Top of the line claymation and a fun film

Rating: 10/10 (18 June 2000)

Chicken Run is the best example of what can be done with claymation. (Even better than Wallace and Gromit - amazing since those shorts are brilliant.) The characters faces are so expressive that you quickly forget you're watching clayfigures! The artistry is something to be in awe of.
The storyline is a lot of fun (my "inner child" was having a blast), it also expresses a very human desire: to be free. Ginger is a chicken determined to live a life outside of laying eggs on demand in an egg farm. She tries to escape continually, trying to bring the others along with her, but fails as often as she tries. Her determination and persistence are to be admired. She's no dumb cluck.
Into their lives comes Rocky, an American Rhode Island Red who seems to know how to fly. Ginger tries to enlist his help in escaping. He's reluctant, but quite enjoys being surrounded by giggling hens. The escape attempts that ensue are hilarious. And yet, you find yourself wrapped up in their plight as Mrs. Tweedy, the egg farmer's evil wife comes up with an even worse fate for them.
Will they fly the coop? Does Rocky indeed know how to fly? Or will they fall victim to Mrs. Tweedy's latest scheme?
There's a great deal of action, humor, and even endearment throughout this movie. It holds your attention from beginning to end. It's nice to see a movie that really is for everyone.
I hope the Wallace and Gromit movie I've heard whisperings about will come to fruition!