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Review
The Sequal
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| My Review of Chicken Run |
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| Rocky: Yeah, Maria, real funny. Just show them the review, okay? Maria: Okay! Okay! Sheesh! You don't have to be such a grouch... The characters: Rocky: A kick-back, relax guy who lives off the service of others and relies on his good looks and charm. No work is too much work for him. He's really social, and I wouldn't be very surprised if he were a Leo (that's my sign!), since he's almost just like me! Wesa like dissen (crosses fingers)! That's me, that's Rocky. Why I love this character (favorite one!): He is so like me! How could you hate someone like him? And he's pretty cute for a rooster (I have never seen a rooster like him), and the actor ain't that bad, either. I don't understand how Ginger could ever hate someone like him. We Yanks gotta stick together. He also twists the truth (like the egg thing, whoo! That was a hoot!) like me sometimes, and also is a total party person. We could party all night long! Plus, he has good taste in music (Flip, Flop, Fly) How this character resembles me: He is the mirror image of me (except for the gender). We are so alike, it's... Just weird. Ginger: She's a chicken with a mission: to get her friends out of that stupid farm for good! Beneath the plumage beats a brave and honest heart. Shoot, I'd have run off the very first time I passed through the fence. Though it would be kind of lonely. I'd miss Fowler. He's cool, and he's funny. You gotta love the loyalty. Why I love this character: She's the star, and not ANYONE can hate the star. She's pretty cool, and has some pretty good ideas. She'd be good if I ever wanted to escape from my parents evil clutches... She reminds me of my sister. I can't get along with her all the time, but we have a small respect for each other. How this character resembles me: We're both dreamers, and we both hate Rottwreilers. The stupid things killed my poor kitty sniff... I FEEL YOUR PAIN, GINGER!!! Babs: Blonde as Barbie, this chick has no brain whatsoever. I'm surprised she panicked when she hadn't laid any eggs at all. Maybe there's hope for her yet... She's a nice chicken to know when you need to be freaked out once in a while, though I wouldn't necessarily try to carry an intelligent conversation with her. Why I love this character: She's the comic relief, and the dumbest characters are the most lovable (like Jar Jar, how can someone hate that cute little gungan?). She's good at sewing though, and would come in handy if you needed sewing instruction. She's no rocket scientist, though, that's for sure. How this character resembles me: We both like to act stupid and doofy (though I don't think she has a choice). Bunty: She's tough, and is the one who beats everyone up. She lays a TON of eggs, so she came in a great handy with Nick and Fetcher's demands for eggs. Why I love this character: We coo, Bunty. We can go around, beatin' everyone up. It's fun to watch 'em squirm. How this character resembles me: I love to beat up guys. Smack 'em over the head, hear them scream. That's always fun. Though I wouldn't necessarily put one of my guy friends in a choke-hold, though. Fowler: Obsessed with his old RAF days, he continuously tells everyone about "back in his day." He can be quite annoying at times, but he has his funny moments in the movie. Why I love this character: We both ramble on about things we love or loved. Now, we are totally different because: 1: He's a CHICKEN!! (Rooster, actually) 2: I'd hate to be in the military. 3: I hate heights, I'd rather die than be caught in an airplane, much less a rickety "old crate" that has a wild ax murderer hanging on by a string of old Christmas lights and is rapidly gaining on us by climbing up the lights and causing us to go closer and closer to the ground. Whew! Besides, he's funny. It's funny how he always goes, "What what!" I always laugh at stuff like that. I think Benjamin did a really good job. How this character resembles me: We both like rambling on about stuff. Though he rambles about what he did, I ramble on about what I'm going to do. There's still a connection, though. Mac: She is THE smartest character in the story. She's a Scottish chick(en), and talks really fast, so only Ginger can understand her (practically). Why I love this character: I'd love to set her loose on my math homework. Plus, Lynn Ferguson and Benjamin Withrow were the only two people from the movie to be in the computer and Playstation(s) games, so I love these guys! Plus, she plays Harmonica!! WAHOO!! How this character resembles me: We both talk reallyreallyreally fast when we get excited about something. Ie: Mac: THRUST! Rocky: What? M: Iwentovermycalculations,hen,andIforgotthekeyelementforusandit'sTHRUST!! WHEW!!! And plus, we're both kinda smart (Well, she's really smart, but anyway..). Nick: A hard negotiator, but mostly has one thing in mind: eggs. They are a delicious treat to have, but not raw (ewww). Nick is the shorter, fatter, smarter one, and is a bit of a snappier dresser. He and his business partner, Fetcher, help the chickens gather the things they need throughout the end of the movie, and watch and laugh at their desperate attempts to make the chickens fly. Why I love this character: He's pretty cool, and always tries to milk the people for everything they got. Hee hee... Reminds me of someone I know... How this character resembles me: We both like to get a win-lose deal. We win, they lose. Get where I'm going? Fetcher: A funny but not too bright rat, Fetcher is the associate manager of the business that Nick and