Aardman Animations Archive

Shaun the Sheep, Blu-ray (2015)

by Audiophile Audition | May 10, 2016 | DVD & Blu-ray Video Reviews

May be the best animated family feature of the year. Shaun the Sheep, Blu-ray (2015) Directors: Mark Burton & Richard Starzak Based on: Shaun the Sheep, by Nick Park Voice-overs: Justin Fletcher, John Sparkes, Omid Dialili Studio: Aardman Animations/ StudioCanal/ Lionsgate (US) [2/6/15] Video: 1.78:1 for 16:9 widescreen, 1080p HD color Audio: English & animal sounds, English SDH, DTS-HD MA 5.1 Extras: Making the Shaun Movie, Meet the Characters, John Shaun Behind the Scenes, Meet the Crew, Parody Poster Gallery Length: 84 min. Rating: ***** Shaun is a spin-off coming out of the Nick Park Aardman Animations 1995 feature A Close Shave. The big difference is that the sheep still doesn’t speak proper English, but all the Mossy Bottom Farm flock communicates in a sort of animal mumbling which sometimes appears as a mouth off to the side of the head. The sheep is given a lot more qualities which come in handy when the whole flock has to go into the big city to rescue their farmer-owner, who suffers from amnesia as a direct result of their mischief. The story line has a lot of soul and the animation, sets, story, music, costumes and “dialog” all work together to […]