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| BARNYARD - THE
ORIGINAL PARTY ANIMALS |
| Distributor:
Paramount Home Entertainment
Certificate PG
Director: Steve
Oedekerk
Extras:
Yes
WHO'S
IN IT
Kevin James, Sam Elliott, Danny Glover, Courteney Cox, Wanda Sykes,
Andie McDowell
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THE
LOW DOWN
Otis
(voiced by Kevin James) is a
carefree party cow who enjoys
singing, dancing and playing
tricks on humans. Unlike his
father Ben (voiced by Sam
Elliott), the respected
patriarch of the farm, and
Miles, the wise old mule (voiced
by Danny Glover), Otis is
unconcerned about keeping the
animals’ humanlike talents a
secret. But when suddenly put in
the position of responsibility,
the “udderly” irresponsible
cow finds the courage to be a
leader.
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THE
VERDICT
A
fully CGI project from
Nickelodeon, Barnyard packs a
great deal of laughs and a very
funky soundtrack into its 86
minutes. Coming on like a cross
between Animal Farm and The Lion
King there are some nicely
amusing set pieces (such as when
the animals steal a biker gangs
Harley's to get home in time for
an important new arrival and
some feel good barn dancing that
fails to stop even when the
farmer turns up) and enough
slapstick to keep even the
youngest viewer involved.
Of
course one of the first things
you can't help but notice is
that the male cows all have
udders, not sure why but like
director Oedekerk says - udders
are funny. Apparently there is a
Barnyard series in the works at
Nickelodeon so whether the movie
was always intended as a pilot
or not it stands up more than
well enough as a movie in its
own right.
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A
fun enough family movie then and
remember what happens in the
barn, stays in the barn...
THE
EXTRAS
Filmmaker
Commentary; Deleted Scenes with
optional commentary; "Utter
Talent – Voices Of
Barnyard" featurette;
"Method Acting With Kevin
James" featurette; "An
Animator’s Life"
featurette; Barnyard Bop;
Barnyard Comic Book Creator;
Boogying In The Barn; Mud Music
Video
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