Wallace & Gromit: Curse of the Were-Rabbit [DVD] [2005] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC]

Absolutely brilliant..Love the attention to detail and imagination particularly in the script...but stuff going on in every scene..5 stars not enough..Suitable for adults and kids

Wallace and Gromit have always been big faves with me so I was delighted/intrigued to see how Nick Park would hold my attention for over an hour of plasticine high japes. The result is excellent borrowing from Hammer house of horror classics, An american werewolf in London and even King Kong gets a subtle nod all done to the delicious "oop north" background in which it's set. The Tottington Hall vegetable competition looms so who better to guard your prize veg than Anti-Pasto( our heroes W+G)things go smoothly and they even bag an influential client in Lady Tottington (ably voiced by Helena Bonham Carter)but the combination of one of Wallace's inventions and his clumsiness causes a rabbitt's mind to be wiped free of veg loving thoughts. This beast is feared and ostracised by the other rabbits. An outbreak of veg carnage ensues... Will they catch the beast or is he nearer to home? Guest voices include the mighty Peter Kaye as the police man and Ralph Fiennes as the dastardly cad Victor"what you see is what you get" Quartermaine This truly has a depth and clarity that will make the original three projects look amateur in comparison. The were rabbitt is a comedic work of genius and the transformation scene is brilliantly realised and very funny. The plasticine characters have taken on a life of their own. I look forward to more Nick Park ventures but the guy probably needs a break!

Five stars are just not enough for this brilliant film. It captures all the charm of the simpler short films, and builds on a feature length plot and a multitude of wonderful creatures and characters. The bunnies are cute, the Ralf Fiennes character just made me weep with laughter. The vicar and the townsfolk are all little gems of their own. The detail of this film is just incredible. Walace’s wacky inventions, the hall and its roof-top conservatory, and so on throughout the film. There is always something to catch the eye, and something to make you laugh. Gromit is one of the great comic characters of any age of movies. Simple humour, of gesture and timing. My four year old loved it, my six year old loved it. I’m going to watch this DVD over and over and still get real pleasure for years to come.

This one is different, if only because I'm not giving 5 stars. I'd heard lots of things about this film: that it wasn't a realistic portrayal of British life (yes, honestly); that Aardman had `gone digital'; that it `lacked the emotional content' of the best American animation. The first of these hardly deserves notice except to say, what is? Only a handful of TV shows and even fewer films. The second is not true - there are a few digital effects, but Nick Park knows stop-motion is his trademark and it is the fundamental technique of this film. As for the third, in so far as it's true it's a strength. Wallace & Gromit embody traditional British values; the emotion is there alright but it's not worn on the sleeve. As with all `pure' comedy, there's a problem sustaining the running time of a full-length feature. Like others before them, the team re-hash some ideas from the short films: the business-on-wheels, the cuddly animals (rabbits instead of sheep), the climactic aeroplane sequence. You couldn't say it's the masterpiece artistically that it undoubtedly is technically; yet it has the lightness of touch characteristic of the best British comedy, and above all that life-affirming quality which is peculiar to this dynamic duo.

My kids (3 and 5) are W&G addicts: Wrong Trousers; Close Shave; Loaf and Death; Day Out. I am a W&G admirer, actually more of a Nick Park admirer having watched the progression and development of the animations above, in awe of the detail and humour to be found therein - I'm sure I miss more than 50% of what the animators put into them, but I don't have the time to watch everything in slo-mo. Well, if I thought Nick Park had reached great heights with A Matter of Loaf and Death, he rocketed past them with The Curse of the Were-Rabbit. The storyline is about as outrageous as you can get, but then anything is possible in modelling clay, but stick with it, there are some outrageous characters to go with it: Victor Quartermaine with his amazing wig; Lady Campanula Tottington with her corn-cob dress; Reverend Clement Hedges as the stereotypic vicar; all helped along with a star voice-over cast (the evergreen Peter Sallis, Helena Bonham Carter, Ralph Fiennes, Peter Kay, Nicolas Smith, etc). The star of the show is, of course, Grommit and the scene where he follows the Were-Rabbit down his tunnel while driving Wallace's van, is comparable with a Bourne car chase. Everything, as always, turns out alright in the end - but to get there you have to follow the madcap characters and scenes invented by Nick Park, Bob Baker, Steve Box and Mark Burton. Definitely one to watch in slow motion.

