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A decade after their last hilarious short, the Oscar-winning A Close Shave, Claymation wonders Wallace and Gromit return for a full-length adventure. Daffy scientist Wallace (voiced by Peter Sallis) and his heroic dog Gromit are doing well with their business, Anti-Pesto, a varmint-hunting outfit designed to keep their English town safe from rabbits chomping on prized vegetables. Wallace meets Lady Tottington (Helena Bonham Carter), who appreciates Wallace's humane way of dealing with rabbits (courtesy of the Bun-Vac 6000), and sets up a rivalry with the gun-toting Victor Quartermaine (Ralph Fiennes, enjoying himself more than ever). Creator Nick Park, with co-director/writer Steve Box, delivers a story worthy of the 85-minute running time, although it stretches the act a bit; the formula plays better shorter, but the literally hand-crafted film is a joy to watch. Taking a chapter from classic horror films, a giant were-rabbit is soon on the prowl, and the town is up in arms, what with the annual vegetable contest close at hand. (Anyone who's seen the previous three shorts knows who saves the day.) Never content to do something simply when the extravagant will do, W&G's lives are filled with whimsical Rude Goldberg-style devices, and the opening number showcasing their alarm system is pure Aardman Animation at its finest. Even though there's a new twist here--a few mild sight gags aimed at adults--this G-rated film will delight young and old alike as Park, like team Pixar, seems incapable of making anything but an outstanding film. --Doug Thomas, Amazon.com
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Wallace and his loyal dog, Gromit, set out to discover the mystery behind the garden sabotage that plagues their village and threatens the annual giant vegetable growing contest.
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60 of 63 people found the following review helpful
By A Customer
Format:DVD
Another sucess for Nick Park and co, this movie is yet another jewel in Aardman's crown. With a wide variety of characters and more visual gags than you can shake a stick at (or in this particular case, shake a carrot at) this is Wallace and Gromit as you've never seen them before. Since A Close Shave, they are now running a veg protection business called 'Anti-Pesto'. With the Giant Vegetable Competition only days away, a huge ravenous beast is on the loose, threatening to spoil everything. Can Wallace and Gromit catch him? This DVD will contain the following extras:
Anamorphic Widescreen Presentation
English DD5.1 Surround
English subtitles
Cracking Commentary with Nick Park and Steve Box
Deleted Scenes
How Wallace and Gromit Went To Hollywood
Behind The Scenes Of The Curse Of The Were-Rabbit
A Day In The Life At Aardman
How To Build A Bunny
The Family Album
Games such as: Anti-Pesto SWAT Team, Victor Quartermaine's Guide To Cool, and Style With Lady Tottington.
DVD-ROM Printables
Making of the Were-Rabbit
All 10 'Wallace & Gromit's Cracking Contraptions' shorts
The Amazing World of Wallace & Gromit
Stage Fright
5/5. A truly wonderful Wallace and Gromit movie.
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
By Jack Keane
Format:DVD
Wallace & Gromit seem to have been around forever. They've been catapulted to fame from three wonderful, oscar-winning shorts and now here comes their movie. No pressure then... It certainly doesn't feel like it.
This is an effortless film, full of visual and word puns. The films are a celebration of all things English. Our two heroes are not only on a par with great animated characters, like Bugs and Daffy, but are two of the great comic characters in film, alongside Laurel & Hardy. We're very lucky to be around while Nick Park makes films. He is a cinema giant making films that will be watched many years from now.
That said, the pair, like the aforementioned Stan & Ollie, do work better in the short format. The film, while never stretched, demands a lot from our trusted pair... Mr. Wallace is often off screen as the plot requires so it's up to his trusted friend Gromit to rescue both him and the film. Has he let us down yet?
It's a wonderful film for adults and children. The best that can be said for it is that it deserves a place on your mantlepiece alongside the three other charming shorts.
This is an effortless film, full of visual and word puns. The films are a celebration of all things English. Our two heroes are not only on a par with great animated characters, like Bugs and Daffy, but are two of the great comic characters in film, alongside Laurel & Hardy. We're very lucky to be around while Nick Park makes films. He is a cinema giant making films that will be watched many years from now.
That said, the pair, like the aforementioned Stan & Ollie, do work better in the short format. The film, while never stretched, demands a lot from our trusted pair... Mr. Wallace is often off screen as the plot requires so it's up to his trusted friend Gromit to rescue both him and the film. Has he let us down yet?
It's a wonderful film for adults and children. The best that can be said for it is that it deserves a place on your mantlepiece alongside the three other charming shorts.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
An eagerly awaited full length feature film from Aardman starring the award-winning animated duo, Wallace and Gromit: The Curse Of The Were-Rabbit lives up to expectations by having a good story, humour for kids and knowing wit for adults.
The quintessentially English duo have a job catching and looking after rabbits to ensure that nothing is spoilt or eaten for the forthcoming annual vegetable show. All is going well till one of Wallace's eccentric inventions gets into the mix with catastrophic results though it all, of course, turns out fine in the end.
A charming film with strong characters and Gromit's silent stares expressing more than any words. Well worth seeing.
The quintessentially English duo have a job catching and looking after rabbits to ensure that nothing is spoilt or eaten for the forthcoming annual vegetable show. All is going well till one of Wallace's eccentric inventions gets into the mix with catastrophic results though it all, of course, turns out fine in the end.
A charming film with strong characters and Gromit's silent stares expressing more than any words. Well worth seeing.
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Am a wallace and gromit fan so was pleased to have this.
Great to watch over and over again just to pick out the expertly performed background features.
Great to watch over and over again just to pick out the expertly performed background features.
Published 8 days ago by Mary Corless
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Great price for an excellent film
Arrived very quickly, my young daughter loves this now more than A close shave and Annie. Great price. Great buy and we have yet to look at the bonus disc.
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Needed to replace a slighty worn copy, this was just what I wanted and very cheap too! Great value and quick service.
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Great fun and everything i would expect from Wallace and Grommit. My 18 month old daughter loves it!
Good film for all the family
Good film for all the family
Published 1 month ago by Greg Cupitt-Jones
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Cracking Film Gromit!
This film is very memorable from my childhood and as my Surname is Wallis (Not spelt the same way obviously) I have always had a soft spot for Wallace and Gromit. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Samuel Wallis
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Wallace and Gromit
This is a most entertaining film and we love watching it over and over again; Aardman deserve all the praise they get: Highly recommended
Published 1 month ago by Martin Pallett
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An amusing story which kept us all happy!
Really, we bought this DVD for the grandchildren to watch, but we sat with them and I think that the grandparents got more fun from the DVD than the grandchildren. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Peter
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great
My kids were very pleased when I brought them this. This is the two disc special edition which my kids found as a added bonus as they love anything Wallace And Gromit.
Published 2 months ago by Nessa
4.0 out of 5 stars
''Cracking film, Gromit!''
Wallace and Gromit, a series of 4 half-hour episode and 1 movie made and set in-between the third and forth episodes - ''A Close Shave'' and ''A Matter of Loaf and Death''. Read more
Published 2 months ago by KRB
5.0 out of 5 stars
Very funny!
Perfect family film with a Gothic twist! Like the 2 disc edition as you get to see how Nick Park created all the different characters and effects.
Published 2 months ago by Vickila
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