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The Return of Wallace and Gromit
blamanj writes "Aardman Studios have release the first peek (Quicktime) at the new Wallace & Gromit film, Curse of the Wererabbit. Currently scheduled for an October release, the slightly-less-than dynamic duo will be putting their talents to work chasing a were-rabbit that threatens the town's vegetables. Ralph Fiennes and Helena Bonham Carter supply lead vocals. Character creator Nick Park co-directs his story."
I thought for a mo that they were taking over for the venerable Peter Sallis, the familiar voice of Wallace. I don't need shocks like that!
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Currently scheduled for an October release, the slightly-less-than dynamic duo will be putting their talents to work chasing a were-rabbit that threatens the town's vegetables.
Firstly, the term is "differently abled". Secondly, who the hell does Nick Park think he is, enforcing bigoted ablecentric paradigms that reinforce stereotypes of helplessness and dependency?
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Please don't forget we're all boycotting the evil media companies.
Speak for yourself, loser. Personally, I try to go to films twice if the media company who makes it is evil, simply to off-set the impact of your boycott.
Back on topic:
Wallace and Grommit never did much for me, but "Chicken Run" was such a hilarious movie that I'm willing to give it another chance when the new film comes out.
Information wants to be anthropomorphized.
I just wanna see Sean...he was the coolest character! Course, since they're chasing a were-rabbit instead of a really mean old bulldog, I suppose I'll have to wait. *sigh*
So when is the Hawkeye movie coming out?
We'll make an exception. It'll make for A Grand Day Out, especially if I remember to have A Close Shave and don't wear The Wrong Trousers.
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I watched the trailer earlier this morning and the movie looks very promising. The subject of the movie is sort of hidden within the trailer, but if you look at all the working titles from different countries it will probably give you a better idea of what the movie will be about.
I think that Wallace and Grommet should be boycotted by the slashdot community for their negative stereotyping of penguins as evil criminal masterminds!
(you do realize this is a joke, right?)
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Helena Bonham Carter.
I would watch her read a telephone book on film.
Then buy the DVD too.
Oh yeah. I eagerly await the new W & G flick too!!!
According to my old AQFL story and Dark Horizons, there was a WMV trailer on Screen Rant but the Web site seems to be down. You can look at Google's cached Web page. And here is the original Web site that hosted it (still works for now).
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than the current stupid flicks such as "The Pacifier"
No wonder culture is in the dumps.
Check out the link for the full trailer. http://212.100.255.23/media/video/Wallace_and_Grom it_Trailer_330k.wmv
And secondly, they are made of clay. It doesn't get much more dynamic than that. :P
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MS will stop their silly little game and sue on PATENTS everything W&G have 'invented'. Either that or buy them out and make Gromit CTO...
W&G is such a nice break from the (albeit quite good) CG animation movies of the past few years. Claymation requires so much handwork and attention to detail, that there are very few people who can do it, let alone do it well. The folks at Pixar et al are great at what they do, and they put in a lot of detail... but the computer rendering is also responsible for a bunch of the look. Here you have straight-up, old-fashioned hard work, care, and love on the part of the animators.
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In January, as part of the USA Film Festival's KidFilm (in Dallas), the "Animation Celebration" featured 10 Wallace & Gromit shorts, back-to-back-to-back. This was noted clearly in the program, but clearly many of the attendees didn't *read* the program -- probably the ones who came for the insipid Barbie Fairytopia movie.
We saw a short introduction (featuring a typical Wallace & Gromit contraption cracking an egg), then the first episode came and went. Then the intro started again, and the murmurs started. The third round saw louder mutterings. By the fifth round, there was scattered applause and mild catcalls. At seven or eight, many of the kids could be heard saying "why are they showing that again?" By the time the tenth episode came on the screen, there was general laughter from the entire crowd. When an 11th episode failed to appear, in favor of a longer Nick Park feature (Dogs & Cats, or something like that), I believe there was applause.
Several years ago, the early Simpsons shorts (from the Tracy Ullman show, before the series even started) were sprinkled throughout the Animation Celebration program. I still wonder if the organizers put the W&G shorts back-to-back just for artistic effect.
