October 25 movie: Wallace and Gromit in the Curse of the Were-Rabbit. Having greatly enjoyed the three Wallace and Gromit shorts, I expected to love this. And I did. It's terrific! Very funny and happy, but the gentle fun it pokes at the villagers prevents any trace of saccharine. Georg and I both laughed our asses off. And though uber-tech CGI animation has its place, there's something incredibly charming about Nick Park's clay animation. I think it's the tactile quality. You can even see fingerprints on the faces at times.
The movie began with a hysterical animated short about four penguins on Christmas day. Even if hadn't enjoyed Wallace and Gromit (perish the thought) it would have been worth going for the short. Georg told me later that they were from the movie Madagascar, which I haven't seen. But I'd like to, if those penguins are in it.
No good trailers, although we did get one "what the ???" moment in the pre-trailer ads: a Honda Civic ad featuring music by MIA. First she's the darling of the music press, and now this. Can the media backlash be far behind?
i had heard that MIA was used in a honda commercial, but i hadn't seen it until that pre-movie ad. i was totally tapping my toes before i knew what was happening. d'oh.
ray and i thoroughly enjoyed wallace & gromit, too.