Shaun the Sheep Movie

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Obtained this from Netflix knowing nothing about Shaun the Sheep, but acquainted with the work of Aardman Animations through Wallace and Gromit. It is ostensibly for the kids, but you can see what the DVD box over there claims: "Will delight kids and adults alike". This is true.

Shaun is a bit of a scamp, as it turns out. The grind of doing the same thing on the farm every darn day has come to bug him a bit, so he decides to hatch a wacky plot to fool the farmer that runs things. His scheme goes way off the rails, and before you know it, everyone (save the pigs) are in the "Big City", trying to avoid the Animal Control officer, and make their way back to rural bliss.

There are gags of all sorts, many of which will go right over the tiny heads of young 'uns. (Like a Hannibal Lecter sight gag.)

I looked in vain for the subtitle setting. Then felt kind of sheepish (pun intended), as it developed that the movie is dialog-free.


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