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| Director: Nick Park (1993) |
There's only very little that needs to be
said about Nick Parks Wallace and Gromit the Wrong Trousers, a short stop
motion animation that's The Godfather of its genre. After renting out the spare
room to an ambiguously sinister penguin, Gromit’s Techno Trousers are integral
in the heist of a diamond by the malevolent bird. From start to finish Parks
magnum opus is crammed with pitch perfect humour, genius gags and an astute
sense of britishness. The low fi charm of Claymation is delightful that
enhances every scene with such detail and ingenuity putting everything else
similar to shame. And then there’s that climax, a chase on a miniature train
track around Wallace’s home as Gromit lays down additional track as the
locomotive barrels forward at an alarming and exhilarating rate. Quite possibly
one of the greatest moments in the history of film, animation or
otherwise. A true masterpiece.
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