Chicken Little Discussion

[eric89]

Did anyone else notice they cut out the trailer scene where Buck Cluck says "Son, I need to you to know something." Chicken Little says, "What Dad?!" And Buck replies, "In a few seconds I'm gonna scream like a little girl!" I was waiting for that moment, and it was cut!!!

[Escapay]

Maybe it's a trailer exclusive , like most of Pixar's teaser trailers.

Escapay

[Pluto Region1]

Issues of spelling aside, let us know what you think of the film AFTER you have seen it in this thread, already dedicated to viewer reaction/anticipation:

http://www.ultimatedisney.com/forum/vie ... hp?t=11305

this question is probably off-topic for this discussion (but where else can I ask?) - I am confused and someone alluded to this earlier and forgive me if it sounds like a dumb question as I am not that forum savvy as many are... but someone said do not discuss such and such about chicken little here (in this thread) and go to this other thread.... Then I stumbled into an area called "off topic" and I notice that there is a whole other thread discussing Chicken little there! Why do we have segregated threads for chicken little? Seems it all basically about CL so why do we have separate threads and one being in the "off topic" section? You guys are splitting threads (hairs, ha, ha...)

Now this is totally off subject: While I am on a roll of questions, how can talking about a Disney film be "off topic" ? I noticed there is plenty of stuff in that section that all seem to be about Disney, so I would think that they'd all be under the general discussion. To me, something that is off topic would be something like discussing the release of Batman or the new Harold Lloyd DVD set. I don't get it.....

(edited for content and spell checked by PR1)

[isaac15]

yeah chicken little is doing preety good. i wish it would be nunber 1 this sunday. have you guys checked it out in 3D.

[PatrickvD]

yeah chicken little is doing preety good. i wish it would be nunber 1 this sunday. have you guys checked it out in 3D.

don't worry, Chicken Little made 11.4 million on its second friday, wich means an increase over its opening day last week. amazing. Although that was probaply due to Veteran's Day, expect a big second weekend and some pretty strong legs for this film. Looks like it's a hit with audiences.

[Kenai]

Whoa, awesome! Good for Disney. ^_^ I'm happy for them. Maybe all this online hate for them will slowly start to die down now. All the naysayers are probably biting their tongues (especially the critics who didn't like it).

[The Little Merman]

I absolutley loved Chicken Little! My brother, my friend, and I saw it today and I thought it was spectacular. I especially liked 'Fish Out Of Water', and the Alien Baby.

*tlm

[Pluto Region1]

I saw it yesterday afternoon in 3-D in Glendale; there was a packed audience and I almost didn't make it so when I got inside, I didn't have much of a pick of seats. Being a 3-D enthusiast (I have a 1960s TDC Stereo Colorist II camera, with projector, 3-D glasses and all the mounting equipment to come to your house and do a 3-D slide show) I was totally enthralled by the 3-D experience. During the 1st tracking scenes where he was running down the sidewalk with things/animals flying by I was so overly engrossed in watching the 3-D effects, that I wasn't even paying attention to the storyline. It was just INCREDIBLE!!!! I kept checking for things that I know to look for when you mount 3-D photos - Disney didn't break any of the 3-D rules that I could see. Not all of the film is actually 3-D.... if you notice you will see some scenes that basically look the same as a regular movie. And I kept taking the glasses down to see how it looks when it isn't in 3-D. But in 3-D the characters, especially Chicken Little, look like real people! I was asking myself is Chicken Little a real character/animal (whatever!). Wow! So I think this was really the coolest thing I have gone to see in a long time.

