Chicken Little

[TB4000]

You know I have to check out every animation movie that comes out. Disney's first attempt to be like Pixar...hopefully it's funny enough for the adults.

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[bluemonq]

just a sample:

pre-pixar
101 dalmations
cinderella
beauty and the beast
snow white

pixar
toy story
the incredibles
monsters inc.

post-pixar
chicken little

[abc!]

I saw a sneak preview of this and while technically it sort of resembles a Pixar movie (more like a cheap knock-off) they are still lightyears behind. The movie is too superficial and it's perfect for those with short attention spans. While it got a lot of laughs in the theater I don't think adults will enjoy it quite as much as the kids will. It tries to be witty and warm but just comes off as annoyingly analytical and sappy. What I do like about the movie is it's take on the original story. Plus there were some pretty interestingly creative scenes showing how Chicken Little gets around obstacles with his small stature. I like Zack Braff but him as Chicken Little really got on my nerves. I didn't like any of the characters except for the fish but even he was annoying at times. The movie just tries too hard and doesn't deliver. It got really tiring after a while.

[luv]

i'm kinda looking forward to it...not sure i like that many movies this year

[hooligan]

My bosses' son loved it, then again, he's pretty young. I haven't seen a movie in a theater, the only one I'm looking forward to is Jarhead.

[TB4000]

i'm kinda looking forward to it...not sure i like that many movies this year
Still got King Kong and Harry Potter I guess. I'm a sucker for the animated flicks though, so you know how it is. You're from Chicago? Finally, someone else from the area. :wink:

[luv]

yip...i know...there's only like 5 people from Chicago. chicken little 3D is playing at Regal Theatres in Wheeling. :redface:

[abc!]

My bosses' son loved it, then again, he's pretty young. I haven't seen a movie in a theater, the only one I'm looking forward to is Jarhead.

Oh yeah, no doubt kids will like this movie. The adults...not so much I think. Interesting about the 3D aspect of it though. So is it true that all of Disney's next animated films will be 3D?

Still got King Kong and Harry Potter I guess. I'm a sucker for the animated flicks though, so you know how it is. You're from Chicago? Finally, someone else from the area. :wink:

Don't forget Narnia (also suprisingly by Disney)!!

[pikachupacabra]

Whoops. Musta been rough on the kids. I would have asked for a free popcorn voucher too.

http://www.nydailynews.com/front/story/363007p-309144c.html


No 'Chicken Little' - Kids see suicide





A Times Square movie theater laid an egg at a showing of "Chicken Little" last night.
Adults and kids expecting to watch Disney's G-rated animated flick at the AMC Empire 25 theater on 42nd St. were instead presented with a foreign film that opened with a young man committing suicide.

"It's pandemonium," Joshua Gallo, 30, told the Daily News as he rushed out of the theater with his 5-year-old son and 1-year-old daughter. "The kids are crying. The mothers are screaming for the managers to stop the film."

Terrified children didn't know what to do as they watched a young boy hang himself from a tree at the 8:45 p.m. screening.

After five minutes, "Andrea," a Spanish drama opening today, was turned off and "Chicken Little" was played.

Patrons got a coupon for a free movie.

Oren Yaniv and Rich Schapiro