A Town Called Panic

Funny, inventive... everything it says on the box is true. Watchable over and over, and the DVD extras that show some of how they made the movie are interesting - although subtitled like the movie itself. As a parent sometimes you are both reading the subtitle and interpreting the content for your kid which is a fun mental exercise. The story is funny and silly and the characters are a bit exaggerated and undeveloped but the driving force of the movie is the plot, which twists and turns delightfully. It really feels like the invention of children, but is also a beautiful and sometimes subversive work of film art.There is a bit of French cursing and some characters who are a bit angry. If you want a milder film for kids that is visually outside the box, check out Ponyo, My Neighbor Totoro and the other Studio Ghibli films.

My son found this online when he was 6 or 7 - we heard him laughing and laughing his head off in the TV room. He convinced my wife to see it, I hear the two of them dying in hysterics. So I watched it with him... OH MY GOD! This is a gem. The plot loops all over the place as the characters navigate mishap after mishap. There are dream sequences, music schools for animals, cellphones lost in endless sinkholes, farmers obsessed with tractors, and host of events that somehow come full circle in the end. There are aural delights — like when Horse demonstrates his piano playing, and tiny visual details that flit by your eye in a moment and are so so funny. Kids love this movie, adults love this movie. It's bizarre, indescribable and really it comes down to you just have to watch it.

I remember watching this movie with my brothers when I was around 9 years old. It was hilarious as a 9 year old. Today, the memory of this movie just strangely popped into my head. The thought was very random, but I am very glad I remembered it. I had forgotten the title, but all I had to do was google "cowboy and indian claymation," and sure enough this came up immediately. I am now 19 years old, and still found this movie hilarious. Honestly, I think I found the movie better now than I did as a kid, because I can read the subtitles a lot faster, and can fully appreciate the strange humor this movie has. It is one of the most creative films out there, and it has such a random plot that truly makes this the most unique experience you will have. I 100% recommend this odd little gem. It makes you feel a certain type of happy that is indescribable, and impossible to create by any other film.

This is a very kooky and fun French language film great for those with an ironic sense of humor. I have watched it several times and it’s a fun way to practice my French language comprehension.

A Town Called Panic is an amazing work of art. I understand it is based off of a tv series but I haven't had the pleasure of viewing that yet. I had no idea what to expect when I first saw this movie and read the description. And I still had no idea what to expect 10 mins into watching it lol After 15 mins or so you slowly sink into the story and you become involved into the "gangs" adventure. I'm a huge fan of claymation and movies that really take art and directing to a new level. However I am not always a fan of subtitles. The whole movie is in French and I was a bit worried about keeping up since the language is so fast. Do not worry fellow humans. If you can read a book you can keep up with the subtitles. The vocabulary is grade school which gives you time to really focus on thee amount of detail the people put into this movie. It's almost a where's waldo in terms of thee attention to detail they incorporated into this movie. Perfect for any movie enthusiast, family or couple. Excellent movie!

I'm not taking the time to write a review as well versed as some, but Amazon asked me to write what I thought, so here goes!A Town Called Panic, wow. I first heard about it when it was playing at the Brew n' View at the Vic theatre here in Chicago. Everyone kept walking out of the theatre, so it must be an acquired taste, if you don't like wacky things, subtitles or out there humor, this is not the movie for you.Plot: In a small town in France, a cowboy (Cowboy), an indian (Indien) and a horse (Cheval) are having an ordinary day when the indian and the cowboy discover that they have forgotten the horse's birthday. Since the horse has too many hats already, the next obvious thing to buy him is a grill. The cowboy and the indian go online to purchase some bricks to build the grill only to accidentally order 10,000,000 bricks instead of 1,000! Hilarity ensues...I just don't want to ruin the rest.All I can say is that I've been watching and waiting for this movie to come out and once it did, it was totally worth the 20 bucks!

I was first introduced to A Town called Panic via Youtube, and even then I knew this was something twisted to enjoy. Then a friend showed this to me on NetFlix and I knew right then and there I had to own a copy!No, not spit and polished like Aardman Studios, Not in the same vein as Robot Chicken and their use of toys to tell a tale. But with plastic farm animals and people. It literally looks like it was done as a student film, but until you realize how brilliantly simple and yet entertaining it is.The story revolves around a household where Cowboy and Indian wish to give their friend, Horse, a birthday gift, only to have a simple keystroke on a computer lead to complete chaos. All the neighbors are involved in the chaos, even aquatic inner earth creatures who are now involved. Plus where else you going to see a giant tracked penguin that flings huge snowballs globally? And all the meanwhile, Horse is doing his best to get a few precious moments with his girlfriend, Miss Longrey.The film is Belgian made, and in french, so unless you are great at French, watch the subtitled version. Its adult enough to enjoy and have laugh at, so don't expect this a kids film.Besides, you'll never look at cowboy and indian or farm toys the same way again!!