{"id":25540,"date":"2024-12-25T19:44:46","date_gmt":"2024-12-25T19:44:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/?p=25540"},"modified":"2024-12-31T23:25:41","modified_gmt":"2024-12-31T23:25:41","slug":"media-vengeance-most-fowl-xmas-24","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/?p=25540","title":{"rendered":"MEDiA: Vengeance Most Fowl, Xmas \u201824"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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I\u2019m a big fan of Wallace & Gromit. And we\u2019ve been waiting a long, long, long time, for a new instalment. Almost 20 years, in fact. Since Curse of the Were Rabbit<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Enter Norbot.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The death of Wallace, or rather Peter Sallis, obviously posed a problem. But it\u2019s a problem Aardman & co. overcame, via Ben Whitehead, who does a pretty decent Sallis style vocal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Peter Kay reprises (and enlarges upon) his Were-Rabbit role, as the flat-footed copper, McKintosh, and Philomena Cunk (Diane Morgan) is TV reporter Onya Doorstep.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I\u2019m inventing, mostly.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

One of the many wonderful things about Wallace and Gromit, from inception right up to Curse of The Were Rabbit<\/em>, is its quaint and, very importantly, imperfect<\/em> Englishness. These are things the Chicken Run<\/em> movies lost almost entirely.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This is by far the slickest production of all the W&G productions. But it\u2019s certainly not the best. The spirit that informed all their adventures, up to this point, just about<\/em> survives. But only just!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Most W&G stuff I can and do merrily watch and re-watch. This one? Hmmm\u2026 not so sure. We shall see, I guess. All their other adventures are, in my view, Great. This is merely okay.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Any road, as they used to say in some parts up north, I\u2019m back in bed – and it\u2019s only 7.30 pm – glistening to this:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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PS – I just read that Aardman face a clay shortage! Their supplier went bust. And it\u2019s not your ordinary high street plasticine. Read about that here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I\u2019m a big fan of Wallace & Gromit. And we\u2019ve been waiting a long, long, long time, for a new instalment. Almost 20 years, in fact. Since Curse of the Were Rabbit. The death of Wallace, or rather Peter Sallis, obviously posed a problem. But it\u2019s a problem Aardman & co. overcame, via Ben Whitehead, … <\/p>\n

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