Plot: It's the annual vegetable growing contest. And a mysterious rabbit creature is eating all of the town's vegetables. So it's up to inventor Wallace and his loyal dog, Gromit, to solve the mystery.
Review: I'm a fan of Wallace and Gromit and was looking forward to watching this. And it did not disappoint.
What I like about the film's plot is that it does a good job parodying horror films. But what's impressive is that it's a parody that's appropriate for kids to watch. When people aim to make a spoof of any genre, they tend to go the teen-adult demographic. You don't see parodies directed to a younger age group. I remember watching the DVD features and one of the crew members calling this "the world's first vegetarian horror movie". And it is.
The humor that's used is fine for kids to watch and will make them laugh. There's also some good laughs for the parents or adults watching this with the little ones. For me, the big source of humor is Gromit. He doesn't talk at all in any of their films. But his facial expressions are priceless and most of time will match the audiences own reactions.
In the short films, there's usually a limited amount of characters. So I did enjoy the additional characters. Like Victor Quartermaine, the film's primary antagonist and Lady Tottington, the third protagonist are enjoyable new characters. There are some that make recurring appearances, like Ms. Mulch and the priest, and some that just appear in one shot. But all the additional characters are so unique and distinct so there's really no similarities between any of the characters.
I'm always impressed by clay animation (a.k.a stop-motion animation) and this is no different. You watch this film and you know that they put their heart and soul in the entire process. It took five years to make and it shows. You get this especially when you watch the behind the scenes features on the DVD if you ever buy it.
This is a funny, entertaining and touching movie for the entire family.
Rating: 4.5/5
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