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Chicken Run [Region 2] | ![Chicken Run [Region 2]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51qYzQCleNL._SL500_.jpg) | Directors: Nick Park, Peter Lord
Actors: Mel Gibson, Julia Sawalha, Phil Daniels, Lynn Ferguson, Tony Haygarth
Category: DVD
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Rating:  246 reviews
Sales Rank: 107639
Format: Anamorphic, NTSC
Languages: English (Audio Description), English (Original Language), English (Subtitles For The Hearing Impaired)
Rating: G (General Audience)
Region: 2
Discs: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Running Time: 84 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.4 x 0.6
EAN: 5060002830574
ASIN: B00004W4A5
Theatrical Release Date: June 21, 2000
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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There were a lot of disappointments in the 2000 summer movie season, but Chicken Run wasn't one of them. Made by Aardman Animations, which produced the Oscar-winning Wallace & Gromit shorts, this is a dazzling stop-motion animation film that is both deftly funny and surprisingly touching. The concept is simple: The Great Escape--with chickens. But directors Peter Lord and Nick Park take it much further than that (and remember: there's a whole generation out there that has no idea who Steve McQueen is). Julia Sawalha voices Ginger, a plucky English hen who has been trying to escape from Tweedy's chicken farm, where the vicious Mrs. Tweedy (Miranda Richardson) fries up any chicken who doesn't produce enough eggs. When egg profits slump, Mrs. Tweedy decides to turn her farm into a chicken-pie factory, giving new urgency to Ginger's plan. Enter Rocky the Flying Rooster (Mel Gibson), a brash American who has escaped from a circus and promises to teach the chickens to fly to safety. The film is filled with innumerable visual touches and the animation has a tactile quality that makes you want to reach out and touch these funny fowl. Above all, it's played with intelligence, wit, and heart--a rare combination in any film. While Chicken Run is being marketed to a youth audience, it truly is a family film that operates on both a child and an adult level. It would be a shame if grownups skipped it because they thought it was strictly for kids. --Marshall Fine
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 Love the movie. The box fell apart and scratched the DVD. January 2, 2010
M. Langley (San Jose, CA USA)
This item was purchased for me as a gift from my Amazon wish list. The box is made out of plastic that is so brittle that half the spindle broke off inside the sealed box. The DVD doesn't stay on the remaining part of the spindle and it got scratched, inside the sealed box. It still plays, so I plan to just keep it. The box has tabs and one of them also snapped off in my hand as I gently opened it.
 It's funnier than flying chickens July 17, 2009
Denis Antoine (Savannah, GA USA)
From the creators of Wallace and Grommit, chicken run is the story of a group of farm chicken and their desperate struggle for freedom.
The animation is spotless as is usual for any Nick Park claymation, and the plot presents many moment of true hilarity. Overall a very good film, not fully to par with Wallace and Grommit and the Curse of the Were-Rabbit, but nonetheless highly recommended for kids and grown-ups alike.
 I like this movie too June 7, 2009
Harmonybee (United States)
It's pretty funny. I'd never imagine chickens being as lovable as this flock of inventive hens. What makes this movie worth watching in my opinion is the funny antics involving their attempts to flee the farm. I guess chickens always tickle my funny bone! I also love how the witty dialogue sets up the gags in this movie too!
review January 20, 2009
B. Paramore (SLC, UT)
0 out of 4 found this review helpful
Although I didn't receive the item by the promised date of Dec. 24th for the following day, I did receive it and would consider purchasing from them again.
Finger lickin' good! January 17, 2009
David Bonesteel (Fresno, CA United States)
Chickens strive to escape from their pen before they can be turned into chicken pies. When a fugitive rooster (Mel Gibson) seems to fly into their midst, they become convinced that he can teach them all to fly away from their danger.
Nick Park and the crew at Aardman Studios have produced another wonderful family comedy utilizing the unique art of clay animation. Like their other films, it features lots of madcap action sequences and homages to classic films (in this case, prison standards such as "The Great Escape" and "Stalag 17"). Children and adults can watch together with equal enjoyment. Parents, there is one fairly shocking scene early on when a chicken is slaughtered. The killing is off-screen, but there is no doubt about what has happened and it may be scary for young children. At any rate, it certainly demonstrates why our heroes are so desperate to get away. Recommended.
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