him run. He may not have an important part in the movie (Nick could run the business himself), but you gotta love him. Why I love this character: HOW CAN YOU NOT LOVE THIS GUY (Or rat)?!?!?!?! He is so lovable! I've always liked rats (domestic, not sewer rats), and if I were to have one, he'd be pretty cool to own. He talks, he can get in small spaces, and he's stupid! Wow, what more could you ask for? I LOVE YOU, PHIL DANIELS!! How this character resembles me: We both act dumb, and uh... Need I say more? Mrs. Tweedy: Though the egg farm has been in Mr. Tweedy's family for generations, it's MRS. Tweedy who calls the shots these days. She thinks her husband is stupid and she yells at him a lot. Why I love this character: What's lovable about this pin cushion? How this character resembles me: I love bossing people around! Go Mrs. T! She needs some anger management program. Taking your anger out on a bunch of chickens with an ax is not the way to handle it! Mr. Tweedy: He's not too bright. He's convinced the chickens are have some super-secret plan going on (little does he know he's right..) and work for the government, or something... Why I love this character: He's funny! I tode you they was organized..... (But personally, why did he marry that... that... blegh!) How this character resembles me: I have no idea, but I still like him. Review: The movie Chicken Run is a comedy/drama that takes place in the 1950's in Yorkshire, England. Most of the movie is set on a dark, stormy night, unless something happy happens. The movie itself is a claymation that was beautifully made. The movie was well put together, and was easy to understand (unless you came in the middle of the movie). The chickens are trying desperately to escape for their lives, but all attempts fail until a handsome American rooster named Rocky (Gibson) flies over the farm, is distracted by Ginger, and is flug into the coop. He hurts his wing in the process. Ginger (Sawalha), the leader, sees the poster that says he can fly and shows it to the girls. Rocky is persuaded into helping the chickens fly, but he really can't without being shot out of a cannon. He tries to tell Ginger this, but the owners of the farm Mr. (Hagarth) and Mrs. (Richardson) Tweedy have gone from egg production to pie production, and have purchased a pie machine. Ginger is captured and taken into a pie machine, and Rocky slips into the pie machine, and saves her. Parts of this movie are taken from Raiders of the Lost Ark (Swinging over an abyss by a chain or bullwhip, grabbing a hat before it gets squashed by a door, having a large rolling object chasing them down a thin hallway, etc.), which adds to the delight, 'cause I love Indiana Jones. Rocky's wing is healed, so supposedly he can do a flying demonstration the next day. After saving her life, the two chickens meet on a rooftop (this was not planned, don't get any ideas... yet), where Ginger confesses to him she never felt grass beneath her feet. Rocky tries to hint to her that life has it's disappointments, and she laughs, saying grass isn't all it's cracked up to be (he's actually trying to tell her about his relationship with a CANNON). "Grass! Exactly, grass!" Rocky exclaims. "It's always greener on the other side! And then you get there, and it's.. Brown and prickly. You see what I'm tryin' to say?" Ginger nods her head yes, then shakes it no. He tries again, but a hopeful face stops him from telling her the truth. He couldn't break her heart. So he says a quick, "You're welcome," for saving her life, and she sits back, puts her hand on his, which startles them both, and she leaves. Rocky actually calls her by her first name this part, which is totally cool. Well, for her, anyway. Most people don't call me 'doll-face' or 'baby doll'. Otherwise their face would be permanently rearranged to my liking. Anyway, the next day, they're all excited and stuff, so Ginger goes to get him. But he isn't in the hut. The only thing left is a medal and a small, folded piece of paper. She opens it, and puts it up on a wall, they're all shocked, she starts to cry. The chickens start to fight (Fowler nearly gets choked to death, poor guy) and Ginger gets an idea. Fowler shows them the "old crate" he always rambles on about. Ginger says they can build a crate to fly out (this part of the movie has my favorite instrumental in it), so they build a big ol' plane out of chicken coops. They start to fly it, Mr. Tweedy knocks the ramp down, they turn the plane around, he gets smacked in the head. Meanwhile, Ginger jumps out to get the ramp. Part of the plane hooks onto some Christmas lights as they turn it back around, Ginger's lifting the ramp so the plane can take off. Mrs. Tweedy narrowly misses Ginger with her ax, Rocky comes along on his bike, hops the fence, smacks Mrs. Tweedy in the head, the ax goes flying, narrowly misses her head, she passes out. With combined efforts, Rocky and Ginger raise the ramp, get back in the plane, and defeat Mrs. Tweedy. So after a big ol' kiss between Rocky and Ginger, a big hug between Babs and Bunty and Nick and Fetcher, and a kiss between Mac and Fowler, they fly to paradise, and live happily ever after. Cast: Rocky: Mel Gibson Ginger: Julia Sawalha Fowler: Benjamin Withrow Babs: Jane Horrocks Nick: Timothy Spall Fetcher: Phil Daniels Mrs. Tweedy: Miranda Richardson Mr. Tweedy: Tony Hagarth Bunty: Imelda Staunton Mac: Lynn Ferguson MY FOUR FAVORITE PEOPLE IN THE WORLD ARE: Nick Park Peter Lord John Powell Harry Gregson-Williams I LOVE YOU GUYS!!!!!!! A big thank-you from Marianne (Maria) Miller, The most talented person in THE World. Well, soon to be. Chocks Away! Maria and Rocky
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