Chicken Little (2005)
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Reviews Counted:152
Fresh:54
Rotten:98
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.
Theatrical Release:10-02-2006
Synopsis: Disney's first venture into the realm of CGI animation (without Pixar) tells the tale of all-animal town Oakey Oaks's most infamous resident, Chicken Little (voiced by Zach Braff), who causes... [More]
Starring: Zach Braff, Joan Cusack, Don Knotts, Catherine O'Hara
Director: Garry Marshall, Mark Dindal
Reviews for Chicken Little
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 3/5 |
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4/5 |
Not quite the animated masterpiece one would expect of Disney of old, but nonetheless a step in the right direction. Full Review |
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 2/5 |
Line by line, scene by scene, visual gag by visual gag, this picture is disappointing: underpowered and dull, even for kids. Full Review |
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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 |
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3/5 |
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 |
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2/5 |
Alas, no amount of pop-culture in-jokes and cutesy characters can conceal the fact there isn't enough story to sustain a film even of this limited duration. Full Review |
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2/5 |
Looks and feels like an extended episode of a TV cartoon. Full Review |
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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 |
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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 |
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2/4 |
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 |
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C- |
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 |
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Easy, quick and utterly forgettable. Full Review |
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4.5/5 |
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 |
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A friendly, if decidedly featherweight, feature. Full Review |
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2.5/4 |
It lacks a good, old-fashioned story -- the fourth dimension every 3-D feature needs to be a classic. Full Review |
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2/5 |
Post-Pixar Disney’s “Digital 3-D” concept doesn’t seem to include any reservations about 2-D character development. Full Review |
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3/4 |
A cute movie that -- with a G rating -- is suitable for even the smallest children. Full Review |
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2/4 |
...overall lack of substance ultimately lends the proceedings a vibe of irrelevance. Full Review |
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5/10 |
...because of its winsome characters, it may appeal to the very young. Full Review |
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1.5/4 |
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 |
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