Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #39186 in DVD
• Released on: 2006-02-20
• Rating: Parental Guidance
• Format: PAL
• Number of discs: 1

Amazon.co.uk Review
An American box office hit; a raging success in Britain; critically acclaimed and lauded as one of the finest movies of 2005. It is testament to the sheer genius of Aardman Animations that not even that little lot can capture the sheer majesty of Wallace & Gromit: The Curse Of The Were-Rabbit.

As is always the case with the infamous plasticine duo, the beauty is in the details. The nuances of Gromit’s facial expressions raise chuckles all by themselves, while the silky-smooth stop motion animation and the clever, witty script complete a slick and accomplished package.

But perhaps more than anything, this is a wildly entertaining movie which will be enjoyed and appreciated by the whole family. In an era where special effects and huge budgets dominate, it’s taken a long-in-gestation labour of love from a small British studio to once again show a brighter way forward. And whether you're hooked by its moments of brilliant ingenuity, its warm characters or simply its clever, laugh-out-loud humour, you’re still likely to join the queue the next time the plasticine duo venture into the world of movies. An unmissable treat.--Simon Brew

DVD Description
Wallace and his loyal dog, Gromit, set out to discover the mystery behind the garden sabotage that plagues their village and threatens the annual giant vegetable growing contest.

From the Back Cover
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.

Customer Reviews

We need more stars, Gromit
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.

Welcome Back, W & G!
Firstly I'll point out that for me, W&G's crowning glory is The Wrong Trousers and always will be.

I did wonder if the format would work, W&G on screen for longer than 30 minutes, but I needn't have worried. This is a great film that people of all ages will enjoy. My wife and myself were howling with laughter with the rest of the audience in the cinema and I won't hesitate to buy this DVD when it's realeased.

Buy it. You won't be disappointed.

Inventive, hugely enjoyable family entertainment
You really must have your sense of humour removed in some foul ceremony involving pentagrams , disconcertingly smelly smoke and lots of gibberish chanting not to find Wallace and Gromit funny. Gromit, the canine Jeeves to Wallace’s affable but bumbling Wooster, facial expressions are a comic joy all on their own. They achieve more with the painstaking stop motion method than some sentient actors have achieved in long illustrious careers.
This first full length feature for the cheese loving duo after the classic shorts sees Wallace (Still voiced by Peter Sallis) and Gromit, s latest venture called “Anti-Pesto” which will remove voracious rabbits from gardens without the animals coming to any harm. Wallace hordes all the captured rabbits in his basement, a great device for more comical facial mugging from the captured bunnies. With the towns prestigious vegetable competition at hand they are on heightened alert. Which is just as well for suddenly the locality is beset by a monstrous beast which devours everything green it can get it’s gnashers on. Wallace in his ever optimistic but not fully equated with all the facts way insists “Anti-Pesto” will capture the creature but local braggart Victor Quartermaine ( Ralph Fiennes) says the thing is a Were-Rabbit-a bunny equivalent of a Werewolf-and capture is impossible. There is added frisson between Quartermaine and Wallace as they both covet the winsome Lady Tottington (Helena Bonham Carter).
As is usual with the productions with involving Nick Park (He co-directs with Steve Box) the attention to detail is exquisite with lots of sight gags involving signs and background facets. The film sends up old black and white monster movies a treat even down to the pitchfork wielding mob while managing to pay homage to “King Kong” and chucking about more puns than a queue of camp comedians.
It’s constantly amusing, sometimes exciting and hugely entertaining without ever resorting to profanity, sourness or satire which oddly enough are the things I normally find enjoyable. Cracking inventive entertainment, as I believe Wallace might say. If you don’t agree, you really should join the Conservative party, if you haven’t already.