Too many fans seem to be blown away

This Movie Can Only Be Described With One Word.

Just perfect...

Blistering performances.

A Town Called Panic is a brilliant film. I watched it at a sleepover and it made my laugh hysterically.The plot is basically about an Indian, a cowboy and a horse trying to get their walls back. I won't spoil anything but everything is zany, nonsensical and hilarious.The animation is FANTASTIC. It's very original and it works so well with the story.The story is confusing but it has some of the quaintest things you'll ever see. But it does them hilariously.I could never stop laughing throughout this movie and I highly recommend it to anyone with an odd sense of humour. If you like Monty Python, like myself, then you'll probably love this film.

Inspired by a review from a completely baffled critic, I endeavoured to seek out Panique au Village, a stop-motion animated film based upon a Belgian television series. Having gained a reputation as completely mental, it's something I was eager to see.On the morning of Horse's birthday, Cowboy and Indian have forgotten to get him a present. Deciding against yet another hat, they order some bricks to build him a barbecue. The accidental ordering of fifty million bricks rather than fifty sets off a chain of events which take the trio through a farm, an underwater realm, and an arctic environment.The first few moments of Panique au Village's opening titles are displayed in traditional animation, the colourful images of a postman riding through a rural setting rather pleasing to the eye. This creates the false impression of a traditional children's animation; an impression which could not be further from the reality. Panique au Village is neither traditional, nor much in the way of a children's film. It is more an animation for the child inside; the restrained fantasist which dwells within us all, eager to burst out and unleash a wild wave of creativity. The first minutes of the film introduce its abounding absurdity and proud silliness, introducing us to its manic character (of whom, perhaps bizarrely, Horse is the only normal one). Indian pours from a three spouted teapot contraption, Cowboy re-dresses whilst still standing in a shower full of water, Horse sits cross legged and reads the morning papers. The pure level of unadulterated madness which unfolds with each passing minute is almost as hilarious as the dialogue between these characters. The smallest details of plot are bafflingly strange, Horse for example being asked to collect the animals of the trio's farmer neighbour from music school, where he decides to enroll in order to experience the presence of the sexy mare who teaches the class. Every second is completely mental, the entirety of the narrative seeming to have been made up on the spot. It is delightful beyond description to observe the adventures as Cowboy, Indian, and Horse traverse a variety of landscapes in pursuit of essentially inexplicable monster alien fish type things. I can't recall a single minute wherein I wasn't reduced to tearful laughter, whether through the comedy of situation or of speech. It's hard whilst watching not to be so distracted by the non-stop humour as to forget how beautiful the animation itself is. Hours innumerable and unfathomable must have went into creating a world so deliciously rich and decadently characterised as this. Its style is as erratic as its narrative, and just about as impressive too. Compelling, transcendent, and captivating, the film is escapist paradise in the most wonderful way possible, transporting you into a fantastic land you wish with more hope than you care to invest was real. The running time—a tad short, but so too would infinity be—passes by lamentably fast, returning you with the closing credits to the real world: a world you've by now forgotten ever existed.Instantly endearing and incredibly fun, Panique au Village is one of the most unique, individual, inspired, and incredible animations I have ever had the utter pleasure of enjoying. Fewer films have been as unendingly mad and as interminably entertaining as this, nor as inventively impressive with their animation.

In some ways I dislike giving a film a 10 star rating because that implies that I'm an expert in the cinema and have compared the film in question to the greats of all time finding the film in question to be their equal.Here I can't possibly compare this outing to any other because it breaks the mold with huge creativity. What interested me wasn't as much that it showed incredibly clever for the first few minutes, but that it not only sustained that level of amazement but increased it as the drama / comedy / farce continued. So I am going for a 10 here because in its category of 1, it's a 10. Nothing else in my experience comes close.If you've seen some of The Simpsons more far flung tales, then you have a slight idea of what you are in for here, but this one exceeds the excellent Simpsons in range by a good margin. Remember, the subjects are plastic toys and look like plastic toys, but their story, their setting and their emotions work at many levels. Besides the farcical bizarre adventure, we're treated to a wholly new world which hangs together rather well. If you were a horse living in a normal house what would your shower be like? This and similar questions, with the answer, abound in a constantly amusing barrage of delight.So let me pose a teaser. If you were a thieving merman who wished to attack a horse, Indian and cowboy come to retrieve their possessions, what weapons would you use? Answer about 3/4 through the movie. Here's another - if you were two fat bald scientist practical jokers who could beat up Jet Li, how would you handle a marauding mammoth? Answer at about 65%.See this delight or you are missing one of the great ones.

Horse, Cowboy and Indian are on the chase after some aquatic monster people who've stolen their house walls. Churn in a love story with an equine pianist, a spastic farmer, and a slew of other high-energy characters and you have the makings of A Town Called Panic. Oh, and to make it even extra crazy, it's French! First things first, do you really want to see this movie? It's a French animated film done in a similar style to Robot Chicken. Does 70+ minutes of a toys running around screaming at one another sound like fun? Yeah? Bien! You're well on your way to watching a movie you'll most likely enjoy. If you're not a fan of Robot Chicken, French humor, or high doses of jittery joy, then move along. I was pretty amped to check this baby out. But I was not prepared for the frantic pace the movie had. This is a warning here. Expect a movie that moves at a very past pace. Characters are moving and talking non-stop. Keep your eyes and ears open. Honestly, about 15 minutes in I was losing patience with the film, and feeling as if I wasn't going to like it very much. But once the main story arc kicked in and more feverish imagination took hold, I was catching myself enjoying it more and more. And by the end, I was plenty happy with what I just watched.So take a little bit of advice from me. You'll see plenty of people expressing it's for the whole family, and it's a wonder and a joy, and all this great stuff. This flick could be watched by the whole family (though I think there is a couple swear words - that is, if you're little ones can read the subtitles, or your French), but this film isn't really very accessible. It's a unique and electric film that's fun, but I can easily see many a people saying it was just too much.