Ratatouille

Usopp with a Pushpop

I'm really looking forward to this movie. I have a big spot in my heart for rodents, and Ratatouille delivers! Pixar/Disney films have always been really good (aside from Cars). This will also be the 2nd Pixar/Disney movie to be directed by Brad Bird (the 1st was The Incredibles). It's got a pretty original plot. A terminal rat wants to be a French chef, so he teams up with a human chef with very little cooking talent. Some would say it's similar to Mouse Hunt, but I don't agree with that.

http://disney.go.com/disneypictures/ratatouille/main.html

http://movies.yahoo.com/summer-movies/Ratatouille/1808490293;_ylt=AnOcPAwHxrGNPH78dKHlap5fVXcA

It's premiere is set for June 29th. Who's going see it?

Tokoro Ataru

The moment I saw the preview before Cars (not to mention found out it was Bird…after The Iron Giant and The Incredibles, he can't do wrong), I knew I was going to see this movie. Also saw a bit of a preview (a five-minute thing) in Milwaukee when I was there last week…may need to see more but so far so good.

Areebee

I'm not really looking forward to this, but i think im going to see it since Brad Bird is involved.. The Incredibles was just hot awesomesauce!

Onigumo

What is this "Aside from Cars" thing? The only Pixar Movie I didn't like was Monsters Inc. Anyway, It looks interesting, but I might wait for Rotten Tomatoes to evaluate it…Why do so many people disklike "Cars" anyway?

Cr4zy

9 minute preview:
http://movies.yahoo.com/summer-movies/Ratatouille/1808490293/trailers/8/344

Yeah, this looks like one of those GOOD animated movies. Not like Happily N'ever After.

COWMAKAZE

@Onigumo:

What is this "Aside from Cars" thing? The only Pixar Movie I didn't like was Monsters Inc. Anyway, It looks interesting, but I might wait for Rotten Tomatoes to evaluate it…Why do so many people disklike "Cars" anyway?

Whoa whoa whoa WHOA, how could you not like Monsters Inc.?! In my opinion that has to be one of the best animated productions ever, and probably the best 3-d animated movie ever made.

Anyway, I am actually looking forward to this. After the first teaser-trailer I thought it looked pretty dumb, but after this newest one with an actual plot in sight it looks pretty good.

Ruwyn

Can't really explain the Cars thing either, but I just didn't feel compelled to see it. Though I did sneak into a showing just to yell "HEAT VISION" when Owen Wilson spoke and then left. Talking cars just don't do it for me.

This movie though seems interesting, especially it gains some points since the rat has a little floating French chef that he talks to.

tonitonichopper

I have so far liked all the Pixar film, Though I have not seen Chicken Little or Meet the Robinsons are they Pixar?

Cr4zy

Buena Vista Productions and Walt Disney Pictures did both Meet the Robinsons and Chicken Little.

gogoedward

Yeah, Robinsons and Chicken Little aren't Pixar, they're just WDFA (Walt Disney Feature Animation)

Anywho, Ratatouille looks great. I really didn't enjoy Cars, it felt kinda unoriginal to me, I mean the "character is taken far out of their comfrot zone, and learns a lesson in a new environment"

But this one looks great, I saw some scenes at Wondercon and they were not only gorgeous but very smart and funny. (The scene where Remmy and the chef dude meet by the river is hilarious)

AWB

My boss is interested in seeing this because his son shares a name with the rat.

Of course I'm going to see this. I love Brad Bird's work, so I can't wait. And I like the idea of a rat wanting to be a cook. Sure beats the hell of the implied plot of the teaser about a rat trying to steal good food.

Onigumo

@COWMAKAZE:

Whoa whoa whoa WHOA, how could you not like Monsters Inc.?!

I asked myself this question and I came up with an answer…
First of all, I felt that they used "Boo" as an "awwww" factor, which has always been a turn off for me.

Secondly, there were one or two scenes that felt too Looney Toons to me. Not that there is anything wrong with Looney Toons, but I didn't feel like it fit with the movie. The Scenes in question were when Sulley kept on trying to put Boo back in her bed, and she seemed to keep re-appearing on the other side of the door. Seen it a hundred times on Animaniacs. The other scene was the garbage crusher scene, with Sulley doing his fainting act thinking Boo was being crushed.

Whenever I tried to watch it a second time, I felt like I was being talked down to in too many scenes. It is the only Pixar movie that I really ever got that feeling from, and have been unable to bear watching it a second time.

But I'll hold off my opinion on Ratatouille until I see the actual movie.

