Wallace and Gromit are a huge part of my childhood. Their animated shorts are some of the most creative and charming I've ever seen, from their vacation to the Moon that is made of cheese, to a penguin that robs a huge diamond with a pair of electronic trousers to a robotic dog that steals sheep.
Yes! I can't tell you how many times I wanted the vhs as a kid! 🥰 Wallace & Gromit's first 3 shorts are: A Grand Day Out (1989), The Wrong Trousers (1993) and A Close Shave (1995)
A Grand Day Out is possibly a little less technically accomplished as it was made while Nick Park was a film student, but all the basics of the Wallace and Gromit universe are there. There's a fourth short, A Matter of Loaf and Death, made after The Curse of the Were-Rabbit, and another film due for release in 2024.
What makes me appreciate this film so much is how much Aardman defied Dreamworks’ requests that would have damaged the feel of ‘Wallace and Gromit’. The biggest one was that Dreamworks didn’t want Peter Sallis voicing Wallace, because he wasn’t a big name in America and he was about 80 years old around this time, and actually suggested someone like Tom Cruise to play him. But Nick Park, the director and creator of ‘Wallace and Gromit’ just flat out said, ‘No’ since Sallis had been the voice of Wallace since the very beginning, and he would continue to voice Wallace until his retirement in 2010.
@@tud1366 But Wallace lives on, curtesy of very good mimicry of Peter Sallis by Ben Whitehead. Also, a New Chicken Run movie and a New Wallis & Gromit Movie coming out, thanks to Netflix, in the not too distant future. 😀
@@patriciaburke6639 Ben Whitehead had a struggle in providing the similar cadence as Sallis (if you saw the Wallace and Gromit Grand Adventures game by TellTale Games), but he has improved, and that’s all that matters.
Wallace and Gromit originate from a series of short films. They are all worth checking out. In order they are "A Grand Day Out" "The Wrong Trousers" "A Close Shave" "A Matter of Loaf and Death"
"Most competent dog in the history of movies" Yes, absolutely good sir you are so correct on that one, I love hearing the respect for Gromit 😂 I absolutely adore him; so funny and expressive without even saying a word, and *unbelievably* cool given his range of skills! He can be my animal sidekick any day.
Wallace and Gromet were made by Aardman entertainment. Who also made chicken run. Jessie mentioned Shawn the Sheep who actually came from Wallace and Gromet. These guys were my childhood
I was so happy when they created Shawn the Sheep and introduced a new generation of kids to their art. Very good reason for me to watch children's TV with my daughter, at the time. Gotta love the anarchic little bugger.
I also love how there are subtle nods to their previous short films like: Gromit building the giant rabbit hutch feels like ‘A Grand Day Out’ The overall mystery feel when Gromit’s putting it all together is like ‘The Wrong Trousers’ The plane scene and their system of getting ready at the beginning, straight out of ‘A Close Shave’.
Funny thing with the mention of melon, in the uk version it was called a marrow but the studio didn’t think any one would understand what a marrow was. so they wanted it changed to the American food version. This would have been a monumental reshoot of the movie as the word didn’t fit the established claymation work so as a compromise they went with Melon.
@@Stephie_L yeah something like that or cantaloupe etc. I was going to look for the word but just got back in from work lol. With the coloured stripes it made it “plausible” to be a (water) melon etc.
funny cause in my version it is actually called a Marrow..... im in UK too... so my guess is if that has changed to Melon its the US version that has that....
There is nothing taken more seriously than vegetable contests in English country shows. Trust and believe that these people are insane when it comes to winning first place. I was at country show last Saturday and the things you overhear when the contestants are let back into the judging tent are ridiculous.
I can't tell you how many times I watched Wallace and Gromit as a kid! 🥰I still love this movie! I feel like a kid again. Wallace & Gromit's first 3 shorts are: A Grand Day Out (1989), The Wrong Trousers (1993) and A Close Shave (1995)
Aardman are truly the masters of stop-motion. You must see the rest of their films, both feature length and shorts. I also admire how expressive Gromit is without talking or even having a mouth.
"Queensbury rules" The Marquis of Queensberry Rules, also known as Queensbury Rules, are a code of generally accepted rules in the sport of boxing. Drafted in London in 1865. The electric sign outside the Fruit & Veg shop said "Harvey's". There's a famous play (made famous as a 1950 film comedy starring Jimmy Stewart) about a pooka (a nature spirit from Celtic folklore, similar to an elf) who exists in the form of a 6-ft tall rabbit who can choose who to be visible to. A brassica is a vegetable genetically a member of the cabbage family (includes brussels sprouts, broccoli, cauliflower, and kale). Claymation is a subgenre of stop-action animation. Claymation uses figures made of clay. Aardman Animation created & produces Wallace & Gromit, Shaun the Sheep, and "Chicken Run"; Nick Park has worked with them since 1985. They're well-known in the UK, from whose culture comes much of the situations. Gromit is the long-suffering intelligence behind inventor Wallace's production of devices. Wallace is known for his love of cheeses (especially a fine Wensleydale). Shaun is the sly independent sheep who looks out for his flock. Every Aardman story is witty, warm, and wonderfully funny. You should check out some of the film shorts of these characters. Recommended: "Early Man" (2018). Same people, same technique, feature-length.
