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Wallace and Gromit are the best
I love Wallace and Gromit and this movie is very very good. This movie has action(is not violence),adventure,mystery and is very funny. I already saw all the others Wallace and Gromits. This movie is very cute. If I were you I would buy the other DVD of the 3 others different movies of Wallace and Gromit. <
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>Daniel Favoretto Rocha

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After being first introduced in 1989 and featured in several celebrated animated shorts, Nick Park's beloved stop-motion characters finally star in their first animated feature film. Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit can be relished on two levels. Children will find much to enjoy in this hilarious tale of mutual, steadfast friendship between a man and his dog, while grown-ups will snort with laughter over the more sophisticated themes and parodies presented throughout the film. <
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>Now the wacky plot: Cheese-obsessed Wallace and his reliable dog Gromit run Anti-Pesto, a security service for the town's produce. When Wallace, who's also an inventor, combines his Mind-O-Matic machine with his Bunny Vac 6000 gadget and attempts to brainwash captive rabbits into an anti-vegetable state of mind, things go awry. A mishap involving Wallace and one of the bunnies gives birth to the were-rabbit (its latin name being "carrotus apetitus giganticus"), a monstrous and ravenous creature who, when the full moon is out, rampages thru the town's prized vegetable gardens, sending waves of shock and distress throughout the townspeople, who, of course, blame Anti-Pesto. But the kindly Lady Tottington grants Wallace another chance to stop the carnage. Now, with a few days before the all-important, annual Giant Vegetable Competition, can Wallace and Gromit ensnare the were-rabbit before all the produce is munched? <
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>I passed on this one during its theatre release. But I've been wondering why Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit merited the Oscar for best animated film, and, now, after having finished watching all the clever wackiness, I can, without reservation, say that this indeed was the best animation (and one of the best films, in general) of 2005. Kudos to Nick Park. This really is the height of stop motion clay animation. The smooth, seamless realization of the animated models (how painstaking was that?), the stunning, colorful visuals, the quirky storyline, and the subversive humor (which'll go right over the tiny tots' heads, never fear) provide endless entertainment, "endless" being the length of 85 minutes. There are throwaway gags here which made me chuckle in appreciation, gag moments which are fleeting yet are key in adding that extra oomph to the lushness of the story. Some of my favorite touches: the Vicar's Pro Nun Wrestling magazine, the displaced cotton candy floating across a scene like an errant tumbleweed, the camera angle as Lady Totty innocently declares, "He's never shown any interest in my produce," and the label on the box which cloths Wallace. <
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>To me, the star of the show is the non-talking yet exquisitely expressive Gromit. Without uttering a word, he manages to convey his personality to the audience via soulful body language, which is more subtle, but just as expressive, as a silent film actor. Gromit is clever, loyal, brave, and resourceful and is truly Wallace's best friend. Despite being the canine of the duo, he seems to be the more practical one. Wallace (voiced by Peter Sallis) seems to be your typically brilliant and eccentric, head in the clouds, semi-klutzy fella, who is genuinely fond of his dog Gromit, who he treats more as an equal than a pet. Helena Bonham Carter poshly voices Lady Tottington, a lady of the manor who espouses a more humane solution to the infestation problem. Ralph Fiennes is Victor, the requisite be-wigged baddie, who lords it as a mighty hunter and greedily eyes Lady Tottington's assets. <
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>There's a ton of special features here: the cracking commentary by co-directors and writers Steve Box and Nick Park; 6 deleted scenes (including an alternate opening) with commentary option; "How Wallace & Gromit Went to Hollywood" - a feature which chronicles the history of Wallace & Gromit's journey from conceptual idea, to award-winning animated shorts, to on-screen full length film reality; the informative Behind-the-Scenes of "The Curse of the Were-Rabbit"; A Day in the Life of Aardman - a featurette on the inner workings and technical aspects of the film; How to Build a Bunny - in which model maker Harriet Thomas demonstrates how a model bunny is crafted with Plasticine clay; "Stage Fright" - an award-winning Aardman animated short with commentary option; and the family album (signs, storyboards, photos of Wallace & Gromit, and "behind the scenes" photos, where you can gauge the scale of the miniature models). <
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>If you haven't experienced Wallace & Gromit's wonderful animated shorts - "A Grand Day Out" (1989), "The Wrong Trousers" (1993), and "A Close Shave" (1995) - then you're missing out, trust me. I'm kicking myself in the pants for not latching on to this franchise sooner. Further, there are 10 Wallace & Gromit shorts, each about 2 and a half minutes long, floating around, but they may be too hard to get a hold of. <
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