Definitely one for children to review to tell us whether it is funny, whether they liked the story, whether they liked little Chicken Little, his father and the other characters in the town.

They would have to be film buffs to tell us whether they appreciated the references to science fiction movies and parodies of Close Encounters and, especially for 2005, The War of the Worlds.

While the film is geared to children, it is one of those raucous entertainments with a lot of shouting, a lot of misunderstandings as well as expecting children to be more knowing in their behaviour, more than a touch worldly-wise, in their response to characters rather than respond with a more child-like simplicity and delight.

For a while, it looks like a small domestic comedy with poor Chicken Little mocked by everyone and judged badly by his father when he makes a fuss and causes disaster claiming that a piece of the sky has fallen. However, he makes good in a heroic run in a baseball match.

But, then come the aliens!! And the tone of the film changes considerably.

This reviewer was reminded of Lilo and Stitch, another Disney animation that eluded his wavelength but was popular with the children.

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