My Review of Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit · 10:13pm Oct 13th, 2022
Rating Scale:
12/10—a complete masterpiece; flawless and outstanding
11/10—Excellent, near-perfect film
10/10—the standard rating; awesome film with a couple of flaws
9/10—a wonderful film with several flaws
8/10–a great film with numerous flaws but not enough to ruin it
7/10—a fun and entertaining movie; not great but still enjoyable
6/10—a slightly above average film; it is something I might watch again
5/10—mediocre movie; not awful but not great either
4/10—a below average film; it could have been much better
3/10—a bad film; poorly written and poorly executed
2/10—a very bad movie; the few good things in the movie overshadowed by the bad things
1/10—a terrible movie; a total waste of time
0/10—a worthless piece of abomination; should have never been made
Greetings, everyone! This is Mr. J back with another movie review for today! This evening, I will be reviewing DreamWorks' Wallace and Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit from 2005! Now, this was one of the two films I wanted to review during last year's Halloween season, but since there were other films I wanted to review more, I saved this for this month as it is once again the Halloween season. Having said that, this is one of my favorite movies from childhood and something which I would quite often watch from time to time. Plus, this was the very film to introduce me to the characters Wallace and Gromit; if it weren't for this movie, I wouldn't have been interested in watching either the succeeding W & G movies or the previous films later on while growing up. Wherefore, it is my utmost pleasure to share with you guys why I love this movie so much.
This is about a man and a dog managing pest control as there was a rabbit infestation in everyone's garden. After creating a machine to study more on rabbits, Wallace accidentally got his mind connected with a rabbit's brain and transferring some of his own personality traits to the latter. Every night, while the moon shines bright, he transforms into a giant were-rabbit and devours every food he finds in people's gardens. With the entire town fearful of him and a crafty hunter after him, Gromit must find a way to bring Wallace back to normal and save him from harm and from destroying things in his path.
I must say that the stop-motion animation was really well-crafted and made. It kinda sucks that stop-motion animation is underrated and not appreciated that much these days now. I mean, 3D animation is good and all, but I honestly miss the classic animation style such as 2D and stop-motion. That alone says how much I adore it and miss it.
The voice acting was likewise amazing. The late Peter Sallis truly shined as Wallace in this movie as he did in the rest of the franchise; the way he provided the voice for the character felt natural and sounded like he was born for the role. In fact, I can imagine Sallis acting like Wallace in real life while he lived. I honestly miss his iconic voice and the sweet personality he provided for the character. Rest in peace, Peter Sallis.
Moving on, the rest of the characters in the movie were also great and entertaining in every way. The one thing I love the most about Gromit is that he actually emotes and communicates with so much emotion even with no dialogue. Him being a silent, anthromorphic character makes me like him so much. Of course, I enjoyed the vocal performances of Helena Bonham Carter as Lady Tottington, Ralph Fiennes as Lord Victor Quartermaine, and the late Nicholas Smith as Reverend Clement Hedges. Those characters stood out the most to me due to their personalities and their vocal performers making them sound so much fun to listen to.
The story was also incredibly well-written; it basically shows us how that some scary monsters may not exactly be that monstrous deep down while there are those who may be human on the outside but are narcissistic monsters from the inside who care about no one else but themselves. The emotion was well-developed through both dialogue and writing, the soundtrack was beautiful, and the comedy was really awesome. So much heart and passion was put into this film!
With that said, I will rate this a solid 10/10! If you haven't seen this film, please give it a watch! It is one of DreamWorks' best animated films, and I cannot stress that enough. And look at that, the nostalgic theme is playing in my head. Gotta love the classics, huh?
Peace!
I actually saw it in theaters
A classic favorite of my youth.
This movie was truly another favorite of mine growing up. Even today, I've found myself having a great time with everything it provided. Both it and "Chicken Run" were also what introduced to Aardman animation, and I've been interested in checking out more of the company's works ever since.
Truly a masterpiece of cinema, endgame wishes it was this good.