I recently watched the first Chicken Run, before I even knew there was going to be a sequel. It was a movie that I had on VHS as a child, and I always really loved the animation as well as its message and characters.
To address the different voice actors, I only noticed the absence of Mel Gibson, and I definitely cannot fault the filmmakers for not bringing him back. At no point did the new voice actors deter my enjoyment or immersion in the film.
I really enjoyed them ramping up the action from the original film, as contemporary chicken farms are indeed much more hazardous and huge.
I don't think any sequel would have captured the spark that the original film had. I genuinely appreciate the movie for not fixating on the child character too much. As an older fan, it's nice to get to see where the OGs are at in life. Rocky felt a little under-used in terms of dialogue, but the emotional core of the film was truly between the mother and daughter. A major theme of the film is the mother's suppression of how alike she and her daughter are, and I don't know if I've ever seen that exact dynamic in a children's movie before.
It's definitely a very fun watch, and it in no way tarnished the original film. I enjoyed myself and found it to be pretty great- especially for a Netflix movie. I feel like a lot of the negative reviews here are upset that the original voices are absent and I just don't know why that should discredit all of the hard work which clearly went into this pretty decent sequel.
To address the different voice actors, I only noticed the absence of Mel Gibson, and I definitely cannot fault the filmmakers for not bringing him back. At no point did the new voice actors deter my enjoyment or immersion in the film.
I really enjoyed them ramping up the action from the original film, as contemporary chicken farms are indeed much more hazardous and huge.
I don't think any sequel would have captured the spark that the original film had. I genuinely appreciate the movie for not fixating on the child character too much. As an older fan, it's nice to get to see where the OGs are at in life. Rocky felt a little under-used in terms of dialogue, but the emotional core of the film was truly between the mother and daughter. A major theme of the film is the mother's suppression of how alike she and her daughter are, and I don't know if I've ever seen that exact dynamic in a children's movie before.
It's definitely a very fun watch, and it in no way tarnished the original film. I enjoyed myself and found it to be pretty great- especially for a Netflix movie. I feel like a lot of the negative reviews here are upset that the original voices are absent and I just don't know why that should discredit all of the hard work which clearly went into this pretty decent sequel.