Creature Comforts
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Movie Reviews of Creature Comforts
Movie Review: Wrong picture aspect ratio, should be FULL FRAME
Summary: 3 Stars
The Creature Comforts short is presented in the wrong aspect ratio. It was filmed in FULL FRAME and intended to be seen that way. When compared to the old full frame VHS tape & Laserdisc you will see jokes that are cut off on this letterboxed DVD.
The other shorts are presented in their correct aspect ratios, either full frame or letterboxed as they were produced.
Movie Review: So-so
Summary: 3 Stars
While "CC" and "Adam" are modern masterpieces, it seems the other, weaker shorts included on this release are merely there to pad out the DVD. Still, the price is very reasonableMovie Review: DEFINATELY not for younger kids
Summary: 3 Stars
Scary segments and references to Satan and hell. Should be rated PG-13.Movie Review: Cheap Presentation
Summary: 2 Stars
While considerable time and money were spent producing the four short films presented on this DVD, very little went into producing the DVD itself - and it shows.Individually, the four shorts are nice, although the vocal tracks are muddy and overpowered by the musical soundtrack in places. Closed captions or subtitles would have been helpful, but they aren't included.
Unfortunately, you can't watch the features individually. Even though there is a "Play All" option on the menu screen, if you start with "Creature Comforts" all four shorts will play.
"Creature Comforts" is the best of the four, but because of the poor sound it also suffers the most. With no commentary track or making-of bonus feature the irony of the interviews (talking with kids about zoos and seniors about retirement homes) is lost.
"Wat's Pig" - with its minimal dialogue - comes across nicely, although the parallel storylines can be hard for younger viewers to follow. As with all four of the films a commentary or making-of feature would have been nice.
"Not Without My Handbag" has a good Tim Burton-esque style, but unless you're prepared to discuss the afterlife, the underworld, or the intricacies of contract law, it's not really appropriate for younger viewers. This is where the individual-play bug in the main menu is most apparent, as you have to manually stop the DVD after "Wat's Pig" (or hit the Skip button) to avoid this one.
"Adam" is my second favorite, and with its minimalist soundtrack it comes across the best of the four. Yes, there is cartoonish nudity. No, it doesn't conform to the Biblical chain of events. Nevertheless, it is a very witty story with three or four big laughs in its brief play time.
Ultimately, this DVD is worth less than the sum of its parts. Wait for something better to come along.
Movie Review: GREAT STUFF....BAD DVD!!!!
Summary: 2 Stars
Any fan of Nick Park and Aardman studio would expect so much from a dvd like this which unfortunately disappoints badly in all respects.
Beware!!!!! The dvd consists ONLY four short films from aardman. Other than the ever popular, groundbreaking short claymation "creature comforts" which also won Nick Park his very first academy award, there's "wat's pig", academy award nominated "adam" and "not without my handbag". The running time of the disc is barely half an hour. Forget about any extras on the disc, the sound and picture quality is just not of a dvd.
There's much much more about three time academy award winner Nick Park and Aardman studio than just these four shorts! Those who have a multiregion dvd player or watch dvds from different region on their pc, have a brilliant option of buying a dvd named "AARDMAN CLASSICS" from region 2 (also available from AMAZON.CO.UK). It has an astounding 31 (yes!!!!) short films by Aardman, including the four mentioned earlier. It also includes a behind the scenes commentary and directors and animators biographies. It is a real complete collection of award winning short films from aardman studio on one dvd.
Inspite of the four great films it consists, "creature comforts" dvd is just not worth your money. Getting "wallace and gromit" or "chicken run" on dvd would be a much better idea.