Chicken Little (film)

Chicken Little was the studio's first attempt at actually doing a full CGI story for the sake of actually telling a story, unlike Dinosaur which was more of an experiment in technology. With that said, there was a lot riding on Chicken Little given how hand-drawn films were not being as successful lately. Obviously, since a handful of films came since then, Chicken Little was successful enough to keep the animated classics lineup going.

But is it any good? Well.....sort of.

The story was actually pretty standard for the Disney formula. Take a fairytale, fable or other story and give it their own unique way of retelling it. One of the main problems though is that this film does try a bit too hard at times to be hip and modern. This makes the film feel less like Disney and more like a Dreamworks film, especially upon adding in a burp joke. At the very end we get a slight karaoke styled ending song during the credits in which all of the characters take part, only adding to the Dreamworks feeling given how it slightly copies the ending for Shrek.

To move along though, on a related note, the song choices also tend to be a bit odd in the film. There seems to just be a mix and match of pop songs thrown in where they felt it appropriate, though the Spice Girls song does feel extremely out of place regardless. Yet again this only adds to the Dreamworks feeling for me.

So. Is there anything good about the film? Chicken Little's world is rather unique and slightly fun to explore, especially during the roll call for the students. In Chicken Little we actually get a good side-kick in the form of Fish Out of Water. Our love-interest/ sidekick of Abby Mallard isn't too bad, though her voice-actress is a tad odd. Runt of the Litter rounds out Chicken Little's friends and is probably my least favourite of the group. However, your mileage may vary with the cast.

To continue on the films good points, the animation is rather well done, though since then it's quite likely that Tangled has only improved upon things. In the end, Chicken Little is a fun film that's work a watch.

3/5

*Side Note: Today will be a double-post day as I try to catch up a bit.*