I've just watched this film again and it's still as much fun as always. Packed with jokes and able to appeal to both children and adults without resorting to the sort of nudging-and-winking that seems to have become endemic post-shrek.
Brilliant Movie, the goofyspook, burtonesque theme is a wonderful thing to dwelve into, especially in cozy evenings at home. A good successor of the three short movies by Ardman. Although I found Ralph Fiennes' voicework was a bit heartless. Go see it !
Wallace: "I'm sorry, Gromit. I know you're doing this for my own good, but the fact is I'm just crackers about cheese. Look, if I must change me ways, at least let me do it my way, with technology.
[Lowers the Mind Manipulation-omatic onto his head]
Wallace: It's time we tried my latest invention, the Mind Manipulation-omatic. It extracts unwanted thoughts and desires. I haven't tested it yet, but it should be perfectly safe. Just a bit of harmless brain alteration, that's all."
Wallace is a cheese loving inventor of extraordinary contraptions and Gromit is his faithful and street-wise dog. Despite Wallace's inventive cleverness, he is quite the halfwit and without Gromit around to save him from bad decisions, he would have perished long ago. In Curse of the Were-Rabbit, the duo have started a business venture called Anti-Pesto- a humane pest control service cherished by the local vegetable growing community for protecting their gardens, particularly during the lead up to the annual Giant Vegetable Competition at Tottington Manor. All is fine until a monster sized rabbit starts terrorising the local veggie patches and leaving Anti-Pesto's reputation in tatters. To complicate matters further Wallace has fallen for Lady Tottington (voiced by Helena Bonham Carter) after impressing her with his humane pest control techniques. This infuriates jealous Victor Quartermaine (Ralph Fiennes) whose only solution to anything seems to involve a gun. Smart, fast, and incredibly funny, Curse informs as it entertains. There are ample discussion-worthy lessons for young adults starting with the reality that do-gooders sometime cause harm despite noble intentions. The Curse of the Were-Rabbit may be a fine reminder of the magic of stop-motion animation, but there's so much more to it; lovable characters, fun situations, and a story that can be enjoyed by all.
I'm sorry, Gromit. I know you're doing this for my own good, but the fact is I'm just crackers about cheese. Look, if I must change me ways, at least let me do it my way, with technology. It's time we tried my latest invention, the Mind Manipulation-omatic. It extracts unwanted thoughts and desires. I haven't tested it yet, but it should be perfectly safe. Just a bit of harmless brain alteration, that's all.
Directed by: Nick Park Starring: Peter Sallis, Ralph Fiennes, Helena Bonham Carter, Peter Kay, Nicholas Smith
Genre: Animation/Adventure/Comedy/Family
Running time: 85 minutes
My review:
With just four days to go until Tottingtons Giant Vegetable Competition, all is well with the villages vegetable crop, thanks to the watchful eye of Anti-Pesto, run by keen inventor Wallace and his loyal dog, Gromit. But when a mythical creature, known as the Were-Rabbit, starts terrorising the locals, the redoubtable duo find themselves in a fight unlike any they?ve faced before. This film is without a doubt of the funniest animated films ever made in the history of cinema. This film was really clever because there were so many really cool jokes that made me laugh really hard. It is funny because this film is obviously British but it has typical British jokes within the script. This film was a very typical childrens film too but was in a slight way quite complex for a family film compared to any other animated film in the past. The voice acting was absolutely hilarious from Peter Sallis, Ralph Fiennes, Helena Bonham Carter, Peter Kay and a few others. They were all exactly precise with the moving animation. This film was really well written for an animated film with such clever jokes that were all in the correct and appropriate scenes too. This film was very different compared to the three shorts because obviously its a film but mostly because it becomes really personal and it is usually Wallace and Gromit who are the heroes but that sort of changes. I think the main thing that made this film as good as the three shorts was because of the original characters of Wallace And Gromit and of what they actually still have when they both work together. Wallaces greed with cheese is still exactly the same but sort of became different because of the vegetables. Gromit becomes more heroic than ever. I loved Wallace and Gromits relationship once again. They both work well as a team but when things take drastic turns, that changes. I found Wallace and Lady Tottingtons relationship really funny because it was love but also a humourous friendly relationship too. I think that Wallaces relationship with Victor Quartermaine was obviously a rivalry but a rivalry that bizarrely was hilarious and made me laugh because there were a lot of funny and clever jokes involved particularly when they both first met at Tottington Hall. The twist was obviously when the Were-Rabbit came into it for the first time. This film didnt have any bad language at all but it just had humurous and quite crude jokes that were typical kids jokes. This film had awesome visual effects for an animated film where the characters are made of plastisine. This film was only nominated for one Academy Awards and that was Best Animated Picture 2005 and it rightly so won by beating Tim Burtons Corpse Bride and Hayao Miyazakis Howls Moving Castle and for good reason too. I liked this more than Chicken Run because it was cleverer and was funnier even though Chicken Run was still hilarious! This film didnt disappoint me at all. I just cannot wait for the fourth Wallace And Gromit short film that comes on Christmas Day 2008. Also, I really hope there will be another film coming out soon. Wallace And Gromit In The Curse Of The Were-Rabbit is the best British animated film of all time without a doubt. This film shows that we British can make awesome films like the Americans can. Masterpiece!!!
