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Bored with recent run-of-the-mill cartoons like Chicken Little
and Madagascar? Well, here's Wallace and Gromit
to restore your faith in animation.

For those in the know, Wallace and Gromit are two of the
most delightful characters in British cinema. With their sausage-mouths
and goldfish eyes, these soft plasticine figures have been charming
British viewers for years. Wallace is the human inventor of gadgets
that often malfunction, while Gromit is his much cleverer dog who
always saves his butt. As a comic duo, they're as funny as —
if not funnier than — Laurel and Hardy. Honest! After starring
in several award-winning short cartoons, The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
marks their first full-length feature film. And we're glad to report
that it is no less entertaining than anything else we've seen them
in.

Wallace and Gromit run a pest-removal company (called Anti-Pesto)
which successfully removes stray rabbits that feed on town's vegetable
farms. The town-folks are happy with the duo's services, especially
since they're preparing to enter the Giant Vegetable contest. But
suddenly, a strange "were-rabbit" comes to town and starts attacking
their prized veggies?

These days, many computer-hatched cartoons from Hollywood boast
impressive visual achievements. But the characters, stories and
jokes often feel stale and recycled. Wallace & Gromit still
relies on old-fashioned stop-motion animation techniques and cheap
plasticine figures. Yet its creatures and objects are so warm, loveable
and believable. Its jokes are subtler and yet so much funnier. Kooky
and quirky, it reminds you of all the cartoons you once loved as
a kid. Unmissable.