Barnyard - The Original Party Animals (Full Screen Edition)
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Moo-ve over, all you pretenders … here are the original party animals – the critters of Barnyard! This laugh-filled, tuneful animated adventure stars Otis (voiced by Kevin James), a carefree party cow. To the consternation of his respected father Ben (voiced by Sam Elliott), Otis is happy to spend his days singing, dancing and playing tricks on humans. But all good things must come to an end, and when Otis is suddenly forced into his father's position of responsibility, the animal antics multiply as he struggles to find the courage and talent to be a true leader. Wild, wacky and "udderly" hilarious, here’s a herd of animated pranksters that'll keep you laughing out loud!
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insulting to kids
This is the sort of movie that's only for the toddler set, regardless of how amusing it might look in the previews. It's mostly about animals doing silly non-animal things. The laughs in the theater were strictly divided by age--nobody over the age of 6 was laughing.
There was an attempt at a plot--the old cow-in-charge died protecting the hens from coyotes and his/her 'son' now had to take over... but can he/she (yeah, the udder thing was really distracting) give up his/her wild-and-crazy ways to do it?
The only part we found amusing was when the Farmer walked in on the animals' party and the mule kicked him in the head, knocking him out, and they had to try to convince him he'd only dreamed it. Too bad the Farmer sort of disappeared from the story after that.
Oh, wait--I lied. My kids were cracking up that the writer/director was the same Steve Oedekerk they'd just seen in an episode of Full House.
Notice I didn't go off on a tangent about how it's really not necessary to dumb down movies for kids. That's because we discussed the issue to death on the way home and while walking the dog, with a brief recap this morning before school. I'm ranted out. Still, kids aren't as stupid as some Hollywood producers seem to think they are.
The udders, by the way--my son explained it this way: they weren't males; they were lesbians. Works for me.
GET OVER THE UDDER THING!!!
WHAT IS WRONG WITH ALL THE PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT THE UDDERS? IT'S A CARTOON PEOPLE, LIGHTEN UP. MOST KIDS WERE NOT RAISED ON A FARM AND ARE NOT INTERESTED IF THE UDDERS ARE ON MALES OR FEMALES. THEY JUST WANT TO WATCH AND LAUGH, WHICH IS EXACTLY WHAT MINE DID.
really funny movie
It is a really funny movie. One thing that seems odd is that the male cows have udders too. In real life, only female cows have udders.
good but not the best
Otis is the life of the party...at the barn. Otis is a young bull and he's popular with all the other barn animals. They act like the usual animals at the farm. However, once the farmer turns in for the day, it's party time!
Otis' father, Ben, is the leader and protector of the farm. He has warned Otis that soon it'll be his time to defend the farm. One night, after fighting with the coyotes, Ben dies. The leadership is then passed on to Ben, who, of course, doesn't want it but has no choice.
Unsatisfied and ravenous, the coyotes return and Otis, the partyer, is put to the test.
The movie has a simply plot but it works. It's hilarious and cute as well, especially the nosy neighbor.
And yes, the bulls have udders. I think it's cool for a change. And for those reviewers who claim that Hollywood didn't do their research, perhaps you're behind on certain things. *Barnyard* is actually a cartoon series, shown on one of those channels, Toon or something like that.
I LIKE IT
MY KIDS LIKE IT I DID TO MY MAMA EVEN LIKE IT TO LOL. THEY TOLD HER SHE HAD TO WATCH IT TOO.
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