Cinecast #46: Claydreamer
Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit: It's not uncommon for Adam and Sam to disagree with each other now and again. But it's a rare feat indeed when your Cinecast hosts come across a movie that has them disagreeing with every critic in the world. Animator extraordinaire Nick Park's five-years-in-the-making "Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit" is impressively imagined and assembled. So why were Adam and Sam shifting in their seats and checking their watches?
Also on the show, a quick look at Howard Hawks' "Rio Bravo," the fifth of eight films in our Western-a-Week Marathon. Plus, Listener Voicemails and the Top 5 Movies with a Child Protagonist.
Music by Bobby Bare Jr. courtesy of Bloodshot Records ... Cinecast theme music by Age of the Rifle.
Cinecast #46
:34-6:50 - Review: "Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit"
6:51-14:37 - Western-a-Week Marathon: "Rio Bravo"
Music: Bobby Bare Jr., "Don't Follow Me (I'm Lost)"
15:25-21:17 - Listener Voicemails, "In Her Shoes"
21:18-35:41 - Top 5: Movies with a Child Protagonist
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4 Comments:
I went to see this movie today. I was never a big Wallace and Gromit fan. I caught the shorts a couple times and found them mildly amusing. But this movie I found to be amazing.
I loved the animation. It was really amazing. I love the fact that I could see the sculptors fingerprints on every character's face. I loved that the movie was very 'cinematic' as you mentioned. I loved this aspect because it makes it interesting to look at, but also because the use it to parody typical movie mechanics. I laughed like crazy when I saw the evil dog's airplane explode. I then laughed twice as hard a couple seconds later when I saw the evil dog hanging on to plane's tail.
I can definitely understand why many people wouldn't find this movie funny. I went with six other people and only two of us were actually laughing. I just wanted to ring in and say something.
Thanks guys, love the show.
I was a HUGE Wallace and Gromit fan. Seriously guys, you both should catch those amzing shorts Nick Park did way back. Those quirky, english shorts will leave you amaze. I couldn't believe that you said you think both characters didn't manage to catch your attention. How could you?! But since you haven't watch the shorts... Basically I think the movie seemed to have lost the quality was so attractive in the shorts. The movie is too " Hollywoodized" for lack of a better choice of word.
Hi guys, I'm enjoying the show tremendously, even though some of your top five picks tend to reveal how limited your cinephilia is in terms of nation of origin and year of production. All in all, though, I think you're doing a great job in getting people to watch movies they otherwise wouldn't even hear about.
In regards to your Top 5 Movies with a Child Protagonist list, I've got one that will blow them all out of the water (granted I haven't seen most of the ones on Sam's list, but we'll just pretend I know what I'm talking about). It's a 1953 independent film called Little Fugitive, primarily directed by Morris Engel. It's about a little boy named Joey who is tricked into believed he has killed his older brother, so he runs away to Coney Island for the day. Shot without synchronous sound and very much on the cheap, the filmmakers nevertheless get probably the best performance from a child I've ever seen, largely because he doesn't have to act at all. The camera simply follows him around, putting him in one precarious situation after another, and if you're not completely engrossed in little Joey's world after the first ten minutes or so, you simply have no heart.
Little Fugitive is available from Kino Video. Apparently later this year a remake will be coming out by writer/director Joanna Lipper. Fortunately the remake also appears to be very independent and low-budget, but I strongly recommend seeing the original before the remake is released. It will really take your breath away.
In reference to your Top 5 Movies with a Child Protagonist list, I'd like to add the movie Fresh. It was about a 12 yeear old who manipulates drug dealers.
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