquired 6 little golden balls of fluff. Ever since the chicks arrived I have been possessed with the desire to see this movie again. I saw it years ago and remembered it as being a cute animation, but not anything special. This time around I laughed myself silly. This movie is hilarious. I thought the claymation would be annoying, but instead I found it charming. The British dialogue is incredibly witty, the characters are fantastic, and the storyline is simply endearing. And no, I'm not affiliated with the movie in any way or being paid to endorse it. I really did just LOVE this movie. The pop culture references alone are brilliant. There are a whole bunch of them, but my favorites were the Star Trek references, especially the lines lifted straight from Star Trek IV. I mean, a Scottish "engineer" chicken who says things like, "It's a Klingon, Cap'n! The engines can't take it!" It's been a long time since I saw a movie so funny that I actually fell off the couch laughing, but this one delivered! Highly recommend it, especially if you have your own little flock. Whoever made this movie spent a LOT of time around chickens - the behaviors and movements of the chickens are spot on. I spent most of the movie saying, "OMG - that's EXACTLY how chickens are!!" Seems like every flock's got a leader, a troublemaker, a complainer, and an underachiever - and after seeing this movie you'll recognize YOUR chickens immediately, lol! It's funny - all the time I was building the coop I was worried about predators getting in. Now after seeing this movie I'm a little paranoid that my girls are actually plotting to get out!

Great Blu ray. So much better then DVD. Plays on Australia blu ray no problems

Marrant

Pretty decent movie

Wonderful dvd

Una de las mejores pelicula de plastilina, divertida y dramatica. No se la pueden perder. Llego a tiempo y en perfecto estado. Gracias