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[winterbadger]

Thanks to peaceful_fox for this alert:

Wallace and Gromit on this years' UK Xmas stamps.

I adore W&G, and I particularly love that on the stamp where Gromit is mailing Xmas cards, the cards have on them the stamp that shows him mailing his Xmas cards. :-) Very Escheresque.

I watched their latest film, about the bakery, recently, and I was astonished by all the po-faced remarks on Netflix saying it was too risque or two scary for small children. Idiots! It was wonderful!

Comments

[zoefruitcake.livejournal.com]

too risque or scary for small children? What are they talking about?

*spoilers*

[winterbadger]

The complaints seem to boil down to "it features a serial murderer, and children shouldn't be told such things happen" and "animals are abused--this is wrong!" I really wonder how people can have these objections *who also claim to be fans of previous W&G*. Yes, one of the characters tries to kill Wallace. Yes, someone is mean to a dog. These don't seem *that* different to some of the things that take place in Were Rabbit, Close Shave, or even Wrong Trousers.

Oh, and you see Wallace's botty at one point--yikes! Horror! For shame! :-)

My favorite review (admittedly I didn't read all 137) was

"Making light of a cereal murderer is simply not funny, and certainly not family entertainment. NOT appropriate for children of any age."

I love it when stupid people underline how stupid they are. :-D

Re: *spoilers*

[zoefruitcake.livejournal.com]

I love it when stupid people underline how stupid they are. :-D

Absolutely :D

[tispity.livejournal.com]

Aww those are nice! I hadn't heard we were getting Wallace and Gromit on our xmas stamps before. They seem a much nicer choice than the usual 'multicultural' quasi-religious stuff the Royal Mail often churn out at Xmas!

[ban-leodhasach.livejournal.com]

clearly none of these people remember the programmes they watched as children! I still can't watch Lassie or the Littlest Hobo without wanting to cry. And as for animal cruelty - have they seen Tom & Jerry???

[winterbadger]

Let alone Itchy and Scratchy! :-D