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Eccentric inventor Wallace (voice of Peter Sallis) and his faithful if often perplexed dog Gromit are back in their first feature-length adventure from animator Nick Park. Wallace and Gromit have laun... read more read more...ched a new business venture just in time for a major gardening competition in their neighborhood of West Wallaby. "Anti-Pesto" is a humane pest-relocation service in which Wallace and Gromit capture rabbits and other critters who have been eating the produce from local gardens and give them new homes somewhere else. Business has been going well, and when the woman hosting the garden show, Lady Tottington (voice of Helena Bonham Carter), discovers a massive tribe of rabbits has been making a mess of her garden, she calls in Wallace and Gromit to move the bunnies elsewhere. Wallace is quite taken with Lady Tottington, but he's not the only one -- Victor Quartermaine (voice of Ralph Fiennes) is a slick but arrogant upper-class type who wants to win Lady Tottington's hand (and fortune) and is convinced he can do a better job capturing the rabbits than Wallace. However, Wallace's attempts to brainwash the rabbits away from veggies using his latest invention has disastrous results, and soon Wallace has to deal with a beastly bunny as well as a heavily-armed Quartermaine. Wallace and Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit followed Park's previous film with the duo, A Close Shave, by ten years, and was produced after Park broke through to mainstream success with the feature Chicken Run. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

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DVD Release Date: February 7, 2006

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  • June 29, 2008
    British cartoon comes across well on big screen, daughter enjoyed it more than me.
  • February 1, 2012
    There are a lot of moments in Were-rabbit where I found the characters and the plot itself ridiculous and boring and it wasn't as good as I thought it would be considering the critical reception. The animation is amazing but I couldn't really make an emotional connection with the... read more characters but it's great to look at and the little moments in this film made me reconsider writing a bad review.
  • January 1, 2012
    Wallace and Gromit catch rabbits for a living, protecting the village from rabbits eating their prized veg which is being grown for the village competition. The duo have to hunt for the giant were-rabbit. I love Gromit.
  • August 18, 2011
    I don't understand how this one Best Animated Feature at the Oscars, but it still is a great film. I really enjoyed this, and its hilarious beyond belief. The characters are great. But the problem was the plot, nobody wants to see the famous duo of Wallace and Groit fight a We... read morere rabit, and that was my main problem, the story was quite ridiculous, other than that, great movie.
  • June 23, 2011
    Wallace and Gromit at their best.
  • March 31, 2011
    Brilliant funny and adventures of cheese-loving inventor and his savvy canine companion in their first featured animated film since their short films. The intricate plasticine animation is marvellous.
    Plenty of laughs as the exhilarating car and plane chases are adorable.
    I star... read moreted to like Wallace & Gromit when my best friend told me about them because he's a huge fan of claymation characters.
  • January 8, 2011
    Cute Cute Cute! and Guess who does the voice of my favorite charcter!? My favorite ACTOR Ralph Fiennes. It just shows his spectacular range. A very cute movie. Enjoyable for all ages.
  • October 30, 2010
    a brilliant idea for a wallace and gromit film
  • October 12, 2010
    This was my first exposure to Wallace & Gromit so I don't know how it compares to the others, but I found this to be entertaining as all hell. Despite a few subtle (and necessary) uses of CGI here and there, this is all claymation, which is done extremely well, looks amazing, and... read more I have a lot of respect for due to the time and effort it requires.

    The story, which is a variation on the Wolfman curse, is very unique, and absolutely hilarious. The references to both Universal and Hammer horror films are good, and don't scream ripoff. Same goes for the other film references. This film is many things: a love story, a spoof, a horror film, and a comedy. The best part is, it is accessible to literally all audiences. There are a few subtle dirty jokes and double entendres, but nothing so bad that it will negatively affect children. It is a horror film, but what makes it unique is that it is a "vegetarian" horror movie, so while it has conventions of horror films, it mostly playfully riffs on them, so little ones aren't going to be traumatized by anything. There are some really good moments of atmosphere building though, that are a nicely done throwback to classic horror (as opposed to wanton destruction and violence of later films).

    The cast is wonderful, with the two "name" actors not drawing attention to themselves in a distracting way. I think what I found most enjoyable about all of this is how damn cute it all is, as well as clever, inventive, and just so damn funny and unique. If you see this and are not or cannot be entertained by it in some capactity, then I don't what's wrong.
  • July 29, 2010
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Critic Reviews


Richard Corliss
September 1, 2008
Richard Corliss, TIME Magazine

The final work justifies every meticulous, monastic, masochistic effort. Full Review

Andrew Sarris
December 7, 2005
Andrew Sarris, New York Observer

Despite its vocal distractions, this clay-animation comedy adventure managed to dazzle me with its sheer audacity and inventiveness. Full Review

Anthony Lane
October 11, 2005
Anthony Lane, New Yorker

There is something for everybody here: an unholy mixture of Philip Larkin and Bruce Wayne.

Richard Roeper
October 11, 2005
Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper

It's slightly amusing and I'd say when it comes out on video or if you catch it on cable, but to rush out to theaters... Full Review

Peter Howell
October 7, 2005
Peter Howell, Toronto Star

The cheesy puns are as thick as rabbits in the bucolic England of inventor Wallace and his loyal mutt Gromit, and that's a gouda thing. Full Review

October 7, 2005
San Francisco Chronicle

Curse of the Were-Rabbit is teeming with activity and clever asides. Full Review

Peter Travers
October 7, 2005
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone

Don't even try to figure out how Park can move plasticine figures around and achieve visual and slapstick miracles. Just enjoy.

Stephen Whitty
October 7, 2005
Stephen Whitty, Newark Star-Ledger

With its sneaky wit and layered jokes, Wallace and Gromit makes even the big studios' most high-tech efforts feel flat. Full Review

Roger Moore
October 7, 2005
Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel

A silly and cuddly dab of Silly Putty animation from the folks who gave us Chicken Run but who made their reputations doing short films about a daft Englishman and his dog. Full Review

Bruce Westbrook
October 7, 2005
Bruce Westbrook, Houston Chronicle

Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit soars with comic absurdities and innocent silliness while embracing old-world quaintness and a sweet heart. Full Review

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