Ratatouille Movie Reviews

This is one of the best movie I have watched.I was in 1st standard when this movie got released in theater and my school took me to watch this movie.

The Story starts as a rat who gets away from his family and gets into a kitchen. He knows well about the flavors of ingredients and so loves to make food items.

He then helps a dishwasher and cleaner to become a famous chef and so then at the end people know about this rat and respects his talent.

The cast done by the rat is awesome and cute.

The sound track is also good and not at all looks misplaced.

And is the best movie of the time.

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The activeness itself is beautifully designed, employing frisky visuals and using pretty some every camera technique useable; it never feels continual and the pacing is cozy to flawlessness. But, and that was probably the key to me liking the show so untold, there's a pulsing bosom underneath all the mechanism and carnage, and that has a lot to do with how bright Ryan Reynolds portrays the woodcutter and the enthusiastic alchemy he has with co-star Morena Baccarin.

What came as a play attack to me was how unabashedly impractical Deadpool is. The pair account in this record is probably the most sincere I've ever seen in a superhero flick and it gives the enter the

ironlike moved ngo which so some of these movies demand.

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The movie's story line is an interesting one - A rat has the passion to become a chef(not the likeliest of choice for rats which are the most unwelcome guests in a human kitchen) and sets on to achieve its dream after finding that it has been living in Paris - the food capital of the world. In spite of several hurdles, the rat does finally become a chef and how it does it, forms the rest of the story.

First, kudos to the director for believing in making a rat to cook in a human kitchen for humans and secondly telling the story in a way to make it believable on screen. You never feel like you want to question the director about its logic and get immersed into the character of Remy/ Rat and its awesome cooking skills. It is just not an pop-corn entertainment movie but offers fantastic insights about the need for passion towards the work we do, believing in yourself and your ideals and work ethics.

There is a scene in the movie wherein Remy explains the art of eating food, something that we all humans fail to do. Watch the movie and you will start feeling good about the rats in your house.

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The moral of “Ratatouille” is delivered by a critic: a gaunt, unsmiling fellow named Anton Ego who composes his acidic notices in a coffin-shaped room and who speaks in the parched baritone of Peter O’Toole. “Not everyone can be a great artist, ” Mr. Ego muses. “But a great artist can come from anywhere.” Quite so. Written and directed by Brad Bird and displaying the usual meticulousness associated with the Pixar brand, “Ratatouille” is a nearly flawless piece of popular art, as well as one of the most persuasive portraits of an artist ever committed to film. It provides the kind of deep, transporting pleasure, at once simple and sophisticated, that movies at their best have always promised. Its sensibility, implicit in Mr. Ego’s aphorism, is both exuberantly democratic and unabashedly elitist, defending good taste and aesthetic accomplishment not as snobbish entitlements but as universal ideals. Like “The Incredibles, ” Mr. Bird’s earlier film for Pixar, “Ratatouille” celebrates the passionate, sometimes aggressive pursuit of excellence, an impulse it also exemplifies.

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This film is fantastic! Pixar has yet another great film to add to their impressive repertoire.

Oscar-winning director and screenwriter Brad Bird, who wrote and directed "The Incredibles", has produced a film with subtle humor, heart, and very profound truth. The voice actors are so great, and it is especially great to hear Peter O'Toole on the screen.

The animation is beautiful and it is all around an excellently made film. Its message is one that holds so much truth for everyone, especially today's youth: it tells people that no, not anyone can do anything, but if you have the talent you don't have to be limited by your surroundings or your upbringing. I think this is refreshing to hear because often, children are lied to when they are told they can do anything, when actually not all of them can. But it offers hope to the ones who may feel limited by their social class.

It also exposes the fact that most people try to put up false facades of themselves to hide who they are in order to feel accepted by the social standards we create in our society; it shows characters with this flaw, but ultimately they accept this reality and learn to be true to themselves. This thread, I think, is very common throughout the Pixar films, and they present it very well. "Ratatouille" is my new Disney-Pixar favorite! "Ce film a pleine de joie de vivre!"

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If you like animation movies, then you must not miss this movie. It is one of my favourite animation films and let me tell you that I have watched almost all animation movies. Although the film did not go on to become the biggest grosser like many animation movies do, but I still think it is a must watch.

The movie talks of a small rat named Remy, who is inspired by a human cook to such an extent that he wants to become a cook himself. The problem it faces is that it is a rat and no one will accept a rat as a cook. He faces huge opposition from his community but that doesn’t deter him from dreaming big and believe in the saying of his idol that, “Anyone can cook”. And luck is in his favour and he lands up in the same restaurant which was owned by his idol. Under the grief of discovering that his guru is no more alive, it is up to him to save the restaurant and bring it back to the past glory. In his journey to fulfill his dreams he faces various difficulties but ultimately comes out as a winner. He also finds a buddy in a human, who through the rat’s help regains confidence in himself and in turn helps Remy in fulfilling his culinary dreams. Set in the background of Paris, it is a story of a rat which had the courage to fight his fears and chase its dreams with full might. I can’t reveal much of story because it will spoil the fun watching it.

