Very very predictable, including the post credit scene !!!

recommended

A Disappointing Continuation

It's not great by any means, but it's a pretty good movie that didn't leave me filled with regret for investing time in it.

This short was released with The Incredibles, it has nice animation and a even better message.A sheep loves jumping up and down, he is happy as Larry the Lamb. until one day he is shorn the sheep.Now naked his confidence is at an all time low, he is judged by his looks and embarrassed.A passing jackalope tells the sheep that life has its ups and down so not to let his colour keep him down. The wool grows back and the sheep keeps on bouncing.

Usually, it is Pixar's great strength to display emotion in animated characters and they tried here in this 12-year-old 4-minute short film as well in terms of grief (fur gone) and joy (boundin'), but it's fairly underwhelming I have to say. The only thing it sort of emphasizes is to accept yourself no matter what you look like. It's fun to watch the sheep jumping around and the animation is nice, but the story is pretty forgettable sadly. And I did not really sympathize with the sheep during any scene. That other animal which looks like a giant mix between bunny and mongoose almost did nothing for me either. Still, I want to give a thumbs up for Bud Luckey, already in his 80s now, who directed this, wrote it and also voiced the narrator. The Oscar nomination (lost to the brilliant "Harvie Krumpet") was a nice way to pay tribute to his very long career in the industry and I am fairly certain he worked on quite a handful very watchable projects. Sadly, this one here could not get me boundin' for approval.

This is about as a nice a message as I have ever seen presented in a cartoon, and it's presented in a beautiful manner. This is just plain fun to watch but even better to hear. The message is sung and the rhyming in the lyrics is just tremendous, really enjoyable. In less than a handful minutes, we are shown and given a wonderful mini-sermon, if you will, on how to handle bad situations and life in general. There also is a plug for skin color making no difference in your attitude, either. This might be the only cartoon I ever watched, and then replayed it a few minutes later. It was so good, I wanted to hear/see it again. There are some profound words of wisdom in this, sung in a catchy ditty.The animated short is offered as one of the features in the DVD of "The Incredibles."

What a fantastic short, I couldn't stop laughing, Life always throws up the unexpected, and when someone wise is there to help, all the better, hey? Fantastic lyrics, music, and all round performance buy the ever-young Bud Luckey, one of Pixar's original animators. I wish more shorts approached animation with this super fun attitude. The rhythmic poetry is simply captivating and inspiring, brilliance throughout. Pixar are everyones favourites and will continue to be for the foreseeable future. Birds is equally fantastic and funny, just lacking the genius of this shorts lyrics. This short is now available on video podcast from itunes music store, and is well worth the £1.89 price.