Just got back from taking my mum to the movies. The new Wallace and Gromit film! It's wonderful. It hit several of my buttons: As you know (perhaps) our heroes are inventors and have wonderful homemade gadgets, and solve their problems by thinking, and often employing a little exaggerated physics when in a tight spot. The physical humour is just wonderful in all of the short film's they've done, and there's more of that in this feature-length film. Also there's a special bonus for me this time: Gromit, my favourite (right, with rabbits), is -of course- a keen gardener! And it's all about the humane trapping of garden pests, which fits nicely with part of the comment thread of my last post! Went to see it at my favourite movie theatre, the Arclight, which I've told you about before (here and here), and it was in the fantastic Cinerama Dome. Another great thing about the Arclight is that they have interesting film-related displays in the lobby contributed by the film-makers. Guess what they have on display now? Two of the model sets from the film! They are just great. I carefully took some snaps through the glass cases for you. (My secret for success: no flash, hold your breath, squeeze-don't-press.) Here's Wallace and Gromit in the basement. I won't tell you what's going on in case you have not seen the film yet (above right has another shot from that same set):
Here's Gromit, examining his prized vegetables in the greenhouse:
These are particularly bitter-sweet to see up close, since the recent news of the terrible fire which destroyed most of the sets and props from all the previous work of the Aardman Animation studios. Anyway, tonight was a lovely evening before a terribly busy work week. Setting alarm clock for 5:45am. Sigh.... -cvj
