Ratatouille
Added 2/6/2010
I bought this for one of my grandaughters for Xmas. It came in plenty of time in perfect condition and she loves it. That's all I needed.
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Ratatouille
Added 2/4/2010
Pixar films has done it again! Released in 2007 and directed by Brad Bird, "Ratatouille" is just another film to add to the "five star" list. With creative animation and inspiring, rich, and universal themes, this movie has something for the whole family!
The story begins with a rat named Remy from the country-side of Paris who has big dreams of becoming a master gourmet chef. Having been raised by a typical, non-chalant, garbage looting rat family, Remy realizes he is different from the others, so he sets out to pursue his dream. This dream of becoming a master gourmet chef takes Remy on a wild adventure with many twists and turns along the way. His greatest adventure, though, is seeking to live above the status quo; he steps away from the world of the conventional and ordinary into a world of uncertainty and risk.
Remy is drawn to his passion by his own palate. After finding a cookbook by the famous French chef Auguste Gusteau and believing his famed motto "anyone can cook", Remy seeks to find a restaurant that will let him do just that. With little luck, Remy stumbles into Gusteau's restaurant and encounters Linguini, the restaurant janitor, but there's a catch: Linguini can't cook. By striking a deal with Linguini, Remy's dream comes true, but not in a "happily ever after" kind of way. What happens next is rather clever and comical. Remy houses himself in Linguini's chef hat, making Linginui's every move look like that of a puppet. By twisting and turning pieces of Linguini's hair, Remy creates delicious dishes. Not only is Remy a huge asset to Lingini's success in the kitchen, but the sous-chef Colette cannot be forgotten. Colette and Remy become rivals, both vowing to fight for Linguini's allegiance, but in the end, they both come out on the winning side.
Not only is Remy's greatest goal on the line in this movie, but the sacred heritage of Gusteau, whose restaurant is on a downslide, is as well. Part of the problem for the restaurant is that Gusteau's descendant Skinner takes over and uses Gusteau's name and reputation in order to market frozen dinners. This soon changes when it is discovered that Linguini is in fact Gusteau's son and he, along with the help of Remy and Colette, seeks to take back the restaurant for the sake of Gusteau. In doing so, Linguini, with the help of Remy guiding his puppet like moves, recreates classic recepies with artistic implementation. The culmination of it all takes place when Ratatouille is prepared for a food critic. After an agonizing visit from the critic, the three characters are scared as to what may appear in the newspaper the following day, but to their surprise it gets rave reviews. Mr. Ego, the food critic, sums up the movie very well when he says, "Not everyone can be a great artist, but a great artist can come from anywhere."
As a viewer sits and watches this movie, there is one main theme that can be seen and taken away. The theme to be noted is the moral conflict of family commitment versus individual aspiration. Throughout the entire movie, Remy struggles to understand his identity as both a part of his family and a part of himself; one part of him is telling him to forget about his dream and follow his family, while the other part cries for him to embrace his passion and go for his goal. The lesson that Remy learns in the end is that he can do both. This lesson speaks to culture today because it allows us to see that life isn't always all about the individual; there are others to consider, too, and when this happens, success is achieved. Remy learned that sometimes the biggest things in life aren't easy or free, but he also learned that he couldn't achieve his dream alone. As a culture with a firm belief in individualism, this movie speaks volumes to the old saying, "there's strength in numbers."
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This is my Grandson's favorite dvd and he knows it play by play and he is only 3. I received it very fast after I placed my order through Amazon.com
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I will never understand why this movie is so well-regarded
Added 1/27/2010
Except for the critical knee-jerk reaction to label anything Pixar produces as brilliant, I will never understand the rationale for calling this movie anything other than a disgusting, boring waste of time.
While on the whole Pixar does create brilliant animated work(the "Toy Story" films and the more recent "Up" numbering among those), this film was a colossal bomb which they hid behind admittedly impressive animated views of Paris and an appeal to snobbery under the guise of satirizing French cuisine. Additionally, the audience is treated to several views of thousands of digitized rats swarming together. It was massive, foolish hubris to think that it was possible to marry rats with cooking, and make it work. Human nature itself rebels against the notion.
Appearing vocally are Patton Oswalt and Jeaneane Garafalo, amongst others. I suppose they are here to collect the inevitable large check, and say they've been in a Pixar movie. It's just a shame that they could not have picked a better one.
