You know that nightmare of appearing at school in your underwear? That happens to poor Chicken Little (voice of Zach Braff of TV's "Scrubs"), a tiny little chick with big glasses perched uncertainly on his beak, but he has the heart of a lion. And Disney's first-ever fully computer-animated movie movie has a wonderfully fresh and unpretentious energy that is a lot of fun to watch.
How does his story begin? Disney signals this film's departure from the grander traditions of the past by addressing that question head on. Should we try the old but reliable "Once upon a time....?" No. How about a huge orange sunrise over the Serengeti? It's been done. The classic beginning -- a leather-bound book, pages fluttering artistically as it opens to a lovely old illustration? Nope. This one is going to begin right in the middle of the action, with Chicken Little ringing the town's alarm bell and everyone in the town of Oakley Oaks getting, well, very alarmed. That underpants incident turns......
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