God bless Aardman animation...the only animation company in the world that can rival Pixar for consistence in the quality of their output. Having made three Oscar winning shorts starring Wallace & Gromit, it seemed logical the characters would participate in a feature length cinema adventure. And the result is the jolly excellent Curse Of The Were-Rabbit.
Perhaps the best thing about the Wallace & Gromit stuff is their stubborn Englishness. Everything exists in a timeless 50's/60's northern England setting...from the clothes, architecture and furniture...to the humour, traditions and old-fashioned morality of the characters (oh so polite and decent, don't you know). There's fun to be had spotting the horror references as the monstrous Were-Rabbit goes on a rampage while the imagination and technical expertise surpasses most of the competition in the industry.
I dread the day when frail old Peter Sallis dies. Here's hoping for many more Wallace & Gromit adventures before that fateful day arrives.
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I love Wallace & Gromit and I love this movie. It's simply wonderful stuff, packed with warmth and charm and tons of playful details. It's basically a homage to lots of classic monster movies referencing everything from An American Werewolf in London to King Kong. It's also very funny in a very British way. Gromit is simply one of the best comic creations ever. He's so expressive and long suffering for a blob of plasticine. After Pixar, Aardman are the best animation studio in the world as, like Pixar, they know it all starts and ends with story and character. And that's exactly what you get here. Genius!
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