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  Wallace & Gromit
When Wallace and Gromit go on a seaside holiday, Wallace tries to save an ailing pier by using his technical skills to stage a talent contest, but he must win back the pier s customers from the glitzy new casino owned by the evil PG Burpham.
Presents jokes and riddles about Wallace, Gromit, the Were-rabbit, Victor Quartermaine, and the residents of Wallaby.
Inspired by Wallace and Gromit's first feature film, Curse of the Were-Rabbit takes players of all ages on a zany, cooperative adventure.
www.cheesestore.net /wallace-gromit.htm   (295 words)

  
 Wallace and Gromit - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Wallace and Gromit are the main characters in a series of three British animated short films, a series of ten short animated sequences, and a feature-length film by Nick Park of Aardman Animations.
Wallace is an absent-minded inventor, cheese enthusiast (especially for Wensleydale cheese), and companion to the dog Gromit who appears to be rather more intelligent than his master.
Most of Wallace's inventions look not unlike the designs of Heath Robinson and Rube Goldberg, and Nick Park has said of Wallace that all his inventions are designed around the principle of using a sledgehammer to crack a nut.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Wallace_and_Gromit   (2196 words)

  
 Stomp Tokyo Video Reviews - Wallace and Gromit - Curse of the Were-Rabbit
Gromit certainly seems to be the more responsible of the two; his capabilities are greater and his grasp of reality is stronger.
Wallace is good-natured and lovable, to be sure, but as we've seen in their previous outings (particularly The Wrong Trousers), he isn't as considerate towards Gromit as he should be.
Of course, being Wallace and Gromit they cannot bring themselves to actually exterminate the animals, so their house is overrun with inmates for whom they must then prepare meals.
www.stomptokyo.com /movies/w/wallace-gromit-curse-were-rabbit.html   (1049 words)

  
 Wallace and Gromit - Uncyclopedia
Wallace and Gromit (Not to be confused with the arduous twenty hour philosophical sailing movie "What is a Grommet?".) are famous inventors of former commonwealth nation of The North.
Wallace and Gromit's involvement in the Cerealist movement
It was only when Wallace and Gromit invented the reverse-spoiler, a device that created milk by un-spoiling the cottage cheese that it really began to catch on.
uncyclopedia.org /wiki/Wallace_and_Gromit   (571 words)

  
 DVD Review - Wallace & Gromit   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
Gromit is not an ordinary dog however, and since he can’t talk, he makes up for it with his highly expressive features, and big rolling eyes.
Wallace, Gromit and the world they live in, is made entirely from clay that is being hand animated frame-by-frame by Nick Park and his talented crew.
It went straight into Wallace and Gromit’s house, and while they are cleaning the windows, Wendolene’s helper dog is examining the building in their absence, where he finds one of Wallace’s genial inventions.
www.dvdreview.com /fullreviews/wallace___gromit.shtml   (1543 words)

  
 Compare Prices and Read Reviews on Wallace And Gromit for PlayStation 2 at Epinions.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
Wallace notices that the date is circled on his calendar and realizes it is the birthday of their adopted polar bear, Archie.
Gromit: Wallace's faithful dog, he is more than just a pet as he is very intelligent and resourceful.
Wallace is an inventor and if you collect nuts 'n' bolts, he can use these to build things that will help you in certain tasks.
www.epinions.com /content_171145006724   (1640 words)

  
 Wallace and Gromit
Wallace and Gromit dovetails with audiences because it reflects upon the dynamics of a commonplace, yet remarkable, relationship.
Gromit is falsely put behind bars in A Close Shave, and in The Wrong Trousers the diamond-thief penguin ends up in what seems to be a prison, but when the camera pulls back it is revealed to be a zoo.
Wallace and Gromit reside in West Wallaby Street, a sort of Coronation Street of Victorian back-to-backs in a Northern town.
www.militantesthetix.co.uk /opticsyn/wallace&gromit.htm   (2797 words)

  
 Wallace and Gromit: Curse of the Were-Rabbit movie review, In Film Australia
As I settled in for the long-awaited Wallace and Gromit movie, I fully expected that some kind of similar compromise might be needed, and was prepared to accept a little bit of "tweaking" of the original character designs.
Wallace and Gromit were back on the big-screen in all their plasticine glory: they haven’t been redesigned, touched-up, Americanised or otherwise bastardised.
The previous Wallace and Gromit films were always economical with supporting characters, but the expanded resources of a Dreamworks-backed feature film means we finally get to meet the community of which the pair are a part (with a big town meeting, no less).
www.infilm.com.au /reviews/wallaceandgromit.htm   (1288 words)

