| Chicken Run Review |
| by Alex Ioshpe |
| DIRECTED BY: Nick Park and Peter Lord
WRITTEN BY: Nick Park and Peter Lord
CAST: Mel Gibson, Julia Sawalha, Lynn Ferguson, Miranda Richardson, Tony Haygarth more |
| Chicken Run Review |
| by Chad Polenz |
| Every once in a while a so-called children's movie comes along that's NOT
some wicked preachy/ goofy
musical/promotion for a line of toys and video games. That's what "Chicken
Run" is - a beautifully
animated lighthearted comedy that will pretty much...more |
| Chicken Run Review |
| by John Beachem |
| The chickens of Tweedy's farm are plotting an escape. They're tired of lives
filled with nothing but laying as many eggs as possible or being sent to the
chopping block. One courageous chicken, Ginger (Julia Sawalha), leads the
group against the evil...more |
| Chicken Run Review |
| by Ian Waldron-Mantgani |
| Rated on a 4-star scale
Screening venue: Odeon (Liverpool City Centre)
Released in the UK by Pathé on June 30, 2000; certificate U; 85 minutes;
country of origin UK; aspect ratio 1.85:1 more |
| Chicken Run Review |
| by Brandon Herring |
| Voices.....Julia Sawalha, Mel Gibson, Miranda Richardson, Tony Haygarth, Jane
Horrocks, Timothy Spall, Phil Daniels, Lynn Ferguson, Benjamin Whitrow.
Running Time: 85 minutes more |
| Chicken Run Review |
| by Shay Casey |
| Year: 2000. Starring the voices of Julia Sawalha, Mel Gibson, Miranda
Richardson, Jane Horrocks, Imelda Staunton, Tony Haygarth, Benjamin
Whitrow. Written by Peter Lord & Nick Park (story) and Karey Kirkpatrick
(screenplay). Directed by Peter Lord and...more |
| Chicken Run Review |
| by Brandon Herring |
| Voices.....Julia Sawalha, Mel Gibson, Miranda Richardson, Tony Haygarth, Jane
Horrocks, Timothy Spall, Phil Daniels, Lynn Ferguson, Benjamin Whitrow.
Running Time: 85 minutes more |
| Chicken Run Review |
| by Mark R Leeper |
| Capsule: The British Aardman Animation
team, Oscar winners, make their first feature
length film. It is a satire on all those old
World War II POW escape films, especially THE
GREAT ESCAPE. But it...more |
| Chicken Run Review |
| by Shay Casey |
| Year: 2000. Starring the voices of Julia Sawalha, Mel Gibson, Miranda
Richardson, Jane Horrocks, Imelda Staunton, Tony Haygarth, Benjamin
Whitrow. Written by Peter Lord & Nick Park (story) and Karey Kirkpatrick
(screenplay). Directed by Peter Lord and...more |
| Chicken Run Review |
| by ram DOT samudrala AT stanford DOT edu |
| A bunch of chickens imprisoned in a coop want to escape. Led by the
plucky Ginger (voiced by Julia Sawalha), the chickens must get out
before Mr. and Mrs. Tweedy (Tony Haygarth and Miranda Richardson) turn
them into chicken pies (a decision made after...more |
| Chicken Run Review |
| by Jon Popick |
| DreamWorks has more than made up for its recent family debacle The Road
to El Dorado with Chicken Run, the best children’s movie since the
inception of the Toy Story franchise. The premise – a unlikely blend of
Nick Park’s quirky, Oscar-winning...more |
| Chicken Run Review |
| by Rose 'Bams' Cooper |
| CHICKEN RUN (2000)
Rated G; running time 85 minutes
Genre: Animated
IMDB site: http://us.imdb.com/Details?0120630
Official site (US): http://www.reel.com/chickenrun/
Official site (UK): http://www.chickenrun.co.uk/
Written by: Mark Burton, Karey...more |
| Chicken Run Review |
| by Homer Yen |
| "Chicken Run," a fanciful tale about chickens
desperate to escape captivity, is innovative and
clever and is one of the most unique looking films
this year. On the Tweedy Chicken Farm, life is cruel
and laborious. These chickens live in a...more |
| Chicken Run Review |
| by Scott Renshaw |
| CHICKEN RUN
(DreamWorks)
Voices: Julia Sawalha, Mel Gibson, Miranda Richardson, Tony Haygarth,
Benjamin Whitrow, Jane Horrocks, Timothy Spall, Phil Daniels.
