[HPFGU-OTChatter] Re: Wallace & Gromit

[Amanda Lewanski]

Sarah Waggott wrote:

> --- In HPFGU-OTChatter at y..., nera at r... wrote:
> > Who the hey are Wallace & Gromit? Forgive me for showing my
> ignorance
> > by asking ... but this one has slipped right by me.
> >
> Animation by Nick Park (the guy behind Chicken Run and the Creature
> Comforts ads). Wallace is an inventor of sorts, Gromit is his highly
> intelligent dog. They also pick up a few sidekicks including: a
> penguin who pretends he's a chicken, a cyber-dog gone bad, a sheep who
> gets shorn and has to wear a jumper and a slot-machine-thingy in
> the first story. You should watch the videos; they're hilarious and
> much better than I'm making them out to be!

Nick Park is the best "claymation" animator on the planet, and the
timing of the sight gags is pretty close to perfect. Plus they tend to
have little, complete, intelligent plots. "The Wrong Trousers" is based
on the "romantic mystery" format, the "other woman" theme, etc. (altered
greatly, as the other woman figure is a penguin, replacing Gromit the
dog).

My personal favorite is A Close Shave, simply because I laugh
uncontrollably every time I see Sean go through that cleaning machine.

Doreen, you'll LOVE 'em, go rent them, they're everywhere now and have a
cult following.

--Amanda
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