It's MOVIE time!! (Wallace & Gromit: Curse of the Were-Rabbit)

Starting from this post...ANY film that I go and see either at the cinema, on tv, or on DVD, I'll give a review of what I think, how I feel etc....

Todays film is the new stop-motion animated flick from the creators of Chicken Run,

Wallace and Gromit: Curse of the Were-Rabbit

It's 'vege-mania' in Wallace and Gromit's neighborhood, and our two enterprising chums are cashing in with their humane pest-control outfit, "Anti-Pesto." With only days to go before the annual Giant Vegetable Competition, business is booming, but Wallace & Gromit are finding out that running a "humane" pest control outfit has its drawbacks as their West Wallaby Street home fills to the brim with captive rabbits. Suddenly, a huge, mysterious, veg-ravaging "beast" begins attacking the town's sacred vegetable plots at night, and the competition hostess, Lady Tottington, commissions Anti-Pesto to catch it and save the day. Lying in wait, however, is Lady Tottington's snobby suitor, Victor Quartermaine, who'd rather shoot the beast and secure the position of local hero-not to mention Lady Tottingon's hand in marriage. With the fate of the competition in the balance, Lady Tottington is eventually forced to allow Victor to hunt down the vegetable chomping marauder. Little does she know that Victor's real intent could have dire consequences for her ...and our two heroes. - Summary written by Dreamworks SKG

Before I went to see this film I was BOMBARDED by the amount of hype and heresay of this film. Obviously being a huge fan I got caught up in it and had a great amount of expectation. Fortunately for the filmakers of this delightful film, the hype was matched. I wouldn't say that they film surpassed the hype (few films do) but it was an enjoyable outing with Nick Park's claim to fame characters Wallace and Gromit.

The aspect of the film that seems to draw its many fans are the broad English accents that all the characters have in the film and the comedic creations of Wallace's crazy contraptions. This time around its "Anit-Pesto" a service that has been setup to eliminate the pests that devour all the vegetable grown by the townspeople.

The humor is very predictable but what makes it so funny is the simplicity and the reactions of the characters on-screen. Particularly Gromit, who with NO voice or visible mouth makes all his expressions through his eyes. A true testament to Nick Park's animation style.

All audiences around the globe will be enterained by the broad northern accents of the Policeman to the sophisticated accents of Lady Tottington. The film also throws in a few subtle adult jokes for good measure.

Every character has been developed with amazing attention to detail...think...a kind of British Simpsons....lots of little details in the background and a few homages to other films to boot.

There's a small amount of CG effects built into the film but for purposes of what taditional stop-motion can and can't do...the computer work blends so well you don't even notice. Every detail has been added to make them look clay...fingerprints and small dents are produced to make the shots look like they were stop-amimated.

Overall this film is a MUST-SEE. Cinema has been trying too hard to scare us with all the horror/slasher pics out there. Finally there's something that can poke fun and still be very entertaining at the same time. Fun for all the family and finally chance to see Wallace and Gromit on the big screen. Buy your ticket today!!

RATING: 4.5 /5