I went to see the movie "Barnyard" today. It's a digital animation that's supposed to look like it's Aardman Entertainment (Chicken Run and Wallace & Grommet) claymation.
The story and the dialog was pretty predicatable. The cow (a male cow, not a bull but a male cow) who is the leader of the farm animals gets killed while defending the farm from coyotes. His... not his son, but the male cow that he raised from a calf, is pretty much a goof off but he's the new farm leader. He has some problems breaking into the job, but he finally figures it out.
The father figure is named Ben and he gives the goof off all sorts of advice and just comes short of actually saying "With great power comes great responsibility". Instead of a radioactive spider you get a copy of "Charlotte's Web".
But the movie has it's points. The scene when all the farm animals are panicing as the farmer comes to see their party looks like it was inspired by an Unseen University (read some Terry Pratchett) staff meeting. The way they take revenge on a cow tipper was fun. And the soundtrack is good.
I won't be getting this on DVD, but your kids will love it and you'll be able to sit through it several times and even enjoy it the first few.
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