Shaun the Sheep first appeared in the Oscar winning Wallace & Gromit cartoon, A Close Shave. Subsequently Aardman Animations spun out the character for a series of shorts for the BBC.
This feature length film sees Shaun, Bitzer the dog and the flock end up losing the farmer after they get into mischief and head for the big city to look for him. The Farmer becomes amnesic after a blow to the head but still manages to become a sensational hairdresser in the big city. Shaun is captured by Animal Control and thrown behind bars. Shaun must escape and find the farmer and get home, however Animal Control is determined to get them.
Like other Aardman films the film is well constructed which the kids will enjoy. The animation looks basic but its been painstakingly done. There are pop cultural references which adults might understand more than the kids and there is plenty of zany action.
However the film's lack of dialogue does not lend itself easily for a feature length animation, it cannot sustain its longer running time, it is not up to the standard of other Aardman cartoons. You get an inkling that you have seen a lot of it before in other of their animations.
This feature length film sees Shaun, Bitzer the dog and the flock end up losing the farmer after they get into mischief and head for the big city to look for him. The Farmer becomes amnesic after a blow to the head but still manages to become a sensational hairdresser in the big city. Shaun is captured by Animal Control and thrown behind bars. Shaun must escape and find the farmer and get home, however Animal Control is determined to get them.
Like other Aardman films the film is well constructed which the kids will enjoy. The animation looks basic but its been painstakingly done. There are pop cultural references which adults might understand more than the kids and there is plenty of zany action.
However the film's lack of dialogue does not lend itself easily for a feature length animation, it cannot sustain its longer running time, it is not up to the standard of other Aardman cartoons. You get an inkling that you have seen a lot of it before in other of their animations.