Anyone of a certain age from the UK would probably remember Creature Comforts. Great premise, interview members of the public and then animate animals to their voices. If you haven't seen three original Wallace and Gromit stories (A Grand Day Out, The Wrong Trousers and A Close Shave) then I'd recommend watching them.
Aardman Animation have done some brilliant clay-mation shorts and movies. In the 2000's they moved into Computer animation with "Flushed Away", but tried their best to keep the claymation style, both visually with the characters and the character motion... and, oddly, IMHO, it worked. They were able to really stretch the visuals. Since then they have worked in both types of animation. And, yes - definitely check out everything they have done!! (even the "Animal Lifestyle Ads" from way back!)
"If you ask me, this was arson. Aye, someone arsing around!" Probably my favourite line of the movie. FYI, Peter Kay (voice of the Officer Mackintosh) is a comedian/actor here in the UK. He never really made a move across the pond, but he's very well known over here. Although, he seems to be semi-retired at this point because he hasn't done much work as of late.
apparently he's on tour at the moment, he's either been or is going to be in my home town of sheffield about now... he does more standup these days like all good comedians. that's where the laughs come from for comedians.
I love all the rabbit references in the movie, from a shop called Harvey's to the radio playing "Bright Eyes" from the movie "Watership Down," another animated movie you might want to check out.
Aardman animations did also make Chicken run. I'd definitely recommend checking out the Wallace and Gromit shorts - particularly The Wrong Trousers and A Close Shave. They're on every Christmas in the UK! Also it was definitely a marrow not a melon haha
Not only is the "angelic light" lightening up on Miss Tottington in the church scene but you see the angel wings behind here, making her look like an angel (and the lamp is suppoused to be like a halo).
Well now you doomed yourself to Wallace and Gromit purgatory, you are legally obligated to at least watch "a grand day out" which was the first one ever and "a close shave" which is probably the best. Strangely those two can be a bit eerie and sometimes even creepy but they are absolutely marvelous and probably my favorite movies from my childhood (even though I was a pretty scared of some scenes when I was really little)
Woo. So cool that your reacting to this, it's tragically unknown (in relation to what I think it deserves to be!) The charm of the movie is super British, so I'm glad you were able to get into it and enjoy it. 'This was arson... someone arsin' around!' is quoted quite regularly in my family 😂
One thing that's great about Nick Park's work is that there's always good references in the Wallace and Gromit shorts, this one here alone has tonnes, the title alone is a reference, originally it was going to be called "The Great Vegetable Plot" until Katzenburg told him "market research says veggies are a no no with kids", so the name was changed to "Curse of the Were Rabbit" in homage to the Hammer Horror films which starred the likes of Christoper Lee and Peter Cushing... Peter Sallis himself had appeared in one called "Curse of the Werewolf" which is where this film earns it's homage.
Wallace and Gromit were established as characters in "A Grand Day Out", and every movie featuring them since I went in expecting the best. I think your breakdown of all the qualities of The Curse of the Were Rabbit is spot on, and it's typical of all of Ardman movies, not just the Wallace and Gromit tales. I honestly think you'd love love love watching all of them, and we'd love love love watching you watch them. There's just so much heart in the stories that gives so much depth to the humour and crazy action.
I love the original Wallace and Gromit short films and when they said they were making a full length movie I was worried that it would be a disappointment. But not at all, they really managed to retain the quirky wholesome charm that made me fall in love with these two characters.
Oh these movies bring me so much nostalgia! My best friend growing up had all the Wallace and Gromit movies on VHS and they were my first exposure to anything that was sort of darkly whimsical, something I still love today. The Wrong Trousers is epic, and A Grand Day Out is my favorite of all.
i love how you called this an underrated masterpiece when in reality in the UK this is one of the most influential and best known movies, this is one of my favorites.
Wallace and Gromit, something I only once some movies once in middle school during a class for some reason. Especially the Moon focused movie. I can never remember the events, the dialog, nothing. But even with that lack of knowledge and memory, I still remember the class loving it, that it's an amazing movie, that people love the characters, and will never forget the character designs. Many people will see them and have no idea who they are, but I always remember, "Oh yeah, That's Wallace and Gromit."
There were a series of Wallace and Gromit shorts before this movie, so I went in knowing the characters and dynamics, and the movie kept all the wonderful things. This studio also did Shaun the Sheep which is wonderful.
