{"id":77284,"date":"2025-02-10T06:00:38","date_gmt":"2025-02-09T19:30:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fernbyfilms.com\/?p=77284"},"modified":"2025-01-27T21:50:49","modified_gmt":"2025-01-27T11:20:49","slug":"movie-review-wallace-gromit-vengeance-most-fowl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fernbyfilms.com\/2025\/02\/10\/movie-review-wallace-gromit-vengeance-most-fowl\/","title":{"rendered":"Movie Review – Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Principal Cast : <\/strong>Ben Whitehead, Peter Kay, Reece Shearsmith, Lauren Patel, Diane Morgan, Muzz Khan, John Sparkes.
\nSynopsis:<\/strong> Top dog Gromit springs into action to save his master when Wallace’s high-tech invention goes rogue and he’s framed for a series of suspicious crimes.<\/h5>\n

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As with almost everything from Aardman\u2019s stable,\u00a0Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl<\/em>\u00a0is an absolute delight. Marking the dynamic duo\u2019s first feature-length outing since 2005\u2019s\u00a0The Curse of the Were-Rabbit<\/em>\u00a0(and their grand return since 2008\u2019s\u00a0A Matter of Loaf and Death<\/em>), Nick Park hands co-directing reins to longtime Aardman animator Merlin Crossingham. Together, they revive everyone\u2019s favourite cheese-obsessed inventor and his endlessly patient dog, overcoming not just a 16-year hiatus but the loss of Peter Sallis, Wallace\u2019s original voice actor. Ben Whitehead steps in seamlessly, channelling Sallis\u2019s endearing bumbling with uncanny precision.<\/p>\n

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The plot? Classic Aardman chaos. Wallace invents Norbot, a robotic garden gnome hired out to locals, much to Gromit\u2019s technophobic dismay. When Feathers McGraw\u2014the villainous penguin last seen in 1993\u2019s iconic\u00a0The Wrong Trousers<\/em>\u2014hacks Norbot from his zoo prison, he unleashes an army of pilfering gnomes. Cue a heist caper involving bumbling police (Chief Inspector Mackintosh and PC Mukherjee) and Gromit\u2019s sleuthing to clear Wallace\u2019s name. It\u2019s a gleefully convoluted romp, balancing pratfalls and sly wit with Aardman\u2019s trademark stop-motion polish.<\/p>\n

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The Wrong Trousers<\/em>\u00a0remains a pinnacle of animation\u2014its train-chase climax is pure genius\u2014and while\u00a0Vengeance Most Fowl<\/em>\u00a0doesn\u2019t quite match that anarchic spark, it\u2019s a worthy successor. Feathers McGraw\u2019s return (still wordless, still fiendish) will thrill fans, and Norbot\u2019s dual role as helper\/hijacked villain cleverly taps into themes of tech dependence. Park\u2019s love for pulp parody endures, even if the horror nods here are subtler than\u00a0Were-Rabbit<\/em>\u2019s campy B-movie flair. Aardman\u2019s animation, as ever, is meticulous. The studio\u2019s stop-motion craft has evolved since Park\u2019s DIY origins, yet retains its handcrafted charm. Crossingham and Park pepper scenes with visual gags (keep an eye on those gnomes) and wry social commentary, while Whitehead ensures Wallace\u2019s voice feels nostalgically intact.<\/p>\n

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Is it a true sequel? Surprisingly, yes\u2014rare for Aardman, whose franchises usually favour standalone tales. Yet\u00a0Vengeance Most Fowl<\/em> straddles nostalgia and freshness effortlessly. Newcomers will adore the slapstick; loyalists will revel in callbacks (Feathers\u2019 deadpan menace, Wallace\u2019s wince-inducing inventions). Breezy, clever, and brimming with heart, this is Aardman at its best: a seventy-minute masterclass in animation that\u2019s as warm as Wensleydale. A top contender for 2024\u2019s finest animated film\u2014and proof that some duos (clay or otherwise) only get better with age.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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