Creature Comforts
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Movie Reviews of Creature Comforts
Movie Review: Outstanding example of stop-motion animation
Summary: 5 Stars
The filmmakers at Aardman are brilliant, and this is a fantastic collection of their work. While I'm disappointed that some of the previous reviewers seem to think that "if it's animated, it must be for children", I have to agree that this collection is not for the under-8 set. It is instead a collection of animated shorts for older children and adults that showcases Aarmdan's mastery of the always-difficult stop-motion form of animation. The stories are engaging, the characters are well-developed, and the craft is second to none. While it's disheartening to see that some parents plop their children down in front of any animated offering without previewing it for appropriateness (and waste no time complaining after the fact), the low scores previously offered shouldn't deter you from checking out this collection. It represents stop-motion animation at its best.Movie Review: Great for fans of "Chicken Run".....
Summary: 5 Stars
If you thought "Chicken Run" was incredibly hilarious and you love dry British humor, then "Creature Comforts" is the DVD for you. "Creature Comforts" is a hilarious short about the quirks of living in the zoo. The way the different animals banter about their situations is sure to make you laugh. It's a great short. The rest of the shorts on the DVD - "Wat's Pig", "Not Without My Handbag" and "Adam" - are also very humorous but not as much as "Creature Comforts". The DVD has zip in the Special Features department. I would have loved to have seen a documentary on the making of the short, commentary, test footage or any other assorted feature. But the DVD is worth $10 for "Creature Comforts" alone. Buy this DVD and enjoy it....Movie Review: Touching and hysterically funny
Summary: 5 Stars
Nick Parks' "Creature Comforts", for which he won an Oscar, is both tremendously funny and, at times, wonderfully touching. Parks is uncannily gifted at giving lumps of clay a very real, and very human touch. As in Parks' other works, much of the charm is in the details; there's always a lot going on in the background and off to the side. The other films in this collection are of varying quality, but all are- at least to me- pretty funny. "Not Without My Handbag" is just bizarre enough and silly enough that it's became one of my favorites.
Movie Review: A nice selection of Aardman animation.
Summary: 5 Stars
Anything from the Aardman studios is always welcome and this is no exception. It is an inexpensive offering of four of their 'minor' works. I really can't add anything to the other complimentary reviews given here... ...except to say that if you go to amazon.co.uk you'll find a DVD there called 'Aardman Classics' which contains over two and a half hours of stuff including everything on this one, plus a 64 page book (which barely squeezes into the box) with lots of background information! It costs more but is definitely worth the money.
Movie Review: Disagree with previous review!
Summary: 5 Stars
My 2 year old daughter loves this DVD. The nudity on the DVD is not gratuitous or offensive as it is ADAM from the bible. Yes she is a bit turned off by the Devil in "Not Without My Handbag" but it is not done in any type of overly scary way either.....He is a salesman at a washing machine company with a french accent. I do understand that some children are more spookable than others so keep that in mind, but overall it is a very good collection of shorts. I highly recommend for any fans of Chicken Run or Wallace and Gromit!