History YMMV / ChickenRun

* CompleteMonster: [[BigBad Mrs. Melisha Tweedy]]. See [[YMMV/ChickenRunDawnOfTheNugget here]] for details.

*** Also, Mr. Tweedy's abusive behaviour towards the chickens, even when Mrs. Tweedy isn't around (such as in the beginning where, after tossing Ginger into solitary confinement, he yells at the chickens that they wont escape). Considering [[HenpeckedHusband the abuse he receives from his wife]], is it possible he's [[MisplacedRetribution taking his frustration out on the chickens]]? Or perhaps he genuinely blames them for his abuse, as a lot of it comes from Mrs. Tweedy believing her husband is an idiot for thinking the chickens could be "organised".

* WhatDoYouMeanItsNotPolitical

** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GocXWmn2dpw "Into the Pie Machine"]] is an absolute thrill to listen to as you just picture Ginger and Rocky trying to survive the various death contraptions accompanied by said music.

** Babs. On one end, y'all would think she's as dumb as she acts but, when we see her panic at the idea of ending up like Edwina, maybe she's not really that stupid. Instead, her air-headedness is her dissociating from life on Tweedy's farm.

** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RsEsoJn9trI "Flip, Flop and Fly"]] performed by Ellis Hall, heard during the dance scene, also counts.

* LoveToHate: Mrs. Tweedy. She is for sure a frightening and sadistic tyrant of a chicken farmer as well as a domestic abuser towards Mr. Tweedy (and implacably her dogs), but Miranda Richardson gives her an awesome and intimidating performance and is at least capable of being a threat when she tries to prevent the chickens' escape (in addition to be quite durable enough to survive a few deadly mishaps), which makes her a great Aardman villain to root against.

* SugarWiki/NoProblemWithLicensedGames: The game based on the movie is a pretty good stealth game (''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid'' [[JustForFun/RecycledInSpace with chickens!]]) with exciting levels and funny mini-games.

** After TheStinger, Fletcher says "The rats are the stars, actually." Come six years later and [[Creator/AardmanAnimations Aardman]] would make [[WesternAnimation/FlushedAway a film focused on rats]].

** Was Mrs. Tweedy truly evil? Or was she just running an honest business and took a little too much pleasure in keeping her chickens in line, but otherwise was just doing what was necessary to supply the populace with eggs, like all other factory farms? And let's face it: who wouldn't become bitter over having to get by on miniscule profits?

** When Mr Tweedy picks up Ginger and tells her "I've got a score to settle with you." the Norwegian dub decided to use the phrase "I've got a ''hen'' to pick with you" (the Norwegian version of "I've got a bone to pick with you"), making it a perfect {{Pun}}.

* AluminumChristmasTrees: Mr Tweedy and Mrs Tweedy actually referring to each other as such rather than using their first names is [[TruthInTelevision reasonably common among older couples]], especially certain branches of Christianity, in rural areas of the US and Britain.

** Creator/TimothySpall plays a rat. [[Film/HarryPotterAndThePrisonerOfAzkaban This won't be the first time.]]

** Creator/TimothySpall voices a rat. [[Film/HarryPotterAndThePrisonerOfAzkaban This won't be the first time.]]

** Edwina. Did she not tell anyone because [[DontYouDarePityMe she didn't want them to worry about her]], or did she do it deliberately because [[DeathSeeker she]] ''[[DeathSeeker wanted]]'' [[DeathSeeker to die?]]

** The movie has a lot of {{applicability}} regarding just who, if anyone, the farmers and chickens are meant to represent. As Aardman's films are generally apolitical, MST3KMantra is probably the way to go.

* HoYay: Nick and Fetcher seems to be a little closer than just being ThoseTwoGuys and HeterosexualLifePartners.

* HilariousInHindsight: After TheStinger, Fletcher says "The rats are the stars, actually." Come six years later and [[Creator/AardmanAnimations Aardman]] would make [[WesternAnimation/FlushedAway a film focused on rats]].

* HilariousInHindsight: After TheStinger, Fletcher says "The rats are the stars, actually." Come five years later and [[Creator/AardmanAnimations Aardman]] would make [[WesternAnimation/FlushedAway a film focused on rats]].