It turns out they’re not so angry.

Those “Angry Birds.”

In fact, most of them are darn cute, many in Easter Egg colors and as fluffy as bunnies. Oh, they do get angry, those “Angry Birds.”

In the animated feature film, “The Angry Birds Movie,” based on the popular game, they have good reason to get angry. Their peaceful island is invaded by green piggies under the pretext of friendly persuasion. All the piggies want is the birds’ eggs. The birds, led by Red (voiced by Jason Sudeikis), Chuck (Josh Gad), Bomb (Danny McBride) and Mighty Eagle (Peter Dinklage) must rally and retaliate.

If the storyline has the attention span of a pre-schooler being read a picture book by dad or mom falling asleep, “Angry Bird” more than compensates in brilliant colors, personable characters animation, and witty, if very pun-laden, dialogue and sight gags.

One of the gags, by the way, went beyond the pale of good taste (and can’t be described in a family publication) and, while parents may be mortified, children will probably take great delight in it.

It’s believed to be the first movie based on a smartphone app. Since its release in 2009, the “Angry Birds” game has been downloaded more than 3 billion times.

For this review, “Angry Birds” was seen in the regular 2D format. However, there is enough visual action (chases, falls, zooming birds, and too much hitting, slamming, kicking and falling for my tastes) and the animation drawings are so bright and fanciful that I wished I had had seen the movie in 3D.

The thick rectangular black eybrows alone on Red are almost animated characters of their own. Red’s reaction after he shows up late for a Hatch Day (Birthday party) is one of the film’s funniest scenes even if the film-makers push the limits of bad taste. An Anger Management Class for Red, Chuck and Bomb provides another funny scene.

Watch closely for the puns: A “Green Ham & Eggs” sign. A poster for “Kevin Bacon in ‘Hamlet.’” “Calvin Swine” underwear. Dialogue such as: “Anybody else got butterflies in your stomach?” “Probably because you ate too many caterpillars.”

The voice talents are good and plentiful: Maya Rudolph (Matilda), Bill Hader (Leonard), Sean Penn (Terrance), Keegan-Michael Key (Judge Peckinpah) and Kate McKinnon (Stella).

Clay Kaytis (Head of Animation, “Tangled,” 2010) and Fergal Reilly (Storyboard Artist, ”Hotel Transylvania,” 2012) make their theatrical feature directorial debut with a screenplay by Jon Vitti with the story by John Cohen Mikael Hed and Mikko Pöllä.

The scenes play off of and against a soundtrack that includes Black Sabbath’s “Paranoid”; Pete Townshend’s “Behind Blue Eyes” by Limp Bizkit; The Carpenters’ “Close to You” by Sally Stevens, and Gloria Gaynor’s “I Will Survive” by Demi Lovato.

Overall, “The Angry Birds Movie” made me quite happy.

“The Angry Birds Movie,”MPAA Rated PG (Parental Guidance Suggested. Some Material May Not Be Suitable For Children.) for rude humor and action; Genre: Animation, Action, Comedy: Run time: 1 hr., 37 min.; Distributed by Sony Pictures.

Box Office:May 27 weekend results were unavailable because of the early Memorial Day holiday deadline for the Focus section.

Unreel,June 4:

“Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows,”PG-13: Dave Green directs Stephen Amell, Megan Fox, Laura Linney and Alessandra Ambrosio in the fantasy comedy as the Turtles try to save the city from a dangerous threat.

“Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping,’’R: Directors Akiva Schaffer and Jorma Taccone direct Imogen Poots, Andy Samberg, Martin Sheen and Bill Hader in the music comedy about a former boy band member attempting a comeback.

“Me Before You,”PG-13: Thea Sharrock directs Emilia Clarke, Sam Claflin, Jenna Coleman, Charles Dance in the drama about a woman in a a small town who bonds with a recently-paralyzed man for whom she’s caring.

Three Popcorn Boxes out of Five Popcorn Boxes