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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
Fantastic, Innocent, A Movie For The Young And Old, October 24, 2007
The animation is so wonderful it will draw you in and make you wish you were there. It is amazing.
The story is superb with a message that says, "No matter who you are you can do it." A message we all need to hear once in a while, especially children.
It is a very meaningful story. There are little lessons, such as don't take credit that belongs to others, you can't force someone to be something he's not, and we should encourage the dreams of all, to name a few.
Though the story definately leads you up and down emotionally, there are no deaths or heartbreaks that shouldn't be in cartoons.
Excellent! Worthy of 5 Stars!
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22 of 27 people found the following review helpful:
The best Blu-ray family DVD of the year, September 2, 2007
If you're looking for a Blu-ray DVD that you and your kids can enjoy equally, you can't do better than this one. Silly, sophisticated, full of surprises and a joy to watch, "Ratatouille" is not only the best animated movie of 2007, it's also the year's best family film. Better still, its scenes are often full of detail, which will make it a Blu-ray treat.
The character animation is Pixar's best ever. The lead character, a rat named Remy, has the most expressive hand gestures, shrugs and other body language I've seen in a cartoon creature. The compositions, like the ground-level shots of Remy scurrying on a kitchen floor, or the overhead shot of a food critic's office, are simply inspired.
As for the story, after watching a celebrity chef on television, Remy the rat, a rodent blessed with an exquisite sense of smell and taste, dreams of becoming one himself. And soon he does, after he is accidentally swept into a storm drain, washes up near the most famous restaurant in France, and comes up with a delicious soup recipe. Teaming up with Linguini, a lowly dish boy, Remy fulfills his dream, in a funny, moving tale about fulfilling your potential against all odds.
The best scene? When Linguini has to reproduce Remy's soup himself, the rat helps him out by hiding in the boy's chef hat, steering Linguini around a kitchen by yanking on his hair like a puppeteer. It's physical comedy at its best.
This Blu-ray version has two special, Java-based bonus features:
* "Cine-Explore" is an in-movie Java feature that lets you customize your viewing experience with animation briefings, documentary shorts and deleted scenes.
* In "Gusteau's Gourmet Game," when the orders are stacking up in Chez Gusteau's kitchen, you help Linguini move quickly from station to station to prepare the right meal.
It also includes all the bonus features found on the non-Blu-ray disc, which include:
* The Pixar short that appeared with the film in theaters, "Lifted," in which a novice alien pilot tries to abduct a sleeping human
* Some deleted scenes, with introductions by screenwriter and director Brad Bird.
* A second animated short, "Your Friend the Rat," starring Remy and his brother, Emile.
* "Fine Food and Film: A Conversation with Brad Bird and Thomas Keller," a featurette with the California celebrity chef who served as a consultant to the film.
-- By Julie Neal, author of The Complete Guide to Walt Disney World.
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6 of 19 people found the following review helpful:
Awesome blu-ray!, August 29, 2007
Ratatoille is the best Pixar movie and I know this blu-ray is going to be awesome as well. Disney/Pixar is exclusive for blu-ray, another reason to go blu-ray! Just hope they put a nice 7.1 TrueHD/DTS-HD MA/PCM audio track on it.
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