There's nothing not to like about Aardman Animations' newCreature Comfortsseries, ... more
belatedly inspired by their Oscar-winning short film and the subsequent spin-off TV ads that turned out to be far more memorable than the product itself ("It's got to be ...
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From the makers of 'Wallace and Gromit' and 'Chicken Run', Creature Comforts Series One ... more
Part One brings you the first instalment of the hilariously funny TV series.The unscripted voices of the Great British Public have been brought to life with animate...
There's nothing not to like about Aardman Animations' newCreature Comfortsseries, ... more
belatedly inspired by their Oscar-winning short film and the subsequent spin-off TV ads that turned out to be far more memorable than the product itself ("It's got to be ...
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Comedy - Original Language: English - Classification: 12 years and over - Starring: Tessa Peake-Jones, Buster Merryfield, David Jason, Nicholas Lyndhurst
Comedy - Director: Richard Boden, Mandie Fletcher, Martin Shardlow - Original Language: English - Classification: 15 years and over - Starring: Hugh Laurie, Miranda Richardson, Stephen Fry, Brian Blessed, Tim McInnerny, Tony Robinson, Rowan Atkinson
Advantages: Very Clever Animation Disadvantages: Few Real Laughs
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If I were to tell someone who was unaware that Nick Park (The guy who created Wallace & Gromit and Chicken Run) also created (and in fact first started out with) CreatureComforts, and if that someone were to be a fan of those two films, they may well rush out to buy CreatureComforts expecting more of the same.
Well they maybe a tad disappointed. This is because CreatureComforts is not a feature film, it has no plot or story. Instead it is a collection of short interviews starring animated plasticine animals, insects and birds, they are asked questions on everyday subjects and we get to see their responses and observations on the question asked.
Well actually it is a little more complicated than this. What actually happens is that real life people are interviewed about certain things, that interview is recorded and then ...
This DVD is of Series 1 Part 2 of the TV series CreatureComforts which was on TV last year. It is produced by Aardman, who also produced Wallace and Gromit and Chicken Run. The characters creaturecomforts were also in some PG Tips adverts at the same time as the show was on, and longer ago the first CreatureComforts were starring in Electricity adverts and they are included on the DVD too.
The show itself is filmed digitally and it takes four days to make 15 seconds of program. The programs were all about nine minutes long so it took ages to make. Chicken Run took a week to make four seconds of film though so they have speeded up a lot.
It also takes a lot of time to interview members of the public and about half of the recordings of voices end up in the show. They don?t act out a particular creature but the creature is ...
Advantages: Quite amusing at times, nice variety of different topics, animals and accents Disadvantages: Gets a bit same-y/boring if you watch all the episodes together, lack of extras on the DVD
- Introduction -
I have seen quite a few short snippets of CreatureComforts on ITV in between other shows there, over the last few years and have always found it quite amusing, plus I admire the effort that clearly goes into making the show with the plasticine figures/sets requiring alot of work in order to create the many episodes, so when I was browsing DVDs looking for extra ones to add to my rental list, I thought I had to give this a watch. Also the 12 certificate on the box, I admit, did intrigue me, what exactly is being discussed on such a show to warrant that rating? lol so I added it to my rental list and I've just watched the majority of the DVD...
- Whats it about? -
For those who don't know, CreatureComforts is a show whereby animals (including pets and feral wildlife) are interviewed for their opinions on many ...
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Product details
Genre
Comedy
Classification
Parental Guidance
Production Year
2003
Video Category
Television
Plot
Nick Park's CREATURE COMFORTS, originally a short, anthropomorphic film featuring various animated animals' musings on life in a zoo, returns in a new series comprising thirteen episodes, each concentrating on different aspect of everyday life. Topics include holidays and UFO sightings and the inimitable Aardman animation brings creatures such as Sid and Nancy the Shed Rats to life.
Release details
DVD Region
DVD
Studio(s)
MOMENTUM PICTURES; TECHNICOLOR DISTRIBUTION SERVICES
Featurette - 1. The Making of CREATURE COMFORTS, 2. Bringing CREATURE COMFORTS to life, CREATURE COMFORTS original Oscar winning short film, Game trailer, Trailer, Games - 1. Match the Creature to its home, Posters, Soundbites
Sound
Stereo
Dubbing Sound
Stereo
DVD Description
Nick Park's CREATURE COMFORTS, originally a short, anthropomorphic film featuring various animated animals' musings on life in a zoo, returns in a new series comprising thirteen episodes, each concentrating on different aspect of everyday life. Topics include holidays and UFO sightings and the inimitable Aardman animation brings creatures such as Sid and Nancy the Shed Rats to life.
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