Aardman studios are incredible, they're movies are so well done and so full of charm and humor. They are like a visual anti-depressant they make me feel good whenever I watch them. I would totally recommend you to keep watching more of their work, Pirates! is one of my favorites of theirs apart from Chicken Run. Now, if you want more stop-motion goodness but would like the tone to be a bit more serious/spooky you NEED to check out Laika Studios. Coraline, Paranorman, Kubo, Boxtrolls, all INCREDIBLE movies. Laika are true masters of their craft and are tragically underrated and underappreciated.
You're going to have to watch the original shorts now. Start with A Grand Day Out, then The Wrong Trousers, and then A Close Shave. They were made from '89 to '95, but they are very good. Those three, naturally, took place before the events of this movie, and you get to see more of the inventions they made/used. The chair morning routine is a constant theme so when I was watching this for the first time I was so glad they kept it in, and even added on to it (snicker).
My son went through a Wallace and Gromit phase and we watched the tv shorts so much. Then Were Rabbit came out and we really enjoyed it. It’s very Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and nods to other classic horror films.
Very rewatchable. Remember seeing Nick park win academy awards and then pbs played some of these shorts. I recorded them, all three at that time, and showed my nieces and nephews. They bought me the proper tape when I had kids.
One of my childhood favorites, Thor! Thanks for reacting to it. BTW, come Christmas, there’s a really good movie from the same people who made this one called Arthur Christmas. Give it a look, you won’t be sorry.
This just reminded me, I want to know if you have ever watched Flushed Away? I think that movie was 3d animated and not stop motion, but simular design to this and Chicken Run.
So glad to see you react to Wallace and Gromit because it’s hard to find anyone who reacts to their movies and honestly I need you to watch the rest of their movies!!!🙏😁
This along with Pirates! Band of Misfits are my two favorite Claymation movies by the way Pirates! Band of Misfits is another good one you should check out
There's actually a difference between the UK and US versions of the film: In the original, Gromit is growing a prize MARROW, a larger species of courgette (or zucchini for Americans). But to make the film more understandable for US viewers they dubbed over Wallace to make it a MELON instead. Which I guess isn't too bad, as melons and marrows are both part of the cucurbit family. The channel Eddache did a good video covering this fact about the film in his Aardman & Dreamworks video: th-cam.com/video/MGvx1JrqJmU/w-d-xo.html
Seeing this movie in theaters was my first experience with Wallace and Gromit. When it came out on DVD, I got it in a double pack with a disc featuring the original short film trilogy and the Cracking Contraption segments.
Absolutely love Wallace and Gromit, grew up with the shorts. Used to be obsessed with A Grand day out and the Wrong Trousers. I blame them whole heartedly for my obsession with cheese.
Wallace and Gromit curse of the where rabbit, I am happy you got to see this movie!!! Yes this film and chicken run are made by the same studio as well. In all of the behind screens, explain how a set is created scenery buildings characters as well, if characters are shown with different clothing they make different clay clothing facial expiration on faces, and the figurines are 6inch tall. All of this is created and shot frame by frame and The characters facial expressions movement is also shot frame by frame!!!!
I recommend the Shawn the Sheep film, from the same studio. There was a whole tv series but I feel like you can enjoy the film without already having seen the series.
Their short films in the 90s 'The Wrong Trousers' and 'A Close Shave' won an Oscar each and Were-Rabbit won two, adding to creator Nick Parks' haul of Oscars (6 in total)
I believe Nick Park has 4 Oscars in total, he has an odd BAFTA or two which would chalk up those six awards... I should know, I personally know someone who worked Nick's academy award winning short "Creature Comforts"...
Not sure if it was before or right after this movie, but the warehouse where they kept all the clay figurines actually burned down. It was so sad to hear so much work had been lost.
Miss Tottington were copying Wallace signature hand shakes which he usually does when he's happy, excited or going to enjoy something. It's a trade mark thing he does in all the shorts.
watching this very young definitely gave me one or two bad dreams about how unsettling wallace looks as a rabbit when he first appears!! nick park remains a legend with wallace and gromit and shaun the sheep (as well as his live action comedies) under his belt!!!
Refreshing to see and hear a review that truly appreciates all the little details in this wonderful movie! Gromit's 'melon' is actually a 'marrow', but this was a lot of fun to watch ❤
Nick Park is THE director of the Wallace and Gromit shorts (you should watch them if you haven't, A Grand Day Out, Wrong Trousers, A Close Shave and A Matter of Loaf and Death) and Chicken Run (along with producer Peter Lord).
