Movies
I'm quite partial to stop-motion animation, so I generally keep an eye out for the Aardman films. They rarely live up to the hype though. While the craft is definitely there, the comedy is usually not up to scratch. Such is the case with Early Man too, their latest full-length endeavor. It's a shame, because the stop-motion animation looks great and the premise could've made for a superbly entertaining animated take on Shaolin Soccer. You'd expect Brits to do more with a topic like football, alas it was not meant to be. What remains is a mildly entertaining film, which simply isn't enough.Read all
The latest Wallace and Gromit film will surely please the franchise's fans. Personally, I've grown a little tired of the style. It's just a bit too childish and repetitive, and while I appreciate stop-motion animation there's too much focus on the technical aspects here, which takes away from the creativity. The result is a film that felt derivative from the start. The quality of the animation is top-notch, but the visual style feels outdated. As do the gags and inventions. The plot isn't very interesting either, the surface-level critique on technology is bland and the characters have hardly grown since their original inception. Vengeance Most Fowl is a relic, which is a shame because the budget was clearly there to do something more exciting. This just felt lazy.Read all