Screenplay: Karey Kirkpatrick.
Producers: Peter Lord, David Sproxton and Nick Park.
Directors:...more |
| Chicken Run Review |
| by Shannon Patrick Sullivan |
| Directed by Peter Lord and Nick Park. Screenplay by Karey Kirkpatrick,
from a story by Lord and Park. Starring Julia Sawalha, Mel Gibson,
Miranda Richardson. Running time: 84 minutes. Rated G by the MFCB.
Reviewed on June 27th, 2000. more |
| Chicken Run Review |
| by Shannon Patrick Sullivan |
| Directed by Peter Lord and Nick Park. Screenplay by Karey Kirkpatrick,
from a story by Lord and Park. Starring Julia Sawalha, Mel Gibson,
Miranda Richardson. Running time: 84 minutes. Rated G by the MFCB.
Reviewed on June 27th, 2000. more |
| Chicken Run Review |
| by Harvey S. Karten |
| Reviewed by Harvey Karten
DreamWorks Pictures
Director: Peter Lord, Nick Park
Writer: Karey Kirkpatrick
Cast: Voices of Mel Gibson, Miranda Richardson, Tony
Haygarth, Julia Sawalha, Jane Horrocks, Lynn Ferguson,
Imelda Staunton, Benjamin Whitrow,...more |
| Chicken Run Review |
| by Jonathan Richards |
| Just when it was starting to look like comedy was plucked, along
comes the funniest movie of the year to put it back on its perch. This
will come as no surprise to fans of Nick Park and Peter Lord, the
geniuses behind the Oscar-winning Wallace...more |
| Chicken Run Review |
| by Dustin Putman |
| Directed by Peter Lord, Nick Parks.
Voices: Julia Sawalha, Mel Gibson, Miranda Richardson, Tony Haygarth, Jane
Horrocks, Timothy Spall, Phil Daniels, Lynn Ferguson, Benjamin Whitrow.
2000 - 85 minutes
Rated G (no objectionable material).
Reviewed by...more |
| Chicken Run Review |
| by Bob Bloom |
| ChickenRun (2000) 3 1/2 stars out of 4. Featuring the vocal talents of
Mel Gibson, Julia Sawalha, Miranda Richardson, Jane Horrocks, Imelda
Staunton, Benjamin Whitrow, Lynn Ferguson, Tony Haygarth, Timothy Spall
and Phil Daniels. Screenplay by Karey...more |
| Chicken Run Review |
| by Laura Clifford |
| "No chicken escapes from Tweedy's farm!" is the challenge taken on by one
plucky chicken named Ginger (Julia Sawalha). Ginger wants a better world for
herself and her friends, the other inmates at the Tweedy's Egg Farm, so she
attempts one breakout...more |
| Chicken Run Review |
| by Frankie Paiva |
| rated G
85 minutes
Dreamworks SKG
featuring the voices of Mel Gibson, Julia Sawalha, Miranda Richardson, and
Lynn Ferguson
written by Karey Kirkpatrick
directed by Peter Lord and Nick Park more |
| Chicken Run Review |
| by Berge Garabedian |
| I can't imagine this film not being a major summer success with kids of all
ages. In fact, I can't imagine anyone not liking this movie a whole lot,
girls, guys, kids, teens and adults alike. For Dreamworks, this film could
easily be the start of a major...more |
| Chicken Run Review |
| by James Brundage |
| filmcritic.com presents a review from staff member James Brundage.
You can find the review with full credits at
http://www.filmcritic.com/misc/emporium.nsf/2a460f93626cd4678625624c007f2b46/26d2b7f0e671d82188256902000457dc?OpenDocument more |
| Chicken Run Review |
| by Susan Granger |
| Susan Granger's review of "CHICKEN RUN" (DreamWorks)
What a clever concept! Do you remember "The Great Escape" with
Steve McQueen? It's a W.W.II adventure in which Allied POW's devise a
way out of a Nazi prison camp. Now a similar idea has become...more |
| Chicken Run Review |
| by Steve Rhodes |
| Every once in a while filmmakers make major breakthroughs. In 1995 with
TOY STORY, Pixar showed us what is possible when stellar computer
animation is combined with an equally bright script. This year it's
DreamWorks' turn as they take clay animation...more |