AWB

The other scene was the garbage crusher scene, with Sulley doing his fainting act thinking Boo was being crushed.

Well, the scene was inspired by a Bugs Bunny cartoon.

As for Monsters Inc., I liked it even though there were a few scenes I didn't like. I gave it points for the creativeness of the scream energy shortage.

Malintex_Terek

@Ruwyn:

Can't really explain the Cars thing either, but I just didn't feel compelled to see it. Though I did sneak into a showing just to yell "HEAT VISION" when Owen Wilson spoke and then left. Talking cars just don't do it for me.

Where do you live?

Ruwyn

@Malintex_Terek:

Where do you live?

New York.

16 talking motorcycles do work though

Rixter

@Onigumo:

Whenever I tried to watch it a second time, I felt like I was being talked down to in too many scenes. It is the only Pixar movie that I really ever got that feeling from, and have been unable to bear watching it a second time.

Really? I thought Finding Nemo was so much worse in that regard.

Yoska

From what I seen, it looks nice. It has lots of good spirited humour and there's never too much good spirired humour.

Daz

I'll most defentely see it, though it'll propably first be in a few months. Lousy cross-atlantic wait time.

So far, not a single Pixar movie has let me down; I find them all brilliant, though in different ways….Like Cars, for instance. Due to it's rewievs and reception, I thought Pixar had finally made a "Adequate" instead of "Awesome" movie, and was rluctant to see it, but I loved it.
It didn't have the action of the Incredibles, the humour of Toy Story or the Adventure feel of Nemo and Bugs life (personal fav). And sure it was damn Cliché, but I felt it was executed brilliantly making for a "smaller", but touching story.

darkpiece150

@Malintex_Terek:

Where do you live?

When you go, take me and my trust bag full of hard, hevay things with you.

Ruwyn

@darkpiece150:

When you go, take me and my trust bag full of hard, hevay things with you.

Hilarious! I don't get what your or Terek's problem is though.

Mr. Half

FYI, Brad Bird didn't write Ratatouille. It really shows.

I don't know what preview you guys are watching, because this movie looks god awful.

Onigumo

Now, now…Save such criticisim until AFTER you have seen the movie.

Toshiya

I gonna see it. Looks interesting and somewhat looks like it aint gonna suck like some other 3D movies.

I want my Toy Story 3 ><;

Buuhan1

I must say, I'm hoping for this movie to be good.

AWB

@Toshiya:

I want my Toy Story 3 ><;

that is all.

Buuhan1

@Pass:

that is all.

I'll be fucking 20 years old in 2010. (More likely 19)

raj

Look's like Pixar is at it again!

Toshiya

@Pass:

that is all.

Kewl I will be legal to drink by than and a age more XP

This better not be crap ><

AWB

The short that will be released with Ratatoulile is called Lifted.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lifted_%28film%29

taboo

@Mr.:

FYI, Brad Bird didn't write Ratatouille. It really shows.

Actually, he did write part of it, and he composed the screenplay.

I always like to see movies about humans than talking animals, so this will be a nice compromise. I just hope the animation will be as suprisingly breathtaking as Cars was (it always is because Pixar is pretty much on the cutting edge of anything animated).

Mr. Half

@Onigumo:

Now, now…Save such criticisim until AFTER you have seen the movie.

Trailers are above criticism? Or should we simply refrain from anything but super-positive-hyped opinions about everything until they've already taken our money?

@taboo:

Actually, he did write part of it, and he composed the screenplay.

I hope the parts he wrote were a little more entertaining, if only for the sake of The Incredibles 2.

Here's my take on the movie: since it's pretty easy to predict every major plot point in this movie just from the trailer, and, at this point, the chances of there being any interesting acting, characters, plot twists, animation, or generally anything we haven't seen in every Disney movie to date, do we even need to see the finished product?

AWB

I hope the parts he wrote were a little more entertaining, if only for the sake of The Incredibles 2.

Here's my take on the movie: since it's pretty easy to predict every major plot point in this movie just from the trailer, and, at this point, the chances of there being any interesting acting, characters, plot twists, animation, or generally anything we haven't seen in every Disney movie to date, do we even need to see the finished product?

And I thought I was pessimistic.

Remember the teaser for the Incredibles? I hated it. I honestly thought I was going to hate the movie when it came out, though my mother loved the teaser. Then we both saw the movie. It went on to be my favorite of the Pixar films, while it also went on to be mother's least favorite.

