Wallace & Gromit: Curse of the Were-Rabbit
I'm not super familiar with this universe, but the one thing I remembered was that Wallace is an inventor who's inventions always involve finding the hardest, silliest ways to get what he wants. For instance, his alarm clock puts cheese in front of him so he wakes up, but then retracts so that he hits his head against the trap door every morning. Genius! Everything is so dumb and it's one of those movies that you know was a hoot to make.
But in this movie, Wallace and Gromit are humane pest control agents that keep rabbits out of gardens (again, using the dumbest contraptions conceived), and eventually they have to take down a monster that is eating everyone's vegetables before the big vegetable celebration. What a beautiful, stupid premise where the big monster's greatest crime is ravaging gardens, and yet to this community it's like the holocaust.
The animation is wonderful and expressive, and I always love a movie in which the love interest is hideous and everyone looks gross. Wallace is a complete idiot which is always delightful, and the only character who isn't an idiot is Gromit, and as a result I guess the internet loves him which is funny to read about.
This is one of those British-humor kids' movies that adults probably enjoy more than the children. I know I didn't like this that much as a kid, but now I'm in love with it. It's similar to Paddington where you're never dying laughing, but the clever word-play and silly references get consistent chuckles.
I'm not sure this is a masterpiece, and part of me feels like I'll forget about it similarly to Paddington and the like. But also I could see this becoming a fall classic like Over the Garden Wall, something we come back to every October. It's a certified Spooky Season Classic and time will tell if it's an all-timer.
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