I was totally impressed by the entire movie. The characters are fanastic, the plot is really funny and the stop film animation is superb.

Ginger keeps plotting to escape the Tweedy's egg farm. Mishap after mishap mirror Hogan's Heroes. There's even the coal box outside the Tweedy's where Ginger spends her time in the "cooler" after each failed escape attempt.

Rocky the 'flying' Rooster arrives to "save the day". That's as much as I'll say about the plot. EGGselent family entertainment!

The extras are pretty cool too! Truly an EGGsquisite dvd.

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My Two-Year-Old Loves It  Nov 12, 2000

There are not many movies out there that can equally entertain thirty-somethings and toddlers, but this one does! Grab your popcorn and get ready for pure, wholesome family fun.

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An EGG-cellent EGG-scape Animation  Nov 17, 2000
By Craig Bonney
Well, what an absolute joy and surprise this movie turned out to be. I was dumb-founded from start to finish as to how the animators actually created this magical stop-motion picture. In the past three days I have watched this disc over and over again, not tiring of it at all. The story (ala "Stalag 17" and "The Great Escape") is simple yet effective. A group of English hens constantly plot and scheme to escape from their chicken farm, run by the tyrannical Mrs Tweedy (the voice of Miranda Richardson), before they are turned into chicken pies. Their only hope comes in the shape of a cocky, plucky American rooster named Rocky Roads (Mel Gibson in his best performance to date). "Chicken Run" is filled with great adult one-liners and jokes and is packed with every war/escape movie cliche know to this genre. It will also appeal to the little ones. The disc is great value. The DTS soundtrack is pretty awesome and really kicks into power when the chicken pie oven blasts into action....WOW! The video transfer is crystal clear, which adds an extra dimension to the clay models. The extras are fun also. The "Chicken Panic" button is very cute, "The Making Of" docos (there are two) are VERY interesting and informative, and there is great information about the movie hidden throughout the menus....you have to find them! The highlight of the disc is the voice of Jane Horrocks ("Little Voice" and Bubble from "Ab Fab") who steals the show as Babs the dumb hen! She's hysterical. Make sure you buy this disc for your DVD library. You won't be disappointed! If this movie doesn't win an Oscar at next year's Academy Awards....I'll give up poultry for life!

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Top 10 movie of the year to many critics  Dec 20, 2000
By BuyCurious
This movie is a lot of fun, and very similar humor to the Wallace & Grommet shorts. Fans of "Absolutely Fabulous" will recognize the main chicken (Saphron from Ab Fab) and the air-headed chicken (Bubbles from Ab Fab--how appropriate!). Very witty British humor, and humorous animation style throughout. You will want to watch it again the next day after seeing it. Tons of extra features. Adults will probably find this funnier than younger viewers, who will probably be wrapped up in the storyline alone.

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The wonders of clay  Nov 01, 2000

I'll admit I almost became a vegetarian after witnessing those poor yet engaging chickens starring in the excellent (yes, I decided against the bad pun, EGG-cellent) movie "Chicken Run." I think I was expecting something brainless yet less offensive than the other fare when I chose this movie, but I'm glad I did. It's only fair that I say one of the major appeals of this movie was it's spoofing of "The Great Escape," one of my favorite WWII movies. However, even if I had never seen that classic, "Chicken Run" would have been highly appealing. Clay animation, quality clay animation is under-represented. Visually, this movie was astounding. The humor was appropriate for all levels of comprehension, without boring an adult audience. In fact, an adult might find this movie far more amusing than a child, but let's not deprive anyone of the priveldge of seeing this film. The voices were very well chosen (I love the accents), including a surprising Mel Gibson. One reason I enjoyed this movie was because I did not immediately recognize a voice and associate it with the person, as happens when celebrities provide the voices for other animated films. In this, the voice was that of the character, which kept my distractions down. The plot was really very original, despite the spoof quality. Overall, GREAT movie... and I can't wait to see what they come up with next.

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