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Animal Farm

starring: Kelsey Grammer, Ian Holm, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Julia Ormond, Pete Postlethwaite
directed by: John Stephenson

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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: DVD
Brand: Lions Gate
EAN: 0707729100904
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, NTSC
Label: Lions Gate
Manufacturer: Lions Gate
Number Of Items: 1
Picture Format: Academy Ratio
Publisher: Lions Gate
Region Code: 1
Release Date: January 18, 2000
Running Time: 91 minutes
Sales Rank: 4644
Studio: Lions Gate
Theatrical Release Date: October 03, 1999



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Product Description:
Fed up with the human owner the four-legged friends of animal farm decide to stage a revolt to be free and equal. Led by napoleon the pig they lead a victorious fight against the farmers. But they soon realize they might need the humans help after all. Studio: Lions Gate Home Ent. Release Date: 01/18/2000 Starring: Kelsey Grammar Ian Holm Run time: 91 minutes Rating: Nr

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After the technical achievement of Babe, it was inevitable that 'talking animal' effects would be applied to the serious themes of George Orwell's Animal Farm. A bitterly satirical indictment of Stalinist Russia and the failure of Communism, Orwell's 1945 novel is a time-honored classic, so it's only fitting that this TNT production remains largely faithful to Orwell's potent narrative. A showcase for the impressive creations of Jim Henson's Creature Shop (where director John Stephenson was a veteran supervisor), the film employs animatronic critters and computer animation to tell the story of uprising, unity, and tragic rebellion among the animals of a British farm.

The politics of 'Animalism' are initially effective, ousting enemy humans according to rules ordained by Old Major, the barnyard pig whose death sets the stage for the corruptive influence of the pig Napoleon, who cites superior intelligence as his right to superiority. This tyrannical reign destroys the farm's stability, and the film--decidedly not for young children--preserves Orwell's dark, cynical view of absolute power corrupting absolutely. Particularly effective is a propaganda film shown to the barnyard collective, and certain scenes--while not as impressive as the Babe films--powerfully convey the force of Orwell's story through animal 'performance.' Animal Farm occasionally falters in its emotional impact (the fate of the horse Boxer should be heart-rending, and it isn't), but it's certainly blessed with an elite voice cast, including Peter Ustinov, Patrick Stewart, Pete Postlethwaite, Julia Ormond, Kelsey Grammer, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Paul Scofield, and Ian Holm. Not the masterpiece it might've been, this is nevertheless a worthy representation of Orwell's novel. (Ages 8 and older) --Jeff Shannon



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Rating: 3 out of 5 stars - Good adaptation
This is a well-done adaptation of the book. It isn't perfect, but kids like it much better than the ... Read More


Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - Orwell Updated
I watched this when it first came out, and I felt they actually did a decent job with it, not sure why ... Read More


Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - Nice version but no subtitles
NO SUBTITLES!!! If I knew this before buying I would not have done it. english is not my first language ... Read More


Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - A better, updated version but I'm still waiting for the animated version!
Okay, I have seen the 1950s British animated version. I have to say that I do prefer this version because ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Animal Farm
My ninth grade students are required to read Animal Farm. This was a great movie to show upon completion ... Read More

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