I absolutely loved the first Shaun the Sheep film and was quite looking forward to seeing this one, using my child as an excuse to do so. The plot sees an alien supposedly crash-lands near Mossy Bottom Farm, Shaun the Sheep goes on a mission to get his new friend home before a sinister organization can capture her. As a narrative it is a bit dated, as shown by a lot of its pop-culture references coming from a different era (even the reference in the title dates back over 20 years) but generally speaking it has enough slap-stick and colourful fun to entertain target audience. For adults it does have some solid sci-fi references and general laughs, but it is less successful than the big screen outing for Wallace and Gromit.
Indeed Were-rabbit is a good example of what else this film struggles with - which is to keep its own personality while integrating into a sci-fi genre and story. In doing the same with the horror genre Were-rabbit was always a Wallace and Gromit film, with their humour and characters consistent. With Farmageddon this is less well done, and it is not really a Shaun the Sheep film so much as this story in which the main character is Shaun the Sheep. Hard to describe but it is a lesser film because of this, even if it is still pretty well-constructed and will provide plenty of distraction to those of the age targeted.
Indeed Were-rabbit is a good example of what else this film struggles with - which is to keep its own personality while integrating into a sci-fi genre and story. In doing the same with the horror genre Were-rabbit was always a Wallace and Gromit film, with their humour and characters consistent. With Farmageddon this is less well done, and it is not really a Shaun the Sheep film so much as this story in which the main character is Shaun the Sheep. Hard to describe but it is a lesser film because of this, even if it is still pretty well-constructed and will provide plenty of distraction to those of the age targeted.