“Chicken Run’s” impeccable use of claymation clucked a path to become the highest-grossing animated stop-motion film of all time.
Admittedly, a group of anthropomorphic chickens mounting a prison break is a pretty weird pitch for a family trip to the theater. And yet, that same kookiness is exactly why “Chicken Run” sprints past the finish line with ease. The slapstick humor just never gets old, especially when delivered by this outstanding voice cast . But, impressively, its story hasn’t gone cold, either. If anything, the social commentary is fresher now than when it first came out of the fryer in 2000. Story aside, this is practically required-viewing for its technical merits alone. “Chicken Run’s” impeccable use of claymation clucked a path to become the highest-grossing animated stop-motion film of all time. Those kinds of achievements speak for themselves.