Great movie

another smashing adventure featuring a cracking cast of actors playing us eh Gromit?! Not a fan of the dreamworks connection but this is still an Aardman/ Nick Park film very British and very amusing. R.I.P Peter Sallis sadly missed. No one can voice Wallace like him and I hope they don't try. If you buy this then you MUST have the complete Wallace and Gromit film collection. If you don't then I recommend that you buy them and immerse yourself in a few hours of sbeer escapism in the world od Wallace and Gromit. Thank you Nick Park.

Loved this movie since I was a kid, never gets old

Fans of the claymation characters will want to have this in their collection simply because it's just one more great film in the canon. And it is longer than the original shorts, so we have more to delight in. Aside from that: good quality DVD with no issues watching or with sound.

Nick Park & Co sind einfach nur originell - Liebe zum Detail in Kombination mit guter Beobachtungsgabe

Voici la ré-édition du même DVD mais avec le nouveau film en prime (Un Sacré Pétrin), qui est le meilleur de tous (et pourtant, les autres sont déjà très bons !). Un total de 4 films, donc, chacun d'environ 25mn, qui comblera les fans de W&G et leur style si exceptionnel. L'auteur a porté les 2 personnages réalisés en pâte à modeler au sommet du film d'animation 3D, grâce à des scénarios intelligents, des mises en scène dynamique, des foules de détails subtils, des dialogues au couteau et des personnalités hautes en couleurs, que ce soit Wallace, le pur anglais dévoreur de fromage et génie fou de l'invention, ou son chien Gromit, muet bien sûr, mais largement aussi compétent, raffiné et intelligent qu'un humain, voire plus ! Autour d'eux gravitent moults personnages hilarants et caricaturaux, avec lesquels ils vivent des aventures véritablement rocambolesques. Aussi apprécié et appréciable chez les enfants que chez les adultes, voilà vraiment un spectacle marrant et brillant pour toute la famille. Unique...

This was my introduction to Wallace and Gromit, two very charming characters. Wallace, a cheese-obsessed British chap, and Gromit, his silent but very expressive sidekick dog (who can make tea, drive, etc.) have a humane pest control business named "Anti-pesto." Yes the puns run rampant throughout this film, from the jar of "Middle Age Spread" on the kitchen table, to the classic novels with altered cheese-themed titles ("Waiting for Gouda," "Grated Expectations," etc.)among many others. The film is rich with texture and humor. The sets are delightful, from the charming British neighborhoods to the manor house of Lady Tottington. The plot is about an experiment of Wallace's that goes awry leading to the creation of a giant, vegetable devouring rabbit that comes out at night with the full moon and devours the gardens of the townfolk, including the prized oversize vegetables they're nurturing for a vegetable competition at Tottington's estate. Tottington summons Anti-pesto to contain the beast, much to the chagrin of her bunny-blood-thirsty hunter fiance, Victor Quartermaine, who would love to "bag her bunny" and be the local hero with a furry trophy. The film is beautiful to watch and full of visual humor and clever dialogue and gags of all sorts. Pay attention to Lady Tottington's outfits suggestive of certain vegetables and some mild humor in the style of Benny Hill. Be sure to read anything in print--the tongue-in-cheek humor is planted throughout the film. The music score is wonderful and the filming style is very effective. Be sure to watch the behind the scenes video to gain an appreciation of how painstakingly and lovingly the film was put together by its creators. My husband and 3 year old daughters love this movie. There's humor for everyone, any gender, any age. We watch it all the time. Enjoy!