Now how it scores high on my list of animation movies because of a great story line, consistent pace, great background music and strong characterization.

Like most animation movies, this story also comes with a message- “No matter what people have to say about you, if you believe in your abilities and dreams then no roadblock is big.” And after “Who moved my Cheese?” and this movie, I truly believe that we humans have a lot to learn from these rats. J Hats off to the writer of this movie to come up with such a story in the first place – Rats that also a cook, would be last thought to cross my mind! Coupled with awesome animations, characters’ expressions and comic timings the movie turns out to be a wonderful entertainer. By the end of the movie you will forget that you are watching an animated movie.

And if you are wondering what is “Ratatouille”, well, find it yourself.

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Ratatouille – Surprise (d) me!!

In many ways, the work of a critic is easy. We risk very little, yet enjoy a position over those who offer up their work and their selves to our judgment…

We thrive on negative criticism, which is fun to write and to read. But the bitter truth we critics must face is that in the grand scheme of things, the average piece of junk is probably more meaningful than our criticism designating it so.

But there are times when a critic truly risks something and that is in the discovery and defense of the new. The world is often unkind to new talent, new creations. The new needs…..Friends.”

These are the most genuine lines on the profession of a critic I have ever come across anywhere till date which this movie has maintained not only in Screenplay but cleverly crafted characters; truly a class apart animations which will makes your tongue wet with aroma of delicious cuisines made and served in Paris once 5 rated “Gusteau's restaurant” which loses it rating to 3 after the review of a food critic named Anton Ego. Few days after this; the famous Auguste Gusteau committed suicide... but now the big question who will cook the same great food..?? Well the Answer is REMY – A RAT. Yes A R.A.T. But how?

Simply Because “Anyone can Cook” as Gusteau once said

REMY a high food sensed rat & of course a great fan of Gusteau and his recipes (Remy used to watch Gusteau’s cookery show on TV while doing its rat acts at human being homes) found itself in a Gusteau’s Restaurant where a just entered garbage boy named Alfredo Linguini was ordered to dispose this rat into sewerage (well Rats deserve this..Isn’t?) but to the Linguini surprise this RAT not only understand his language and expressions but even respond to that. Linguini with no cooking talents found that Remy – the Rat is a good cook and can help him to get a chef job in famous Gusteau Restaurant. So both had a deal - A deal to achieve Remy’s passion to cook and linguini’s need to get a job. But there was one who suspected the linguini cook talent and kept eyeing on the same-Mr. Skinner, the restaurant's current owner and Gusteau's former sous-chef. The dishes suggested and made by Remy-The Rat which in other’s eyes prepared by Linguini grab the eyeballs of many and Once again the Gusteau Restaurant gained attention of public and the Food critic – Anton Ego.

Meanwhile the little chef‘s secret revealed and Anton Ego was on his way to Gusteau Restaurant to decide Gusteau’s fate once again..What Happened next…? Let’s watch and feel the moment.

In the last Anton Ego while giving his review wrote one of rare secrets of one’s life-

“Last night I experienced something new, an extraordinary meal from a singularly unexpected source. To say that both the meal and its maker have challenged my preconceptions about fine cooking is a gross understatement. They have rocked me to my core. In the past, I have made no secret of my disdain for Chef Gusteau's famous motto, “Anyone can cook."But I realize only now do I truly understand what he meant.

Not everyone can become a great artist, but a great artist can come from anywhere. It is difficult to imagine more humble origins than those of the genius now cooking at Gusteau's, who is, in this critic's opinion, nothing less than the finest chef in France. I will be returning to Gusteau's soon, hungry for more. It was a great night. The happiest of my life. But the only thing predictable about life is its unpredictability”

“ANYONE CAN COOK” a motto given by Gusteau is not just about cooking its like “ANYONE CAN DO IT”. Many of us dream day and night confused between what we want to do and what not exactly in our lives .A dream is baseless without the solid foundation of passion to make it a reality else dreams are just dreams. A no-nonsense Rat actually tries to show us where we are lacking to achieve our dreams.

It’s not just about cooking and an animated rat Ratatouille (Directed by Brad Bird) it’s about your Family; friends and integrity of your own Dreams...Just Grab it…

Regards

AVA

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What is your idea of "Originality"? Well, whatever it had been, just see "Ratatouille" to get it redefined. Here you see, hear, smell and taste "O-R-I-G-I-N-A-L-I-T-Y". Ok, you can argue that beneath its (rat)skin, it's just the same age old story of ambition and will conqueringobstacles to achieve a dream.

But tell me- Have you ever thought itcould be recycled - and so captivatingly - with a non- humanprotagonist? Ratatouille talks about Remy, the rat with anirrepressible desire to be a chef and how he manages to become one.

Following the Disney- Pixartradition, the artists have taken utmost care in ensuring the authenticity of every fine detail while animating the characters andobjects and here, including the culinary details. Don't frown when Ibrand the dialogues "profound".

