Shaun and his buddies don disguises as they catch the next bus bound for the urban jungle.

The vehicle rolls down a hill and onto the main road, headed inexorably toward the far-off Big City.Īghast at the sudden absence of their source of food and shelter, the occupants of the barnyard must rally round and mount a rescue operation. But in his haste to wake the Farmer, Bitzer inadvertently sets the camper in motion. The rollicking good times come to an end when Bitzer gets wind of the high jinks and attempts to restore order. Sedation successful, the domesticated lambs go wild, watching TV, eating junk food and playing games. So Shaun plots with his flockmates to go rogue after coaxing the Farmer back to sleep (by counting sheep, of course) in his camper-van bed. Nonetheless, he runs a tight ship, with his trusty sheepdog Bitzer (also voiced by Sparkes) by his side.Įven sheep deserve a day off now and then, though. The owner, known simply as the Farmer (voice of John Sparkes), suffers from severe myopia and extreme cluelessness. Shaun lives with his fellow livestock on Mossy Bottom Farm, where the daily routine is mind-numbingly dull and monotonous. The eponymous hero (voice of Justin Fletcher) was introduced in the 1995 Wallace & Gromit short A Close Shave and went on to star in a British TV series of his own that launched in 2007. Remarkably, none is needed for an entertaining movie that, some questionable jokes aside, makes suitable viewing for most of the family. The cuddly sheep baa and bleat the mindless humans grunt and growl. Unusually for a full-length title, Shaun is dialogue-free. They've previously given us the Wallace & Gromit films as well as 2000's Chicken Run. The inventive, stop-action comedy is created by the master clay-crafters at Aardman Animations.

NEW YORK (CNS) - Ewe are bound to have fun watching Shaun the Sheep Movie (Lionsgate), an endearing - and pun-filled - animated feature about the madcap adventures of a woolly English flock. Shaun the Sheep Movie: Inventive fun for most of the family Recently reviewed by Catholic News Service

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