Barnyard - The Original Party Animals (Full Screen Edition) |  | Director: Steve Oedekerk
Actors: Kevin James, Courteney Cox, Danny Glover, Sam Elliott, Wanda Sykes
Studio: Paramount
Category: DVD
List Price: $14.98
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Rating:  98 reviews
Sales Rank: 13908
Format: Full Screen, Color, Dolby, DVD, Subtitled, NTSC
Languages: English (Original Language), French (Original Language), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled)
Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 90 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.2 x 0.6
MPN: 097361186146
UPC: 097361186146
EAN: 0097361186146
ASIN: B000ION72G
Theatrical Release Date: August 4, 2006
Release Date: December 12, 2006
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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BARNYARD (DVD) (FF/DOL DIG ENG 5.1/ENG 2.0/FRENCH
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When the farmer's back is turned, the animals party down in Barnyard. A young cow named Otis (voiced by Kevin James, The King of Queens) loves to have fun at the farm's wild late-night hoe-downs, despite the disapproval of his father, Ben (Sam Elliott, Thank You for Smoking). When Ben dies defending the barnyard from marauding coyotes, Otis is chosen as the new leader--but responsibility sits uneasily on Otis' head and he fears he may not be able to protect his friends from the coyotes. Barnyard's design of the cows seems inspired by Gary Larson's The Far Side comics; though the style is simple, the characters are surprisingly expressive. From moment to moment, the movie is reasonably entertaining. The actors--including Courteney Cox, Danny Glover, and David Koechner (Anchorman) as a very menacing coyote--do solid voice work and there are plenty of amusing gags. But as Barnyard gallops towards its end, the combination of cliches (the story is a clumsy reworking of The Lion King), odd choices (the male cows have udders), and lackluster dialogue makes the movie sag. --Bret Fetzer
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 barnyard September 26, 2009
Nancye Hood
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Everyone who sees this is suprised by how much they like it. Even me.
Barnyard movie September 26, 2009
lauriedavis62 (Searcy, AR)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
My little boy loves this movie. It was in excellent condition and was very very inexpensive. Thanks amazon again for a great buy.
 With the one-star rating, you'll easily tell that I absolutely HATE this movie! September 23, 2009
Eric S. Kim (Southern California)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Do I even have to mention how bad this really is? It's a bit obvious that this is a horrible, and I mean H-O-R-R-I-B-L-E animated film. It looked like there was absolutely no effort put into this one. Why did the creators even bother writing the script for this? Didn't they know that this would be an awful idea from the start?! Okay, first off, everyone is talking about the udders. Yes, it's true. There are male cows that have udders! Why?! Aren't the females the only ones who have them? And the males are BULLS! BULLS! So it's clear that the creators didn't do any bit of research. Secondly, the animation is . . . just not superb. It's lacks substance, and it lacks beauty. It shows the truly ugly side of CGI; nothing here is good. Another downside to Barnyard is the lack of humor. This is absolutely unfunny: none of the jokes really work, and the sight gags are so overused. Couldn't they get Mel Brooks to write the screenplay? The fourth problem about this film is the typical list of stars. Why get James, Glover, Cox, and Sykes when you can get real professional voice actors? I guess it's always about money. And the biggest flaw of all is the similarities with The Lion King. Honestly, this is an exact ripoff of a timeless classic! The "father-and-son" relationship is here, the Hamlet references are here; I was expecting "Hakuna Matata" to be sung halfway through the film!
This is an abomination among animated features. Nothing is good about it, and nothing is funny about it, and certainly nothing is dramatic about it. Just because you have CGI animation doesn't mean it'll automatically turn this into a great film! Makes me wonder if the TV series is any worse.
Grade: F
Came in a reasonable time. Box and DVD in good shape. July 6, 2009
Lindsay Frost (Jasper, AL)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
It was received in a reasonable time. Box and DVD was in good shape. My daughter has enjoyed it.
great price June 12, 2009
nat cas
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
great product, recieve it and had no scratches plus i paid 5.00 for movie and shipping, in stores it costs 13.00 dollars
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