If you're in the mood to laugh yourself silly, Wallace &
Gromit's "Curse of the Were-Rabbit" is a jolly good show for the
whole family.
It's about a dimwitted inventor named Wallace and his sidekick
dog, Gromit, coming up with a solution to the flurry of rabbits
destroying the community's vegetable gardens. If something isn't
done quickly, the townspeople will have nothing to show for at
the local Giant Vegetable Competition.
As a quick fix, Wallace and Gromit develop the Bun-Vac 6000, a
contraption that enables them to remove rabbits via remote
control as they patrol the neighborhood in their van. What
initially seems like a good idea backfires when Wallace hooks
the Bun-Vac up to his latest invention, the Mind-O-Matic, hoping
to brainwash the rabbits into not wanting to eat vegetables at
all. The experiment results in a giant "were-rabbit" -- seen in
classic horror movie-style only as a shadow and footprints at
first -- starts ravaging the town's gardens, turning the locals
into a rowdy mob.
What's fun about "Curse of the Were-Rabbit" is that its nutty,
offbeat humor is innocent and good-natured. Adults will
understand it on a deeper level than children. For instance, the
Were Rabbit--half-man, half-hare--piggybacks off King Kong and
old werewolf movies, but children will just see it as wacky and
fun.
Bottom line: "Curse of the Were-Rabbit" is a "doolally" movie
that is absolutely fabulous. Go on, and give it a whirl. You
won't be disappointed!
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