Well, I took the family to go see "Ratatouille" yesterday. Great film! Made me very hungry... like watching Big Night, or Babette's Feast.
The animation was absolutely incredible!! I love all the subtleties, like when a character would touch his nose while talking and how malleable the flesh was. Or when Linguini was asleep against a mop handle, how his face was all stretched and contorted. Pixar has taken CG to the next level once again.
But I have to say, I loved the label near the end of the credits: A guarantee that the film was 100% animated - no motion control was used! That's what it's all about baby.
I must confess, though, that the story didn't grab me the way The Incredibles or the Toy Story films did. So if I gave those films and A+, this one gets an A- (for story). I know when a film is great, because I find myself buying another ticket to see it again and/or find myself very jealous that I didn't work on it. Well, I've got the jealousy part down. I'll wait and see if I pony up another six bucks next weekend. Gotta get the Art Of book now!
I was trying to remember the last time a character got drunk in a Disney Film.... Dumbo? Pretty bold move on Pixar's part, eh?
Oh... and be sure to keep an eye out for Bomb Voyage!
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YES! I'm so glad somebody noticed that! I had to hold my tongue without saying it out loud, Bomb Voyage! Heh, did you happen to catch Mr. Incredible's old and new car in there? All these little surprises from his other movie, many little things here and there...beautiful.
Someone told me there's also a cameo by the Family Dog , but I didn't spot it . Any "A-113" sightings ?
Hey Tim, I was a little disappointed by it. Storywise, very little to complain about except that it didn't really take advantage of the animated medium. To me it looked and felt like a film starring real live anthropomorphic rats rather than animated. I'm not sure that's a good direction to go. In short, I just want to laugh and have a good time when I watch a cartoon, and I felt this film underdelivered in these criteria.
But congratulations to everyone who worked on it (especially our old colleagues!). It is quite an accomplishment no matter how you look at it.
That's funny, despite the increasing realism this one felt more like a cartoon than previous Pixar films. I think because they did more with warping and smearing the models.
Supposedly, "A113" is on a tag on the ear of the lab rat, Git.
Someone else said that; I didn't actually see it myself.
But now that everyone has mentioned all these "sightings" I will probably go back and see the movie again.
A. N. Mouse
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