{"id":27611,"date":"2023-12-15T02:34:39","date_gmt":"2023-12-15T10:34:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cinemastance.com\/?p=27611"},"modified":"2023-12-15T02:34:39","modified_gmt":"2023-12-15T10:34:39","slug":"chicken-run-dawn-of-the-nugget-is-a-tasty-treat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cinemastance.com\/?p=27611","title":{"rendered":"CHICKEN RUN: DAWN OF THE NUGGET Is a Tasty Treat"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Running Time: 98 minutes<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This animated motion picture will debut for screening on\nNetflix Friday, December 15th<\/sup>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Back in the year 2000, British animation studio Aardman\npremiered their first feature-length movie. That feature was Chicken Run <\/em>and\nit was a massive hit with critics and at the box office. It likely would have\nsnagged an Oscar for Best Animated Film, but remarkably this award category\ndidn\u2019t yet exist at the time. After a very, very long wait, a somewhat\nunexpected sequel has arrived. The 23-year break between films suggests that Chicken\nRun: Dawn of the Nugget<\/em> may not really need to exist. Despite this potential\nissue, the final product is chock full of fun and delivers plenty of laughs\nonce it hits its stride.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Set not long after the events of the first film, Ginger\n(Thandiwe Newton) and Rocky (Zachary Levi) have escaped the clutches of their\nprison-like egg farm and are now living free with other escapees on a beautiful\nisland. The two are also raising a daughter named Molly (Bella Ramsey), who\nyearns for adventure and a life away from their pastoral home. When Molly\nsneaks back to the mainland, she accidentally comes across Fun-Land Farms, a\nsurprisingly high-security facility filled with fellow chickens. Panicked\nparents Ginger and Rocky and a few friends follow her trail and soon find\nthemselves at the same mysterious locale. It isn\u2019t long before they uncover a\ndeadly plot involving Mrs. Tweedy (Miranda Richardson), the old, vindictive\nproprietor of the egg farm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While the story is set in the same period as the original,\nthe time-lag between the two productions means that the protagonists are now\nvoiced by completely different performers. For those who remember the original,\nit does take a bit of time to adjust to the slightly different voices and\ncharacterizations. Additionally, there isn\u2019t a great deal of drama or conflict\nin the opening scenes, at least until Molly finds herself in a strange and\nunexpected location.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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However, once Molly arrives in a gaudy area populated by\ncomplacent, almost zombie-like chickens, the laughs start coming. The first\nfilm was inspired by The Great Escape<\/em>, while this one provides an\namusing contrast as the leads must put themselves back in danger and break into\na fortified, well, farm. Its high-tech security involves a moat with metallic,\nlaser-shooting ducks, and when necessity calls, human intervention via a person\ndressed in a zip-up chicken suit. Naturally, there is a great deal of effective\nhumor from these bizarre sights, as well as the heroic animals sneaking through\nthe building and trying to avoid detection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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And when the secret and dastardly plot is eventually\nrevealed by Mrs. Tweedy and cohort Dr, Fry (Nick Mohammed) to a fast-food chain\nowner (Peter Serafinowizcz), it is hilarious to witness. Parents should note\nthat while there is no graphic business shown, an unsuspecting bird does fall\nprey to these hungry villains. However, it\u2019s handled in a clever manner and the\ntactic also adds tension to the climax, as it is imminently clear that the\nlives of all the chicken protagonists are very much on the line.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As with other Aardman productions, the animation and visuals\nare impeccable. Obviously, some CGI elements have been used on this production,\nbut the movie still employs physical elements. The end result is that the film\nhas the classic stop-motion look of the studio\u2019s classic works with an ever\ncleaner and sharper image. The chicken island paradise pops off the screen with\na big splash, as do the colorful but mechanized interiors of Fun-Land Farms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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If you appreciated the original film, the quirky Chicken\nRun: Dawn of the Nugget<\/em> will also entertain. It looks fantastic and once\nthe main characters find themselves in the surreal and eerie farm, the movie\ndelivers loads of laughs and thrills. Despite the lengthy passage of time\nbetween servings, this offering is still a tasty treat.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Running Time: 98 minutes This animated motion picture will debut for screening on Netflix Friday, December 15th. Back in the year 2000, British animation studio Aardman premiered their first feature-length movie. That feature was Chicken Run and it was a massive hit with critics and at the box office. It likely would have snagged an […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":27616,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[213,607,1455,1459,2503,4212,4213,4214,4215,4216,4217,7283,14034,14680,14807,16004,18035,19141,19801,24725],"class_list":["post-27611","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-movie-reviews","tag-213","tag-aardman","tag-animated","tag-animated-film","tag-bella-ramsey","tag-chicken-run","tag-chicken-run-2","tag-chicken-run-dawn-of-the-nugget","tag-chicken-run-dawn-of-the-nugget-film-review","tag-chicken-run-dawn-of-the-nugget-movie-review","tag-chicken-run-dawn-of-the-nugget-review","tag-family","tag-miranda-richardson","tag-netflix","tag-nick-mohammed","tag-peter-serafinowizcz","tag-sequel","tag-stop-motion","tag-thandiwe-newton","tag-zachary-levi"],"blocksy_meta":{"styles_descriptor":{"styles":{"desktop":"","tablet":"","mobile":""},"google_fonts":[],"version":8}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cinemastance.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27611","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cinemastance.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cinemastance.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cinemastance.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cinemastance.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=27611"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/cinemastance.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27611\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cinemastance.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=27611"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cinemastance.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=27611"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cinemastance.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=27611"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}