Have a look at this: Anton Ego, thefood critic writes (in the climax): "Inmany ways, the work of a critic is easy. We risk very little, yet enjoya position over those who offer up their work and their selves to ourjudgment. We thrive on negative criticism, which is fun to write and toread. But the bitter truth we critics must face is that in the grandscheme of things, the average piece of junk is probably more meaningfulthan our criticism designating it so." Faithfully, I haven'tever heard something like that on big screen. I feel films like theseshould be considered for the "Best Picture" award rather thansidelining them to the category of "Best Animated feature".

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Hello  everyone,I  do  know  what  you  all  must  be  thinking.A  silly cartoon?Is  she  out  of her  mind?Well,it's  about  time  we started  calling  these  babies  'animation  films'  &  also,no  one  is  too  young  or  old  to  enjoy  some  fun  time.

Remy(Patton  Oswalt)  is  a  small  guy  who dreams  of  making it big  as  a  chef  one day.The  only problem is  that  he's a  rat  &  according  to nature's  law  they're  thieves..............they  only steal  &  eat.His  dad,being  the  clan  leader  believes  firmly  in his  'rat  duties'.Remy  on the  other  hand  has  a  sensitive  nose &  tongue,he  doesn't  prefer  to eat  anything & everything.Slowly,he  starts  experimenting  cooking  &  soon  marvels  at his  own talent.His  inspiration  is  the  famous  French  chef  Gusteau.Sadly,Remy learns  of  his  idol's  demise.As fate  would  have  it,Remy  gets  washed  into  a  drainage  near  Gusteau's  restaurant  in  Paris.There,he  befriends  a  clumsy  to-be-chef  who  can't  tell  an  onion  from  a  garlic,  named  Linguini(Lou  Romano).Together  they  create  culinary  magic...............until  their  pride  comes  in the  way.To  make  matters  worse,Linguini  is  asked  to  prove  his  cleverness  in  cooking  to  a  major  food  critic  who  had  brought  Gusteau  down  many  years  back.

The  animation  is  lovely  &  appealing  to  the  young  as  well  as  old.The  storyline  is  precise  &  simple.

The  human  characters  don't  look  much  attractive  comapared  to  the  rats.Infact,the  animals  have  been  given  much  prominence.Maybe  the  producers  wanted  the  audience  to  know  that  this  is  Remy's  story.If  you  can overlook  this  minor  con  in  the  film,then  surely  you'll  enjoy  this  lighthearted  animation  movie.

Finally,Ratatouille  makes  you  believe  it's  underlying  theme..................that  anyone  can  cook.

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Was there a rush of cartoon movies in the recent years, well then this is just the cherry on the cake. Have you noticed a movie theater audience all stand up and applaud at the end of the movie.

Well believe me it happened where I went to watch the preview of this movie. This is not a just another kids movie for sure and this is one of those movies that can make you just keep you entertained the whole time you are watching the movie and give you a great feeling when you are out of the theater.

What makes this movie tick? * Great concept and story, so much for a cartoon movie... man you could have made a mega serial out of this.... is some one going to make a TV series ..... I am sure some one is already thinking about it

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How many times have we felt inhibited or restricted by the set of circumstances that we were allocated. How many times have we dreamed

of what could have been if only say we were born in America, or to richer parents. But here is another movie that inspires you to break all shackles of your imaginary limitations and achieve all that you ever wanted. Your only limitation is in your mind. The limitation of your dreams. If you can dream it, you can also achieve it. It matters not what you were born as, it matters not what your current set of circumstances dictate. All that matters is what your ability is and how far you are willing to go to develop it further.

You might think what all this has to do with a Walt Disney film and that too about a rat. Well that is the message that this beautiful fun filled film has to convey not only to the children but to all us grown ups too. Before I come to the details of the movie, I would like to dwell on another couple of messages that the movie conveys.

Someone said “You cannot Change Nature.” And the reply “Change is Nature”.How many times have you been told that whatever is the rule of the nature simply cannot be changed. And yet this simple logic defies all those rules. What a truth and how aptly put. Can anyone ever question this logic. A very inspirational sentence I may say.

And the second one, “I don’t want to consume everything, I want to create something.” What a simple sentence and what a deep meaning attached to it. What amazing satisfaction there is in any creative activity. It may be something as simple as writing this review, or something as brilliant as a Michael Angelo painting. There is always a tremendous satisfaction in creating.

The Plot

Remy, the rat stays in the attic of a house in France. He is gifted with a keen sense of smell and can distinguish the good and tasteful food from the rotten and waste stuff that the rest of his clan eats. He is therefore unwilling to eat anything that is found in garbage but only the good and tasteful foods. One day he sees a TV show by a famous French cook, Gusteau where he teaches his culinary skill to all. His famous catch line “Anyone Can Cook” greatly attracts our little Remy. He soon starts reading his book and learning cooking from it.

But soon the owner of the house finds out that she has rats in her attic and tries to blow them all out with a shotgun. Remy’s father and his whole clan flee the house for an alternate safer staying place. Unfortunately in the melee that ensues, Remy finds himself separated from all the others. However while escaping from the attic he has carried with him the cookbook of the Great Chef, Gusteau. Gusteau’s(who is now dead) ghost now speaks to Remy and provides him with the inspiration to seek out ways to accomplish his dreams of becoming a great cook.

