Dorathen Better Late Then Never

Tyreece Hulme One of the best movies of the year! Incredible from the beginning to the end.

Lidia Draper Great example of an old-fashioned, pure-at-heart escapist event movie that doesn't pretend to be anything that it's not and has boat loads of fun being its own ludicrous self.

Brenda The plot isn't so bad, but the pace of storytelling is too slow which makes people bored. Certain moments are so obvious and unnecessary for the main plot. I would've fast-forwarded those moments if it was an online streaming. The ending looks like implying a sequel, not sure if this movie will get one

Jesper Brun I love the book by George Orwell and this adaption played out just as I imagined when I read the novella. Brilliant use of lighting, music and visuals. It follows the book closely and really stays true to the dark and serious subject matter. Some scenes were dramatically effective wether it was because of the camera angle, the ominous and foreboding music or a mix of all. The voice work of the animals is spectacular and is done masterfully by one single man. That's admirable and worth praising. I loved the take on Napoleon, his grim appearance and thundering voice was terrifying. His guard dogs were scary and menacing and how they came to be was really sad. Animal Farm is a brilliant take on the novella and is more than servicable for every mind of interest. Good animation that shows the power of the medium.

SnoopyStyle Manor Farm, run by the drunken Mr. Jones, has fallen on hard time. The animals suffer under his brutality. The senior boar named Old Major ferments a revolution among the animals proclaiming that "All Animals are Equal". Old Major dies soon after but the revolution is unstoppable. They drive out Mr. Jones and later his drinking buddies. The pigs lead the revolution and proclaim the Seven Commandments of Animalism. The leader Napoleon takes an interest in the abandoned farmhouse and a litter of puppies left orphan by the revolt. Soon Napoleon drives out his rival Snowball and takes dictatorial powers with the puppies which he raised into vicious dogs. The Commandments are slowly changed and Napoleon starts selling to local trader Mr. Whymper. The last change is that "All Animals are Equal but Some Animals are More Equal Than Others".The animation style is Disneyesque. The source material is George Orwell. The secret financial backing does alter the material but it is still compelling. The changes are political. As a movie, it is engaging. As propaganda, it is influencing.

ofpsmith Animal Farm by George Orwell, is one of my favorite novels of all time. It's brilliant allegory of the rise of the Soviet Union is expressed greatly in it. This movie does a fairly good job of that. The animation is great. The voice acting is great, and the story is great. But as with many film adaptations, the book is better. One thing I don't like about the movie is it's alternative ending, which has Benjamin (Maurice Denham) staging another revolution against Napoleon (Denham). In Orwell's book it just shows the animals looking back and forth at the pigs and humans, being unable to determine which is which. Can I recommend this movie. Yes, but only if you've read the book first, as the book is undoubtedly better.

neenahhh "Animal Farm" is a story about how the animals in Manor Farm revolt against Mr. Jones- their owner. The animals have had enough of him and decided that they didn't want to serve humans anymore. The pigs of the farm leads the others barnyards animals a revolt against Mr. Jones. Together, all the animals fight against humans, in hopes for a better future. However, an unexpected tyranny occurs, led by one of their own kind.First of, this is NOT a children's movie. It is very dark and touches upon some sticky topics. To be honest, this movie freaked me out. Well, the book did. Thinking about it, the movie felt very lacking for me. I don't think I would have understood the movie if I hadn't read the book first. If you really want to watch this film, I suggest maybe reading the book first.I must say though, the movie was a very good summary of all the important parts in the book. However, I found that I missed the little details. I had wanted to see some characters, but was disappointed to see that they weren't included in the movie. For me, there felt to be no character/animal development. How sad. I also did not like the ending. Creative license or not, I still believe that they should have stuck to the book's original ending. The movie would have made more impact that way.Viewed on: July 28, 2011