A UFO crash lands near Mossingham. The sheep at Mossy Bottom Farm just want to have fun. Bitzer, the dog, is bent on stopping them. Shaun the Sheep tries to steal some pizzas and befriends an alien.

I always love Aardman stuff. This one has a lot of ET references including flying pass a moon. It's fun. My biggest complaint is the alien design. He looks too much like a dog walking in a dress. It has so many ET references that it's odd to not look more like ET. It would have been better if the spaceship landed on the farm. It would start the adventure much quicker with a bigger thrust. I also want the Halloween scene with the kids taking ET out trick or treating. That would have been nice for this movie. Overall, this is mostly fun and the only change I'm certain of is a new alien design.

"A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon" is a British/French/American movie from 2019, but mostly British, directed by Will Becher and Richard Phelan and these two also worked a lot on the original (also very much recommended) Shaun the Sheep short film television series. But the big name attached to this project is probably multiple Academy Award winner Nick Park, so yes this is of course Aardman again. It took four years for them to make a sequel to the Oscar-nominated first Shaun the Sheep movie and while I am a bit skeptical that this can get in for Animated Feature again, I don't think it would be undeserving at all. This was a pretty good watch. I found it interesting that they actually were showing the English original (with the exception of translating on-screen text),but it did make sense because there is no spoken language in here and the talking by human characters is just indicated through noise (the way the sheep hear it) that is impossible to identify, similar to the way the grown-ups do it on those Charly Brown films. And yet completely different. But lets not get into detail there. I still think that as good as the animation and visual aspects may be, the audio is even better. The sound effect work, the choice of songs, the soundtrack, the noise made by humans and animals and so on, it is really all top-notch. And it elevates the comedy considerably. And there is a great deal of comedy from beginning to end. This is without a doubt the absolutely defining genre for this film and you will laugh so much here during these approximately 85 minutes. And that is mostly because of the excellent attention to detail. The key story about the alien is good (we will get to that later),but it is these minor moments and individual scenes that make it really worth the watch. With that I mean the pizza cutting off the tower-like haircut for example. Or how it is depicted as a UFO later on. Or while we are talking about pizza already, you can also include the pizza delivery boy moment at the door or when Shaun gets the pizzas to the other sheep and the dog takes it away from him only to give it to his owner then and the pizza is gone. Or during said scene when we hear the dog swear after he returns with the empty pizza box to the sheep and we see one sheep put his hands on the ears of a young sheep so he won't hear all the cussing and swearing. Or how Shaun saved one pizza from the dog, but that one is also empty. So yeah, this is basically just what I found funny in a segment that ran for under 3 minutes and there were many many other pretty funny moments, such as the dog's owner's clumsy attempts to make money with an alien attraction show.

However, the heart also won't be left out. There are some touching moments about friendship, childhood, homesickness and so on. The moment I found most moving was when we see the alien there on the ground again because of Shaun messing up and how sad he looks that he will probably not get home to his planet and see his parents ever again. That was really touching, also to see Shaun's guilt in that scene and it proves that while the dog is not the sheep's best friend, he is still right most of the time and yet he is a friend nonetheless as we see him eventually give solace to Shaun when his friend is taken home again by his parents. Of course he is in the end and there is a happy ending obviously. Now I don't like forced unrealistic happy endings in live action movies, but here they are definitely getting away with it. No denying. It just fits in very nicely with the fun part too that in the end, it is about the comedy again as we have the dog's owner accidentally going on the space journey with them when all he wanted to do was take a ****. Gotta censor that, so imdb will allow me to submit my review. Another hilarious moment there and the film sure goes out on a high note. The credits are okay, even if maybe with the different style of animation and the slightly messy Shaun song not as good as mostly everything before that. Let me think, what else can I say about this film here. Oh yes, the main antagonist. She does look a bit creepy, but really she is not evil or so. For her, her job takes her back to her childhood when nobody believed her when she met the alien's parents as a little girl and now when she stands right next to them, all she needs is a hug. She does not want to hurt anybody or so, which keeps it kids-friendly again. But before I end my review now, I want to mention two or three additional fun moments here: One would be the running gag of the alien (that looked like a dog to me a bit too) being able to copy certain sounds, which proves especially useful when they are hunted by a fairly aggressive canine that can't take a dose of its own though. But also this running gag is once again evidence of how great the sound work here was. Actually it would be nice for this film to get in at the Oscars in one of the sound categories, not that there is any chance for that to happen, but who knows maybe at the Annies. And more hilarious stuff included the wild ride with the alien in a farm machine or so and it's funny how Shaun looks completely exhausted when the vehicale stands still again. And how the dog takes the blame not realizing the situation really does not look in his favor when his owner arrives. Okay I guess that would be all then. I could list a dozen more moments that made me smile, but I think I went with those that stayed most memorable for me from watching this film 1.5 days ago. It is probably subjective anyway what you will find funny the most. And will also have a lot to do with your age. The pretty young kids in my showing found mostly these scenes funny that did not impress me too much, the more in-your-face comedy you know, not the subtle approach I like. Of course, this film is also packed with all kinds of witty references to pop culture and movies so that you will probably still discover something new again on your fourth and fifth watch. E.T. is just one example, one of the more obvious with the moon. I will keep it at one watch for now though. In its best moments, this was a great film, overall "only" a good one. No major weaknesses though. I am also glad they kept it short and did not feel the need to stretch the film towards the 100-minute mark for marketing purposes. It is good the way it is. One for all ages. Go check it out. If you even need a recommendation that is, probably you have seen the first when considering watching this one, so you should be able to make up your mind yourself. I give it a thumbs-up. Easy choice. No hesitation.