As others are pointing out you should definitely check out Aardman's other works. You've got the original shorts Wallace & Gromit came from: - A Grand Day Out - The Wrong Trousers - A Close Shave Also post movie: A Matter of Loaf and Death. Each are about 30 minutes so you could probably binge them all for one video. There's also a few other tv shows they made, which probably won't work as reactions: Shaun the Sheep (who first appeared in A Close Shave) and Creature Comforts. And here's the rest of their films you could react to: - Flushed Away (2006): Whilst it retains the look of an Aardman film this was animated without claymation due to a fire at Aardman studios. - Arthur Christmas (2011): Again CG not claymation, but a unique charming Christmas film. - The Pirates: In an Adventure with Scientists (2012): Back to claymation in this unusual pirating story - Shaun the Sheep Movie (2015): Like the tv show & the character of Gromit, this is essentially a silent film, but it tells a great little story. - Early Man (2018): An okay film about cavemen learning how to defend their way of life from the Iron Age. - A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon (2019): Again like the first film, it's a silent film, this one has a great deal of heart in it.
You need to watch the other four 30 minute short films A Grand Day Out, The Wrong Trousers, A Close Shave and A Matter of Loaf and Death... All are epically good!
Being a ‘stop motion’ it took 6 years to make this feature film, which also won the Oscar for Best Animation. Treat yourself to the DVD with the Extras showing the painstaking attention to detail and techniques of how the film was made, just a suggestion!
I haven't seen this in so long, thank you for reminding me of it. I love this and your reaction was great. I don't know if it's claymation or not, but The Boxtrolls if you haven't seen it is my recommendation.
Wallace and Gromit are a huge part of my childhood. Their animated shorts are some of the most creative and charming I've ever seen, from their vacation to the Moon that is made of cheese, to a penguin that robs a huge diamond with a pair of electronic trousers to a robotic dog that steals sheep.
Yes! I can't tell you how many times I wanted the vhs as a kid! 🥰 Wallace & Gromit's first 3 shorts are: A Grand Day Out (1989), The Wrong Trousers (1993) and A Close Shave (1995)
OMD same for me, these cartoons were a huge part of my childhood and i love them so much!
A Grand Day Out is possibly a little less technically accomplished as it was made while Nick Park was a film student, but all the basics of the Wallace and Gromit universe are there. There's a fourth short, A Matter of Loaf and Death, made after The Curse of the Were-Rabbit, and another film due for release in 2024.
Mine too
Please, don't put spoilers into your comments. I understand the enthusiasm, but you are ruining the fist time reaction by doing so.
What makes me appreciate this film so much is how much Aardman defied Dreamworks’ requests that would have damaged the feel of ‘Wallace and Gromit’. The biggest one was that Dreamworks didn’t want Peter Sallis voicing Wallace, because he wasn’t a big name in America and he was about 80 years old around this time, and actually suggested someone like Tom Cruise to play him. But Nick Park, the director and creator of ‘Wallace and Gromit’ just flat out said, ‘No’ since Sallis had been the voice of Wallace since the very beginning, and he would continue to voice Wallace until his retirement in 2010.
And we have since lost Peter Sallis.
@@tud1366 But Wallace lives on, curtesy of very good mimicry of Peter Sallis by Ben Whitehead. Also, a New Chicken Run movie and a New Wallis & Gromit Movie coming out, thanks to Netflix, in the not too distant future. 😀
Aardman: th-cam.com/video/Ux5cQbO_ybw/w-d-xo.html
If only Nintendo responded the same way when Chris Pratt was cast to be Mario.
@@patriciaburke6639 Ben Whitehead had a struggle in providing the similar cadence as Sallis (if you saw the Wallace and Gromit Grand Adventures game by TellTale Games), but he has improved, and that’s all that matters.
Wallace and Gromit originate from a series of short films. They are all worth checking out.
In order they are
"A Grand Day Out"
"The Wrong Trousers"
"A Close Shave"
"A Matter of Loaf and Death"
A Matter of Loaf and Death is actually the most recent installment, but yes
@@calebmcurby8580 I know but I didn't think it was neccesary to specify that.
Remember when Cartoon Network used to play these shorts on the weekends and billed them as a triple feature? Good times.
A close shave is the best one
@@See_nn The Wrong Trousers is the best.
"Most competent dog in the history of movies" Yes, absolutely good sir you are so correct on that one, I love hearing the respect for Gromit 😂 I absolutely adore him; so funny and expressive without even saying a word, and *unbelievably* cool given his range of skills! He can be my animal sidekick any day.
Dude built a fucking rocket and went to the moon. Gromit is a genius.
The Wrong Trousers is honestly GOATed, that little penguin is such a good character, must watch! Maybe along with the other original W&G
Feathers McGraw is one of the great villains of all time. Love 'The Wrong Trousers'.
