In a movie without any true dialogue, the silence of these lambs speaks volumes.

A shake up in the daily grind on an English farm is schemed by the sheep. They lull the farmer into blissful slumber by continuously jumping over a fence in front of him. Bitzer, the farmer’s canine companion, is distracted by a duck who is paid off in bread slices. Shaun and his sheep buddies are now on Easy Street living the good life. Then the camper containing the snoozing farmer ends up out of control on the way to The Big City. The hilarity and debauchery that ensues is truly epic.

This is such a simple tale “told” in an extremely unique manner. It is full of well thought out story arcs and wonderful animation. Shaun’s ability to quickly draw elaborate landscapes and master plans without opposable thumbs was one of my favorite subtleties. This movie is refreshingly light hearted and appeals to anyone tickled by intelligent humor.

Shaun the Sheep “wools” its way to elite Film Clas status as this stop motion classic gathers 4.95 napkins out of 5.