Since making his debut in the Wallace and Gromit short A Close Shave, Shaun the Sheep has had his own TV series, and of course the previous movie, now Aardman Animations follow with this stand-alone sequel. Basically, in the city of Mossington, Farmer John (Chris Morrell) and his dog witness a UFO landing. Both run away in terror as the spaceship door opens and a mysterious alien creature appears. On Mossy Bottom Farm, Shaun the sheep (Justin Fletcher) and the rest of the flock enjoy their activities, only for Bitzer the sheep dog (John Sparkes) to stop them and put signs up. During the night, Shaun orders three pizzas from a takeaway close to the UFO landing sight. The alien sneaks into the delivery driver's travel pack and eats the pizzas and comes out to hide on the farm. The next morning, Shaun follows a trail of pizza crusts and discovers the alien. The visitor introduces herself as Lu-La (Amalia Vitale),a mischievous purple alien from Topa with extra-terrestrial powers. When Shaun introduces her to the flock, Lu-La causes trouble playing with a tractor, plowing the fields and creating unintentional crop circles. Due to recent news of sitings, the Farmer (also Sparkes) realises he can create an alien-based theme park, "Farmageddon", to raise money for a new tractor he wants to buy. Meanwhile, the Ministry of Alien Detection (M. A. D.) leader Agent Red (Kate Harbour),and her robot assistant Mugg-1N5 (David Holt),search for the alien's trail. Farmer John takes them to the sighting area but there is no spaceship. At Mossy Bottom Farm, Lu-La uses her powers to show Shaun her home planet; he agrees to help get her back home. Travelling to Mossington, Lu-La causes chaos at a nearby supermarket. Bitzer follows them, and winds up wearing an alien style suit, and getting glue stuck to his foot. Bitzer is seen on camera in the suit, and the glue is mistaken for an alien substance, this causes M. A. D. To think Bitzer is the alien. Shaun and Lu-La travel to the UFO landing sight, it is revealed that the spaceship is invisible. Lu-La and Shaun enter the ship but discover a crucial credential has gone missing. Having followed them, Bitzer unintentionally enters a chamber and is put to sleep, while M. A. D capture the spaceship and take it to their HQ. At the secret headquarters, Bitzer awakens and the organisation assume he does not know about Earth culture. Meanwhile, Shaun and Lu-La look for the credential, an egg-shaped sphere used to power the spaceship. A flashback reveals Red's motives: when she was a child, she saw aliens. The next day at school she drew a picture to show her class, but the classroom laughed at her. Lu-La and Shaun retrieve the sphere and meet Bitzer. They restart the ship and exit the atmosphere. The spaceships navigation goes awry, confused about going back to Topa, and reassigned back to the farm. This causes the UFO to speed up and smash to oblivion. Shaun realises the sphere can be used to contact Topa, specifically Lu-La's parents Ub-Do (Richard Webber) and Me-Ma (also Vitale). Shaun and Lu-La attempt to reach the top of the Farmer's "Farmageddon" theme park to get the best possible communication signal. The Farmer opens the theme park at £30. Shaun, the flock and Lu-La enter disguised as Daleks. Shaun and Lu-La begin to climb the tall theme park sign, only for Red, Mugg-1N5 and M. A. D to arrive, attempting to catch Bitzer, still convinced he's an alien. Red converts her van into a giant robot and uses it to climb the sign to catch Bitzer. Red does discover Bitzer's true identity, but then discovers Lu-La climbing the sign. Shaun and Lu-La make it to the top of the structure and attempt to contact Topa. Eventually, Ub-Do and Me-Ma are signalled and arrive at the scene, reuniting with Lu-La. Red recognises the aliens from her childhood and vice versa. Shaun, Bitzer and the flock say their goodbyes, ending the Farmer's "Farmageddon". Whilst on their way back to Topa, Lu-La, Ub-Do and Me-Ma find the Farmer on their UFO. After being returned to Earth, the Farmer has bought his new tractor and gives it a spin, only for it to blow up, scaring Shaun, Bitzer and Timmy (also Fletcher). Also starring Simon Greenall as the twins, Emma Tate as Hazel, Andy Nyman as Nuts and Joe Sugg as Pizza Boy. Easy-to-spot and recognise sci-fi related spoofs and references included: E. T. the Extra-Terrestrial, Doctor Who, the Close Encounters of the Third Kind theme, The X Files theme, Arrival, and a tyre shop named H. G. Wheels (H. G. Wells). Shaun the Sheep is cute and lovable as always, the recognisable supporting characters are also likeable, and the new alien friend trying to get home is sweet as well. Like the previous movie outing, this goes back to the traditions of silent movies, obviously there are grunts, mumbles, sound effects and music, but otherwise there is no dialogue, and all the humour is visual and slapstick. It is well paced, a fun and enjoyable story, good action and jokes for both kids and adults, and of course superb stop-motion plasticine animation, definitely a film that appeals to the whole family, a great animated comedy adventure. It was nominated the Oscar for Best Animated Feature Film, and it was nominated the BAFTA for Best Animated Featured Film. Very good!