The epitome of Nick Park's creations and the work of those brilliant minds at Aardman Animations. Smart, hilarious, transcendentally silly fun, sure to enchant toddlers, great-grandparents and everybody in between. Among the most inventive animated films ever made. I can't remember the last time I was so happy for someone for winning an Oscar.
Probably the weakest year ever for animation but The Curse of the Were Rabbit certainly left a smile on my face giving "Wallace and Gromit go the moon" a run for it's money.
Great kid's and family film! The voice acting is hilarious and very well done by Carter and Fiennes. I enjoy watching this one and the original three shorts, so if you like those then you'll enjoy this one. There's something in here for everyone in this cool piece of claymation. So you can enjoy this film if your a child or the parent.
Yes, yes, yes. Wallace and Gromit have never been this funny. I'm always a bit apprehensive when people take a tv series or as in this case a few short movies and try to make a full length feature film. It usually fails, as in the case with Family Guy for instance, these types of works are usually better suited in a shorter format. But this works, it's even better than the short films. Great humor in both animation and the story.
Luego de que los carismáticos personajes creados por Nick Park: Wallace, inventor, y Gromit, su inteligente perro, se dieran a conocer con el cortometraje A Great Day Out With Wallace & Gromit (1989), y se fueran consolidando con Wallace & Gromit in The Wrong Trousers (1996) y Wallace & Gromit in A Close Shave (1995), la casa productora Aardman -fundada por Park-, ha conseguido llevar a la pantalla a estos simpáticos personajes en su primer largometraje: Wallace & Gromit in The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005).
Coproducida por la Dreamworks, que por fortuna dio total libertad creativa a Park y su equipo, los admiradores de la rudimentaria técnica de animación en plastilina (entre los que me incluyo) podemos gozar de una nueva aventura de Wallace y Gromit. La película es un divertido relato infantil de terror, que aglomera ingeniosamente múltiples referencias a las clásicas películas de terror de la Universal (The Wolf Man, Frankenstein), al igual que una de las mejores referencias paródicas que se hayan hecho de King Kong: un enorme y monstruoso conejo que causa pavor entre los habitantes de West Wallaby.
¿Y la historia? La trama es de lo más entretenida. Sus gags son encantadores, que hacen guiños divertidísimos al género de terror (la forma de Gromit de cortar unas zanahorias, los experimentos de Wallace bajo la luna llena, las mutaciones, etc). En medio de todo, se encuentra delicadamente inmersa la subtrama del siempre enamoradizo Wallace con la señora Tottington (voz de Helena Bonham Carter), que tendrá como rival a un cazador de conejos, Victor Quatermain (voz de Ralph Fiennes). Más en pantallanueve.blogspot.com
The things Aardman studios can do is breathtaking. They took their sweet time with this movie but, damn it, it was worth every second. It is arguably the greatest achievment in animation. Not for story, no, but for sheer groundbreaking visuals. How do they get it all right in the end? It's unfathomable. Claymation is one of my favorite mediums and they do not come any better than this.
You want to see rabbits multiply than catch this movie.A lot of rabbits but one bad bunny who steals from everyones gardens that they created for showing.
A wonderful movie. It's hilariously funny! I can't help but laugh from the very start to the end. Plus, this one is a mixture, I think, of many types: a little horror, a little comedy, a little romance... And it turns out to be extremely good, which is not a misnomer for an Oscar winner. My family gathered by the TV on a Saturaday evening and had a really good time watching it. The characters with the lines are so cool! But above all, I have to say again, are many jocular details. From the appearances of the characters to their words and the sound and many other little funny scenes... they made my Saturday unforgettable!
hahahaha. i dont like the dude. gets on my nerves. yes, i have nerves, do you? i like the dog. he rocks. he reminds me of a certain buddy of mine. no, not you, bff. someone else. someone much else. hahahah.
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