Will Vinton's Claymation Christmas Plus Halloween & Easter Celebrations
by Barry Bruce, Will Vinton
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Actor: Brian Cummings, Greg Black, Johnny Counterfit, Ron Tinsley, Tim ConnerDirector: Barry Bruce, Will Vinton
Brand: Henstooth Video
Writer: Barry Bruce
Producer: Will Vinton
Producer: David Altschul
Producer: Paul Diener
Writer: Mark Gustafson
Writer: Ralph Liddle
Writer: Ryan Holznagel
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language)
Format: Animated, Color, DVD, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 71 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2003-09-16
Audience Rating: G (General Audience)
Studio: Henstooth Video
Movie Reviews of Will Vinton's Claymation Christmas Plus Halloween & Easter Celebrations
Movie Review: Amazing what you can do with clay
Summary: 5 Stars
Now that the kids are a little too old for Rudolph, the Claymation Christmas special is the holiday film to watch. Its send-up of pedantic folks like ourselves (who love to lecture on the meaning of Christmas words) is humbling, in a good way. The hilarity as Rex the dinosaur tries his best to get everyone to sing "The Wassailing Song" properly becomes the recurring theme in the piece. His co-host, treat-loving dino Herb -- tries his best to keep the mood light and his stomach full. Meanwhile, the mangling of Rex's project continues: geese singing about "Here we come a-waddlng"; pigs singing of "wallowing"; batter-baking dogs of "waffling," sending Rex's BP spiking through the ceiling.
The animated skits are perfect. The Motown sounds of "We Three Kings" and "Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer" (playfully set in a seedy urban neighborhood and played by the Califormia Raisins) bring the tunes up to date. The most incredible piece artistically is "Joy to the World" -- with its gospel-inspired sound and kaleidiscopic renderings of angels, mothers, father and children. There are ice-skating walruses, adorable penguins, do-wopping camels and more.
Aside from being a hoot, "Claymation Christmas" is an artistic tour-de-force in a medium that normally doesn't get that kind of respect. The only problem is that having been crafted as a half-hour show (with commercials) it is so short. Still, "Claymation Christmas" is eminently watchable year after year!
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Studio: Henstooth Video Release Date: 09/16/2003 Run time: 71 minutes Rating: NrSimilar DVD Movies
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