You can judge what you've seen, but don't make any claims until you've seen the finished product. And if just can't stop the burning sensation to make those claims beforehand, keep your words nice and sweet, because you never know when you're going to have to eat them.

Mr. Half

What the hell is that crap? If you're just going to play it safe with your opinions, why even have a mouth?

Taking a risk and talking with your heart is part of being a man!

AWB

What the hell is that crap? If you're just going to play it safe with your opinions, why even have a mouth?

That makes no sense nor does it have anything to do with the message of my post.

Taking a risk and talking with your heart is part of being a man!

Oh please. Don't, not even for one second, try to bring that crap into a discussion about a movie.

I don't think you read all of my post. Go read all of it, carefully.

taboo

Or should we simply refrain from anything but super-positive-hyped opinions about everything until they've already taken our money?

Heaven forbid!

Here's my take on the movie: since it's pretty easy to predict every major plot point in this movie just from the trailer, and, at this point, the chances of there being any interesting acting, characters, plot twists, animation, or generally anything we haven't seen in every Disney movie to date, do we even need to see the finished product?

While I would say that about every other animated movie in existence, including Cars and excluding every other Pixar movie, I would also have to say that even if it turns out to be predictable, and it very well may be, with an A+ team like Pixar/Brad Bird together, I can't imagine any other animated movie this year I'd rather spend 8 dollars on.

Also, I find the combination of high class French culinary arts and animation to be really appealing~

Breakfast Sampler

@Pass:

That makes no sense nor does it have anything to do with the message of my post.

Oh please. Don't, not even for one second, try to bring that crap into a discussion about a movie.

I don't know why but these make me laugh.

Mr. Half

@Pass:

I don't think you read all of my post. Go read all of it, carefully.

I couldn't read it! Your wimpy comments are rendered illegible by the tiny font size of your heart!!

If you can't read trailers, how can we read your posts about them!? You should learn to read the truer gut feeling that a man has!!

@taboo:

While I would say that about every other animated movie in existence…

I wouldn't say that about any movie worth a damn.

The Incredibles was genuinely funny, had some occasionally great performances, and a few amazing fight scenes that showcased all the strengths of computer animation. The first Toy Story was pretty original when it came out, and it still would be if Pixar had attempted to repeat its success a little more creatively.

I can't imagine any other animated movie this year I'd rather spend 8 dollars on.

Paprika is entertaining, emotional, beautiful. It has not only talented but creative animation fueling creative storytelling, and while the basic concept is not original in itself, the movie's handling of that concept is the most unique to date. Playing in limited release starting May 25th, you'd be lucky to be able to spend 8 dollars on it.

CosmicDebris

@Mr.:

I couldn't read it! Your wimpy comments are rendered illegible by the tiny font size of your heart!!

If you can't read trailers, how can we read your posts about them!? You should learn to read the truer gut feeling that a man has!!

Wait, is this meant to be serious or a self-mockery type of joke?

You really can't always tell from trailers. Big example at the moment is Surf's Up. Now I haven't seen it yet myself, but from the trailers I was convinced it was going to be utter trash, However, from everyone I know who saw it whose opinion I trust, it sounds worth seeing.
Honestly, not a single Pixar trailer really grabbed me. Even Toy Story looked dumb. So I gather from a variety of sources such as friend and professional reviews and the trailers before I decide whether I want to see the movie or not.

AWB

@Mr.:

The Incredibles was genuinely funny, had some occasionally great performances, and a few amazing fight scenes that showcased all the strengths of computer animation. The first Toy Story was pretty original when it came out, and it still would be if Pixar had attempted to repeat its success a little more creatively.

Your wussy pussy comments are unmasculinly pathetic and make no macho sense at all. A ripping biceps of shame upon thee.

And I can tell by your post that you can only bench press 20 lbs. Wimp!

Usopp with a Pushpop

Knock it off, guys. This thread is about Ratatouille. Not about how much an opinion enhances masculinity.

taboo

The Incredibles was genuinely funny, had some occasionally great performances, and a few amazing fight scenes that showcased all the strengths of computer animation. The first Toy Story was pretty original when it came out, and it still would be if Pixar had attempted to repeat its success a little more creatively.

While I would say that about every other animated movie in existence, including Cars and excluding every other Pixar movie,

what's up

Mr. Half

My bad, I misread.

Saying it more like "excluding every Pixar movie besides Cars" would have been less confusing.

Cr4zy

Ok well, watched the movie, and I thought it was just better than Cars.

