I love this movie so much

The film creates a perfect balance between action and depth of basic needs, in the midst of an infertile atmosphere.

While it doesn't offer any answers, it both thrills and makes you think.

An old-fashioned movie made with new-fashioned finesse.

I first saw this short before 'The Incredibles' with some fellow college students and it's every bit as enjoyable as the film it preceded, albeit the initial distress of the lamb being shorn as the rain starts to pour. Also this is one of a few Pixar shorts that has some spoken dialogue that, like the narration, rhymes perfectly.The lamb is cute and I love his dancing as well as the country music score throughout. I did, however, find the jackalope odd at first glance since I'd never seen a hare and deer hybrid before. Nevertheless he was reassuring towards the lamb to tell him to bound to overcome his shyness and I liked the drum beats made by the jackalope's bounding. Like the dancing, the bounding catches on to the animals surrounding the lamb and in spite of the cliché of the 360-shot, I enjoyed watching the lamb bounding as the seasons change.All in all this a mostly cheerful short that had a distressing bit, which in turn made me sympathise with the lamb but appreciate his dancing and bounding as well. 8/10.

I don't think this is Pixar at their very best, like with Presto or Geri's Game, but it is a Pixar short film that I like very much. The narrative is very cute and engaging if not as snappily paced as One Man Band or Presto. However this doesn't matter so much because the animation as you'd always expect from Pixar is wonderful especially in the backgrounds, and musically it is one of Pixar's most satisfying, very melodic and memorable. I also loved the message, on which Boundin' is reliant, and felt it was presented in an uplifting way, and the characters have a certain likability to them. In conclusion, a very good short film, it is cute, short and sweet with wonderful animation and music and one of the better messages in any of their short films. 8/10 Bethany Cox

Boundin' (2003) *** 1/2 (out of 4)Pixar short about a happy-go-lucky sheep who dances his way across his Southern farm until one day his owners show up and shave his wool off. Being naked and embarrassed, he tries to avoid everyone until a jackalope shows up to teach him it doesn't matter what he looks like. I was really shocked at how entertaining this five-minute short was and how beautiful of a message it got across without being overly preachy. The message is hidden in a great musical number that has some very nice lyrics that come across very entertaining and one that you'll be tapping your foot to. The vocal works on all the little creatures is very good and mixes in quite well with the animation. The animation itself is very well done with some extremely nice images including the wonderful sequence where our sheep starts bouncing across various landscapes as his wool eventually grows back. Another nice spot was the actual look of the sheep naked. Very cute all around.

The first time I saw this movie on the Incredibles DVD, I was amazed and delighted. I had to go on and watch the "Who is Bud Luckey?" feature as well, when I realized that he is the genius behind this little piece of joyful animation.My 3 sisters and I (all adults or teens) were literally boundin' around the room, singing along to the melody and acting out the Jackalope's wise advice to the humiliated sheep. I was especially amused by the Jackalope because I have visited relatives in Wyoming who proudly display their "jackalope" trophies and tell everyone who passes through that these antlered rabbits really exist. I still remember my great-uncle (very much the Bud Luckey type) telling me how he caught one.I was shocked when I came to this site and read the cynical and negative reviews from people who disliked this short film; what is wrong with them, that their hearts and minds are so closed to a little piece of fun entertainment? Please bound along and lift up your hearts, and those around you. Don't let the temporary setbacks get you down.