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Wallace & Gromit in Three Amazing Adventures

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    Not age appropriate for kids under 5, age appropriate for kids over 7; suggested age 7.

  • Is it any good?

    5.0
  • Common Sense says

    Witty claymation shorts with whole-family appeal.

Why We Rated This on for Ages 7 and Up

What to watch out for

  • Messages:

    There's no diversity among human characters, but the focus of these shorts is less on humans and more on interspecies humor, conflict, and camaraderie.
  • Violence & scariness:

    Mild comic violence, Some scenes achieve a sinister tone, with creaking doors, dark basements, and chilling music.
  • Sexy stuff:

    Not an issue.
  • Language:

    Not an issue.
  • Consumerism:

    Not an issue.
  • Drinking, drugs, & smoking:

    Not an issue.

What Parents Need to Know

This review of Wallace & Gromit in Three Amazing Adventures was written by Nancy Warren

Parents need to know that this is a compilation of three shorts: A Grand Day Out, The Wrong Trousers, and A Close Shave. Preschoolers will enjoy lovable-looking Wallace and Gromit, but may find certain scenes too scary. Grammar school kids will be riveted by the special effects and will replay their favorite scenes over and over again. Tweens, teens, and adults appreciate the brilliant humor, special effects, and the action-adventure sequences.

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What’s the Story?

Inventor and proper Englishman Wallace and his silent, wise dog Gromit brave a moon appliance, mechanical trousers, and a robotic dog in this trilogy of Nick Park's award-winning shorts. In A Grand Day Out, inventor Wallace and his dog Gromit build a spaceship so they can travel to the moon for the ultimate "Cheese Holiday." On the moon they encounter a stove-like robot who causes the duo trouble. In The Wrong Trousers, Wallace invents mechanical trousers that can take Gromit for walks. But the invention sets Wallace back, and he's forced to rent a room to a shifty penguin who gains Wallace's trust, then rewires the trousers to commit a jewel heist. In A Close Shave, window washers Wallace and Gromit meet the dazzling Wendolene, and note that, despite a wool shortage, her shop is unusually full of wool. Wendolene's evil dog Preston frames Gromit for recent sheep murders, and Wallace, Gromit, and new friend Shorn must outwit Preston and his "mutton-o-matic" dog food machine.

Is It Any Good?

Wallace & Gromit in Three Amazing Adventures plays on themes (and theme music) from 1940s sci-fi thrillers, action-adventures, and noir classics. This trilogy appeals to everyone from preschoolers to seniors. The plots are complex and suspenseful, the characters are comical, and the claymation is as detailed as it is whimsical. All three shorts depict technology gone horribly and hilariously wrong, as Wallace's faulty and complicated inventions are a continual source of slapstick humor. Adults enjoy the comic timing and children delight in the action-adventure.

Heroes Wallace and Gromit are an ingenious team, lovable if laughable. It's never quite clear who is a sidekick to whom as Gromit often seems to out-think his human counterpart. Younger children can identify with intelligent, yet put-upon Gromit, who sees the villains before Wallace every time. Quirky Park also has a particular talent for creating unlikely villains -- a penguin, an appliance abandoned on the moon, and an evil robot dog.

Movie Details

Studio: Dreamworks Animation, Director: Nick Park
Run time: 85 minutes
Theatrical release: 3/8/1990, DVD release: 9/20/2005
MPAA Rating: NR

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  1. I rate this title on for age 3 and give it 5.0

  2. Kid Reviewer Age 12
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    I rate this title on for age 6 and give it 5.0

  3. Teen Reviewer Age 17
    Lives in Oregon
    I rate this title on for age 7 and give it 5.0

    The Wrong Trousers and Close Shave are both a little scary but not much. Otherwise completely unobjectionable, and really really fun.

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