Yet that's what can be found in "Barnyard: The Original Party Animals," a movie where the animals throw barn dances, watch television and generally party it up once the farmer closes shop for the ...

I understand that realism is not the main goal in an animated movie about anthropomorphized farm animals, but, seriously, what's with the male cows in "Barnyard"?

Barnyard (PG, 83 minutes) August 4, 2006. Barnyard (PG, 83 minutes) Kids 8 and older may laugh now and again at this ill-conceived animated comic fable about barnyard animals who party like frat ...

"Barnyard: The Original Party Animals," a Paramount Pictures release, is rated PG for some mild peril and rude humor. Running time: 83 minutes. Two and a half stars out of four.

She also wrote about independent, foreign and studio movies and occasionally TV and theater stories. Born in East Orange, N.J., she received her master’s degree in film history and criticism at USC.