As for the story itself, I thought it was fast-paced and never boring. Obviously it is this fast paced and comes in at just under 1.5 hours so the kids don't get bored. I thought the movie was VERY funny. I thought the story was really good and I want to go see it again since I was so pre-occupied by the 3-D aspects of it, I am sure I missed alot of stuff. Mainly I want to try to see it from different seats in the audience. As a 3-D person, I can tell you that where you sit can make a difference in how it looks to you in 3-D. Some stuff I thought didn't work too well and it may be due to where I sat, I don't know. I guess it doesn't really matter because everyone who sees it can't sit in the ultimate seats... everyone will get a little cheated. I hope I can find time to see it this week (when it is less crowded and my moving about in a dark theater won't bother people too much)

OK enough with that - I think it is a GREAT movie and especially in 3-D! The critics who just raked this movie over the coals almost seem now to me that they maybe had a vendetta against Disney. Of course, maybe they are just too jaded. I don't get out to see too many movies (or even rent them) but in my opinion this is a GREAT movie. --- Just don't watch Finding Nemo and then go see this because some things will seem awfully familiar....

Two things:
Does anyone else notice that Abby Duck seems an awful lot like the fish character in Finding Nemo? (I forget the fishes' name, sorry but it is the one that helps the dad find his son). The voice and the personality of the duck and the fish appear to be one and the same. Same character actress portraying both?

Chicken Little's mom is dead as is the case in Finding Nemo. Disney working on emphasizing father/son relationships? Why do moms always have to be dead in these movies?

[Loomis]

Chicken Little's mom is dead as is the case in Finding Nemo. Disney working on emphasizing father/son relationships? Why do moms always have to be dead in these movies?

Disney does seem to have a thing for motherless protagonists:

- Bambi
- Herbie: Fully Loaded
- The Goofy movies
- Pinocchio (when you think about it)

but also fatherless ones too!
- Toy Story
- Dumbo
- Lion King (in a way)

and sometimes both!
- Lilo and Stitch
- Oliver & Company

Anyhoo, I really hope they screen Chicken Little in 3D out here as well. Or do a dual DVD release of both formats. We very rarely get the 3D versions of films out here, and when they do (Spy Kids 3; Shark Boy and Lava Girl) they tend to be in limited release.

[Timon/Pumbaa fan]

I came back from a veiwing not to long ago, and I have to say, THE CRITICS ARE ON POT!

Well okay maybe they aren't THAT blind , but I thought this movie was wonderful! There are so many things to complement about this film:

1. 'Fish Out Of Water' is one of the most brilliant characters in history!

2. There are some HILARIOUS references! I mean don't worry they aren't lame like "Tower of Londen Records" or "Burger Prince"! There are some great references to Star Wars, Star Trek, Raiders of the Lost Ark, E.T., War of the Worlds, King Kong and so much more! I was laughing hard!

3. Disney actually makes fun OF THEMSELVES which I LOVED! I mean there was that Lion King reference at the beginning! I also loved the line, "Maybe the movie will go straight to video" which was an obvious reference on themselves! They also had lemmings pretending to kill themselves which was a gag to that True Life Adventures episode! And finally the alien is wearing a Mickey Mouse watch which was funny!

4. A terrific voice cast! Zach Braff, Garry Marshall, Don Knotts, Steve Zahn and Joan Cusack were casted perfectly!

5. The animation was very creative! They created such an imaginative world!

6. Here's one I have to disagree with Pasta67 with, I thought the soundtrack was amazing! I thought the songs they played during the emotional scenes were truely emotional and brought real feeling to the movie! And I also thought the score was quite good! I also loved the "It's the End of the World As We Know It", I mean it was fun and brought up alot of fun feeling to the movie! And it only lasted for like 1 minute! So the music wasn't a waste IMO!

7. I thought it had alot of heart! I thought the whole father and son relationship was much more believeable and much more watchable than the one in Finding Nemo!

8. All the characters are likeable and we root for them during the whole movie!

This is another example why I don't listen to those so-called critics! They have no tastes in movies, and this just proves it!

I see many people compared this to Pixar which I found so unfair, since I really don't think that's what Disney was to trying to accomplish! They were trying to make a fun enjoyable film, and it succeeded IMO!

In fact, aside from Toy Story, I thought this blew the other 5 Pixar films out of the water!

And I won't stop there, I thought it was better than Snow White, Fantasia, Cinderella, The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast and the majority of the animated classics!

Seriously, we must all hail Chicken Little!

