Saw A Town Called Panic (thanks, John!) It's a freewheeling children's movie about a cowboy and Indian who live with their horse. The horse is a sort of father figure to them, gruffly ordering them around and making sure they don't get into trouble. The cowboy and Indian decide to build the horse a barbecue pit for his birthday, instead of just getting him a hat like they do every year. Accidentally they order 50 million bricks for the barbecue though which is the start of zany adventures. The whole thing is stop-motion with a few 2D animated segments thrown in. It's extremely fun and delightful.
The film is fairly unsubstantial, dealing more with whimsy and fun than profound ideas or pop culture. The film has a timeless, fairy-tale quality. The story of the cowboy and the Indian dealing with millions of bricks, being scooped up by robotic penguins, being chased through the sea by barracudas, is timeless. The film is just pure joy. Very silly, very fun. I loved it and have nothing further to say about it.
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