He’s back….. 😮
Wallace and Gromet were made by Aardman entertainment. Who also made chicken run. Jessie mentioned Shawn the Sheep who actually came from Wallace and Gromet. These guys were my childhood
I was so happy when they created Shawn the Sheep and introduced a new generation of kids to their art. Very good reason for me to watch children's TV with my daughter, at the time. Gotta love the anarchic little bugger.
I also love how there are subtle nods to their previous short films like:
Gromit building the giant rabbit hutch feels like ‘A Grand Day Out’
The overall mystery feel when Gromit’s putting it all together is like ‘The Wrong Trousers’
The plane scene and their system of getting ready at the beginning, straight out of ‘A Close Shave’.
Funny thing with the mention of melon, in the uk version it was called a marrow but the studio didn’t think any one would understand what a marrow was. so they wanted it changed to the American food version. This would have been a monumental reshoot of the movie as the word didn’t fit the established claymation work so as a compromise they went with Melon.
Thanks for this. So basically it's like a courgette? That's what first came to mind but they kept saying melon haha.
@@Stephie_L yeah something like that or cantaloupe etc. I was going to look for the word but just got back in from work lol.
With the coloured stripes it made it “plausible” to be a (water) melon etc.
funny cause in my version it is actually called a Marrow..... im in UK too... so my guess is if that has changed to Melon its the US version that has that....
@@NoobGamer-hn5rs sorry yeah the UK version was marrow the US version is melon.
It's a gourd. Like pumpkin, or kinda like courgette yes... But they're usually like 12" long and thicker than a leg so it's a BIG courgette lol
There is nothing taken more seriously than vegetable contests in English country shows.
Trust and believe that these people are insane when it comes to winning first place. I was at country show last Saturday and the things you overhear when the contestants are let back into the judging tent are ridiculous.
I can't tell you how many times I watched Wallace and Gromit as a kid! 🥰I still love this movie! I feel like a kid again.
Wallace & Gromit's first 3 shorts are: A Grand Day Out (1989), The Wrong Trousers (1993) and A Close Shave (1995)
Wallace & Gromit is peak British culture, and it’s hard not to love their films.
Aardman are truly the masters of stop-motion. You must see the rest of their films, both feature length and shorts. I also admire how expressive Gromit is without talking or even having a mouth.
"Queensbury rules"
The Marquis of Queensberry Rules, also known as Queensbury Rules, are a code of generally accepted rules in the sport of boxing. Drafted in London in 1865.
The electric sign outside the Fruit & Veg shop said "Harvey's".
There's a famous play (made famous as a 1950 film comedy starring Jimmy Stewart) about a pooka (a nature spirit from Celtic folklore, similar to an elf) who exists in the form of a 6-ft tall rabbit who can choose who to be visible to.
A brassica is a vegetable genetically a member of the cabbage family (includes brussels sprouts, broccoli, cauliflower, and kale).
Claymation is a subgenre of stop-action animation. Claymation uses figures made of clay.
Aardman Animation created & produces Wallace & Gromit, Shaun the Sheep, and "Chicken Run"; Nick Park has worked with them since 1985. They're well-known in the UK, from whose culture comes much of the situations. Gromit is the long-suffering intelligence behind inventor Wallace's production of devices. Wallace is known for his love of cheeses (especially a fine Wensleydale). Shaun is the sly independent sheep who looks out for his flock. Every Aardman story is witty, warm, and wonderfully funny. You should check out some of the film shorts of these characters.
Recommended: "Early Man" (2018). Same people, same technique, feature-length.
Wallace & Gromit's first 3 shorts were:
- A Grand Day Out (1989)
- The Wrong Trousers (1993)
- A Close Shave (1995)
Anyone of a certain age from the UK would probably remember Creature Comforts. Great premise, interview members of the public and then animate animals to their voices.
If you haven't seen three original Wallace and Gromit stories (A Grand Day Out, The Wrong Trousers and A Close Shave) then I'd recommend watching them.
Aardman Animation have done some brilliant clay-mation shorts and movies. In the 2000's they moved into Computer animation with "Flushed Away", but tried their best to keep the claymation style, both visually with the characters and the character motion... and, oddly, IMHO, it worked. They were able to really stretch the visuals. Since then they have worked in both types of animation. And, yes - definitely check out everything they have done!! (even the "Animal Lifestyle Ads" from way back!)
Creature Comfort. Brilliant.
"If you ask me, this was arson. Aye, someone arsing around!"
Probably my favourite line of the movie. FYI, Peter Kay (voice of the Officer Mackintosh) is a comedian/actor here in the UK. He never really made a move across the pond, but he's very well known over here. Although, he seems to be semi-retired at this point because he hasn't done much work as of late.
apparently he's on tour at the moment, he's either been or is going to be in my home town of sheffield about now... he does more standup these days like all good comedians. that's where the laughs come from for comedians.
"A Grand Day Out", "The Wrong Trousers", and "A Close Shave" are the original short films, and would all be worth a reaction
I never watched any of the Wallace & Gromit shorts, but I love this movie a lot!