I'm glad it's doing well, BUT IT NEEDS TO DO BETTER! I say we Disney fans must boycott Harry Potter in theaters so this can get higher box office scores! WHOSE WITH ME!

Overall my grading for Chicken Little: 9/10

[Pluto Region1]

2. There are some HILARIOUS references! I mean don't worry they aren't lame like "Tower of Londen Records" or "Burger Prince"! There are some great references to Star Wars, Star Trek, Raiders of the Lost Ark, E.T., War of the Worlds, King Kong and so much more! I was laughing hard!

3. Disney actually makes fun OF THEMSELVES which I LOVED! I mean there was that Lion King reference at the beginning! I also loved the line, "Maybe the movie will go straight to video" which was an obvious reference on themselves! They also had lemmings pretending to kill themselves which was a gag to that True Life Adventures episode! And finally the alien is wearing a Mickey Mouse watch which was funny!

6. Here's one I have to disagree with Pasta67 with, I thought the soundtrack was amazing! I thought the songs they played during the emotional scenes were truely emotional and brought real feeling to the movie! And I also thought the score was quite good! I also loved the "It's the End of the World As We Know It", I mean it was fun and brought up alot of fun feeling to the movie! And it only lasted for like 1 minute! So the music wasn't a waste IMO!

7. I thought it had alot of heart!

See because I never seen half those movies (Raiders, ET, etc I never got those references so thanks for pointing them out... I know, how can I have never seen any of those movies- pretty amazing - I amaze myself sometimes!). I got the Lion King joke (even though I've never seen the Lion King, I know the name!) and funny about the alien wearing the MM watch! I thought the music was really good and I was sitting next to a really elderly couple who were there by themselves (they did not bring a kid with them to see it) It was nesesary that EVERYONE get the music jokes - they got most of them - she had to explain one set of lyrics that the pig was reciting that her husband had never heard the song, but other than that, they "got it." I thought the sound track was great. yeah "end of the world as we know it" has been done to death, but it was completely appropriate and after all, this is a kid's movie. I loved it. Yeah the film really has alot of heart. I love the pig - he is so funny!

[Pluto Region1]

I see many people compared this to Pixar which I found so unfair, since I really don't think that what Disney was to trying to accomplish! They were trying to make a fun enjoyable film, and it succeeded IMO!

In fact, aside from Toy Story, I thought this blew the other 5 Pixar films out of the water!

And I won't stop there, I thought it was better than Snow White, Fantasia, Cinderella, The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast and the majority of the animated classics!

I say we Disney fans must boycott Harry Potter in theaters so this can get higher box office scores! WHOSE WITH ME!

Well boycotting Harry Potter will be no problem for me, as I never saw the first ones either. I just don't get to see anything in theaters what with work/school and running other stuff.

I don't know about saying it is better than Snow White, etc... I think it is in a different class of film; I think comparing CL to those animation classics is like comparing apples and oranges. For one thing, it is not like a regular cartoon, it is more like claymation in texture, it is like 3-D. A fair comparison to me would be like Mulan or Tarzan vs. older Disney animation. I guess everyone calls this (Chicken Little) animation, but to me it is totally different.

[ichabod]

Well the Chicken ruled the roost for a second week.

It's estimated domestic total now stands at $80,774,000.

While still a bit behind Pixar, i think that has a lot to do with the fact that the audiences are nervous at eth prospect of Disney being in a different medium, and i think that the Chicken will stick around until the new year.

Also I bet that when it comes to a DVD release the critics will all of a sudden get stricken with amnesia, and they'll all be crying about how good it is!

[Pluto Region1]

Ichabod you must have read my mind...

I was just coming here to post a message about the box office results. Here is the link I am reading from: http://www.movieweb.com/movies/box_offi ... hp?id=2417

I don't quite understand what the total reported here is.... it appears they are saying $60 million thus far - but they don't have any stats for this weekend so perhaps that would account for your source saying $80M.

EITHER WAY WE LOOK AT THIS, THIS IS A HIT!!!!!

