Kirpianuscus its basic virtue - to present the near reality in a new light. complete new light. in more than an exercise of imagination. because it is a parable a frame of every day associations. sure, it could be a good opportunity to remind the war, gamblers, fortune,bookies, exotic gastronomy, conspiracies and tastes. so, a delight.

Robert Reynolds This short was nominated for an Academy Award for Animated Short. There will be spoilers ahead: It will take longer to write a review than it took to watch the short, which is less than two minutes. It's difficult to describe this and truly do it justice, but I'll try.This takes ordinary objects (and some not so ordinary) which bear some resemblance to the common ingredients needed to make guacamole-avocado, tomato, onion, chiles and so on and prepare guacamole.The most fascinating part of this for me is how, during the "preparation" of the "ingredients", an object used to represent a whole "ingredient" would change into another wholly different object once it was "cut" or "chopped".All in all, it's a clever, engaging and well crafted short with excellent use of stop motion animation It's well worth seeking out and is definitely recommended.

Horst in Translation ([email protected]) I believe that PES is one of the most creative animators out there right now and his work is, also due to his length, always a good pick for a short break between work. That's why I was amazed that this short film finally gave him his first Oscar nomination. He did not win, but that shouldn't reduce the entertainment we feel when watching "Fresh Guacamole".All the objects and transformations he uses here are indeed fascinating to watch. It's a feast for the senses and I never would have imagines that animated cubes, bulbs, golf-balls and board game figures could make me so very hungry for guacamole, which I was a great fan of before watching the film already. All the audio effects down to the final chewing sounds are extremely stimulating as well. Bottoms up, Adam Pesapane.

MartinHafer I have been going to the theater on a pilgrimage for quite a few years now each January-February to see the annual showings of the Best Animated and Best Live Action Shorts. I am lucky enough to live in one of the few places in the country that shows it each year. Now what I am about to say might offend some, but it seems that compared to most years, this year's crop of animated shorts is not as good as usual. While I liked a few films, I didn't love any of them--and no really memorable film was in the lot (such as a couple recent winners, "Logorama" or "The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore"). Now this is not to say not to see them--but none bowled me over, that's for sure."Fresh Guacamole" is another film from the stop-motion genius, PES (Adam Pesapane). I've loved his other films. However, a major problem will probably prevent this one from getting the Oscar--it's well under two minutes long!! Most of his films are this short--and it seems that to have a better chance of winning these wonderful films should be a bit longer. Of course, considering the subject matter here (showing a batch of guacamole being made using everyday objects and stop-motion) it would be hard to stretch it out much more. You really SHOULD see this one--and my score of 7 only is due to its length. It is really clever.