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http://movies.apple.com/movies/dreamworks/wallace_ and_gromit/wallace_and_gromit-fte_m480.mov
_ and_gromit/wallace_and_gromit-fte_m320.mov
_ and_gromit/wallace_and_gromit-fte_m240.mov
http://movies.apple.com/movies/dreamworks/wallace
http://movies.apple.com/movies/dreamworks/wallace
Great.....post a movie trailer on slashdot. Can you /. apple? It'll be just like a mac convention or Jobs giving his talk.
Wallace: Cheeeeeese!! Gromit: [Shrug with Upturned Eyebrow]
is here: http://www.wallaceandgromit.co.uk/. I saw all of this a few weeks ago, due to someone from Aardman being on our New Media mailing list, he likes to try things out on us :)
Does it hurt your pride that you haven't slashdotted Apple by rushing to see the trailer? (It doesn't even appear to be an Akamai mirror)
I wonder if there is a hidden meaning in the penguin in "The Wrong Trousers". Something about Linux or something :-)
kids watch the Pacifier...
real men watch W&G
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Yay! Woo!
Oh sorry, that's "Woo! Yay!" I'm just too excited.
Not that this wasn't entirely predictable.
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I'm just hoping that the movie brings the original 3 movies out on DVD again. Right now you have to pay $50 on eBay for that release.
Maybe it'll include the 10 shorts, that were developed in order for the animation team to get comfortable with the characters, as well.
Have there been any rumblings about a DVD release?
..I'm sorry to be the one to tell you this, but you're going to be watching plasticine in this one..
..not that plasticine doesnt have its own special charms.
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Well, not much meat in the trailer, but it's worth it just to see how it's all done! Wow! Fascinating to see the sets and the little clay figures. It really makes me appreciate the movie that much more.
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Cheeeeeeeese Grommit, Cheeeeeeeeeese!
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I want to know when the R2 Rex The Runt DVD is coming out...
heh. I take it we should seriously boycot W & G then?
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Here. This is the film trailer, rather than the sneek peek. Looks awesome!
And as soon as October rolls around and I have seen this a half dozen or so times, my next most anticipated movie will be Wallace and Gromit Episode III: Revenge of the Feath.
Looking at Nick Park. That placid, cheerful face with the extremely plastic eyebrows. It's like he's spent so many hours manipulating his characters he's become one of them.
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I guess really though I'm more like Grommit in real life. I suppose being Shaun might be considered an aspirational thing if you're Grommit.
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which one ?
What?
Did anyone notice one of the characters in the flick is called "PC McIntosh"? Cute
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Yes it is Shaun, thank you for saying that. Where everybody got this SHORN thing from has pretty much got me. I have the book "Feng Shaun", and I have yet to find one place anywhere that actually refers to him as Shorn.
So when is the Hawkeye movie coming out?
A friend of mine used to be a big fan.
I didn't realize they were as successful as they appear to be. I'll look forward to seeing the trailer when I get home later today.
(you do realize this is a joke, right?)
If you think that it needs a disclaimer, then it's not.
Doesn't the Wallace and Gromitt guy also use his Sheep to sell SERTA mattresses in the US?
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http://www.serta.com/pages/commericals.html
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Contrary to the Wensleydale from the link, Wallace eats cheese that has got holes in it.
Their 'Wallace and Gromit' cheese is white too, not yellow.
Oh I got it: movie language. Cheese becomes more cheesy if it has holes.
Oh, and fruitcakes and Wensleydale go together well. Smashing, innit?
Credited cast:
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Peter Kay - PC McIntosh
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The question is, will it be Apple or McDonalds that sues over the choice of name?
It's a play on words. His name is "shaun," but it's pronounced the same as "shorn", which means shaven when applied to a sheep. You'll remember shaun was shorn, and that's why he was wearing a sweater.
For example, you can start at Chevron's main site and easily find images that look familiar...
This issue is a bit more complicated than you think.
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I, for one welcome our new Wallace and Gromit overlords...
One word: Yeehaaw!
Won an Oscar for animated short. Looking at it today you can tell it's a bit dated, (from 1990,) but wonderful none the less. So much attention to detail that every time I watch it I notice some new little quirk or character trait in the animals.
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Sounds like Shuan is getting his own show.