All of Barnyard is odd. Oddly funny much of the way, oddly serious when it makes room for the early death of a beloved character or the hushed birth of another, oddly musical with its melange of hip-hop and reggae and hard rock and bluegrass.
An often amusing but also an aimless and forgettable animated comedy that is noteworthy mostly for its random musical numbers and surprising amounts of violence.
The disturbing thing in this preposterous piece of family fluff from writer-director Steve Oedekerk (Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls, the Oscar-nominated Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius) is the sight of bulls with udders.
It's always dispiriting to see children's movies succumb to desperate pandering to the coolness imperative, especially since, given the marketing muscle they tend to have behind them, the bigger trick seems to be in getting people not to see them.
It shouldn't be surprising that writer-director Steve Oedekerk, the man responsible for "Kung Pow! Enter The Fist" and the second "Ace Ventura" movie, considers single-celled organisms as he shoots for the lowest common denominator.
Actually is one of the best movies I ever see in my life.
Otis is a good dude and Biggie cheese. Mr.bombastic was really the point of this movie
10/10 is a Masterpiece
Believe it or not, "Barnyard" isn't the worst animated movie in existence! In fact, it's actually not even that bad! Sure, it came out in a Summer that was competitive for animated films and probably suffered from the glut of films, but it was still relatively entertaining. Occasionally charming, considerably funny and featuring some pretty solid characters, "Barnyard" is a considerably decent film. Sure, it's nothing amazing, but if you have kids, they might like it.
Barnyard is a cow patty.
The entire film is animated stupidity. The storyline is little to non existent, nearly every character is unlikeable, and the entire premise feels unnatural.
Production Company
O Entertainment,
Paramount Pictures,
Nickelodeon Movies,
Kumar Mobiliengesellschaft mbH & Co. Projekt Nr. 2 KG,
Selale Film Yapim San Ve Tic A.S.