Talk:A Close Shave

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Moved the Stop motion technique section to Wallace and Gromit as it's relevant to all of W&G

[edit] GoldenEye and A Close Shave

The article suggested that Gromit's sidecar/plane escape was a direct reference to the opening sequence of the Bond film Goldeneye. This is highly unlikely as Goldeneye did not open in cinemas until November 16, 1995, a matter of weeks before A Close Shave was first broadcast (December 24, 1995). The stop-motion techniques are well known to take a very long time to complete. I can't see how there would have been time, and the two sequences are not particularly similar: the most distinct part of the Goldeneye sequence is the aircraft, still diving, disappearing behind a hill before suddenly emerging in a climb, and this doesn't appear in A Close Shave where the sequence is seen from Gromit's perspective. David | Talk 18:24, 15 October 2005 (UTC)

[edit] New Articles

I think someone should make an article about Wendaline or Preston.--Coin945 12:06, 27 August 2007 (UTC)

I don't think that either character is sufficiently notable to sustain a separate article. The general consensus for characters who appear in only one work of fiction is that they should be discussed in the article on that work. Please review the Wikipedia guidelines on notability of fictional characters and writing about fiction.

That said, it would be fine if someone wanted to add a section about the characters to this article. —Josiah Rowe (talk • contribs) 15:40, 27 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Infobox Tag

Infobox tag has been removed as article already has one. If you have any problems with this please post a message on my talk page. RWardy 22:11, 11 October 2007 (UTC)