The opportunity for the same presents itself soon enough to our little chef. He manages to reach the actual restaurant of Chef Gusteau, which is now run by his chief assistant, Skinner. It is here that he meets his human friend and ally who will later help him achieve his dreams, a garbage boy, Linguini. While in the kitchen Remy prepares a soup that is very much liked by the customers and Linguini gets the credit for the same. Thus starts a partnership that has no parallel up to now. Linguini is a simple garbage boy with no cooking skills whatsoever, whereas Remy is a Rat with culinary skills matching the greatest of French Chefs. Both need each other and soon forge a partnership wherein the Rat guides the actions of the garbage boy while sitting on his head, hidden inside his ‘toque blanche’.

Friends, what I have told you up to now is just the outline of the plot and the story really starts from here. How these two manage to enthrall the French tastes is a journey to be undertaken with them. And that is not before a lot of difficulties and twists and turns in the story. See the movie to find out how Remy helps his friend get back the restaurant that is rightfully his. How the world finally accepts the cooking of a rodent and savors the fine delicacies dished out by him. How they over come all odds to achieve culinary success. And as the catch line of the film says, “Anyone Can Cook”, and the actual meaning behind the phrase – “Anyone Can Succeed”

Picturisation

A lot of research has gone into the making of this delightful cartoon film. How the actual large kitchens function. How is the workflow and the area layout has been studied deeply. Even the designations of all types of workers in a big kitchen are captured and brought out beautifully and without any sermon.

The cartoon characters are adorable as always in the Walt Disney Productions. The animations are very well done. The dialogues are well chosen and voiced. On the whole it’s a delightful viewing experience filled with fun and an engrossing storyline.

Food design

As a little study revealed to me the background of the food designs. Being a food-based movie, a great deal of stress was laid on the presentations of the food in the computer generated food animations. Special chefs were called in to create real dishes and then work with the animators to help animate them. The workings of many large commercial kitchens of big hotels were studied. The final effect was to create animated foods that really look appetizing and mouthwatering.

Conclusion

The movie was released in July 07 and somehow due to some failed negotiations; I had missed it at that time. But having read so many reviews on this one I had determined to see it whenever possiable. So when my son came back from hostel this time he had finally brought a data DVD of the same downloaded from the net.

Now that this movie is not in the theatres, I recommend that you too buy or DVD/CD or download from the web and watch it. It will be worth the effort for the fun, humor, inspirational message et all.

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Ratatouille is a delicious, fine

dine experience of a cuisine that is delectable, appetizing, evenly cooked, perfectly

seasoned, beautifully garnished and professionally served with expertise and

leaves you satisfied and blissful afterward, when you are through. Sounds just

perfect doesn’t it? It was, for me.

Produced by Pixar and distributed

by Walt Disney Pictures, this movie wasn’t a huge hit(the multiplex I’d been

to in Mumbai, wasn’t even half full, that too on a weekend) but there were

quite a few people like me, who went gaga over it.

Animation has come such a long way

from the ‘Spiderman’, He-Man’, ‘Mickey and Donald’; I had grown up watching as

a kid. No more of those single dimension images of a cardboard utopia; graphics

and cartooning have entered an entirely new dimension. Computer generated

images of food never looked so good.(drool!(*disgusting,  drooling over

animated food too?*) The commercial kitchen, the gourmet chefs bursting

about importantly, looked so convincing that there were times when I almost

forgot that I was watching an animated movie.

Ratatouille is the story about

Remy, a rat living in Paris.

It would be an understatement to say that Remy has an incurable food fixation-

nothing rat like at all- he can distinctly taste every little morsel he eats

and analyze them, mix and match flavors to get the best out of every crumb that

he puts into his mouth.

Remy, watches the Parisian

chef Auguste Gusteau’s(who died after a brutal review by food critic Anton

Ego) cookery show on TV and his, ‘Anyone can cook!’

motivates Remy to become a chef -the most rodent-phobic profession. Kitchen and

rats, seems so improbable and his family isn’t very encouraging but Remy

doesn’t give up his dream. Remy is the ‘poison sniffer’(he smells the food in

dustbins and trash and points out the poisoned ones) of the pack; that is how

his family and friends use his inherent and unique, un rat-like ability, to

smell food.

However, his destiny separates him

from his family and leads him to Gusteau’s fine French restaurant in Paris. Lonely Remy finds

solace in Gusteau’s friendly ghost who guides and urges him to go in and help

the newly hired garbage boy, Linguini.

While cleaning the kitchen, Linguini accidentally spills

some soup and horrified that Skinner, his boss, would fire him, tries to amend

it by adding random ingredients. Remy, our natural chef watches in dismay and

unable to resist, sneaks in and makes necessary amends to the recipe. Linguini

notices Remy, but is taken to task by his boss, for

cooking when he finds that the soup Linguini had been messing with had been

served to a food critic. To everyone’s surprise she pronounces it delicious and

Skinner agrees not to fire Linguini on the condition that he re-create that

soup.

By then, Remy is discovered and

Linguini is asked to kill the rat. Remy and Liguini’s interactions were so

real. The ‘I can’t believe that’ look on Liguini’s face, the, ‘I know it’s a

little difficult to believe but it’s true’, look on Remy’s face- when they

first come to know each other, is priceless!

