Animated ‘Ferdinand’ is a big, beefy slice of slapstick fun

The animated story “Ferdinand” is a load of bull, and that’s a compliment.Brazilian director Carlos Saldanha, who helmed the “Rio” movies and two installments of the “Ice Age” franchise, transforms Munro Leaf’s 1936 children’s book into a free-wheeling and fun adventure story that will delight and amuse.Ferdinand was born on a ranch in Spain that raises the bovine competition for bullfighters. But unlike his dad (voiced by Jeremy Sisto) and t