Ratatouille

Trademark · Post by **Trademark** » Mon Jul 02, 2007 10:27 am

Yes Ratatouille is still a cartoon and all the elements that attract the "cartoon" audience are here. But for the first time in this new generation of CGI created worlds have I ever walked away thinking I just saw a really great film. Pixar has come along way from Toy Story and this new installment leaves you wondering where they will go next, the craftmanship is impeccable from the foggy Paris nights to the sopping wet garbage boy linguini who sits, held down heavily, from the dripping uniform that dangles all around him. In a seemingly minor shot, a tilt down from the top of a paris apartment complex to a shot of our main hero parading down a paris street no longer afraid to hide in the shadows of the rodent world, I found myself really wondering if the building was real, until the site of our hair covered hero I was almost sure it was. For all the wonderment in the visuals the true depth in achievment comes from the exploration of thematic emotion. While watching Ratatouille I've never felt more human, or rather I've never been so aware of the human condition in today's culture. How we as humans live to criticize, we are so much more open as a society, and never has it been so easy to express ourselves but from this freedom comes vulnerability. How our expectations of how things should be in family, in relationships, in restaraunts don't necessarily have to meet convention, or if you really knew, rarely do. Peter O' Toole as the critic Anton Ego is brilliant and the film never really hits on all cylinders until he appears. The final 5-6 minutes are perfect albeit a little silly. When the Kitchen finally hits its potential you can't help but be grossed out and laugh a little at how rediculous the premise is. The heart of Ratatouille lies in Anton Ego, and however funny it is, when he first takes that bite of Ratatouille and we see his flashback we see ourselves, and whatever emotion you felt, or whatever flashback you saw, you are left realizing that Ratatouille is more than another pixar children's movie it is a milestone in the art of filmmaking.

Andvil · Post by **Andvil** » Mon Jul 02, 2007 10:38 am

ugh knew as soon as I posted about this in the "what did you watch today" thread, a thread would get made

surprised this is the first CG movie that you thought was great

Trademark · Post by **Trademark** » Mon Jul 02, 2007 11:00 am

Andvil wrote:ugh knew as soon as I posted about this in the "what did you watch today" thread, a thread would get made

surprised this is the first CG movie that you thought was great

to me this stands out from the rest there is more depth in Ratatouille then there is in any other pixar film. Oh and I didn't even read your post in the "what movies did you watch today thread".

drizzle · Post by **drizzle** » Mon Jul 02, 2007 11:09 am

^^^you didn't like the incredibles?

i'm fucking psyched for this one

Willie B · Post by **Willie B** » Mon Jul 02, 2007 11:29 am

surfs up was pretty dope.
dont think this can top it, but i shall see.

Icesickle · Post by **Icesickle** » Mon Jul 02, 2007 11:31 am

DudleyDawson wrote:surfs up was pretty dope.
dont think this can top it, but i shall see.

If Surf's Up was anything like Happy Feet I strongly doubt that.

And Incredibles is a top 20, maybe even top 10, film of this decade.

Trademark · Post by **Trademark** » Mon Jul 02, 2007 11:36 am

DudleyDawson wrote:surfs up was pretty dope.
dont think this can top it, but i shall see.

NO NO NO NO NO....Ratatouille is on a completely different level...I'm telling you, it is unlike any other "cartoon" you will see...Even happy feet which touched on social/enviromental issues doesn't compared to what Pixar has done with Ratatouille...

and yes I love the Incredibles, maybe I didn't make it clear enough, this film is something different, it is like a really good romantic comedy with more emotional and character depth.... It can't be compared to other animated films, if it were to win an award it should run against live action films...

Icesickle · Post by **Icesickle** » Mon Jul 02, 2007 11:39 am

Happy Feet didn't touch on environmental / social issues. It beat you over the head into a coma with them. Such a wack movie.

Trademark · Post by **Trademark** » Mon Jul 02, 2007 11:40 am

Icesickle wrote:Happy Feet didn't touch on environmental / social issues. It beat you over the head into a coma with them. Such a wack movie.

yeah it sucks.... I know, Ratatouille is better than the Incredibles..

Willie B · Post by **Willie B** » Mon Jul 02, 2007 11:53 am

Icesickle wrote:
DudleyDawson wrote:surfs up was pretty dope.
dont think this can top it, but i shall see.

If Surf's Up was anything like Happy Feet I strongly doubt that.

And Incredibles is a top 20, maybe even top 10, film of this decade.

i can understand completely where youre coming from, but i havent seen any of the previous 3 or 4 penguim movies (on purpose) to compare it to.
but i think they took an innovative angle a la the incredibles.

Martin · Post by **Martin** » Tue Jul 03, 2007 2:40 am

Icesickle wrote:
And Incredibles is a top 20, maybe even top 10, film of this decade.

you consistently have the worst opinion on everything ever.

darkwingduck · Post by **darkwingduck** » Tue Jul 03, 2007 3:44 am

Martin wrote:
Icesickle wrote:
And Incredibles is a top 20, maybe even top 10, film of this decade.
you consistently have the worst opinion on everything ever.