Linguini and gourmet rat Remy’s

partnership soon begins as they discover that each compliments the other.

Linguini is the human body that is allowed to ‘cook’ in the kitchen but does

not know anything at all about it and Remy is the brains behind the recipes but

will never be allowed inside the kitchen.

With practice the two perfect an almost impossible arrangement:

Hiding inside Linguini’s chef’s cap Remy tugs Linguini's hair to control his

movements and make him cook.

The only female chef in the

restaurant, Colette, helps Linguini, unaware at first that a rat is the actual

chef. On remaking the soup, Linguini is promoted to ‘chef’ and thereby

Remy’s dream to be a chef finally comes true.

Skinner, who had taken over the

restaurant after Gusteau’s demise has plans of usurping the restaurant and runs

a frozen and microwaveable packaged food with Gusteau’s brand name. Upset,

Gusteau’s ghost helps Remy discover that Linguini is actually the son of

Gusteau and the restaurant legally belongs to him. Linguini inherits the

restaurant.

Brad Bird does a fine job of how

the almost impossible pair of Remy and Linguini, get together to successfully

cook, as well as impress the intimidating and respected food critic, Anton Ego.

Anton’s esteemed image as a critic

is destroyed when Parisians find out that he pronounces Remy the rat as the

finest chef in all of France.

The Gusteau’s is shutdown but in the end Linguini, Colett, Anton and Remy open

another restaurant, ‘La Ratatouille, ’ that becomes a huge hit.

The dialogues, the nuances of the

expression in the actors’ faces, the screenplay, music, the set, every aspect

of the film is par excellence. The movie also has a lot of masala. There is

ambition(a rat wants to be a chef!) drama, (parents oppose this dream of his)

family ties(Remy helps his less privileged brother, relatives and friends with

food from the kitchen) friendship, rivalry, ego(Linguini finds it difficult

not to take credit for Remy’s work and refuses to acknowledge Remy and they

have a temporary disagreement) love, romance(Lingini and Colett, his

colleague, fall in love), motivation, inspiration, family bonds and friendship

etc etc.

Each and every scene is brilliant and Ratatouille is a

complete entertainer.

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I am sorry, please add few more. Amazing, Refreshing, Full of Fun, Astonishing, rat-a-tat, rat-a-tat (gun sound in place of etc. )

Story

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Remy, the rat, has peculiar culniary skills. He can identify any edible item by its smell. He is a big fan of Gusteau, a famous cook who believes that anyone can cook,  all one needs is will to cook.

Somehow Remy is lost from his family and he suddenly discovers he is in Paris, the city of Gusteau. To his horror, he discovers Gusteau is dead and his famous restaurant is not doing good. The taste and quality of food is going down and is facing a lot of criticism. He wants to help, but he cannot as he is a rat.

But to his luck, he finds a young garbage boy, Linguini. Linguini wants to cook but he does not know how to. He tries to better things but ends up worsening it. Once he tries to cook a soup but he could not. Remy, on seeing this, helps him by adds some spices and makes it tasty. Everyone thinks Linguini did this, but he knows it was the rat. Then starts a relationship between a human and a rat. The rat teach the boy how to cook and the restaurant's business starts improving.

The head chef knows something is wrong about the boy and tries to find the truth. Remy is also helped by his father and family, who believed humans and rats cannot be friends.  The movie ends with Remy being recognized by the chef staff as the new Gusteau. Well, the world never knows the food is cooked by a RAT.

Review

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Awesome movie. Everyone's performance is good. I remember I laughed this much when I saw Ice Age. The plot is damn good and so is the script.

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It's pretty easy to make little rodents charming and fun characters(just ask Disney himself, to a clichéd extent), but it's even harder to make them work in such a way that's original and exciting as comedy in conventional ways for today's audiences. I remember the first time I ever saw a teaser for this movie. I thought it looked silly and I had to wonder just what Pixar and Disney were thinking. A rat wanting to get fancy Frency food. Please.But Brad Bird shouldn't be lumped into the group of today's CGI animators.Brad Bird's "Ratatouille" is a rich, textured film that explores several important themes while sustaining a strong moral core

To Put the story in brief, Ratatouille follows Remy(Patton Oswalt), a rat who wants to become a good cook instead of a good food thief(like his father and co.) and will attempt to do so with his special smelling abilities. After a mishap where he lives, he winds up underneath Paris, close to the restaurant of his mentor, the recently deceased Gusteau(Brad Garrett). Using the garbage boy of the ex-5-star restaurant Linguini(Lou Romano), he attempts to spread his talent of cooking. Conflicts arise when the head chef Skinner(Ian Holm) suspects the sudden rise of fame in Linguini's cooking and realizes his true worth. More conflicts arise when the only female chef becomes romantically involved with Linguini; Remy is having trouble returning to the lifestyle of a rat, and a well-known

yet stern critic Ego(Peter O'Toole) decides to make a return into the spotlight.

All the actors are in fine form for their voice parts.But it is the reliable O'Toole who really enjoys the part as the dark, brooding critic, and does the best voice work of all, outdoing all the rats.