  
 Movie Spoiler for the film - WALLACE AND GROMIT Curse of the Were-Rabbit
Wallace considers what Lady Tottington said about it being their nature and how they can't change it, and decides to brainwash the rabbits with his invention and release them again since they'd be instantly rehabilitated.
Totty, Gromit, and a collection of rabbits are saddened as he seems to die [Beauty and the Beat moment as he transforms back to Wallace], but Gromit has an idea and manages to revive him with a wedge of cheese.
Wallace is delighted that she is now single, and it seems she is proposing marriage to him but instead offers to turn her manor into a rabbit sanctuary.
www.themoviespoiler.com /Spoilers/wallaceandgromit.html   (2058 words)

  
 Wallace and Gromit
Wallace thinks the robot is trying to destroy the space ship so Wallace and Gromit have an emergency countdown.
Wallace unwrapped the present for Gromit, it was a pair of "Techno Trousers".
That same day Wallace recieved many bills that he couldn't pay so Walace rented out the extra room in his house and soon after, a penguin came to live in the room that Wallace had put up for rent.
library.thinkquest.org /J002683/wallace.html   (776 words)

  
 Wallace & Gromit in The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
Wallace & Gromit in The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005)
IMDb > Wallace & Gromit in The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005)
Wallace and his loyal dog, Gromit, set out to discover the mystery behind the garden sabotage that plagues their village and threatens the annual giant vegetable growing contest.
www.imdb.com /title/tt0312004   (418 words)

  
 BBC - h2g2 - Wallace and Gromit - Animated Legends
Wallace and Gromit are the pet creation of animator Nick Park, and were the characters that boosted Aardman Animations into the big league.
Wallace gets wind of this evil plan, as Wendolene explains that Preston is an automated dog turned bad, originally invented by her father to be a 'good dog'.
All the backgrounds shot in Wallace and Gromit have to be built in distorted perspective, because of the angle of shooting.
www.bbc.co.uk /dna/h2g2/A724169   (2239 words)

  
 Wallace and Gromit Community
WALLACE and Gromit fans flocked to Worcester city centre to see the plasticine pair celebrate the start of the festive season by turning on the Christmas lights.
Wallace and Gromit's Cheese Plea - August 11 - The makers of Wallace and Gromit are backing a campaign urging the European Union to grant special status to the characters\u2019 favourite cheese.
Wallace and Gromit open European film fest - The festival will begin tomorrow (5/10/06) showcasing 12 of the most prominent films of Europe which are expected to delight cinema fans in Hanoi and HCM City.
community.livejournal.com /wallacegromit   (2544 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Wallace & Gromit in Three Amazing Adventures: DVD: Peter Sallis,Anne Reid,Nick Park   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
Gromit's only too happy to help, and before long the inventive duo is on the moon, where they encounter a clever appliance that's part oven, part robot, part lunar skiing enthusiast...
Gromit's not exactly thrilled with the new gadget, and things go from bad to worse when Wallace rents a room to a new boarder--a rather suspicious-looking penguin--to offset his rising expenses.
Wallace and Gromit have a window washing business and one oftheir best customers turns out to be a lady who owns yarn and wool shop and lives with a viscious looking dog.
www.amazon.com /Wallace-Gromit-Three-Amazing-Adventures/dp/B000A2UBOI   (2361 words)

  
 Wallace & Gromit
Wallace and Gromit are excited - not only is it tea-time - but they are preparing for a weekend away.
Wallace is taken captive and Gromit turns master detective in order to uncover the Penguin's dark secret...
But Wallace has a new invention - a Knit-O-Matic machine - and adventure looms: sheep are being rustled, wool is in short supply and Wendolene's malevolent pooch Preston is on the prowl...
www.mongrelmedia.com /films/WallaceGromit.html   (426 words)

  
 :: rogerebert.com :: Reviews :: Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (xhtml)
Gromit is a dog, although the traditional human-dog relationship is reversed in that Gromit usually has to clean up Wallace's messes.
Instead, Wallace has devised another of his ingenious inventions, the Bun-Vac, which sucks the rabbits out of their holes and into a giant holding tube, so that they can be housed in comfort at Anti-Pesto headquarters, and feast on medium and small vegetables.
Wallace and Gromit are the inventions of a British animator named Nick Park, who co-directs this time with Steve Box.
rogerebert.suntimes.com /apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20051006/REVIEWS/50929001/1023   (656 words)

  
 Review: Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
Wallace (voice of Peter Sallis) is a cheese-loving, chatty inventor living in a small village in rural Great Britain.
However, just when Wallace and Gromit appear to have everything under control, there is a new arrival - a fearsome brute of a creature with an appetite to match its monstrous size.
Wallace & Gromit is one of the better offerings to be found in a year that has seen a drop-off in the quality of animated films.
www.reelviews.net /movies/w/wallace_gromit.html   (828 words)

  
 Wallace & Gromit in The Wrong Trousers (1993)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
Wallace is used by a criminal penguin in a robbery involving mechanical trousers.
Continuity: One of the tiles comes loose when Wallace is walking across the ceiling in the museum.
Wallace & Gromit in The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
www.imdb.com /title/tt0108598   (400 words)

