ratatouille (no spoilers)

geormiet · #1 07-06-2007, 02:41 AM

Another amazingly original, fun, and uplifting brad bird/pixar film. This was an extremely unsuccessful sounding premise to me (a rat who becomes a french chef) and I only saw it because of the pixar name. Somehow, though, they made it into something great.

imo Ratatouille wasn't as good as the incredibles (but I could say that about almost any movie), but I think it's above cars and nemo. Also this one is really geared towards adults, I'm not sure if kids will be entertained the entire time. It definitely gets a high recommendation to go see it from me.

Blarg · #2 07-06-2007, 02:55 AM

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Another amazingly original, fun, and uplifting brad bird/pixar film. This was an extremely unsuccessful sounding premise to me (a rat who becomes a french chef) and I only saw it because of the pixar name. Somehow, though, they made it into something great.

imo Ratatouille wasn't as good as the incredibles (but I could say that about almost any movie), but I think it's above cars and nemo. Also this one is really geared towards adults, I'm not sure if kids will be entertained the entire time. It definitely gets a high recommendation to go see it from me.

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I thought incredibles was surprisingly weak sometimes, so if that's your highest, I'm not sure what to think about your rave review of this one.

geormiet · #3 07-06-2007, 03:15 AM

blarg i agree with almost everything you write, so it's surprising to me that you would think that the incredibles is weak. It's definitely one of my all time top films.

MrMon · #4 07-06-2007, 01:46 PM

My kids, 6 and 11, both loved it, so it has the kid factor. I think it's excellent, although The Incredibles and Cars were better. It's just different than those films. However, one sequence at the end, on critics, is a must see for everyone who has ever criticized another's work. That is classic Brad Bird and worth the price of admission alone.

Wynton · #5 07-06-2007, 01:50 PM

I find it amusing that you felt it necessary to indicate that there were no spoilers here.

geormiet · #6 07-06-2007, 02:18 PM

I agree about the ending sequence. in fact I didn't even feel that great about this movie until after I had seen the last 15 minutes.

geormiet · #7 07-06-2007, 06:36 PM

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I find it amusing that you felt it necessary to indicate that there were no spoilers here.

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I HATE SPOILERS

ChipStorm · #8 07-08-2007, 12:24 PM

Excellent film, I enjoyed as much as my 5-year-old daughter. Casting Peter O'Toole for the voice of Anton Ego was brilliance.

SamIAm · #9 07-09-2007, 02:39 AM

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I find it amusing that you felt it necessary to indicate that there were no spoilers here.

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I HATE SPOILERS

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FWIW, I wouldn't have read the thread w/o the comment. So, +1 on the page views!

KilgoreTrout · #10 07-09-2007, 12:42 PM

Such detail in this film!

Nards aside, the rats are anatomically correct - right down to the zipper (the fur line that runs from chin to giblets on a rat's belly). They moved like real rats (bipedal scenes aside). Ears and whiskers moved correctly. Four fingers and a partial thumb, and tails used appropriately for balance made them look like real rats. I was impressed.

Other details, like the organization of the kitchen, the textures of the foods, even the way light refracted through liquids were superb.

The story was a bit weak, but the characters were amusing enough to bridge that. I thought the short chef was too similar to other Pixar villains, both in appearance and design. I hope Pixar doesn't sacrifice story writing for technology, like certain others have done.

Laughed aloud at the ratatouille/critic scene. F-ing hilarious. So unexpected and so funny.

Didn't like cars (too cliche), enjoyed Incredibles, Nemo was so-so, and TS2 didn't do much for me. Ratatouille, IMO, is a welcome return to Pixar's brand.