The animation, is brilliant. There is no other word to describe it. Just the one scene where Remy realizes that he is in Paris, and overlooks the entire Parisian skyline, is enough reason to see the film. It looks fantastic in every scene, and never does the beautifully rendered scenery or characters look any less amazing than they did in the scene before. Pixar has really fine-tuned their style over the years, and it shows in how astonishing these characters look, even down to the minuscule little details like a few stubbly hairs on Linguini's chin. It just looks that realistic

Bottom Line: You can only raise the bar higher so many times before not even yourself can reach it. This is what happened with Cars and Monster's Inc., and movies like Ratatouille are the reasons why. While the pacing and running time may be a turnoff for some, the excellent visuals and flawless storytelling more than make up for it. Like a full course meal, Ratatouille has a little bit of everything and much more. In a year of pretty sad sequels, a charming story about a rat with a crazy dream rises to the top of the quality heap.

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Ratatouille ("Rat-a-too-ee") is a traditional French Provençal stewed vegetable dish which can be served as a meal on its own.

Preparation time: 1 hour and a half, minimum.

1 lb of yellow onions, chopped

3 cloves garlic, crushed

1 lb zucchini, chopped

1 lb yellow squash, chopped

Bell peppers, seeds removed, chopped into 1/2 inch square pieces:

1 lb green bell peppers

1/2 lb red bell peppers

1/2 lb yellow bell peppers

1 lb eggplant, 1/2 inch cubes

1 lb fresh ripe tomatoes

1/4 cup olive oil

salt to taste

2 sprigs thyme

1 bay leaf

1 sprig rosemary

3/4 cup vegetable stock (or thin tomato juice)

fresh ground pepper to taste

Okay... let go of my neck and I'll tell you the delicious tale of a rat who cooks. The movie is pure joy, a grand achievement - one of the most beautiful animated pictures ever made.

Remy the rodent (voiced by Patton Oswalt) dreams of becoming a gourmet chef. The whole “being a rat” thing would seem to be a hindrance to that goal, but Remy believes anything is possible.

His super-sensitive nose and refined palette have given him knowledge of food that surpasses what the average rat knows and even goes beyond what a lot of humans would know too. After being separated from his colony, Remy ends up underneath the restaurant of his favorite chef, the late Auguste Gusteau (Brad Garrett), whose famous motto was “anyone can cook.”

Thinking of Ratatouille, I am reminded of John Berendt’s “City of Falling Angels.” The author writes of meeting a gentleman whose rat poison was successful precisely because he tailored it to each country in which it was sold.

By studying what rats ate in different countries – and for what reasons – he was able to make the ingredients in his poison geography-specific. Nothing in Ratatouille is as darkly humorous or as grues me as that anecdote, but I am reminded of it nonetheless. In one story, a human cooks deadly food for foreign rats; in the other a foreign rat cooks gourmet food for humans. Each story is highly enjoyable in its own way, but I hope these two never meet.

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Pixar's animated story of a rat that strives to become a top French chef, the irresistible Ratatouille,

is pure summer entertainment. Pleasantly light and amusing, it's a

visually appealing tale of work and luck as the key to success.

The rat is Remy, a slimmer rodent than one might be

accustomed to spotting in an alley, and his blue hair defies reality.

But Remy's facial expressions—especially while he's chewing something

delicious—and body language cast him as the anti-Templeton(that fat,

nasty rat from E.B. White's Charlotte's Web); Remy's another adorable misfit.

He walks upright, eats only the finest foods, and he

admires human beings because "they discover and create, " an attitude

that's rare among humans, let alone French rats. His love of food—and

it is love, not fixation, lest health-conscious parents worry about an

animated endorsement of overeating—leads to his search for saffron,

which disturbs a gun-toting granny, which leads to Remy becoming

separated from his family.

That's not necessarily bad, because Remy's kin are

completely unsupportive of his interests and goals. Besides, they steal

their food, while Remy prefers to cook his food(though he isn't past

petty theft). His hero is a master chef named Gusteau, the recently

departed proprietor of his own restaurant whose motto is "anyone can

cook". After Remy floats along with Parisian sewage, Gusteau's spirit

becomes his guide.

The rest of Ratatouille is enjoyable and

watchable, with Remy surfacing in Gusteau's restaurant, latching onto a

human boy and, perched on his pal's head underneath a hat, cooking by

pulling the boy's hair as a signal. The animation—color, action and

details—is outstanding.

Conflict comes in the form of an evil chef who

harbors a secret about the boy, romance in the person of a salty female

cook and resolution is achieved through a subplot involving a food

critic voiced by Peter O'Toole. Ratatouille puts them each to good use; no one exists to tell jokes—each character suits the story.

As it is, the story is secondary to the action,

which is a treat, whether someone's being chased through

Paris—reverently recreated in blue with glimmering lights—coasting

through the kitchen or preparing a gourmet dish with seconds to spare.

Like writer and director Brad Bird's The Incredibles, it's wonderful to sit and watch.

