You know Creature Comforts is going to be a great claymation film when you see that it is directed by Nick Park, the fellow who brought you Chicken Run and the Wallace & Gromit series.
Creature Comforts is a series of claymation shorts. The first is Creature Comforts, which some might remember was aired sometimes in between shows on Nickelodean during the early 90s. It is a nifty idea, an interviewer asks zoo animals about their opinion of captive living to come to the conclusion that they'd rather be wild animals. I love the owl with the giant glasses.
Another story works like The Man in the Iron Mask, where twin brothers separated from birth live in the same village. One is the king while another is an idyllic serf. When danger overtakes the castle, the serf brother is asked to take the place of his twin who wishes to flee danger.
There's another one which is a sort of live action/claymation short about the creation of Adam and well...a kind of Eve.
But the best, or at least my favorite in the series, is "Not Without My Handbag," which is more like a Tim Burton-esque kind of story of a woman who defaulted on her payments for Dante's Washing Machines and, as punishment, is taken to hell. But, she's floating around in pergatory until she can get her handbag.
Everyone one of the shorts are a lot of fun. I have a hard time saying that any one Nick Park movie is better than the next because I love them all, but I think I love this one most.
Creature Comforts is a series of claymation shorts. The first is Creature Comforts, which some might remember was aired sometimes in between shows on Nickelodean during the early 90s. It is a nifty idea, an interviewer asks zoo animals about their opinion of captive living to come to the conclusion that they'd rather be wild animals. I love the owl with the giant glasses.
Another story works like The Man in the Iron Mask, where twin brothers separated from birth live in the same village. One is the king while another is an idyllic serf. When danger overtakes the castle, the serf brother is asked to take the place of his twin who wishes to flee danger.
There's another one which is a sort of live action/claymation short about the creation of Adam and well...a kind of Eve.
But the best, or at least my favorite in the series, is "Not Without My Handbag," which is more like a Tim Burton-esque kind of story of a woman who defaulted on her payments for Dante's Washing Machines and, as punishment, is taken to hell. But, she's floating around in pergatory until she can get her handbag.
Everyone one of the shorts are a lot of fun. I have a hard time saying that any one Nick Park movie is better than the next because I love them all, but I think I love this one most.