Well, they re going to have to find some way Mrs. Tweedy has decided to change the farm from simple egg collecting to the fully automated production of pies. Although the movie can appear slow at times, the unique and entertaining animation style is combined with sharp dialogue and a distinctly British style of humor that s fun for the whole family. Animation buffs will probably be too busy looking at the awesome level of detail that went into every single frame over 120,000 of them. Dreamworks has always been known for producing high-quality discs, and Chicken Run is a fine example. No artifacting or lint is visible anywhere on the transfer, while film grain is practically non-existent.
Black levels are solid, along with rich, gorgeous colors and excellent brightness.
Animated scene selection screens let you select the exact location you re looking for. On the audio side Chicken Run fares rather well, but is not without flaws. The DVD includes a full lineup of Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS ES 5.1 and 2.0 surround tracks, meaning that no matter what your system is capable of this disc is for you. Testing the Dolby 5.1 mix I found it clear and free of distortion, however the dialogue track seemed mixed quite softly compared to the music, making it difficult to understand at times. During long conversations I found it necessary to tweak the volume up, only to end up suddenly with blaring loud music.