Originally Posted By actingforanimators CinemaScore is a company industry investors and industry watchers turn to when they want the real scoop - how a picture will survive past its opening weekend and after critical praise or panning have been used to line the bird cage. It's seen by many as the best true indication of how real people and not critics respond to a film, and typically the higher the score the better "legs" a film has. This past weekend the CinemaScore poll showed that ticket buyers who saw Chicken Little gave the picture an average rating of A-Minus. That's a very impressive rating for a film that suffered some harsh criticism in the press, and can not be discounted. So, if you HAVE seen it, what would you have told a CinemaScore pollster as you exited the theatre?
Originally Posted By MrToadWildRider Well I'm not a big animation fan (gasp) but I saw this Saturday in 3D with my g/f and we both really liked it. I'd have given it a B or B+ I think. A little short and some of the jokes were just dumb, but I suppose centered to the key demographic of children (I'm talking about a scene where a handful of characters keep saying different terminology for urine and stuff like that) but largely it was very nice, entertaining, fun, and I actually was a little shocked by the ending. Especially with the way the movie is advertised. It wasn't a bad surprise just a surprise and suitable for a family movie Oh and about 3/4 the way through the movie the child behind us suddenly and quite randomly shouted out "CHICKENS CAN'T TALK!"....that may have been the funniest part of the movie for me
Originally Posted By Scar My children have never laughed so hard at a movie! They enjoy slap stick comedy, and this had them giggling the entire way through. We give it an A
Originally Posted By thenurmis No surprise here, I loved it both time I watched it. I fact I am thinking of seeing it again in 3D (if I can find a theater in the Vancouver area)
Originally Posted By vbdad55 I would have given it a solid B -- and that is not meant to be bad - put up against Toy Story 1 & 2 as A's ( along with non CGI Lion King / Mermaid / B&B ) -- A- to me wouldbe Monster's Inc / Nemo / Aladdin etc... With a better ( i.e original soundtrack) could have been a B+
Originally Posted By wendebird My kids laughed very hard as well. They're still laughing about it & using some of the lines from the movie. They would rate it an A+. Then again, they loved Madagascar, Robots, Sharktales & the like. Me, I didn't care for it. I give it a C+.
Originally Posted By AladdinAZ "Oh and about 3/4 the way through the movie the child behind us suddenly and quite randomly shouted out "CHICKENS CAN'T TALK!"....that may have been the funniest part of the movie for me " HAHAHAHAHA!!!! Thanks for sharing that Mr Toad! Hahahahaha! side note: On Halloween I was answering the door wearing a Mickey Mouse Club T-Shirt and Mickey Mouse Ears. One little boy about 6 or 7 asked politely "Are you Chuck E. Cheese?" HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! Oy vey!
Originally Posted By Fe Maiden I would give it a B+. I really enjoyed it and it seemed like everyone else did as well, as the movie was met with cheers and applause at the end.
Originally Posted By vbdad55 <side note: On Halloween I was answering the door wearing a Mickey Mouse Club T-Shirt and Mickey Mouse Ears. One little boy about 6 or 7 asked politely "Are you Chuck E. Cheese?" HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! Oy vey! < we need to get that kid a trip to WDW -- stat !
Originally Posted By cheesybaby <<we need to get that kid a trip to WDW -- stat !>> No doubt he'd come home afterwards and tell all his friends - "I've never seen so many Chuck E. Cheese's in my LIFE! And Chuck E.'s Philharmagic ROCKS!"
Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan >>So, if you HAVE seen it, what would you have told a CinemaScore pollster as you exited the theatre?<< Saw it last night. I would have given the film a C+.
Originally Posted By basil fan I'd probably say something midway, like a B-. I liked the beginning & ending, but didn't care for the middle. Mouse History 101 <a href="http://www.whatsitsgalore.com/history.html" target="_blank">http://www.whatsitsgalore.com/ history.html</a>
Originally Posted By Dlmusic I think I would give the movie a D. The movie had a lot of potential. Some of the characters had unique personalities that were interesting and the plot itself could have been well executed. In the end though, it felt more like a fledgling animation attempt and not a release from a studio who pioneered animation. On my list of animated films it ranks 3rd to last for Disney films only above The Black Cauldron and Fox and the Hound. That speaks more to the quality of the former Disney films than to the lack of quality in Chicken Little.
