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- Creatively, how is Aardman holding up? I know they had issues working with Hollywood 20 years ago on Flushed Away when it came creative control, and assumed they got their mojo back. But I was disappointed with Chicken Run 2 … I had to bail about halfway through.by ilamont
- Old enough to remember Morph and Chas, still have a lovely letter from Tony Hart and some postcards.
The two things I want are a Feathers McGraw wanted poster and mug
by vr46 - Might be a dumb question but are they actually made of clay?by hankbond
- 'Morph' mesmerised me as a child in the 70s
- > Hugh Grant describes buying an original Morph figure only to have it squashed by his children, meaning he effectively spent £10,000 on a lump of clay.
https://screengoblin.com/2021/03/25/a-grand-night-in-the-sto...
He talks about this in he did for an Aardman movie in which he starred. He relayed the story of the squashed Morph to someone at Aardman, who offered to remold the clay back into Morph for him.
by waltbosz - I only wish there were more pieces involving one of my favorite villains; Feathers McGraw.
Auction link: https://propstoreauction.com/auctions/catalog/id/549?page=1
by Gaishan - Wallace and Gromit have bought a lot of joy to multiple generations of my family. "Curse of the Were-rabbit" is as close to the perfect comedy film as I have seen. Hard to think of any way in which it could be improved.by hermitcrab
- This is a surprising headline for anyone who remembers the huge fire they had in '05:
"Curses, Gromit! Fire destroys animation firm's history on eve of box office triumph"
by bcraven