You really should
You definitely should, some of them are even better than this!
This was one of my favorite movies as a kid Wallace and Gromit is a classic
I love all the rabbit references in the movie, from a shop called Harvey's to the radio playing "Bright Eyes" from the movie "Watership Down," another animated movie you might want to check out.
There’s a genius bit of forshadowing to the twist. It’s happens when Wallace is giving Hutch a carrot after the Mind Manipulation O’ Matic goes amuck
Aardman animations did also make Chicken run. I'd definitely recommend checking out the Wallace and Gromit shorts - particularly The Wrong Trousers and A Close Shave. They're on every Christmas in the UK!
Also it was definitely a marrow not a melon haha
Yes those two are brilliant!
At the end you did catch on the cheese box Gromit pulled over Wallace had a stick "May Contain Nuts". LOL
Not only is the "angelic light" lightening up on Miss Tottington in the church scene but you see the angel wings behind here, making her look like an angel (and the lamp is suppoused to be like a halo).
Well now you doomed yourself to Wallace and Gromit purgatory, you are legally obligated to at least watch "a grand day out" which was the first one ever and "a close shave" which is probably the best.
Strangely those two can be a bit eerie and sometimes even creepy but they are absolutely marvelous and probably my favorite movies from my childhood (even though I was a pretty scared of some scenes when I was really little)
What about "The Wrong Trousers", the "Cracking Contraptions" miniseries, and "A Matter of Loaf and Death"?
@@supermariof0521 of course, all of them but I wanted to start slow.
Woo. So cool that your reacting to this, it's tragically unknown (in relation to what I think it deserves to be!) The charm of the movie is super British, so I'm glad you were able to get into it and enjoy it. 'This was arson... someone arsin' around!' is quoted quite regularly in my family 😂
I watched the four shorts when I was a child, and still watch them. Wallace and Gromit is amazing!
grommit is indeed one of the most competent and LOYAL dogs in all media.
One thing that's great about Nick Park's work is that there's always good references in the Wallace and Gromit shorts, this one here alone has tonnes, the title alone is a reference, originally it was going to be called "The Great Vegetable Plot" until Katzenburg told him "market research says veggies are a no no with kids", so the name was changed to "Curse of the Were Rabbit" in homage to the Hammer Horror films which starred the likes of Christoper Lee and Peter Cushing... Peter Sallis himself had appeared in one called "Curse of the Werewolf" which is where this film earns it's homage.
Wallace and Gromit were established as characters in "A Grand Day Out", and every movie featuring them since I went in expecting the best. I think your breakdown of all the qualities of The Curse of the Were Rabbit is spot on, and it's typical of all of Ardman movies, not just the Wallace and Gromit tales. I honestly think you'd love love love watching all of them, and we'd love love love watching you watch them. There's just so much heart in the stories that gives so much depth to the humour and crazy action.
"It's like Jaws, but the land version."
No, the land version of Jaws is Tremors. I strongly recommend you watch that at some point.
Jaws, but with a giant rabbit.
The vegetable that Gromit is growing is a marrow which is more akin to a pumpkin or a squash.
The man that did wallace voice pass away-I miss him and gromit doing adventure. I saw this in the Theater Great.
I love this! My kid used to watch it on repeat for a few years, but I still haven't grown tired of it.
10:01 "Sssss-CHEEEEEEEEESE!"
lol your now getting into the wallace character, now that's the sprite! 😅✌
I love the original Wallace and Gromit short films and when they said they were making a full length movie I was worried that it would be a disappointment. But not at all, they really managed to retain the quirky wholesome charm that made me fall in love with these two characters.
The 'be there in an aarrgghh' joke is fantastic.
Really need to watch Wallace and Grommit - the wrong trousers. One of the best films they did.
You cut out the best joke,!
"We'll be with you in an aaaaagh!"
"An hour? I can't wait an hour!"
Is nobody gonna talk about the fact that Victor says, “Spare me the sermon, Vikar! Just tell me how I kill HIM- uh I mean IT.”?
THE HOLY LIGHT SHINES UPON YOU :O
Nun wrestling??
2:18 They are best friends, which is a relationship, but not what you meant, I assume.
6:55
Please check out the 4 Wallace and Gromit shorts! They were my childhood!
RIP Peter Sallis (Wallace's Voice Actor)
Oh these movies bring me so much nostalgia! My best friend growing up had all the Wallace and Gromit movies on VHS and they were my first exposure to anything that was sort of darkly whimsical, something I still love today. The Wrong Trousers is epic, and A Grand Day Out is my favorite of all.
i love how you called this an underrated masterpiece when in reality in the UK this is one of the most influential and best known movies, this is one of my favorites.
