Shaun the Sheep meets E.T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL in a fine return to form for the Stop-Motion animation guys of Aardman after a rare misfire with EARLY MAN/’18.* The story, almost too close for comfort to the Spielberg classic, has a blue alien (cousin to the TRIX bunny?) corral Shaun & Co. (including sheepdog Bitzer) to help keep out of harm’s way (there's a reward for its capture) to find a space ship home. Working thru an obstacle course of pleasingly funny parodies (more Kubrick/Spielberg than STAR TREK/STAR WARS), the film perhaps misses the satisfying warmth & originality of Aardman at its best, but rates a solid B+ all the same. One of the rare ‘For the Whole Family’ pics really for the whole family and not just the kiddies.
DOUBLE-BILL/LINK: *Nothing to touch the perfection of the WALLACE AND GROMIT shorts. Gromit’s furrowed brow possibly the most expressive body part on screen since Greta Garbo’s throat, but until one of those return, Shaun & Pals will do. SmartPhone users: Type Aardman into the SEARCH Box on Web Version (scroll down for the link) for all our Aardman WriteUps, or use this LINK for three WALLACE & GROMIT shorts. https://maksquibs.blogspot.com/2008/06/wallace-gromit-three-amazing-adventures.html
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