Thursday, November 17, 2005

The Curse of Wallace & Gromit

Just learnt that the DVD for "Wallace & Gromit: Curse Of The Were-Rabbits" is due to be released in February 2006! Can't wait. I've already seen the film twice (OK, I am a huge W&G fan) and I thought it's easiest the best film I've seen in this millenium - it was so funny that I ended up in tears at one point (remember the dogfight scene, with Philip taking out the purse trying to find the loose change for Gromit?).

And what happened in America with the film? Despite topping the box office in its first week of release, the film hasn't done as well as Dreamworks has hoped. And I thought Americans love all things British.... maybe it's the accent and the quirkiness that they don't get.

Back in Britain, it seems that the madness of hunting for those elusive PG Tips Gromit-shaped mugs has died down a bit, but on eBay they are everywhere! I have bought a few from Tesco myself (and a few as gifts for friends), but to be honest, from a practical point of view it's not very good - it's designed for right-handed people (not that I am left-handed, but I do sometimes use my left hand to hold a mug). Otherwise there are other W&G collectables flooding the market at the moment - mind you, most of the stuff you see on the high street don't seem to be that nice. Certainly some manufacturers seem to have made Gromit look extremely ugly.... So I've been buying a few Philip collectables instead.

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