(ok I am calming down now). But this website is worth visiting because it is giving the daily totals and interesting to see how the weekdays it drops really low and then shoots up on the weekend. You can see that at that website. It also indicates that CL has been #1 for MOST of the days it has been out, except for maybe ONE day when it was #2 in box office earnings. (Ha, ha... the critics can all like the dirt off my boots now...)


So you think the movie will stay in the theaters through Xmas? I don't know - I would think Narnia (another Disney much-anticipated release) will knock it off the thrown, that is if something else doesn't do it first. Movies don't seem to last that long in popularity....

[ichabod]

So you think the movie will stay in the theaters through Xmas? I don't know - I would think Narnia (another Disney much-anticipated release) will knock it off the thrown, that is if something else doesn't do it first. Movies don't seem to last that long in popularity....

I'm not saying that it will stay at number 1 over Xmas (let's face it when Harry Potter comes out next week that will claim the top spot), but i'm pretty sure that it will stay in the top 10 at least until January kicks in.

[2099net]

So you think the movie will stay in the theaters through Xmas? I don't know - I would think Narnia (another Disney much-anticipated release) will knock it off the thrown, that is if something else doesn't do it first. Movies don't seem to last that long in popularity....

THis year, only two movies have been at number one for more than one week, Revenge of the Sith and Batman Begins, and they only managed two weeks at the top spot. So Chicken Little is doing well. However, its bound to suffer after this week, with Harry Potter and then Nania and King Kong almost certain to be taking the crown.

[Kingpopper]

You guys beat me to the news, but here's the full weekend results. From IMDB:

USA Weekend Box-Office Summary

11 November 2005 (Sunday Estimates)

Rank Title Weekend Gross

1. Chicken Little (2005) $32M $80.8M
2. Zathura (2005) $14M $14M
3. Derailed (2005/I) $12.8M $12.8M
4. Get Rich or Die Tryin' (2005) $12.5M $18.2M
5. Jarhead (2005) $12.3M $47.1M
6. Saw II (2005) $9.4M $74.2M
7. The Legend of Zorro (2005) $6.6M $39.5M
8. Prime (2005) $4M $19M
9. Dreamer: Inspired by a True Story (2005) $3.8M $28.9M
10. Pride & Prejudice (2005) $2.8M $2.8M

[Kenai]

Good for Disney! Wow, it's been years since any of their animated films held up this well, much less in the top spot.

I especially like it that all the Disney bashers at places like IMDB are getting dirt in the face. In fact, in the Chicken Little board they're still complaining about it.

[Pluto Region1]

Maybe one of you guys can tell me the website for this IMBD or whatever you guys keep talking about where they are bashing?

Someone was wondering if it will be in 3-D in their state, here is a list (from Disney as of 11/4/05) of the places that will show it in 3-D; our new forum member from Italy should even get to see it in 3-D. I hope they can expand the 3-D showings, but it is understandable because I believe they have to use Leticular screens (I don't think that technology has changed any from the way I had to use a leticular screen at home to show my 3-D slides). If you can, be sure to see it in 3-D; you will not be disappointed! You will think Chicken little is a real person! Check out the feathers on this head - it is just so real! It is awesome, the tracking scenes are awesome!


ALABAMA

Hoover: Rave Patton Creek 15 (3-D)


ARIZONA

Peoria: Harkins Arrowhead Fountains 18 (3-D)

Tempe: Harkins Arizona Mills 24 (3-D)

Yuma: Main St. (2-D)


CALIFORNIA

Daly City: Century 20 Daly City (3-D)

Dublin: Regal Hacienda Crossings Stadium 20 (3-D)

Glendale: Mann Glendale Exchange 10 (3-D)

Glendale: Mann Glendale Marketplace 4 (2-D)

Irvine: Regal Edwards Irvine Spectrum 21 (3-D)

Long Beach: Regal Edwards Long Beach Towne Center Stadium 26 (3-D)

Los Angeles (Hollywood): Walt Disney El Capitan (3-D)

Los Angeles (Universal City): Loews Cineplex Universal Studios CityWalk (3-D)

