A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon

‘A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon’ isn’t as a sure-fire hit as the first film, but like all of Aardman's works, it’s another fun adventure with creative animation, charming characters and a heartwarming story.
- Chris dos Santos

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Not as good as the first <em>'Shaun the Sheep'</em> flick, but this 2019 release is still suitably watchable.

<em>'A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon'</em> features a solid if predictable alien story and does still include some top notch Aardman animation. I didn't personally find the humour as strong here, though it still made me smirk a few times. Passably decent, all in all....

I’m not sure if this in an homage or a collage, but there are certainly elements of just about everything from “ET” to “Close Encounters” via “The Day the Earth Stood Still” in this enjoyable sci-fi adventure. Up front, I do struggle with Aardman’s long-form animation. Not because the standard of the creative artwork isn’t superbly innovative, but because the stories are usually pretty thin - and here isn’t much of an exception. A little blue alien crash lands on the farm where he is quickly befriended by the not-so-sheepish “Shaun”. He is called, we think, “Lu-La” ...