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Chicken Run
Chicken Run (2000)
Movie rating: 10/10
DVD rating: 10/10
Release Date: November 21, 2000
Running Time: 1 hour 24 minutes
Rating: G
Distributor: Dreamworks
List Price: $26.98
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Disc Details
Special Features:  Audio commentary with peter Lord and Nick Park.
Poultry in Motion: The Making of Chicken Run. 20 minute featurette.
The Hatching of Chicken Run. 15 minute featurette about the voice actors.
Read along. 17 minute "cliff notes" version of the film with read along dialoge for small children.
DVD-ROM features.
Trailers.
Production notes. (massive)
Bios of 23 cast and crew members.
Interactive menu.
Scene selection.
Widescreen format.
Video Format: Anamorphic Widescreen (1.85:1)
Languages: English (Dolby Digital 5.1)
English (Dolby 2.0) Surround
English DTS Surround

Captions: English (close captioned).
Casing: 1-Disc Keep Case

Review
"The Great Escape" meets "Wallace and Gromet." This claymation film is a joy for all ages. Mr. And Mrs. Tweedy own a chicken farm. And on that farm they had a hen, by the name of Ginger. Ginger feels that there has to be more to life than laying eggs and ending up in a roasting pot some day. She longs for the freedom of paradise. Ginger is constantly planning escapes from the stalag like compound. Will the chickens make it to freedom of will they end up in Mrs. Tweedy's Chicken Pot Pies? What do you think?

Full of in-jokes and good hearted humor with a British twist, "Chicken Run" is visually exciting. The simple story will keep children engrossed. There is enough quirky humor and movie in-jokes (The Great Escape, Stalag 17) to keep the adults happy.

The Disc
Great disc with lots of extras.

Picture Quality: 10/10
This colorful claymation classic looks wonderful. The vivid colors used to dazzle the eye are there in all their brilliance. Nothing but Dreamwork's best on this disc.

Sound Quality: 10/10
Not meaning to be sexist but (I'm going to be) anytime you get hundreds of women (in this case hens) together there are bound to be overlapping conversations. There are many background conversations and asides in this movie. All come through with clarity. You won't miss one smart remark from the peanut gallery.

Menu: 10/10
Fun menu with funny extras. There is an interactive egg hunt hidden in the menu. Find the egg and click on it for numerous film facts. There is a cool "panic button" for those who like goofy fun.

Extra Features: 10/10
More for the adult film fans than small children. The read along is aimed at pre-schoolers. Mine enjoyed it.

The Final Word:
Buy it. Plain and simple, buy it.

Rusty White

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