Los Angeles (Van Nuys): Mann Plant 16 (3-D)

Los Angeles (Westchester): National Amusements The Bridge: Cinema de Lux (3-D)

Riverbank: Galaxy Riverbank 12 (2-D)

San Francisco: Loews Cineplex Metreon (3-D)

San Jose: Century 20 Oakridge (3-D)

Thousand Oaks: Mann Janss Marketplace 9 (3-D)


COLORADO

Lakewood: Regal Colorado Mills Stadium 16 (3-D)


CONNECTICUT

Manchester: National Amusements Showcase Cinemas Buckland Hills (3-D)


DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

Washington: Loews Cineplex Georgetown 14 (3-D)


FLORIDA

Boca Raton: Muvico Palace 20 (3-D)

Davie: Muvico Paradise 24 (3-D)

Daytona Beach: R/C Ocean Walk Movies 10 (2-D)

Lake Buena Vista: AMC Pleasure Island 24 (3-D)

Melbourne: Premiere Oaks 10 (3-D)

Melbourne: Rave Avenue 16 (3-D)

Orlando: Regal Waterford Stadium 20 (3-D)

St. Petersburg: Muvico Baywalk 20 (3-D)

Sunrise: Regal Sawgrass Stadium 23 (3-D)

Tampa: Muvico Starlight 20 (3-D)

West Melbourne: CinemaWorld 16 (2-D)


GEORGIA

Buford: Regal Mall of Georgia Stadium 20 (3-D)


IDAHO

Meridian: Hallett Majestic (3-D)


ILLINOIS

Elk Grove Village: Classic Elk Grove (2-D)

Lincolnshire: Regal Lincolnshire Stadium 20 (3-D)

Oak Park: Classic Lake (3-D)

Schaumburg: Loews Cineplex Streets of Woodfield (3-D)

Skokie: Crown Village Crossing 18 (3-D)


INDIANA

Evansville: Kerasotes Stadium 16 (3-D)

Fort Wayne: Rave Jefferson Pointe 18 (3-D)

Indianapolis: Kerasotes ShowPlace 16 (3-D)

Plainfield: Rave Metropolis 18 (3-D)

Schererville: Kerasotes ShowPlace 12 (3-D)


IOWA

Davenport: National Amusements Showcase Cinemas 53 (3-D)


KANSAS

Leawood: AMC Town Center 20 (3-D)


KENTUCKY

Louisville: National Amusements Showcase Cinemas Stonybrook (3-D)


MARYLAND

Annapolis: Crown Annapolis Mall 11 (3-D)

Hanover: Muvico Egyptian 24 (3-D)


MASSACHUSETTS

Boston: Loews Cineplex Boston Common (3-D)

Randolph: National Amusements Showcase Cinemas Randolph (3-D)

Revere: National Amusements Showcase Cinemas Revere (3-D)


MICHIGAN

Auburn Hills: Loews Cineplex Star Great Lakes Crossing (3-D)

Brighton: MJR Brighton Towne Square Cinema 20 (3-D)

Gaines Township: Loeks Celebration! Cinema South (3-D)

Novi: Emagine Novi 18 (2-D)

Southgate: MJR Southgate Cinema 20 (3-D)

Sterling Heights: MJR Marketplace Cinema 20 (3-D)

Waterford: MJR Waterford Cinema 16 (3-D)


MINNESOTA

Coon Rapids: Kerasotes ShowPlace 16 (3-D)


MISSOURI

Lee's Summit: Dickinson Eastglen 16 (3-D)


NEVADA

Las Vegas: Regal Colonnade Stadium 14 (3-D)


NEW JERSEY

Elizabeth: Loews Cineplex Jersey Gardens 20 (3-D)


NEW YORK

Gates: Cinemark Tinseltown USA (2-D)

Holtsville: National Amusements Island 16: Cinema de Lux (3-D)

New Rochelle: Regal New Roc City 18 (3-D)

New York (Brooklyn): ADM Pavilion (3-D)

