Review: Chickenhare and the Secret of the Groundhog is a lively adventure
You may be asking yourself, "What is a chickenhare?" But, my friend, the answer is so simple. It's a chickenhare, a cross between a chicken and a hare (basically all hare except for the chicken legs and the smatter of feathers that sometimes power up to make the ears into wings). It's also the name of our hero in Chickenhare and the Secret of the Groundhog , the second film in the franchise, but the first that I've seen. Adapted from a series of graphic novels, Chickenhare is a heroic adventurer in the vein of Indiana Jones. He travels around with his trusty companions, a nervous nerdy turtle named Abe and martial arts expert skunk Meg, finding treasures, avoiding danger, and just basically being cool. The gang's dynamic immediately made me think of Sly Cooper (probably because of Abe resembling Bentley), which is to say, I immediately felt at home with them. From the film's cold open operation, which involves them retrieving a mythical spork, I was in: I...
