Kevin James,
Courteney Cox,
Sam Elliott,
Danny Glover,
Wanda Sykes
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A cow learns to walk like a man, both literally and figuratively, in this computer-animated comedy written and directed by Steve Oedekerk, the creator of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius. Ben (voice of Sam E... read more
Directed by: Steve Oedekerk
Release Date: August 4, 2006
Keywords:
kids,
animated,
www,
animated movies,
male cows,
lion king,
farm animals,
Times New Roman,
Franklin Gothic Medium,
Lion King ,
Sam Elliot
DVD Release Date: December 12, 2006
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Stats: 6,842 reviews
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Flixster Reviews (6,842)
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May 11, 2008This was a fun idea and a very good movie. me and my daughter laughed the whole way through. Now of course the biggest problem with the movie is the fact that Otis a male COW. . yeah ..
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September 16, 2011BARNYARD wasn't terrible, but movies like ICE AGE and SHREK have proved that animated family/kids' movies can be much, much, much better. It's annoying how every animated film has an ensemble (voice) cast, as does this one, with Kevin James, Courteney Cox, Andie MacDowell, Danny... read more
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May 31, 2011This was really depressing actually. It only focused on death and loss and no fun moments were in this movie. It had fun characters but when it came to story this made me either scared or depressed.
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January 31, 2011the film had a great plot great drama, and the actors were all perfect in this film
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July 28, 2010Full of depth, emotion and hilarious jokes, barnyard is like a Disney film except for funnier and more moving. And better. Nice little side twists, and good animation as well.
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February 5, 2010fb733768972It was enjoyable to watch once, but the story is so memorable, that I could replay the whole movie in my head after the first time watching it!
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June 15, 2008Funny cartoon about a cow who likes to sing, dance and play tricks on humans.
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March 9, 2008A typical kids cartoon with good animals, bad coyotes and a dumb farmer. The male cows with udders is just so wrong...
Critic Reviews
May 18, 2010
J. R. Jones, Chicago Reader
August 12, 2006
Manohla Dargis, New York Times
Don't the filmmakers know there are children watching -- and listening?
August 4, 2006
Geoff Pevere, Toronto Star
Could qualify as a case study in just how quickly and thoroughly computer-animated studio releases have declined to a state of inspiration-depleted, assembly-line anthropomorphism. Full Review
August 4, 2006
Claudia Puig, USA Today
A sweet and mildly funny movie that will entertain young audiences, but one aspect is utterly mystifying: The two main characters, father and son bovine creatures, have large, distracting udders. Full Review
August 4, 2006
Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel
Politically correct, anatomically incorrect and ugly to look at, the only thing that saves Barnyard is writer (and director) Steve Oedekerk's gift for gags and almost-edgy humor. Full Review
August 4, 2006
Stephen Whitty, Newark Star-Ledger
The movie still just plods along, and there's nothing very new here. Full Review
August 4, 2006
Kyle Smith, New York Post
If you want to punish your kids, send them to bed without dinner. If you want to disturb, frighten and depress them while making sure they fail biology, take them to the animated feature Barnyard.
August 4, 2006
Elizabeth Weitzman, New York Daily News
Too mature for little kids and much too corny for older siblings and chaperones, Barnyard probably should have been put out to pasture long before it made it to the multiplex. Full Review
August 4, 2006
Carina Chocano, Los Angeles Times
Surely there's no better way to introduce kids to the joys of knee-jerk stereotyping than to randomly distribute clichés among talking livestock. Full Review
August 4, 2006
Louis B. Parks, Houston Chronicle
Adults will get enough laughs to survive gags such as the chickens using a Col. Sanders dartboard but will likely lose patience waiting for the very predictable story and sentiments to slowly play the... Full Review
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