Gordon-11 This short animated film tells the story of a lamb who is sheared by humans. He is embarrassed by his appearance, and is laughed at by other animals. A deer then shows him that he can cheer up by bouncing around."Boundin'" is quite different from other Pixar animations because, not only it has spoken words, they are in rhymes as well. The story is simple but positive. Yet, I did not quite appeal to me because the I am not a fan of the nursery rhymes in the animation. It is not as effective and touching as other Pixar shorts either.

sashank_kini-1 Pixar's 4 minute short presents an optimistic message of self-confidence in highs and lows. Its a very simple and catholic message, as everyone can understand it in the first go. Some may find the message to be too simplistic and say "Oh, not another morale-boosting schmutz" but Pixar aims at sending across simple and positive messages as its main audience is young kids. And the song and dance sequence would surely stay in a kid's mind. I can relate to the film because for three years I was without my front tooth and was hesitant to talk because I looked funny and I was a bit afraid of going to the dentist. And in such times, friends may or may not help since most of them are concerned about their own appearances, especially in this materialistic modern world.Another example, a recent one is when I had acute hepatitis A and was in the hospital. I had some project related work and was given assurance by two of my friends not to worry and to take care. Another group called me up and asked me why I was not going to come and when I told them about my health, their first question was: "Hey, since you are not coming, why don't you send us your laptop right now because we need one?" And they didn't even bother to ask how I was feeling then.So there are friends and then there are guardian angels. The sheep over here loses his fleece, which was his only vanity and becomes demoralized and stops dancing. Its guardian angel is a practical jackalope.Now some may interpret the message wrongly as one where the sheep shouldn't lose hope even when it isn't 'exploited', but I feel that's not a particularly right interpretation. To me, it refers to situations beyond one's control, though to avoid a wrong interpretation, I feel that the film could've added an additional scene where the sheep is no longer shaved, once the people notice how happy it is boundin.My rating: 7/10

hollyandcat What a lovely little extra to find with my Incredibles DVD! This is a great little animated rhyme about a Sheep and a Jackalope. The sheep with his glossy coat dances for his friends and they dance too. One day he is shorn and he gets unhappy till a Jackalope comes and rescues him with a new move- the bound! - "you'll find that your up in whats called a bound." "I must say that they found his dancing enhancing for they'd also join in the play." Proof if it was needed that looks aren't everything and that even without his trademark coat he can still be happy and make his friends happy too. When he would bound so would they and they all liked it!

rbverhoef 'Boundin'' is not as good or funny as Pixar's 'For the Birds' or 'Mike's New Car', but it is charming in its own little way. It tells about a proud sheep who becomes shy when he is shaved, suddenly naked, one day. A jackalope hops along and explains to the sheep he can still be proud, all he has to do is bounce and not care about other opinions. The sheep takes the advice.This nice short shows events, but we also hear them. The story is narrated (by Bud Luckey) in a fun way, making it sound like poetry. The animation, as expected from Pixar, is beautiful and although it does not make you laugh that much you will have a big smile on your face the entire time. See it for for entertaining minutes.