Mit ihrem Knetfiguren und dem StopMotion Verfahren schufen die Regisseure Nick Part und Steve Box im Jahr 2005 ihren Animationfilm "Wallace und Gromit auf der Jagd nach dem Riesenkaninchen". Es war der erste Abendfüllende Spielfilm des sympathischen Gespanns Wallace (ein liebenswerter und skurriler Erfinder) und seinem treuen Hund Gromit (der nicht selten die besseren Lösungsansätze als sein Herrchen hat). Vorher gab es schon Kurzfilme dieses Duos. Ein weiterer bekannter Animationsfilm von Nick Park ist "Chicken Run" und darüberhinaus gilt Park auch als Erfinden von "Shaun das Schaf". Mit einem Einspielergebnis von 192 Millionen Dollar war "The Curs of the Were Rabbit" auch ein respektabler Kinoerfolg. Als der jährliche Riesengemüsewettbewerb in Tottington Hall näher rückt, betreiben der käseliebende Erfinder Wallace und sein Beagle Gromit ein humanes Schädlingsbekämpfungsunternehmen namens "Anti-Pesto“, das das Gemüse der Menschen vor Kaninchen schützt. Eines Abends fängt Wallace mit seinem "Bun-Vac 6000“ Kaninchen aus dem Garten von Lady Tottington ein und benutzt seine neueste Erfindung, den "Mind Manipulation-O-Matic“, um sie einer Gehirnwäsche zu unterziehen, sodass sie Gemüse nicht mögen. Während sie die Kaninchen einer Gehirnwäsche unterziehen, stellt Wallace den Bun-Vac versehentlich auf "BLOW“ und sein Gehirn verschmilzt mit einem Kaninchen, was Gromit dazu zwingt, die Maschine zu zerstören. Die Übertragung scheint funktioniert zu haben, da das Kaninchen kein Interesse an Gemüse zeigt. Sie nennen das Kaninchen Hutch und sperren es in einen Käfig. In dieser Nacht verschlingt ein riesiges Kaninchen das Gemüse vieler Menschen, und das Duo reagiert nicht. Während einer Stadtversammlung am nächsten Tag stellt sich heraus, dass es sich bei der Kreatur um da Riesenkaninchen handelt. Jäger Victor Quartermaine bietet an, das Tier zu erschießen, doch die tierliebe Lady Tottington überredet die Stadtbewohner Wallace und Gromit eine zweite Chance zu geben, da diese die Tiere nicht erschießen. Nachdem Anti-Pesto erfolglos versucht, das Kaninchen zu fangen, vermutet Wallace, dass Hutch das Biest ist, und lässt ihn von Gromit in einen Hochsicherheitskäfig sperren. Gromit entdeckt jedoch eine Fußspur, die in Wallaces Schlafzimmer führt, und findet darin einen Haufen halb aufgegessener Gemüse, was enthüllt, dass Wallace selbst der wahre Täter ist. Somit ergibt sich eine Dr. Jeckyll und Mr. Hyde Konstellation. Nachdem Wallace seinen Erfolg mit Tottington gefeiert hat, wird er im Wald von Victor in die Enge getrieben, der um Tottingtons Zuneigung und Vermögen buhlt. Es kommt zum Kampf dieser beiden Konkurrenten... Die beiden Filmemacher schufen einen sehr schönen Wohlfühlfilm, der viele originelle Filmfiguren vorstellt. Mit dabei ein seltsamer Reverend, der wie eine alte böse Hexe aussieht und die Gemüseliebhaberin Frau Rindenmulch nebst Ehegatten. Für diese Hymne auf die Freundschaft zwischen Herrchen und Hund und sonstigen Freundschaften gab es bei der Oscarverleihung den Preis als bester Animationsfilm. Auch die britischen Filmindustrie zeichnete den Spass mit dem Alexander Korda Award aus.