  
 Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit | DVD | Movie Review | Pictures | Claymation | Plasticine | DVD | Dog   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
Wallace & Gromit - Anti-Pesto to the Rescue!
Wallace, a cheese-loving inventor, and Gromit, his faithful and intelligent dog who doesn't speak, have started a pest control business that protects people's gardens from pesky rabbits.
With the monstrous rabbit - who has an immense craving for all things vegetable - on the loose, Wallace and Gromit are hired to catch it and save the competition, which is just around the corner.
www.kidzworld.com /article/6006-wallace-and-gromit-dvd-review   (329 words)

  
 Wallace & Gromit Hands-On Impressions - PlayStation 2 News at GameSpot
Posted Sep 1, 2003 9:12 pm PT Wallace and Gromit was on display at this year's PlayStation Experience event in London, and we were able to spend some time playing through the game's first level.
Though you can make Gromit attack his enemies and break down some walls and crates by pressing the square button, he'll spend most of his time solving jumping puzzles--you'll press the X button to make him jump and the circle button to let him use miscellaneous items.
Wallace & Gromit in Project Zoo is a game that could prove entertaining for fans of Nick Park's peculiar pair, but as a 3D platformer, it's simply not that impressive.
www.gamespot.com /ps2/action/wallacegromit/preview_6074408.html   (598 words)

  
 BBC - Bristol - Made In Bristol - Wallace&Gromit   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
Wallace and Gromit's sidekick stars in a new series of his own on CBBC.
Wallace and Gromit's woolly friend Shaun the Sheep stars in a new BBC children's series.
Oscar-winning animated duo Wallace and Gromit are to be honoured with a statue in Bristol.
www.bbc.co.uk /bristol/made_in_bristol/wallaceandgromit   (204 words)

  
 Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
"Wallace and Gromit" cartoons have, after all, become a standby on the festival circuit, functioning as buffers between films and the palette-cleanser in all-shorts programs.
Not quite as funny as it sounds, the plot entails Wallace (voice of Peter Sallis)--a hideously ugly, tragically over-bitten, humane pest "exterminator"--and his mute, eye-rolling straight man Gromit keeping the obsessively well-kept English gardens of their hideously ugly neighbours clear of rabbits.
Maybe it's that the romance between Wallace and Lady Tottington is something of a foregone conclusion, or maybe it's that the villainy of Quartermaine is predictably augmented by his physical appearance (he's short and bald and a carnivore).
filmfreakcentral.net /screenreviews/wererabbit.htm   (528 words)

  
 Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005): Reviews
But Wallace, Gromit, and the people and creatures in their world always look warm to the touch.
The world of Wallace and Gromit is one of the few genuinely eccentric places left in the movies, a place where lumpy, doughy characters achieve a peculiar dignity in spite of their grotesque features and the ridiculousness of their circumstances.
Wallace and Gromit are arguably the two most delightful characters in the history of animation.
www.metacritic.com /film/titles/wallaceandgromitthecurseofthewererabbit   (1277 words)

  
 Wallace and Gromit
Armed with an ever increasing array of Wallace’s Cracking Contraptions, Gromit must strive to keep each neighbour happy and their prize veg safe.
But in the midst of all this mayhem, Wallace and Gromit discover another problem to deal with.
Wallace and Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit is exclusive to the Sky Active games channel.
www.denki.co.uk /pages/wallacegromit.html   (199 words)

  
 BBC News | Wallace and Gromit
Wallace and Gromit are back in their first screen outing for six years.
Unable to get the ball past Gromit, Wallace is forced to unleash his new contraption, the Soccamatic.
The triple Oscar©-winning creator of Wallace and Gromit, Nick Park, took your questions in a live webcast.
news.bbc.co.uk /1/shared/spl/hi/entertainment/02/wallace_and_gromit/front_page/html/default.stm   (100 words)

  
 Games : Wallace & Gromit in Project Zoo   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
Wallace & Gromit are bringing distinctly offbeat British humor to the Nintendo GameCube with their first videogame adventure.
Nature has outfitted Wallace with seriously dorky threads and an inability to keep his mouth shut, but amidst his nonstop prattle are some genuinely useful hints.
Wallace will also contribute zany inventions such as the Springy Boots, Gyrocopter, Porridge Gun and Trojan Penguin, but of course it's up to Gromit (and you) to actually make 'em work.
www.nintendo.com /games/gamepage/gamepage_main.jsp?gameId=1609   (224 words)

  
 Wallace and Gromit Impressions - PlayStation 2 News at GameSpot
However, despite all his abilities, Gromit will have to rely on Wallace to help him progress through levels by fixing broken machines that impede his progress and by inventing useful items such as a porridge gun, a coal flinger, a banana launcher, a turnip cannon, and springy boots.
Wallace and Gromit's polygonal models looked quite close to their clay counterparts and animated pretty well.
Wallace and Gromit is currently slated to ship this October for the GameCube, PlayStation 2, and Xbox.
www.gamespot.com /6023585   (686 words)

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