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01/20/07
Barnyard: The Original Party Animals (2006)
23 %
Reviews Counted: 88 Fresh: 20 Rotten:68 Average Rating: 4.4/10
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Unimaginative and unfunny, this tale of barnyard mischief borders on 'udder' creepiness and adds little to this summer's repertoire of animated films.
Rated: PG
Runtime: 90 mins
Theatrical Release: 06-10-2006
Synopsis: What really happens on the farm when the farmer isn't looking? In director Steve Oedekerk's (KUNG POW: ENTER THE FIST, ACE VENTURA: WHEN NATURE CALLS) computer-generated animation feature, the farm animals can do everything humans do. They talk, walk upright, buy human contraband from a... [More]
Genre: Childrens
Starring: Kevin James, Courteney Cox, Sam Elliott, Danny Glover, Wanda Sykes
Director: Steve Oedekerk
Screenwriter: Steve Oedekerk
Producer: Steve Oedekerk, Paul Marshal, Julia Pistor
Composer: John Debney
Screenwriter: Steve Oedekerk
Producer: Steve Oedekerk, Paul Marshal, Julia Pistor
Composer: John Debney
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This could be the film that snaps everyone's patience with Hollywood animations which have a Dell computer chip where their heart should be.
10/21/06
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It's impossible to shake the impression that Barnyard was written by idiots. Why else would the male cows have udders?
10/19/06
The design is uninteresting, the characters are bland and the story is terrible.
10/05/06
That the lead character is a 'male cow' complete with udders shows how confused the picture is.
08/25/07
A beatifully animated simple but fun plot, carries enough giggles for all age groups.
02/19/07
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.
12/08/06
Relatively unfunny comedy about barnyard animals. It is notable mainly for its anatomically incorrect portrayal of bulls with udders.
10/31/06
Strictly for kids, and, as the three or four people who saw Oedekerk's previous directing effort, Kung Pow: Enter the Fist, can attest, the writer/director tends to stretch even throwaway jokes minutes past the punch line.
09/23/06
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09/22/06
Ben the Cow (the voice of Sam Elliott) has to teach his carefree son Otis (Kevin James) the responsibility of leadership over the farm animals. This is far from Otis' mind, but inevitable. Barnyard is a farm version of The Lion King with eno
09/06/06
...has energy to spare but a flimsy and only mildly amusing script that doesn't allow it to stand out from the current glut of kid-friendly CGI competitors.
08/31/06
There is a nice mix of humour and pathos here. Barnyard may not be all that exceptional, but it is quite satisfying.
08/31/06
OK, ignore the transsexual cows. The whole thing is such a mish-mash of genres, from Ferris Bueller's Day Off to Animal Farm to Lion King, that it's something we've seen 'til the cows come hom
08/23/06
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