Spoilers

well no there are no spoilers here

for once in my life my review write up will probably take longer to type & read than the actual film. So this is your hint right now… GO ONE NETFLIX OR IPLAYER & WATCH THE WRONG TROUSERS INSTEAD OF READING THIS. Its a better way to spend your time.

A popcorn synopsis for those of you who live under a rock is as follows.

Its Gromits birthday & Wallace has spent all of his money on techno trousers for walkies. However he now has to cash to continue inventing so advertises a room for let. A penguin moves in & takes over Gromits room. Gromit is then made to feel like an outcast by the Penguin & moves out. Penguin then reprograms the techno trousers & using Wallaces wake up routine puts Wallace in them. Eventually the Penguin who is a master thief disguised as a chicken, calle Feathers McGraw, uses Wallace in the trousers to conduct a diamond heist. He the returns Wallace home & Gromit goes to confront him. This end up in a race around the house on Gromits train track that runs around it to try & get the diamond. Gromit captures Penguin & takes him to the police where Feathers must serve his time in a zoo. The reward money for the capture of Feathers pays off Wallaces debt.

Right im going to say it. The Train Chase is seriously one of the greatest chases in film of all time. Let me explain why as i can see some of you going what the hell is she on about.
First its the 90’s & its a little uk independent budget studio making this.
Second its stop animation…
Third… with plasticine
Fourth it takes up 5mins of a 27min film. That is a huge percentage of it.
Seriously from the moment that wardrobe stands up to him being in the milk bottle & them all lying on the kitchen floor its an absolute joy. The craft & effort & suspense in it. The music builds too. Theres just so much going on. As a kid watching it you just took it for granted. Now as an adult who truly appreciates the craft in film making & wants to know how its done, the effort & love in making this 5 minute bit of a film must have taken about 4 years to do. It just proper magical stuff. GO BACK NOW & WATCH IT AGAIN FOR A SECOND TIME PEOPLES! Okay your back see.

We also need to appreciate the line when Feathers removes the rubber glove from his head in front of Wallace for the big reveal to him & Wallaces response is GOOD GRIEF ITS YOU! That is comedy gold right there & i just laugh so so so much. Its one of those throw away lines which is just so stupid but is brilliant at the same time.

Also Wallace says to Feathers when he moves in that its no pets…
1) hes just let a penguin move in…
2) hes let that penguin move into his pet dogs bedroom…
& 3) he has a pet dog
Gromit would shake his head at this. I know thats the whole point. Its our own humor that does this we are taking the piss out of ourselves here.

I love that on his map of the museum of the diamond hes drawn himself on the window ledge & gone thats me. I reckon this film is why i like heist films i really do. The stealing of the diamond is so tense it really is. The music is on point. You want him to do it, but you dont want Wallace to get caught. When he drops the diamond omg your heart races. IT really i so so SOOOOOOO good.

Why is Wallace drying his hair… he has none?
Why is the piggy bank in a safe, which is behind a picture of a piggy bank?
Why is he using an abacus & a calculator?
How did he contact NASA to get techno trousers? & then why were they approved for Walkies?
& Who wrote a book called Electronics for dogs?

The getting out of bed system is amazing through. IT is a staple for Wallace & Gromit the morning routine it really is. & i love how it continues to evolve throughout the films.

Oh its just bloody brilliant people. Just stop reading my review & go relive your childhood right now. & just realize that us brits are the bloody best people in the world.

We all need cheering up right now & a little bit of Wallace & Gromit will sort you out no matter how blue or Meh you are feeling right now.