Other nice touches include inventive use of everyday

items like tealights, ladles and antenna to promote the story's

progression, and Michael Giacchino's

jazzy mix that uses accordions and guitars. Crisp writing is purged of

popular cultural humor, though a line about a well-known chef hit the

funny bone.

When the notion of a rat in the kitchen meets

reality, the story sags. The kitchen's hierarchy, introduced with wit,

disappears into oblivion, Remy's family gets an unearned pass and a

feminist diatribe erupts from nothing—and don't expect to learn why

Remy likes, makes or does anything. Like The Incredibles, his skill is more bred than acquired. Watching him use it is Disney/Pixar's summer gift.

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Pixar Animation Studios is perhaps the most creative team I’ve seen in a long time. They churn out good…no…great concepts time and again. Before Ratatouille begins we’re shown a small 5 minute animated

movie called ‘Lifted’ which is about alien abductions. The film despite being a mere 5 minute is so cool…it sets you in the perfect mood to enjoy an even better Ratatouille.

Now for some Ratatouille… Ratatouille just like all other Pixar creations is an extremely

unique look at life told through a set of animated characters. On a broad platform Ratatouille works and may I add…it works wonders.

Story:

Remy is a rat who has the gift of a keen sense of smell…add to that he’s a die hard fan of Auguste Gusteau(Paris’ finest chef) and reads his cook book. He gets separated from his family in a chaotic

evacuation of the entire rat colony and lands up at Gusteau’s restaurant which is run by head chef Skinner after Gusteau’s abrupt death(owing to a brutal review by critic Anton Ego). He’s befriends

Linguini, the garbage boy at the restaurant.

They cook up some soup which accidently finds itself in front of a critic who loves it.

Linguini’s cooking becomes famous and he’s promoted. But very soon problems arise as Remy and Linguini have a fall out after Linuini’s true identity is revealed. Soon Skinner gets hold of Remy and traps

him. Anton Ego returns to review Gusteau’s but this time Remy is not there to help Linguini who can’t cook for nuts.

Performances(voices): Patton Oswalt makes you believe in Remy so much that you actually start

liking rats. Every emotion, every feeling that Remy undergoes is expressed through Oswalt’s voice. Ian Holm who lends his voice to Skinner is brilliant too. Lou Romano as Linguini is alright. Peter

O’Toole as Anton Ego is excellent too….he really makes you believe in the mean disposition that Ego embodies.

Pros:

1) The story and screenplay are tight and do not let go of their grip

on your mind. You are glued to the screen eagerly waiting till some

more portion of Ratatouille is served. Just perfect.

2) Every character, even the insignificant ones(insignificant to the plot) like Emile have a role you remember after the movie.

3) The background score is very light and makes you want to tap your

fingers on your arm rest , especially when Remy is fixing Linguini’s

soup for the first time.

Cons:

None whatsoever. The movie is so engrossing that I found no reason to complain.

Good scenes:

1) First conversation between Remy and Linguini near the river.

2) Synchronizing lessons between Remy and Linguini at Linguini’s home.

3) The chase between Remy and Skinner.

4) The scene when Anton Ego tastes the Ratatouille.

My Verdict:

Ratatouille is an excellent movie by all standards. Whether you like animation or love animation go see a movie which will make you ’squeal’ with excitement.

Special mention:

The animated background behind the credits that roll after the movie have been done exceptionally well. Wait after the movie and watch it.

It’s worth it.

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Who would ever think that a story of how a rat (Remy) becomes a successful chef for humans, would ever click with the audience?

PIXAR.

They risked it, and it works.

Awesome animation, witty humor, and a fun-filled plot mixed with emotional overtones, make this comedy movie a definite

worth see.

Cheers to whoever thought of the story.

Hats off to PIXAR, and Brad

Bird (director) for taking a simple plot, and turning it into a blockbuster.

Watching this

movie will either inspire you to become a chef yourself, or make you want to

grab a bite of soup and pasta.

Lou Romano’s rendition of Alfredo Linguini is

excellent, although Alfredo should have been a little less dippy. Janeane Garofalo

plays a very nice Collette, and the romance that blossoms between her and

Alfredo, leaves little to ask for.

The camaraderie between Remy and Alfredo is

very well done, as it develops throughout the plot.

One of the most striking scenes, is when Alfredo sets Remy free. Remy runs away trying to escape, but after going a short distance, realizes his mistake.

He turns back and returns to Alfredo, who has such an adorable look of helplessness on his face, it really brings the cartoon characters close to heart.

Definitely worth a dekko, with family, friends,

date, even alone.

Warning: Make sure you’re not far away from a source of

food, cos this movie’s gonna make you want to eat more.

And remember: Anyone can cook.

Cheers!

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Let me first give my thanks to the poster makers for this movie : I can't imagine how else I would have pronounced it right. Here's it again for the uninformed ones : *Rat-a-too-ee.

Brad Bird  hits the jackpot again , after giving us The Incredible he comes up with this great movie.

The movie is about this rat ( yeah you read it right , can't even imagine a movie made in India about rats)

Remy who feels differently than his peers , as in he likes to smell the food, taste the food, he likes to experiment with different kinds of foods which is a very rare phenomenon amongst the rat colony as all they want is garbage. Then as fate would have it he lands up in the restaurant owned by his now deceased mentor Gusteau who acts as his conscience for the  rest of the movie .