The Short movie entitled "LIFTED" before the movie began:

! The setting is a farm, and the Red-hair boy, Linguini, from the actual movie is being the one abducted by aliens. As the boy was being floated away through his room, he bumped into the wall. The alien that was abducting Linguini was actually being observed from a professional. He starts to panic because of the many hundreds of flickers(buttons if you will) that control the levitation device. He starts to hit every button possible and gets marked by the observer with a non-emotional look. As he went crazy, the alien finally gets it right, but the window and tree gets in the way. As the human finaly gets into the ship, he lets go of the switch, making the human fall before actually being abducted, as Linguini almosts falls onto the ground, the observer fixes everything and gives the alien a disappointed look. He starts to cry and the observer lets the little alien drive the ship, but soon destroys the entire house except for Linguini. He survives and as he wakes, he falls down in what appears to be an erosion. END

The Whole Story
Major Freakin Spoilers:

! Remy, the blue rat and protagonist of this story, wasn't always under the city life. He was actually living in an old woman's house with his family. The family goes to find food and Remy complains about how they're stealing the food. Then, before his dad (the leader of his clan) starts to eat his garbage apple, Remy saves his life with his gift, his nose. He found out that the garbage they were about to eat were infested with Rat Poison. That was the first time Remy's dad ever appreciated Remy; but Remy's gift was being used as a "checker." He checked all the food for his rat clan if it was clean or not. But Remy always went into the house to look for ingredients; Remy wanted to live a more humane lifestyle. Remy tried to taste "real" food; it was exactly how he imagined it. Remy tries new things and goes by his culinary hero's, Auguste Gusteau, book called "Anyone Can Cook". Remy finds a mushroom and with his brother Emile, tries to improve that mushroom into something delicious. He uses the smoke from the roof of the little house but gets struck by lightning and actually goes with what Remy wanted. Along with Emile, they sneak into the old lady's house once again to look for more spice Saffron. But as Remy looked for the spice, he looked at the cooking channel and finds that a critic's words put Gusteau down in the dumps saying how "Anyone Can NOT Cook" and ruined his 5 star restaurant into a 4 star restaurant, and then soon a 3 star restaurant. A few days later, Gusteau dies. Remy's shock awakens the old lady and she takes out a shotgun shooting all over the place to kill Remy and Emile. But she soon makes a huge hole in her ceiling and discovers the whole rat clan. The rats all evacuate and move to a different location by their pre-planned boat. Remy goes to get the book by Gusteau, the only thing that keeps him going to become a cook.

Will update the rest soon.

Zephos

Lol at "I saw the trailer so i saw the movie".

I'm looking forward to this a bit.

Onigumo

Well, as of this posting, Rotten Tomatoes has 23 reviews for Ratatouille. It's currently at 100%. We'll see what it's like when 200+ people review it. But so far so good. (and I would rather not even be tempted by the spoilers.)

And by the way, I think I know why so many of you hate Cars. Could it be because cars are non-living things that are hard to envision having human characteristics?

gogoedward

@Onigumo:

Well, as of this posting, Rotten Tomatoes has 23 reviews for Ratatouille. It's currently at 100%. We'll see what it's like when 200+ people review it. But so far so good. (and I would rather not even be tempted by the spoilers.)

And by the way, I think I know why so many of you hate Cars. Could it be because cars are non-living things that are hard to envision having human characteristics?

I think that was one reason I personally didn't like it. None of the Pixar movies are exactly realistic in any way, but for some reason the idea behind Cars was a little TOO hard to beleive. (no people or animals, and little bug-cars made it even harder to get sucked in)

And on top of that, I really didn't think the story was that great. A big time city guy/celebrity shows up in a small town and is stranded, learns an important lesson, blah blah. That's original -_-

But Ratatouille I'm definately excited for. I've heard alot of positive early reviews about it, and the animation looks great.

Mr. All Sunday

I didn't like Cars because I was constantly distracted both by the stunning similarity of the characters to the Chevron cars as well as the fact I couldn't stop asking "How the hell do cars have children?"

taboo

@Mr.:

I couldn't stop asking "How the hell do cars have children?"

I couldn't get over the fact that their 'species' had only existed for only a hundred years or so.

I think inanimate objects can work just fine, as many people remember The Brave Little Toaster and Beauty and the Beast fondly. I think they may have just over did it a little.

Captain Kuro

I watched The Brave Little Toaster a million times. Haha, it's funny how I was scared by some parts when I was younger.

Cr4zy

@Cr4zy:

Ok well, watched the movie, and I thought it was just better than Cars.

