A TOWN CALLED PANIC (PANIQUE AU VILLAGE) .World Cinema

This wacky, wonderful and thoroughly absurdist feature length film continues the misadventures of Cowboy, Indian and Horse, stars of Belgium’s cult favorite TV show of t he same title. The three stop-motion heroes have their regular bouts of personal drama (done with hilarious effect by t he talented voices of the show and film’s creators, Stephane Aubier and Vincent Polar), but these petty skirmishes an d debacles are ratcheted up a notch for the big screen with the accidental purchasing by Indian of 50 million bricks A few fumbles later, Horse’s house is destroyed and must be rebuilt. This proves no easy task, especially after a gang of mischievous, underage water monsters gets involved I Amidst all the silliness, it’s impossible not to notice t hat A TOWN CALLED PANIC revolves around on impressively inventive plot. Deftly, beautifully animated, the film achieves a rare thing: humor wildly appealing to audiences of all ages.