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Barnyard (2006)

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22

Average Rating: 4.4/10
Reviews Counted: 95
Fresh: 21 | Rotten: 74

Unimaginative and unfunny, this tale of barnyard mischief borders on 'udder' creepiness and adds little to this summer's repertoire of animated films.

36

Average Rating: 5.1/10
Critic Reviews: 28
Fresh: 10 | Rotten: 18

Unimaginative and unfunny, this tale of barnyard mischief borders on 'udder' creepiness and adds little to this summer's repertoire of animated films.

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Average Rating: 3.3/5
User Ratings: 118,520

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Movie Info

A cow learns to walk like a man, both literally and figuratively, in this computer-animated comedy written and directed by Steve Oedekerk, the creator of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius. Ben (voice of Sam Elliott) is a cow who for years has been the leader and sober voice of reason among the animals at a farm where the critters are a bit unusual -- they can walk on two legs, talk, swim, and act like humans, though they have the good sense to avoid doing these things while humans are around. Ben has

PG,

Animation, Kids & Family, Comedy

Steve Oedekerk

Dec 12, 2006

$72.6M

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Critic Reviews for Barnyard

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The laughs subside near the end as the requisite moral kicks in, but this is still that rare kids' movie I'd recommend to parents and nonparents alike.

May 18, 2010 Full Review Source: Chicago Reader
J. R. Jones
Chicago Reader
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Loud, raucous and dispiritingly unfunny.

October 19, 2006 Full Review Source: Time Out
Derek Adams
Time Out
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Don't the filmmakers know there are children watching -- and listening?

August 12, 2006
Manohla Dargis
New York Times
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Could qualify as a case study in just how quickly and thoroughly computer-animated studio releases have declined to a state of inspiration-depleted, assembly-line anthropomorphism.

August 4, 2006 Full Review Source: Toronto Star
Geoff Pevere
Toronto Star
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A sweet and mildly funny movie that will entertain young audiences, but one aspect is utterly mystifying: The two main characters, father and son bovine creatures, have large, distracting udders.

August 4, 2006 Full Review Source: USA Today
Claudia Puig
USA Today
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This is a darn cute movie and I think you'll find it funny.

August 4, 2006 Full Review Source: Seattle Times
Tom Keogh
Seattle Times
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A shockingly crass grab for holiday pocket money that's both infantile and endlessly patronising.

November 7, 2012 Full Review Source: Empire Magazine Australasia
Luke Goodsell
Empire Magazine Australasia

A re-hash of tired cliches and CGI effects.

January 1, 2011 Full Review Source: Common Sense Media
Jane Boursaw
Common Sense Media

Criminal acts and scenes of brutal violence spoil the effect of "Barnyard" as an animated movie for tots.

April 21, 2009 Full Review Source: ColeSmithey.com
Cole Smithey
ColeSmithey.com

That the lead character is a 'male cow' complete with udders shows how confused the picture is.

August 25, 2007 Full Review Source: TheMovieReport.com
Michael Dequina
TheMovieReport.com

The whole udder issue is discussed on the DVD's audio commentary track.

June 25, 2007
James O'Ehley
SA Movie & DVD Magazine

A beatifully animated simple but fun plot, carries enough giggles for all age groups.

February 19, 2007 Full Review Source: Movies for the Masses
Joseph Proimakis
Movies for the Masses

The animation is perfectly colorful and the voice actors earn their paychecks, but it's blatantly obvious that this thing started production without a screenplay -- and hit the screens without a plot.

December 8, 2006 Full Review Source: DVDTalk.com
Scott Weinberg
DVDTalk.com

Relatively unfunny comedy about barnyard animals. It is notable mainly for its anatomically incorrect portrayal of bulls with udders.

October 31, 2006 Full Review Source: Laramie Movie Scope | Comments (2)
Robert Roten
Laramie Movie Scope

Deserves to be hanging in the nearest meat locker.

October 24, 2006 Full Review Source: BBC
Neil Smith
BBC

There are far better ways of keeping the kids happy.

October 21, 2006 Full Review Source: Daily Mirror [UK]
David Edwards
Daily Mirror [UK]

This could be the film that snaps everyone's patience with Hollywood animations which have a Dell computer chip where their heart should be.

October 21, 2006 Full Review Source: Guardian [UK]
Peter Bradshaw
Guardian [UK]
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This was a fun idea and a very good movie. me and my daughter laughed the whole way through. Now of course the biggest problem with the movie is the fact that Otis a male COW. . yeah ..
March 22, 2007
jmanard52
John Manard

Super Reviewer

Barnyard's biggest weakness is clearly it's animation that cannot compete the other of today's computerer generated animations. This is also uneven work that goes way too far to be suitable entertainment for children. All the redneck jokes which includes cows drinking, stealing cars and being "drunk" is not that funny to watch and will defintely make many parent to roll their eyes. After all this is supposed to be for children if i am not mistaken. Still director/writer Steve Oedekerk succeeds in creating moments that feel tender and are emotionally touching also. Especially the realtionship between Otis the Cow and his father Ben the cow, and his tragic death, brings welcome depth to otherwise hollow storyline. Mostly this is just one of those standard animations that offers anything new, but only with much weaker animation. I find it hard to recommend something this uneven and unoriginal.
December 11, 2011
emilkakko
Emil Kakko

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Barnyard Quotes

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    1. Mrs. Beady: There is a cow outside.
    – Submitted by Anthony A (17 months ago)
    1. Mrs. Beady: Don't think I can't call again, Gary!
    – Submitted by Anthony A (17 months ago)
    1. Eddy the Cow: We're gonna die!
    – Submitted by Anthony A (17 months ago)
    1. Eddy the Cow: Mommy! MOO-mmy! [Cries]
    – Submitted by Anthony A (17 months ago)
    1. Mr. Beady: Cows don't like houses much.
    – Submitted by Anthony A (17 months ago)
    1. Dag the Coyote: [After Otis throws him into a chair] Kill him!
    – Submitted by Anthony A (17 months ago)

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