Category Archives: Great Chicken Scenes

Great Chicken Scenes #5: ‘Five Element Ninjas’ (1982)

Posted on August 9, 2012 by Michael

In this short extract from Chang Cheh’s magnificent martial arts comic-strip Five Element Ninjas (1982), Shao Tien-hao (Tien-chi Cheng), the only survivor of a ninja massacre that wiped out his entire clan, is introduced to his future comrades-in-arms and is … Continue reading →

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Great Chicken Scenes #4: ‘Withnail & I’ (1986)

Posted on July 17, 2012 by Michael

Possibly the finest and certainly the funniest chicken scene in the whole of British cinema history, this is what happens when Withnail (Richard E. Grant) and Marwood (Paul McGann) take up the local farmer’s offer to supply the core ingredient … Continue reading →

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Great Chicken Scenes #3: ‘City of God’ (2002)

Posted on July 10, 2012 by Michael

What with all the excitement over Sunday’s discovery of the chickens’ psychic powers, I completely forgot to upload the regular weekly Great Chicken Scene.  But better late than never, as this is the show-stopping chase that opens Fernando Meirelles and Kátia … Continue reading →

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Great Chicken Scenes #2: ‘Stroszek’ (1977)

Posted on July 1, 2012 by Michael

Since Werner Herzog was quoted earlier today, and since his 1977 film Stroszek was cited in the first (and so far only) comment posted on this blog, it was a natural for number two in this series.  Indeed, like the … Continue reading →

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Great Chicken Scenes #1: ‘El Bruto’ (1952)

Posted on June 24, 2012 by Michael

Given that I work as a film critic for my day job, I naturally can’t resist celebrating some of the great chicken scenes that have graced the silver screen over the last century and a bit, so this will be … Continue reading →

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