New York (Manhattan): Loews Cineplex 84th Street (3-D)

New York (Manhattan): Loews Cineplex Kips Bay (2-D)

New York (Manhattan): Regal UA Union Square Stadium 14 (3-D)

Westbury: Loews Cineplex Roosevelt Raceway 10 (3-D)

White Plains: National Amusements City Center 15: Cinema de Lux (3-D)


OHIO

Columbus: Rave Polaris 18 (3-D)

Springdale: National Amusements Springdale 18: Cinema de Lux (3-D)

West Chester: Rave West Chester 18 (3-D)


OREGON

Tigard: Regal Bridgeport Village Stadium 18 (3-D)


PENNSYLVANIA

Hanover: R/C Hanover Movies 16 (2-D)

King of Prussia: Regal UA King of Prussia Stadium 16 (3-D)


SOUTH CAROLINA

Greenville: Greenville Camelot (2-D)


TENNESSEE

Chattanooga: Rave East Ridge 18 (3-D)

Knoxville: Regal Pinnacle Stadium 18 (3-D)

Memphis: Malco Paradiso (3-D)


TEXAS

Austin: Galaxy Highland 10 (2-D)

Austin: Regal Gateway Stadium 16 (3-D)

Big Spring: Ritz (2-D)

Hickory Creek: Rave Hickory Creek 16 (3-D)

Houston: AMC Willowbrook 24 (3-D)

Hurst: Rave North East Mall 18 (3-D)

San Antonio: Santikos Silverado 16 (3-D)


UTAH

Sandy: Megaplex 17 at Jordan Commons (3-D)


VIRGINIA

Merrifield: National Amusements Lee Highway Multiplex (3-D)

Sterling: Regal Countryside Stadium 20 (3-D)


WASHINGTON

Bellevue: Hallett Galleria 11 (3-D)

Monroe: Galaxy 12 (2-D)

Sunnyside: Hallett Grand Cinemas Yakima Valley (3-D)

Vancouver: Cinetopia (3-D)



CANADA (Nov. 4, 2005)
ONTARIO

Mississauga: Cineplex Galaxy SilverCity Mississauga (3-D)

Vaughan: Cineplex Galaxy Colossus Woodbridge (3-D)



INTERNATIONAL

FRANCE (Dec. 7, 2005)

Paris: Europalaces Gaumont Marignan (3-D)


GERMANY (Jan. 26, 2006)

Dusseldorf: UCI Kinowelt Dusseldorf (3-D)


ITALY (Dec. 2, 2005)

Elpidio: Giometti Elpidio (3-D)

Fano: Giometti Fano (3-D)

Milan: Arcadia (3-D)

Silea: Gruppo Furlan CineCity Silea (3-D)


JAPAN (Dec 17, 2005)

Chiba: Kogyo Keisei Roza (3-D)

Gunma: Tokyu 109 Cinemas Takasaki (3-D)

Osaka: Toho Navio (3-D)

Tokyo: Toho Nichigeki (3-D)


MEXICO (Nov. 4, 2005)

Mexico City: Cinemex Mundo 'E' (3-D)

Mexico City: Ramirez Cinepolis Plaza Universidad (3-D)

Monterrey: MM Humberto Lobos (3-D)


UNITED KINGDOM (Feb. 10, 2006)

Bath: Odeon Kingsmead Leisure Centre (3-D)

London: Odeon Leicester Square (3-D)

Manchester: UCI The Filmworks (3-D)

[Timon/Pumbaa fan]

Maybe one of you guys can tell me the website for this IMBD or whatever you guys keep talking about where they are bashing?...


COLORADO

Lakewood: Regal Colorado Mills Stadium 16 (3-D)

http://www.imdb.com/

It's one of the internet's biggest movie sites, if not the biggest site!

While the information is quite interesting, be warned that the members are often one step below rude!

As for the theaters in 3-D, that stinks because I live in Colorado and I don't live anywhere near Lakewood! And it's the only theater in the whole state showing it so I'd have to drive over 100 miles just to get to a theater and see a movie in 3-D!