Wallace and Gromit, something I only once some movies once in middle school during a class for some reason. Especially the Moon focused movie. I can never remember the events, the dialog, nothing. But even with that lack of knowledge and memory, I still remember the class loving it, that it's an amazing movie, that people love the characters, and will never forget the character designs. Many people will see them and have no idea who they are, but I always remember, "Oh yeah, That's Wallace and Gromit."
There were a series of Wallace and Gromit shorts before this movie, so I went in knowing the characters and dynamics, and the movie kept all the wonderful things. This studio also did Shaun the Sheep which is wonderful.
Aardman studios are incredible, they're movies are so well done and so full of charm and humor. They are like a visual anti-depressant they make me feel good whenever I watch them. I would totally recommend you to keep watching more of their work, Pirates! is one of my favorites of theirs apart from Chicken Run.
Now, if you want more stop-motion goodness but would like the tone to be a bit more serious/spooky you NEED to check out Laika Studios. Coraline, Paranorman, Kubo, Boxtrolls, all INCREDIBLE movies. Laika are true masters of their craft and are tragically underrated and underappreciated.
Wallace and Gromit are a staple in British claymation. It's been around for decades and I'm so happy to see others discovering it!
“Mary and Max” is a wonderful stop motion film!! And it’s a true story!!
My sister says that this is the cutest and funniest stop motion animation films ever made!
my childhood animation hahaha i loved watching this when i was a kid, good reaction
Dude, this movie was my childhood! I'm a huge fan of claymation Thank you thor for doing this! 🎊🎉☺👍
I can't eat cheese without thinking of these two.
Wallace and Gromit became a British institution from the the get go.
I love this movie I love all clay movies usually anything stop motion!
You're going to have to watch the original shorts now. Start with A Grand Day Out, then The Wrong Trousers, and then A Close Shave. They were made from '89 to '95, but they are very good. Those three, naturally, took place before the events of this movie, and you get to see more of the inventions they made/used. The chair morning routine is a constant theme so when I was watching this for the first time I was so glad they kept it in, and even added on to it (snicker).
Such a great film and probably my favourite Aardman production.
My son went through a Wallace and Gromit phase and we watched the tv shorts so much. Then Were Rabbit came out and we really enjoyed it. It’s very Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and nods to other classic horror films.
This is litterly my new favourite TH-camr
Very rewatchable.
Remember seeing Nick park win academy awards and then pbs played some of these shorts. I recorded them, all three at that time, and showed my nieces and nephews. They bought me the proper tape when I had kids.
I'm no British, but for me this movie and "Monty Python and THe Holy Grail" are the pinnacle of British humour.
The train scene from Wallace & Gromit: The Wrong Trousers is one of the best scenes in any film full stop.
One of my childhood favorites, Thor! Thanks for reacting to it. BTW, come Christmas, there’s a really good movie from the same people who made this one called Arthur Christmas. Give it a look, you won’t be sorry.
This just reminded me, I want to know if you have ever watched Flushed Away? I think that movie was 3d animated and not stop motion, but simular design to this and Chicken Run.
So glad to see you react to Wallace and Gromit because it’s hard to find anyone who reacts to their movies and honestly I need you to watch the rest of their movies!!!🙏😁
You should find the Wallace and Gromit with the evil peng---
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Sorry, chicken. Evil chicken.
And Shaun the Sheep, lol
That peng- chicken is iconic! And A Close Shave, the first short with Shaun, is one of the best!
This along with Pirates! Band of Misfits are my two favorite Claymation movies by the way Pirates! Band of Misfits is another good one you should check out
Haven’t heard of it, I’ll look it up !
@@nickreacts6394 In Merrie England it was called 'The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists!'
Far more descriptive.
Pirates is soooo underrated
Coffee?! Coffee in the wake up machine?! TEA
There's actually a difference between the UK and US versions of the film:
In the original, Gromit is growing a prize MARROW, a larger species of courgette (or zucchini for Americans).
But to make the film more understandable for US viewers they dubbed over Wallace to make it a MELON instead. Which I guess isn't too bad, as melons and marrows are both part of the cucurbit family.
The channel Eddache did a good video covering this fact about the film in his Aardman & Dreamworks video: th-cam.com/video/MGvx1JrqJmU/w-d-xo.html
This is my favourite Wallace and Gromit! Awesome that you checked it out!
Love the new smoky angelic god of thunder look. Rock on, man!
Seeing this movie in theaters was my first experience with Wallace and Gromit. When it came out on DVD, I got it in a double pack with a disc featuring the original short film trilogy and the Cracking Contraption segments.
Absolutely love Wallace and Gromit, grew up with the shorts. Used to be obsessed with A Grand day out and the Wrong Trousers. I blame them whole heartedly for my obsession with cheese.
Wallace and Gromit A close Shave is the reason everyone is obsessed with Shawn the Sheep and how he got his own tv show and movies.
