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I have a personal reason to hate Chicken Run. I was working at Burger King during Chicken Run's release. That's when we started a "two whoppers for two dollars" deal. But anyways . . .
From the very start, we know that Chicken Run isn't supposed to take itself seriously. We see our heroine Ginger, try to help the other chickens escape by digging a hole underneath the fence with a spoon. This very idea is ludicrous. But wait! There's more. The escape attempt fails and Ginger is cornered and captured by the evil Mr. Tweedy. And she's put into solitary confinement?!
After several more escape attempts and more solitary confinement for Ginger, we see what they are trying to avoid. One of the chickens is not laying any eggs and is taken to the cutting block. Ginger knows that she alone can escape. But she wants to take all the chickens with her. Hope comes flying in in the form of Rocky Rooster, who crashes into the chicken coop. He has escaped from a circus and agrees to teach the others how to fly. Meanwhile, a large crate arrives as Mrs. Tweedy plans to turn the chicken farm into a chicken pot pie farm.
I read Mr. Cranky's review and have not seen Stalag 17. I can however note that the chicken yard looks like a German WWII concentration camp. Another point was the ending, which is very similar to another British animated movie: Watership Down. Chicken Run is cute though, and kids will like it. For others, watch it for the animation, and sing praises it doesn't have any musical numbers.
p.c.
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