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Wallace & Gromit - A Grand Day Out [VHS]

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This is a wonderfully charming adventure. At the same time, it's not Nick Parks best. Creature Comforts, his first effort (and Academy Award Winner, The Wrong Trousers, and A Close Shave are all just amazing! Out of 4 claymations, he was nominated for each and won on every one except for A Grand Day Out.

Nick Park's first W&G is still my favorite. It shows his incredible skill with clay animation, but that's the least of it. His characters are what really make this movie.

Wallace is the nominal star of the show. Brilliant as an inventor, he's a bit of a twit in all other respects. Gromit, his long-suffering dog, is at least as smart. Gromit is silent, but I keep thinking that he gets all the great lines - that's how good the body language is. The guest star in this program is, well, improbable. You get to find out for yourself, but this additional character is just wonderful.

There are endless little details that round out the story, including background music, visual gags, and fine points of Park's scenes. This is easy to enjoy, and easy to enjoy more than once.

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"Grand Day Out" explores Wallace's fascination with cheese. It is not the best of the three currently available (the story isn't quite as compelling as "Trousers" and "Shave"), but still very good claymation. Probably more appealing to younger children.

I bought this DVD thinking it was a new story and then realized I had it already in the "Wallace and Gromit: Three Amazing Adventures" dvd. All the Wallace and Gromit cartoons are great and worth 5 stars but I am giving 1 star to this product because it does not make any sense to buy this DVD for $10 rather than "Wallace and Gromit: Three Amazing Adventures", which cost only $12 and has all 3 cartoons.

Fantastic! Our 2 1/2 year old loves this! Great for keeping the attention of a toddler. Not too long, just long enough to make dinner. perfect.

This being the first Wallace and Gromit Adventure, I didn't expect much, but I was pleasantly suprised to find myself laughing out loud. This is a great little movie for the whole family.

My 2 1/2 son recently started watching Wallace and Gromit and loves the trio of shows and the were-rabbit movie, too!

This is another great video. Though not as good as The Wrong Trousers, it's still filled with humor and adventure. In this one, Wallace & Gromit are all out of cheese and all the local stores are closed. So they decide to travel to the moon because everyone knows that the moon is made of cheese. So they work hard to build a rocket. After no time at all, their rocket is finished and they are ready to go to the moon. But when they get there, will they find cheese or something else?

Again, great video. If you lookin' for some good British humor, I'd buy the whole set if I were you.

We received this and the other Nick Park videos as a gift for my kids. We have watched all of them probably 10 times, and they are extremely entertaining every time. The characters, Wallace and Gromit, are very engaging, and the animation is incredible. Highly recommended.

I loved this video. While not as good as the wrong trousers, it still has excellent animation mixed with incredible characters. Outstanding, simply outstanding.