Yess, I’ve been waiting for you to watch this masterpiece
Wallace and Gromit curse of the where rabbit, I am happy you got to see this movie!!! Yes this film and chicken run are made by the same studio as well. In all of the behind screens, explain how a set is created scenery buildings characters as well, if characters are shown with different clothing they make different clay clothing facial expiration on faces, and the figurines are 6inch tall. All of this is created and shot frame by frame and The characters facial expressions movement is also shot frame by frame!!!!
Would LOVE to see you do the Wallace & Gromit short films. Absolute childhood defining favs
Very nice and honest reaction. I only knw the older cult classic movies with Wallace & Grommit, but that one is very funny too. Thank you.
I recommend the Shawn the Sheep film, from the same studio. There was a whole tv series but I feel like you can enjoy the film without already having seen the series.
Their short films in the 90s 'The Wrong Trousers' and 'A Close Shave' won an Oscar each and Were-Rabbit won two, adding to creator Nick Parks' haul of Oscars (6 in total)
I believe Nick Park has 4 Oscars in total, he has an odd BAFTA or two which would chalk up those six awards... I should know, I personally know someone who worked Nick's academy award winning short "Creature Comforts"...
Watching the original shorts back then. I love all of them. One of the inspirations of the collage major I almost chose.
Not sure if it was before or right after this movie, but the warehouse where they kept all the clay figurines actually burned down. It was so sad to hear so much work had been lost.
Miss Tottington were copying Wallace signature hand shakes which he usually does when he's happy, excited or going to enjoy something. It's a trade mark thing he does in all the shorts.
watching this very young definitely gave me one or two bad dreams about how unsettling wallace looks as a rabbit when he first appears!! nick park remains a legend with wallace and gromit and shaun the sheep (as well as his live action comedies) under his belt!!!
Oh boy now you gotta watch a Matter of Loaf and Death and all other wallace and gromit films
Refreshing to see and hear a review that truly appreciates all the little details in this wonderful movie! Gromit's 'melon' is actually a 'marrow', but this was a lot of fun to watch ❤
I would really like to see your reactions to the other Wallace and Gromit short films: A Grand Day Out, The Wrong Trousers and A Close Shave.
Nick Park is THE director of the Wallace and Gromit shorts (you should watch them if you haven't, A Grand Day Out, Wrong Trousers, A Close Shave and A Matter of Loaf and Death) and Chicken Run (along with producer Peter Lord).
As others are pointing out you should definitely check out Aardman's other works.
You've got the original shorts Wallace & Gromit came from:
- A Grand Day Out
- The Wrong Trousers
- A Close Shave
Also post movie: A Matter of Loaf and Death.
Each are about 30 minutes so you could probably binge them all for one video.
There's also a few other tv shows they made, which probably won't work as reactions: Shaun the Sheep (who first appeared in A Close Shave) and Creature Comforts.
And here's the rest of their films you could react to:
- Flushed Away (2006): Whilst it retains the look of an Aardman film this was animated without claymation due to a fire at Aardman studios.
- Arthur Christmas (2011): Again CG not claymation, but a unique charming Christmas film.
- The Pirates: In an Adventure with Scientists (2012): Back to claymation in this unusual pirating story
- Shaun the Sheep Movie (2015): Like the tv show & the character of Gromit, this is essentially a silent film, but it tells a great little story.
- Early Man (2018): An okay film about cavemen learning how to defend their way of life from the Iron Age.
- A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon (2019): Again like the first film, it's a silent film, this one has a great deal of heart in it.
"It's like Jaws, but the land version." No, that would be Tremors. :P
All the Wallace and Gromit movies are amazing, you got to watch them all
My brothers and I still say the quote "Cheese Gromit, cheese!" from time to time. (Except in Spanish cause that's how we saw the movie)
You need to watch the other four 30 minute short films A Grand Day Out, The Wrong Trousers, A Close Shave and A Matter of Loaf and Death... All are epically good!
Also worth a look 'The Pirates, In an adventure with Scientists' from the same production company.
Anyone else remember the original Creature Comforts from 1989 and the tv ads from the early 90s..... please?
Being a ‘stop motion’ it took 6 years to make this feature film, which also won the Oscar for Best Animation. Treat yourself to the DVD with the Extras showing the painstaking attention to detail and techniques of how the film was made, just a suggestion!
I instantly like any reaction to Wallace and Gromit 👍🏽👍🏽
I haven't seen this in so long, thank you for reminding me of it. I love this and your reaction was great. I don't know if it's claymation or not, but The Boxtrolls if you haven't seen it is my recommendation.
According to Internet, they're made with a non-drying modeling clay.
It has a name but I don't know how to translate it in english (I'm french)
Underrated? It won the Oscar for Best Animated Feature!