Creature Comforts : Season 1

That's who will enjoy this set of short claymation (plasticine) videos of interviews with various animals and insects. They "interviewed" all of these creatures and really brought them to life. It's absolutely amazing.From a garden slug to a polar bear family, from a hamster to a circus elephant, from a worm to a cow, they're all here and more. What these creators have done is brilliant. Recording voices from all over England and matching them to various animals, they really humanized the creatures so much you actually look forward to hearing what they have to say. And the imagination of the scenarios and interviews is excellent.The bonus features are all very interesting and worth viewing. All in all, this is great viewing on every level. All ages will find something they like about this collection.

Absolutely genious. In traditional Aardman form, they bring clay to life like nobody else can. I'm a fan of animation, and have been waiting for the US release of Creature Comforts since I first saw it at the Ottawa Animation Festival in 2004.It amazes me how the clay creatures really "live". Even as an animator, I don't find myself analyzing their processes, but rather falling in love with the characters, and every once in a while saying, "Oh yea, they're not real..." Human actors have a hard time achieving such subtlety of emotion.It was also great to see the extra DVD stuff showing the human actors taping what they wanted the characters to do.I love it.Brian Hoard, AnimatorBHH Studio-------------------

Alles gut geklappt. Danke.

The premise of the original short, Creature Comforts, was to take interviews with ordinary people & transform them into comedic animal representations via the medium of claymation. Nick Park & his team developed this brilliantly funny concept through an entire 13 episode series.This dvd is amazingly funny - even what may be perceived as the weaker episodes have their sparkling moments. If you're a fan of Wallace & Gromit or just a fan of funny animation, this dvd is for you. The format has no definite story line, but rather is a topical discussion - kind of like Dr. Doolittle meets Oprah. Addressing such questions as "Where do we come from?", "Are there aliens?" and "Cats vs. Dogs" - these installments will leave you in stitches. The animation is flawless, the interview editing superb. Just an overall delight.

Nick Park has a delightfully wry sense of humor, and it comes shining through in this series of 13 short "animal interview" segments. It's short on action, so kids probably won't be too interested, but if you're a grownup Aardman fan, definitely give it a play. We've found that one or two episodes at a time work best for us.Fine print on ordering: If you get it shipped via UPS or Fedex, Amazon requires signature for delivery, and there is no way to tell them that it's not needed. If that's a problem, you might want to think about getting it from an alternate source.

I am a huge fan of Nick Park. I've watched my Wallace & Grommit DVD dozens of times with my son and we never tire of it. (The Wrong Trousers is my favorite.) I was first in line for tickets for Return of the Where-Rabbit. I love the humor, the slapstick, all of Wallace's crazy inventions, and of course the claymation. None of this is to be found on this series of interviews with clay animals. The settings change (the vet, the circus, etc.) but the premise remains the same. The British accents of the different animals are at times hard to follow, as is the dry British humor. Imagine Wallace never leaving his chair telling the entire story "A Close Shave" - it wouldn't be the same. My 6 year old son couldn't follow the interviews, and I could barely make out anything funny. This alone may not be so bad, however the clay animals are fairly un-animated. They just lie or sit or stand there and talk into a clay microphone. Occasionally a dog might bat a ball with his paw, but slapstick it's not. Perhaps as an added feature to another Nick Park DVD, this might sit well, but at 133 minutes it drags on and on. I would love nothing more than to enjoy this disc as much as I do Park's other accomplishments. My suggestion is to save your money and buy some cheese, perhaps Gorgonzola!

This series of short episodes is one of the funniest things I've ever seen. The creators have interviewed random Brits on the street and then created mini Mockumentaries as if animals are being interviewed. The animals hold forth on a range of topics, from whether they believe in aliens to what motivates them to perform in the circus. My four-year-old boy, a devotee of Wallace and Grommit, becomes bored with this quickly since it's all talk and no action. My husband and I, however, have enjoyed it mightily and have passed it around to our adult friends.

i am so glad that i bought this DVD. i love Creature Comforts!! this disk is the best! i am so glad it is finally available in the U.S. i have been waiting a long time for these episodes to be on a DVD sold in the U.S.! if you like Wallace & Gromit and clay animation, you'll love this show! i absolutely recommend Creature Comforts!!! i hope Aardman makes more Creature Comforts episodes and releases them in the U.S. on DVD in the future! awesome job Aardman Animations--please make more shows with Spanner & Trousers (the dogs in the skip)!

This was well worth the money, as a long-time fan of the world of Nick Park.

Super synchronisiert - sehr charmant und lustig, die Vogelkinder sind wirklich goldig :-)Könnte ewig so weitergehen...Ein Muss für Wallace und Gromit-fans.

Interesting and fun

In the English eccentric tradition from the stable of Wallace and grommet these are animations of real life recorded dialogue. The animal characters avoid being cute, only just ,and sometimes become sharp representations of our own failures and conceits. The selected dialogue is sometimes hilarious and sometimes wistful, really cleverly put together. It is almost an animated version of Alan Bennett's Talking Heads, and equally endearing.

Zum Inhalt: Die Serie CREATURE COMFORTS unterscheidet sich sowohl von WALLACE & GROMIT als auch echten Zeichentrickserien, denn Hauptfiguren im eigentlichen Sinne gibt es nicht. Stattdessen ist die Serie so aufgebaut, als ob der Mann von der Straße bzw. hier das Tier vom Lande oder woher auch immer zu Wort kommt und über Gott und die Welt philosophiert. Das klingt recht unspektakulär, ist es aber nicht, da hier mit Witz und satirischem Feingefühl auch die Welt des Menschen kommentiert wird. Man muss aber auch sagen, dass die Serie besser in Häppchen, denn am Stück funktioniert.zur DVD: Gut, dass es sowohl die deutsche, wie auch die englische Tonspur gibt. Aber nicht so gelungen ist es, dass es keinen deutschen Untertitel gibt, wenn man die englische Originalversion anschauen möchte.Bild und Ton sind sehr gut gelungen.Die Serie ist echt gut. Hoffe die zweite Staffel kommt bald auf dvd!