220 | Flushed Away

About this episode

The hosts discuss the film Flushed Away, reflecting on its production and themes while contrasting opinions on its merits.

A long-awaited threequel to our episodes on Wallace & Gromit and legendary film Chicken Run , our discussion on the final DreamWorks & Aardman collaborative feature film Flushed Away feels somewhat bittersweet to Alex, resident Aardman enjoyer, who laments that perhaps the soul of the Aardman way is lost on this film's exclusively CGI production. But it's perhaps the opposite for Iris, who finds herself joining Marcus and Michael as a member of the awful-early-2000s-animated-movie-enjoyers on this episode, and to be completely honest there's quite a bit to praise about this box-office bomb: it's still got that trademark British humor, its voice cast is superb, the characters are refreshingly mature and intelligent as they navigate their issues, and the slugs perform an ingenious role in this film that Despicable Me's Minions will never come close to mimicking. Perhaps next time we'll be recording from the UK! Content warning: SPOILERS, strong language.

People in this episode

Hosts: Alex, Iris, Marcus, Michael

Topics covered

• Aardman
• DreamWorks
• animation
• British humor
• CGI
• film discussion

Keywords

• Flushed Away
• Aardman
• animation
• CGI
• British humor
• film discussion
• Wallace & Gromit

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Flushed Away, Wallace & Gromit, Chicken Run, Despicable Me

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