The Short movie entitled "LIFTED" before the movie began:

! The setting is a farm, and the Red-hair boy, Linguini, from the actual movie is being the one abducted by aliens. As the boy was being floated away through his room, he bumped into the wall. The alien that was abducting Linguini was actually being observed from a professional. He starts to panic because of the many hundreds of flickers(buttons if you will) that control the levitation device. He starts to hit every button possible and gets marked by the observer with a non-emotional look. As he went crazy, the alien finally gets it right, but the window and tree gets in the way. As the human finaly gets into the ship, he lets go of the switch, making the human fall before actually being abducted, as Linguini almosts falls onto the ground, the observer fixes everything and gives the alien a disappointed look. He starts to cry and the observer lets the little alien drive the ship, but soon destroys the entire house except for Linguini. He survives and as he wakes, he falls down in what appears to be an erosion. END

The Whole Story
Major Freakin Spoilers:

! Remy, the blue rat and protagonist of this story, wasn't always under the city life. He was actually living in an old woman's house with his family. The family goes to find food and Remy complains about how they're stealing the food. Then, before his dad (the leader of his clan) starts to eat his garbage apple, Remy saves his life with his gift, his nose. He found out that the garbage they were about to eat were infested with Rat Poison. That was the first time Remy's dad ever appreciated Remy; but Remy's gift was being used as a "checker." He checked all the food for his rat clan if it was clean or not. But Remy always went into the house to look for ingredients; Remy wanted to live a more humane lifestyle. Remy tried to taste "real" food; it was exactly how he imagined it. Remy tries new things and goes by his culinary hero's, Auguste Gusteau, book called "Anyone Can Cook". Remy finds a mushroom and with his brother Emile, tries to improve that mushroom into something delicious. He uses the smoke from the roof of the little house but gets struck by lightning and actually goes with what Remy wanted. Along with Emile, they sneak into the old lady's house once again to look for more spice Saffron. But as Remy looked for the spice, he looked at the cooking channel and finds that a critic's words put Gusteau down in the dumps saying how "Anyone Can NOT Cook" and ruined his 5 star restaurant into a 4 star restaurant, and then soon a 3 star restaurant. A few days later, Gusteau dies. Remy's shock awakens the old lady and she takes out a shotgun shooting all over the place to kill Remy and Emile. But she soon makes a huge hole in her ceiling and discovers the whole rat clan. The rats all evacuate and move to a different location by their pre-planned boat. Remy goes to get the book by Gusteau, the only thing that keeps him going to become a cook.

Will update the rest soon.

! As Remy almost gets killed, he tries to catch up with the rest of his clan in the river leading to the sewers. But Remy ran into two different paths and, of course, goes into the different path and was lead to the sewers. Remy only had his book, and because of his loneliness, he starts to go through the book and starts to imagine Gusteau as a figure of his imagination. It tells him to look up and check around, Remy goes through many obstacles and odd scenarios, and finally reaches the top to see that he was in his dream city, Paris. Remy also found the restaurant Gusteau's; or was lead by his imaginary Guesteau (I.G. from now on). The scene changes to the kitchen. Linguini, red-haired klutz, meets the current head chef, Skinner. He hires him as a garbage boy (not necessarily him) and Remy spies on the kitchen. He sees that the garbage boy slips and drops the soup. He makes it taste absolutely horrible. Remy sees it and trips into the kitchen. Trying to make his way out, he goes through many obstacles such as the oven and carts. As he makes his way out through the window, he smells the soup almost about to gag. So Remy decides to fix it, influenced by I.G. But Linguini finds Remy fixing it and catches the rat but does not show it to Skinner. The soup goes out to the unknown food critic, and it turned out she liked it. Linguini was then a cook of the kitchen, he was to make another similar soup to that again. But then, the rat was found, and Linguini was to dispose of it. But finds out that Remy can understand him and such and the 2 team up. They go back to Remy's place to crash. Remy makes omelettes (by stealing) and does not get a chance to eat. They try to find a way to work together, first under his shirt, then they solved it by, unusually, using his hair. They practice all night and finally get it right. Linguini makes the soup again and then was told that he was to learn more if he was to succeed. He was being trained by Collette, the tough girl of the kitchen. Meanwhile, Skinner looked at the letter Linguini gave him earlier (forgot to mention this)and finds that Linguini might possibly be the son of Gusteau. He calls his lawyer and uses Gusteau's old hat hair to confirm through a DNA testing.

Final Part later on today.