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Chicken Little (2005)

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Reviews Counted:156

Fresh:56

Rotten:100

Average Rating:5.5/10

Consensus: In its first non-Pixar CGI venture, Disney expends more effort in the technical presentation than in crafting an original storyline.

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Rated: G

Runtime: 1 hr. 22 min.

Genre: Action & Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Kids & Family

Theatrical Release: Nov 4, 2005 Wide

Box Office: $135.3M

Synopsis: After ruining his reputation with the town, a courageous chicken must come to the rescue of his fellow citizens when aliens start an invasion. After ruining his reputation with the town, a courageous chicken must come to the rescue of his fellow citizens when aliens start an invasion. [More]

Starring: Zach Braff, Steve Zahn, Joan Cusack, Wallace Shawn

Starring: Zach Braff, Steve Zahn, Joan Cusack, Wallace Shawn, Adam West, Patrick Warburton, Don Knotts, Catherine O'Hara, Patrick Stewart, Fred Willard, Garry Marshall, Harry Shearer, Amy Sedaris, Katie Finneran, Mark Walton

Director: Mark Dindal

Director: Mark Dindal
Screenwriter: Steve Bencich , Ron J. Friedman
Producer: Randy Fullmer
Studio: Buena Vista Pictures

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Animation fans will find this worth the wait, though apparently there's no story-generating software that can tap into the dark recesses of a child's psyche as cannily as Uncle Walt once did.

Full Review Source: Chicago Reader | comment Comment
Nov 16, 2009
J. R. Jones
J. R. Jones
Chicago Reader
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Heavy with the sweat of a studio straining to snatch the kids back by throwing digi-crayons, potty jokes, and disco tunes at the lens

Full Review Source: CinePassion | comment Comment
Sep 1, 2009
Fernando F. Croce
Fernando F. Croce
CinePassion

A bland byproduct of too many cooks in the kitchen, with not enough ideas on how to bring their different sub-plots together into a cohesive entertaining film for kids.

Full Review Source: Cinema Crazed | comment Comment
Apr 29, 2009
Felix Vasquez Jr.
Felix Vasquez Jr.
Cinema Crazed

Tasteful vocal performances, by a talented cast including Zach Braff, Garry Marshall and Steve Zahn, can't relieve Disney's first inhouse all-computer generated animation movie from its music video trappings and inadequate storyline.

Full Review Source: ColeSmithey.com | comment Comment
Apr 17, 2009
Cole Smithey
Cole Smithey
ColeSmithey.com

Easy, quick and utterly forgettable.

Full Review Source: Dark Horizons | comment Comment
Jan 15, 2008
Garth Franklin
Garth Franklin
Dark Horizons

the cinematic equivalent of a battery-farmed egg: not exactly rotten, but surrounded by dozens of others just like it in appearance, shape and taste.

Full Review Source: Eye for Film | comment Comment
Jul 3, 2007
Anton Bitel
Anton Bitel
Eye for Film

A friendly, if decidedly featherweight, feature.

Full Review Source: Film Journal International | comment Comment
Mar 1, 2007
Harry Haun
Harry Haun
Film Journal International

It lacks a good, old-fashioned story -- the fourth dimension every 3-D feature needs to be a classic.

Full Review Source: Christianity Today | comment Comment
Sep 22, 2006
Carolyn Arends
Carolyn Arends
Christianity Today

Post-Pixar Disney’s “Digital 3-D” concept doesn’t seem to include any reservations about 2-D character development.

Full Review Source: Sacramento News & Review | comment Comment
May 12, 2006
Jonathan Kiefer
Jonathan Kiefer
Sacramento News & Review

A cute movie that -- with a G rating -- is suitable for even the smallest children.

Full Review Source: Reno Gazette-Journal | comment Comment
Apr 10, 2006
Forrest Hartman
Forrest Hartman
Reno Gazette-Journal

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Full Review Source: Empire Magazine | comment Comment
Apr 1, 2006
Empire Magazine

...overall lack of substance ultimately lends the proceedings a vibe of irrelevance.

Full Review Source: Reel Film Reviews | comment Comment
Mar 25, 2006
David Nusair
David Nusair
Reel Film Reviews

...because of its winsome characters, it may appeal to the very young.

Full Review Source: DVDTown.com | comment Comment
Mar 14, 2006
John J. Puccio
John J. Puccio
DVDTown.com

Truly there's no sense of calm to the film, which feels as if it's been assembled with the manic energy of a preschooler trying to fit square-shaped plastic toys into circle-shaped holes.

Full Review Source: Slant Magazine | comment Comment
Mar 11, 2006
Ed Gonzalez
Ed Gonzalez
Slant Magazine

Not quite the animated masterpiece one would expect of Disney of old, but nonetheless a step in the right direction.

Full Review Source: FilmFocus | comment Comment
Feb 18, 2006
Joe Utichi
Joe Utichi
FilmFocus

Line by line, scene by scene, visual gag by visual gag, this picture is disappointing: underpowered and dull, even for kids.

Full Review Source: Guardian [UK] | comment Comment
Feb 11, 2006
Peter Bradshaw
Peter Bradshaw
Guardian [UK]

The animation is colourful and lively, if uninspired, but there are several good sight gags and the characters are both funny and engaging.

Full Review Source: ViewLondon | comment Comment
Feb 9, 2006
Matthew Turner
Matthew Turner
ViewLondon

Only a singularly subversive sidekick, a Streisand-obsessed porker (Zahn), makes this movie stand out from a host of other mediocre animated kids' flicks.

Full Review Source: Time Out | comment Comment
Feb 9, 2006
David Fear
David Fear
Time Out

This film confirmed Disney's suspicion that conventional animation is dead, but audiences will flock to any digitally animated film, even an inferior one like 'Chicken Little.'

Full Review Source: Laramie Movie Scope | comment Comment
Feb 2, 2006
Robert Roten
Robert Roten
Laramie Movie Scope

too much dancing

Full Review Source: sbs.is | comment 1 Comment
Feb 1, 2006
Stefan Birgir Stefansson
Stefan Birgir Stefansson
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