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 Very enjoyable and unexpected storyline Mar 11, 2010
Rat movies are always seem to make good storytelling; having previously purchased Flushed Away and Despereaux, I did not know what to expect from this one, since they are all very different plotlines. The movie is fun from the very beginning and can even qualify as an action movie. I found Ratatouille to be an excellent buddy, as well as a great family movie.
 Great Animation no matter you love food or not Mar 10, 2010
Another great movie from pixar. It is great animation no matter you love food or not.
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A surprisingly enjoyable film, few extras on the DVD Mar 05, 2010
Remy the Rat, unlike his brother, father, and extended family, refuses to eat just anything that he finds lying around. He is a gourmand - sneaking into a human's kitchen to read her cookbooks, trying various mushrooms to try and find the best match to his cheese, etc. When he ends up in Paris, he finds Gusteau's restaurant in a declining state - savaged by the critic Ego, with a head chef more interested in developing microwave burritoes than in cooking fine food.
The biggest hurdle to enjoying this film, as mentioned in the Amazon description, is the fact that this movie is about rats. Hundreds of them in some scenes. Ironically, it's the success of the advances in computer animation that makes it difficult - these are not the rodents of "The Rescuers". They are much more realistic and even I, who have no particular aversion to rats, was a little creeped out by the hyper-realism of Remy's rippling fur.
Ultimately the story comes down to the conflict between Remy (and his human avatar Linguini) and the critic Ego. The resolution of this conflict is so surprisingly satisfying and effective that it redeems the entire film, which is otherwise not particularly original.
I can also report that this film works well for children. Although too dialogue-heavy for really young children, my son inserted the film into his regular rotation starting about age 4. It's not requested as much as Cars (obviously!) but it's certainly watched more often than Bug's Life, Monsters Inc., or Aladdin.
This DVD has a couple of really good extras - the short "Lifted" (which, again, my 4-year-old loves) and the promo short "Your Friend the Rat". But these two short films - grand total of maybe 15 minutes - is the sum total of all the extras. There are no making-of featurettes, no director's commentary, etc. For children, I'm sure they don't care. For animation/Disney afficionados, this is disappointing to say the least, especially considering that Pixar commentaries are usually very entertaining and informative.
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 Blue ray quality is poor as a dvd!! Feb 28, 2010
I was expecting more quality with blue ray, but it's almost like a dvd quality. It's no to much the difference!!!
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I expected better... Feb 28, 2010
I expected something better, funnier. Even my son, who usually likes all of these Disney and Pixar movies found this one a little 'boring' he said. We did rewatch it when it came on television earlier this month, just because it was on for background noise. It's cute, don't get me wrong, but if you're expecting Disney and/or Pixar classics Finding Nemo (Two-Disc Collector's Edition) or Monsters, Inc. (Two-Disc Collector's Edition), you'll likely be a little disappointed like we were. I feel this show is more for the older viewer too, older kids or tweens, instead of the younger kids who will enjoy Nemo just for the pretty colors and movements, while the older kids like the storyline (and by older kids, I mean adults too!)
So while I don't think it's a bad movie to watch, it's not exactly what I had hoped it would be and I wouldn't spend money buying it unless you are into collecting the Disney movies. Otherwise, just rent it and enjoy it for what it is.
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