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Shut up, and eat your garbage!
Added 1/25/2010
Our kids love this movie! It's mildly entertaining for us adults too even though the fake French accents are a little hard to understand at times - thank goodness for subtitles. The french cityscape and kitchen are animated in hyper-realism, while the characters are delightfully cartoony - the rat, Remy, bears an eerie similarity to the novice chef Linguini(NOT a French name!) There is the usual Disney tendency to have too many characters, as if the main characters could not stand on their own. Fortunately the plot focuses on the battle between Linguini and the suitably villainous restaurant owner, with a side of romance, and on the differences between the sensitive Remy and his more pragmatic father who utters the priceless line: "Shut up, and eat your garbage!"
A fun movie for the whole family and a visual feast as well. One warning: the scene where the old lady blasts all the rats with a shotgun might be frightening to younger ones.
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Ratatouille
Added 2/6/2010
I bought this for one of my grandaughters for Xmas. It came in plenty of time in perfect condition and she loves it. That's all I needed.
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Ratatouille
Added 2/4/2010
Pixar films has done it again! Released in 2007 and directed by Brad Bird, "Ratatouille" is just another film to add to the "five star" list. With creative animation and inspiring, rich, and universal themes, this movie has something for the whole family!
The story begins with a rat named Remy from the country-side of Paris who has big dreams of becoming a master gourmet chef. Having been raised by a typical, non-chalant, garbage looting rat family, Remy realizes he is different from the others, so he sets out to pursue his dream. This dream of becoming a master gourmet chef takes Remy on a wild adventure with many twists and turns along the way. His greatest adventure, though, is seeking to live above the status quo; he steps away from the world of the conventional and ordinary into a world of uncertainty and risk.
Remy is drawn to his passion by his own palate. After finding a cookbook by the famous French chef Auguste Gusteau and believing his famed motto "anyone can cook", Remy seeks to find a restaurant that will let him do just that. With little luck, Remy stumbles into Gusteau's restaurant and encounters Linguini, the restaurant janitor, but there's a catch: Linguini can't cook. By striking a deal with Linguini, Remy's dream comes true, but not in a "happily ever after" kind of way. What happens next is rather clever and comical. Remy houses himself in Linguini's chef hat, making Linginui's every move look like that of a puppet. By twisting and turning pieces of Linguini's hair, Remy creates delicious dishes. Not only is Remy a huge asset to Lingini's success in the kitchen, but the sous-chef Colette cannot be forgotten. Colette and Remy become rivals, both vowing to fight for Linguini's allegiance, but in the end, they both come out on the winning side.
Not only is Remy's greatest goal on the line in this movie, but the sacred heritage of Gusteau, whose restaurant is on a downslide, is as well. Part of the problem for the restaurant is that Gusteau's descendant Skinner takes over and uses Gusteau's name and reputation in order to market frozen dinners. This soon changes when it is discovered that Linguini is in fact Gusteau's son and he, along with the help of Remy and Colette, seeks to take back the restaurant for the sake of Gusteau. In doing so, Linguini, with the help of Remy guiding his puppet like moves, recreates classic recepies with artistic implementation. The culmination of it all takes place when Ratatouille is prepared for a food critic. After an agonizing visit from the critic, the three characters are scared as to what may appear in the newspaper the following day, but to their surprise it gets rave reviews. Mr. Ego, the food critic, sums up the movie very well when he says, "Not everyone can be a great artist, but a great artist can come from anywhere."
As a viewer sits and watches this movie, there is one main theme that can be seen and taken away. The theme to be noted is the moral conflict of family commitment versus individual aspiration. Throughout the entire movie, Remy struggles to understand his identity as both a part of his family and a part of himself; one part of him is telling him to forget about his dream and follow his family, while the other part cries for him to embrace his passion and go for his goal. The lesson that Remy learns in the end is that he can do both. This lesson speaks to culture today because it allows us to see that life isn't always all about the individual; there are others to consider, too, and when this happens, success is achieved. Remy learned that sometimes the biggest things in life aren't easy or free, but he also learned that he couldn't achieve his dream alone. As a culture with a firm belief in individualism, this movie speaks volumes to the old saying, "there's strength in numbers."
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This is my Grandson's favorite dvd and he knows it play by play and he is only 3. I received it very fast after I placed my order through Amazon.com
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