Then there is* Linguini* who lands up at the same restaurant looking for a garbage collector's job and the present head chef hires him outta pity. On seeing Linguini screwing up the soup Remy decides to correct his blunder and which leads to the tag-team between the man and the mice to make some of the best food in paris.

Then there are other characters in the movie , the grim-eater food critic Anton Ego who was responsible of the death of Gusteau, and the hyper active *lady chef *who sticks with linguini and teaches him.

The movie acts on many different levels , there are various sub-plots in the movie , the one about rats V/S human is also very well treated.The Animation in the movie is brilliant as with their earlier movies, sometimes it doesn't even feel like we are watching a animated film so as to say.

The expressions on each and ever characters faces are amazing real and funny.

There are various comic scenes in the movie along with a few violent ones ( refer to the shotgun sequence in the beginning) , the scene with Anton Ego at the climax is one of my favorites along with the  first time confession of the remy to linguini that he can understand him.

The movie is supported by stellar cast voices especially Patton Oswalt ( Remy), Peter O' Toole (Anton Ego) and Ian Holm ( skinner). All the other cast voices are wonderful as well.

In all one of the most original , well-written, fantastically animated movies to come in years.

*Essential Viewing

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*Written and Directed by Brad Bird Jim Capobianco , Emily Cook, Kathy Greenberg, Jan Pinkava

Genre: Animation

Rated: G

Running Time: 111

Theatrical Release: June 29, 2007

Distributor: Walt Disney, Pixar Films

The Cast: Starring: (voices) Patton Oswalt, Ian Holm, Lou Romano,

Brian Dennehy, Peter Sohn, Peter O'Toole,

Brad Garrett, Janeane Garofalo, Will Arnett, Julius Callahan,

James Remar, John Ratzenberger, Teddy Newton, Tony Fucile,

Jake Steinfeld, Brad Bird, Laurent Spelvogel** (narrator)

Pixar and Disney films have made another outstanding accomplishment with its new animated release “Ratatouille.” Disney and Pixar pictures is also noted for its huge animated successes with its box office animated hits as “Cars”, “Monsters Inc”, “Toy Story”, “Monster House” “The Incredibles” and** “A Bug’s Life.

”** In this innovative tale of anthropomorphism, and personification Pixar and Disney comes back with a blast with its newest release “Ratatouille”. Ratatouille is a film that gives us not only a humanistic portrait of common sewerage rats and a simple garbage boy, but it’s also a movie that touches the core of the human spirit.

Pixar’s and Disney’s positive message in “Ratatouille” is anyone can be the best at what they do. Like Aardman’s film “Flushed Away” (2006) Disney and Pixar bring us this warm and heartfelt childrens movie, and portrait of a rat flushed in the lower sewers only to fine himself on an adventurous mission that audiences will enjoy. “Ratatouille” also offers excellent computer generated animation, a well presented flair of ambience, a wonderful and funny portrait of a bunch of rodents working and interacting with each other along with a splendid plot, and script.

In this movie, director, and writer Brad Bird take us to the city sewages of Paris and the famous Gusteau restaurant where a simple and clumsy a garbage boy named Luguini (Lou Romano) is employed along with a host of cooks, an excon, a over critical woman, with a love interest in Luguini, and an evil head chef.  Lugunine befriends a rat whose been flushed into the sewers due to an accident, and as a result is separated from its family and coterie. Remmy, ( Patton Oswalt) the rat is our featured character and infamous cook who wants to be a great chef. Meanwhile, the restaurant has been hurt by a negative review by the famous food critic, Anton Ego (Peter O’Toole) as a result, Remmy, the rat and Luguini team up and with the marionette touch of Luiguini hair by Remmy they blend together the best soups, and dishes of Paris the Gusteaus restaurant survives, and is back on top.

Remmy can’t show his rat appearance, but he must stay in the hat of Luguini. Luguini gets the recognition for being the best cook. Later we discover that Remmy, the rat is the mastermind behind the fabulous menus, and as result, the staff makes this discovery and quit the restaurant. It is now up to Luquni and Remmy to make this business survive. Remmy calls in his father, and an entourage of rats to prepare the meals. Meanwhile, the head chef a greedy person that want to have complete control of the restaurant, and conjures up schemes to undermined the restaurant's longevity when calling the health inspector to report a rat infestation. Later food critic Anton Ego has learned of the restaurant’s success, and returns for another meal and is served a delicious memorable ratatouille dish that strikes his heart.

As the movie goes on, time tell us what happens next to the famous Gusteau restaurant as a result of Remmy’s input. Inclosing, While "Ratatouille" may be a bit long for the children as I heard many of the children speaking during the movie, and moved around a great deal. Children can look forward to entertaining and fun visuals of an well-animated and comedic profile of rats. As for its storyline, I thought it was cute, and very well done along with a nicely voiced cast. Disney, and Pixar films have once again provided its audiences with a splendid dose of animation and well done computer generated graphics, and art. Ratatouille overall is the perfect summer movie that all audiences will find enjoyable.

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