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Barnyard - The Original Party Animals (Full Screen Edition) |  | Director: Steve Oedekerk
Actors: Kevin James, Courteney Cox, Danny Glover, Sam Elliott, Wanda Sykes
Studio: Paramount
Category: DVD
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Rating:  103 reviews
Sales Rank: 19255
Format: Full Screen, Color, Dolby, DVD, Subtitled, NTSC
Languages: English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), English (Original Language), French (Original Language)
Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Region: 1
Discs: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Running Time: 90 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.2 x 0.6
MPN: PARD118614D
UPC: 097361186146
EAN: 0097361186146
ASIN: B000ION72G
Theatrical Release Date: August 4, 2006
Release Date: December 12, 2006
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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When the farmer's back is turned, the animals party down in Barnyard. A young cow named Otis (voiced by Kevin James, The King of Queens) loves to have fun at the farm's wild late-night hoe-downs, despite the disapproval of his father, Ben (Sam Elliott, Thank You for Smoking). When Ben dies defending the barnyard from marauding coyotes, Otis is chosen as the new leader--but responsibility sits uneasily on Otis' head and he fears he may not be able to protect his friends from the coyotes. Barnyard's design of the cows seems inspired by Gary Larson's The Far Side comics; though the style is simple, the characters are surprisingly expressive. From moment to moment, the movie is reasonably entertaining. The actors--including Courteney Cox, Danny Glover, and David Koechner (Anchorman) as a very menacing coyote--do solid voice work and there are plenty of amusing gags. But as Barnyard gallops towards its end, the combination of cliches (the story is a clumsy reworking of The Lion King), odd choices (the male cows have udders), and lackluster dialogue makes the movie sag. --Bret Fetzer
Product Description
After his father is no longer able to serve as barnyard security, Otis, a happy-go-lucky cow whose only interest is partying, must try to be responsible and take over his father's position.
Genre: Feature Film Family
Rating: PG
Release Date: 10-APR-2007
Media Type: DVD
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Showing reviews 1-5 of 103
 A Great Mooooooovie! May 14, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
By:Lauren
Picture this: Cows staring at you as you pass by on a walk or in the car, and you wonder, "Do cows just chew grass? Or do they have good and bad thoughts about humans? Well, the movie Barnyard tells all of what cows and other animals think of us.
At the farm, a milk cow, named Ben, has a hard time convincing his son, Otis that he needs to stop goofing around and try to be responsible. It's time for him to grow up and be an example for his friends by obeying the Barnyard rules. (One of them is remain on all fours during the presence of humans.) Then, trouble sets a foot, and it changes Otis' life forever. This causes a big issue in his confidence. Can Otis save the farm before it is too late? Or will trouble reign over the Barnyard?
This is a great movie because it was hilarious but sad, and it made me have different emotions all together. At one time in Barnyard, I would feel sad and then I would be happy. This movie has events like a death, sliding down a cliff, and cows driving a car that make you cry, laugh, and cheer from one moment to the next.
When I first saw the previews for this movie, I thought this movie would be one of those movies that would have no message at all, but I was wrong. The message seemed to be life is not always fun. There's a time to have fun, and there's a time to be serious.
This movie was so much better than the movie I watched with my cousin, which was Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius. When I watched it, I was done watching it. It didn't seem to amuse me. The aliens and everybody else in the movie were not hilarious, and there were many jokes that I failed to catch. In Barnyard, you can understand all the jokes and it's hilarious. You can tell the director, Steve Odikerk, put a lot into this movie.
I give Barnyard an A+, because it has awesome music, great animation, and some of life's events that could change a person forever, which you will have to see for yourself.
People who love farms, talking animals, and cow tipping should go see this movie. I recommend this movie for kids over the age of six; because it has some content that is not suitable for younger kids.
Now you have an idea of what Barnyard is all about. This movie is what I would add to my collection of videos or DVDs, because it is funny and awesome.
Barnyard January 7, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Great animation & subject matter. The big screen is getting flooded with really good animations. Many have weak story lines but this one has a "purposeful" story behind it, reminding us to look at our own lives and how we live them.
My Review Of Barnyard March 31, 2010
Henry E. West (Chicago, U.S.A.)
Barnyard is a computer-animated feature film that inspired the Nickelodeon series of the same name.Driected by Steve Oderkerk(Kung Pow: Enter The Fist; Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls), Kevin James stars as the voice of Otis, a free-spirited cow that loves to goof off, play pranks on humans and sings on the farm. but when his father(Sam Elliot)dies fighting off a pack of evil coyotes, Otis must call on his friends to protect the barnyard. Courteney Cox, Danny Glover, Wanda Sykes, and Andie MacDowell does an excellent job in the roles of their respective characters. Barnyard is perfect for kids and grown-ups alike.
baryard July 19, 2010
lori shepherd (Wilder, Idaho, US)
i received my DVD within a few days. It was perfect.
Barnyard is on of my favorite movies. Thank-you
My review July 21, 2010
Toby J Martin (Pennsylvania)
In today's movie scene, there are a lot of production companies putting out movies, and there a handful of them that constantly put out hits. In the 3-D animated (kids) movie genre, there are two companies that rule the scene, in Pixar and Dreamworks. So what happens when Nickelodeon, known for kids programming, tries to put out their own 3-D animated movie? You get Barnyard, 2006's addition to the ever growing animated scene.
Barnyard is a fun film about the animals of a farm, and how they co-exist with each other, the farmers that own them, and their world outside of the farm's fences. The main story involves cows Ben (Sam Elliott) and Otis (Kevin James) as protectors of th farm, Otis and his "gang" of trouble-causers, and Otis and his possible romantic interest Daisy (Courtney Cox).
Ben is Barnyard's head honcho, and he wants to pass on that role to Otis (who is his "adopted" son) when he's no longer able to protect everyone. Protect everyone from what, you might ask? The coyotes, led by Dag (David Koechner), who want to eat a spare animal here and there living at the farm. Ben does a great job of fighting off the coyotes here and there, all while singing Won't Back Down by Tom Petty, keeping the farm a great place to live. The problem is Otis is a partier who wants nothing to do with responsibility and just wants to keep his carefree life style. All of this is fine and dandy, until Ben gets jumped by the coyotes while everyone else is out partying, and passes away. Otis feels guilty, and takes over the lead role in his own "carefree" way, which leads to a handful of problems, and the rest of the movie deals with him learning what it means to be responsible for his own actions, as well as how to be a protector for the ones he loves.
This movie is one of the better animated films story wise, but as for the graphics themselves, they are NOWHERE near the kind of thing you'll see out of a Pixar or Dreamworks film. I definitely applaud Nickelodeon's attempt to make an animated film, but you can see that they're new to the scene. The animations/designs aren't as crisp as other films that are out, and the world is very static, with not a lot of things happening in the backgrounds of scenes.
The characters are all very enjoyable and "humanized", where you can feel what they're feeling, or at least relate to what's going on. Ben's burial scene is one of the saddest things you'll see in an animated scene (besides Up, which brings the tears about 10 min in). It's also hilarious watching the talking animals interact with their human counterparts. That's right, in this one, the humans can hear what the animals are saying, which leads for a memorable scene involving "boy tipping".
Overall, I really enjoyed the movie, as it relays a good family message of enjoying your loved ones while they are around, and how to enjoy life without taking it to extremes that can hurt not only yourself, but people around you.
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