Watch the film. Laugh.

Rating: 4/10 (19 July 2000)

Chicken Run. I state this first, it's not as good as Wallace & Gromit, or the Toy Story films. Yet, it is better than A Bug's Life. It's about chickens. Escaping from a prison-esque farm. It starts off alright, yet there is too much dialogue (which isn't that good) and some jokes are just not funny. The chickens are also not very 3 dimensional characters(Babs being the one exception). That's the bad points out of the way.
Now onto the good points. The action packed second half is superb (especially the Raiders of the Lost Ark take) and there are some hilarious jokes. Some characters are brilliant, (Babs and the two rats)and every scene with Mr Tweedy is hilarious ("So now it's gnomes" had me in stiches) and there are some incredibly inventive ideas. A good film, kids'll love it for the fun. Teens (I'm one myself) will even enjoy it because of the action and jokes. Adults will enjoy the takes on Great Escape and Indiana Jones. One of the few films that the whole family will enjoy and that I enjoyed. Cheers Aardman. 8/10.