Wallace and Grommet in Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005)

Title: Wallace and Grommet in Curse of the Were-Rabbit
Director: Steve Box & Nick Park
Genre: Children & Family
Highs: The rabbits floating in the vacuum system.
Lows: None.
RhynoBot Grade: A

I have been a big fan of Wallace, Grommet, and Nick Park for several years now. My first experience with Wallace and Grommet was a short called "A Grand Day Out" back about ten years ago on a PBS special about Nick Park. Since then I have come to love everything Wallace and Grommet have starred in from "The Wrong Trousers" to "A Close Shave" and now their first feature length film Curse of the Were-Rabbit.

Maybe it's my love of British comedy or the fact that the claymation process takes five years to produce a feature length film but I am always amazed at the quality of the animation and the fullness of the story that Nick Park is able to produce. Five years is a long time to commit to a project. You can't spend that much time doing something and not infuse your love and passion for your work into the film. I think this is why Wallace and Grommet films are so easily accepted and enjoyed by such a wide range of people because the people that create the film put so much of themselves into it that it is just a warm and comfortable experience.

This is a great story. Wallace is up to his old inventor tricks again and through a string of events inadvertently creates a monster - the Were-Rabbit - that is terrorizing the town right before the annual large vegetable contest. Wallace and Grommet set out hot on the tail of the Were-Rabbit (get it, hot on the tail, ha, ha) to solve the case and undo the damage that Wallace has created. Of course Grommet being Wallace's trusty hound companion once again saves Wallace from most certain death with his unique ability to use common sense, of which Wallace seems to have none. This is such a fun and hilarious adventure, it cannot be missed.

This is a great movie, you should see it and all the Wallace and Grommet shorts.