Wallace & Gromit and the Curse of the Were-Rabbit
The Film: Wallace and Gromit set out to find who’s responsible for the sabotage of local gardens ahead of the annual giant vegetable growing contest.
Why Kids Love It: Kids love Gromit. The way he keeps Wallace out of trouble. Fast paced action. Simple plot. Gromit. Kids are easily amused.
Why It’s Wasted On Kids: The constant barrage of blink-and-you’ll miss sight gags. When Wallace covers his modesty with a tin emblazoned with the words ‘May Contain Nuts’. It’s genius. Verbal puns (“Welcome to my secret garden” “What’s up, Dog?”). Cinematic references. Literary allusions. Watch it when the kids are asleep.
Best Bit for Adults: It’s hard to choose just one, so here’s loads. Ay-Up Magazine (Instead of Hello) and the bookshelf of cheese-referencing books ("Brie Encounter", "Swiss Cheese Family Robinson", "East of Edam", "Grated Expectations” et al) are office favourites.
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Comments
BaldMelon
May 13th 2009, 15:26
Great article! But I have to add that most of our fairy tales contain adult undertones and sexual imagery. Psychologists have told us it's a way to explain the adult world via analogy to young minds. Of course, they could be wrong. The Brothers Grimm & Uncle Walt just might be horny old men.
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DinoFilmo
May 13th 2009, 16:33
I agree with BaldMelon, great article! However there is a small mistake in the Pixar segment. "Growing old" is the theme of Toy Story 2, rather than the original Toy Story. The theme of the first film is more along the lines of "acceptance and teamwork."
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Kaunte
May 13th 2009, 20:17
I had to register just so I could say this: When I first saw Toy Story 2 in theaters, I was 10 years old. My favorite moment of the film was, and is to this day, Zurg's big reveal. =)
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zeg0ggles
May 13th 2009, 22:43
Hook should definitely be on this list. While it may be shiny and slapsticky at times, beneath it lies such great, sad tragedy. Peter losing his childhood and innocence to become a money grubbing a*s, Tinkerbell hopelessly in love with him forever even when their relationship would be impossible. It deals with growing old and dealing with it, as well as what it takes to be a good parent. Tragically underrated movie.
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gilmorris47
Aug 6th 2009, 2:31
I think the best bit for adults concerning Shrek (it might be Shrek 2 actually) is when the knights or whatever arrest Puss in Boots and he has a bag of cat nip on him and he is like 'I swear its not mine.' hahah priceless.
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