Butcher, Paul

• Barnyard (2006)

  [3/10]

  "Imagine that Gary Larson had made a feature length version of his sentient cows from the 'Far Side' comics, then you might have an idea of what director Steve Oedekerk attempted with Barnyard."

• Kaze no tani no Naushika [Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind] (1984)

  [7/10]

  "Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind tells the story of a distant future where warfare and mass pollution have made the earth almost uninhabitable."

• Over the Hedge (2006)

  [5/10]

  "Over the Hedge gives a visually appealing presentation that easily ranks on the same level with other recent animated features, but the preachy moral messages in conflict with advocating robbery and vandalism lessen the enjoyment of the already thin plot."

  Average score: 5.00