Chickens of the henhouse, unite!

Rating: 10/10 (8 July 2000)

Let me say at the outset that 1. I am not a vegetarian, and 2. I usually prefer films with human actors to animation. Having made these two caveats, let me say without equivocation that Chicken Run is a very funny, quite touching film.Ginger may be the greatest cinematic heroine since Bess in Breaking The Waves. She has pluck(clever pun), grit, and determination. In fact, this chicken sure isn't . OK, now that I've recovered from my little attack of "shalitis" ,( An obsessive compulsive "punning disorder"which often afflicts would-be "clever critics" )I will say that I have nothing bad to say about this film. A true Movie buff will appreciate the dozens of references, both subtle and obvious, to past films. Not just the Great Escape or Stalag17, but Braveheart, Flight of The Phoenix, and Indiana Jones and The Temple of Doom, are delightfully parodied-and thats just the beginning.In short, I loved this movie..despite its rather obvious Marxism..just kidding.