The Curse of the Were-Rabbit is a 2005 stop-motion animated comedy film. It is a collaboration between Aardman Animations and DreamWorks Animation. The film follows the adventures of Wallace and Gromit as they try to protect their village from a giant were-rabbit that is wreaking havoc on their vegetable gardens. The main idea of the film is to showcase the unique humor and charm of the Wallace and Gromit characters, while also providing an entertaining and suspenseful story for audiences of all ages. The film received critical acclaim for its clever animation, witty dialogue, and clever plot twists. It won the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature and remains one of the most beloved and iconic films in the stop-motion animation genre.
“A lot of the foreground action had been shot earlier against greenscreen not bluescreen, because the foreground was filtered by blue moonlight,” he continues. “We then had fun matching the camera moves required for the various foreground plates with the fairground backgrounds. Sometimes this was just a matter of replicating the correct camera position and repeating the move, but this usually required trial and error, as our sets rely on false perspective and background moves generally have less apparent movement than the foreground. I’m sure there’s a formula for working this out, but I prefer to judge it by eye.
Having the directors of photography involved in post is taken quite seriously at Aardman, and Dave and Tristan s supervision of the DI was budgeted as part of the movie, says Barnes. Called upon by the dotty Lady Tottington Bonham Carter to solve her rabbit infestation, Wallace crosses paths with Her Ladyship s would-be suitor, a swinish swain named Victor Quartermaine Fiennes.
It won the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature and remains one of the most beloved and iconic films in the stop-motion animation genre..
Wallace & Gromit: The Curse Of The Were-Rabbit
A delirious blend ofwhimsy and wit, the long-awaited Wallace & Gromit feature is sure to charm all who encounter it. Having already opened in Australia - just ahead of its Toronto appearance - to substantially better figures than those for Aardman’s previous feature, the buoyant Chicken Run, it is a feature that will hoover up family audiences worldwide in the coming months.
Good clean fun from beginning to end, Curse Of The Were-Rabbit will appeal to parents seeking a gentle new companion for their children, and will reward repeat viewing with its many, many punning details and visual and aural baubles.
If the film offers no surprises, it nevertheless provides the unalloyed pleasure of seeing Aardman’s singular claymation at work, as the cheese-crazed tinkerer veers on the edge of disaster after disaster while his four-legged companion and intellectual superior wordlessly saves the day.
In the US (Oct 7), its stereotypical presentation of Little England should work well, while in the UK- where it is released on Oct 14, like the rest of Europe in time for holidays-the lead characters’ high recognition among audiences can only help.
The only question is whether the film can also entice older demographics - such as the teen crowd - andpropel it beyond Chicken Run’s $225m worldwide take (of which 53% was from international).
It will also be a strong contender for best animated features prizes come awards season, alongside the likes of Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride. Ancillary should be heady, offering the opportunity also to repackage Aardman’s extensive back catalogue.
Wallace (Sallis) and Gromitrun a pest-control service, Anti-Pesto, for the villagers of Tottington, all of them competing in a giant vegetable competition. Called upon by the dotty Lady Tottington (Bonham Carter) to solve her rabbit infestation, Wallace crosses paths with Her Ladyship’s would-be suitor, a swinish swain named Victor Quartermaine (Fiennes).
Quatermaine’s solution is to blast the rodents to smithereens with his shotgun; Wallace’s is the BunVac, a huge vacuum that sucks at 100 rpm (“rabbits per minute”) the bunnies from their burrows and collects them in a vast glass storage tank. His humane treatments set the lady swooning and Quartermaine seething; Wallace gets a new friend while making an enemy for life. He also gets stuck with another hundred hungry rabbits.
Convinced he can apply his inventor’s skill to rid the captured rabbits of their desire for vegetables, he connects himself and his newly-created brain-wave transmitter to the BunVac and attempts to impart to them his own dislike for crunchy carrots and his taste for such cheeses as “Stinking Bishop”.
But the experiment goes horribly wrong, unleashing a cotton-tailed giant upon the village’s sofa-sized courgettes and table-length carrots. Wallace thinks he has the solution, but Gromit knows better how to save the hide of his Dr Jekyll; meanwhile, Victor Quartermaine has acquired three gold bullets (24 karat, to be sure) with which to slay the unholy beast.
From the snaggle-toothed vicar defending himself against evil with a crucifix made of cucumbers to Lady Tottington’s carrot-shaped hair-do - the big bunny channels King Kong in therave-up finale - the film is a visual feast.
The dialogue is almost as good, as when her ladyship stands behind two strategically-positioned melons;or when Bonham Carter, in her poshest pout, complains that “Victor has never shown any interest in my produce.”
And any actor would kill for the expressive face and soulful eyes of Wallace’s Plasticene pooch, especially when he shares with the audience his fear for his master’s sanity.
Production companies
DreamWorkds Animation
Aardman Features
Executive producers
Michael Rose
Cecil Kramer
Producers
Claire Jennings
Carla Shelley
Peter Lord
David Sproxton
Nick Park
Screenplay
Steve Box
Nick Park
Bob Baker
Mark Burton
Cinematography
Tristan Oliver
Dave Alex-Riddett
Editors
Dave McCormick
Greg Perler
Production designer
Phil Lewis
Main cast
Peter Sallis
Ralph Fiennes
Helena Bonham Carter
Nicolas Smith
Peter Kay
Liz Smith
And any actor would kill for the expressive face and soulful eyes of Wallace’s Plasticene pooch, especially when he shares with the audience his fear for his master’s sanity.
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Reviews for "Can Science Explain the Mysteries of the Were Rabbit Curse?"
1. Sarah - 2/5 stars - I found "Monitor the Curse of the Were Rabbit" to be lacking in originality and substance. The plot felt repetitive and predictable, with cliched characters and uninspiring dialogue. The humor, which was a highlight of the original "Wallace and Gromit" films, fell flat in this installment. The animation, while visually appealing, couldn't save the film from its lackluster story. Overall, I was disappointed with this movie and would not recommend it to fans of the franchise.
2. Mike - 1/5 stars - As a fan of the original "Wallace and Gromit" films, I was extremely disappointed with "Monitor the Curse of the Were Rabbit." The charm and wit that made the previous movies so enjoyable seemed to be missing in this installment. The storyline felt forced and the characters lacked depth. The attempt at humor fell flat, and I found myself bored throughout most of the film. It pains me to say it, but this movie was a complete letdown and I would not recommend it to others.
3. Emily - 2/5 stars - "Monitor the Curse of the Were Rabbit" failed to capture the magic of the original "Wallace and Gromit" films. The plot was uninteresting and dragged on for far too long. The humor, which was usually clever and witty in the previous movies, seemed forced and fell flat. The characters, although familiar, lacked the depth and development that made them so endearing. Overall, this movie felt like a weak attempt to cash in on the success of the franchise, and I left the theater feeling disappointed and unsatisfied.