LAUGH MY ASS OFF. i just had to spell that out!!! hahaha.

Smithee · Post by **Smithee** » Tue Jul 03, 2007 3:47 am

Sky High >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> teh incredibles.

peace 2 teh rele coach tho!!!!!!!!

Andvil · Post by **Andvil** » Tue Jul 03, 2007 7:23 am

Martin wrote:
Icesickle wrote:
And Incredibles is a top 20, maybe even top 10, film of this decade.
you consistently have the worst opinion on everything ever.

you know, I don't disagree with Ice on this, top 20 at LEAST

it was easily top 3 for 2004

Allan Smithee wrote:Sky High >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> teh incredibles.

this, however, is ridiculous.
Sky High was entertaining, but what movie with Kurt Russell and Bruce Campbell ISNT going to be
Just nowhere near the same level

FreshShabazz · Post by **FreshShabazz** » Tue Jul 03, 2007 8:03 am

Icesickle wrote:And Incredibles is a top 20, maybe even top 10, film of this decade.

Co-signed without thinking twice. Probably somewhere near 20 though.

Excited about Rat now.

ObeseJesus · Post by **ObeseJesus** » Tue Jul 03, 2007 9:47 am

taking younger sibling to see this in like 8 hours. will prolly still be drunk, yippee kay yay motherfucker.

StormShadow · Post by **StormShadow** » Tue Jul 03, 2007 10:41 am

Not looking for an argument but I'm always consistently surprised people like the Incredibles so much

wouldn't touch a top 20 of the decade for me

and I like Brad Bird a lot too

and I'll def be watching Ratatouille

Icesickle · Post by **Icesickle** » Tue Jul 03, 2007 10:50 am

Went to a 10:00 PM showing last night with my girl last night.

Didn't like it as much as The Incredibles, but it still is a great movie - 8.5/10.

Like Trademark said the animation in this movie is probably the best animation I've ever seen; it's so lifelike it's uncanny. The action scenes - the ones in the kitchen and when Remy is trying to survive the sewer rapids - are amazing, and the "important" moments that Bird sets up, like when Remy sees Paris for the first time, are sublime.

The one problem I had with it is that Linguini is such a schmuck that I lost interest whenever he talked or was on screen. I know, he's supposed to be a schmuck, but at least he could have been an interesting character. Remy, Remy's dad, Gusteau, Anton Ego, the chick, and Skinner are all well-written characters, but Linguini just falls flat.

PopeyeJones · Post by **PopeyeJones** » Tue Jul 03, 2007 11:29 am

excited to see this. saw transformers last night instead.

how is patton oswalt?

Icesickle · Post by **Icesickle** » Tue Jul 03, 2007 11:46 am

Patton's really good. His Remy is one of the best animated characters in a while.

Smithee · Post by **Smithee** » Tue Jul 03, 2007 1:43 pm

Andvil wrote:
Allan Smithee wrote:Sky High >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> teh incredibles.
this, however, is ridiculous.
Sky High was entertaining, but what movie with Kurt Russell and Bruce Campbell ISNT going to be
Just nowhere near the same level

teh weak or teh strong......who got it goin on......you're dead wrong.

Icesickle · Post by **Icesickle** » Tue Jul 03, 2007 2:51 pm

Gregg Popabitch1 · Post by **Gregg Popabitch1** » Tue Jul 03, 2007 3:59 pm

people didn't like The Incredibles?

StormShadow · Post by **StormShadow** » Tue Jul 03, 2007 4:33 pm

Gregg Popabitch wrote:people didn't like The Incredibles?

uh I think I was the only voice of dissent

I liked the Incredibles

but it wouldn't be in my top 10 or 20 for the decade

nor would it be in my top five animated features of the decade probably

but it was cool, it was aight, would watch again

Trademark · Post by **Trademark** » Tue Jul 03, 2007 4:34 pm

StormShadow wrote:
Gregg Popabitch wrote:people didn't like The Incredibles?
uh I think I was the only voice of dissent

I liked the Incredibles

but it wouldn't be in my top 10 or 20 for the decade

nor would it be in my top five animated features of the decade probably

but it was cool, it was aight, would watch again

I'm with you...It is a great movie but top 20 of the decade? I liked Ratat more.

cascarrabias · Post by **cascarrabias** » Wed Jul 04, 2007 1:07 pm

Great movie.

Nl5H · Post by **Nl5H** » Sun Jul 08, 2007 9:15 pm

the movie was good

better than the incredibles... i can't stay awake to watch the incredibles....ever

FreshShabazz · Post by **FreshShabazz** » Sun Jul 08, 2007 11:42 pm

cascarrabias wrote:Great movie.

Yeah, this movie was absolutely amazing. Not better than the incredibles, but still top notch.

Nowell's Soul · Post by **Nowell's Soul** » Mon Jul 09, 2007 4:31 pm

Nl5H wrote:the movie was good

better than the incredibles... i can't stay awake to watch the incredibles....ever

That's abnormal.

Captin Planit · Post by **Captin Planit** » Mon Jul 09, 2007 10:18 pm

God damn, I love Disney.