Ratatouille

I had reservations about Pixar's ability to pull this one off.
All of Pixar's movies have had non human stars in them.
I approached this film with an open mind and I came away absolutely stunned at how good it was.
Another Pixar triumph!!!
The acting, script, animation, EVERYTHING is just so perfect.
Is Pixar run by some alien force that just "KNOWS" how to make the perfect movie???
Pixar has yet to make one dud of a movie.
Well.........I really didn't care for Antz that much. But that was just my taste.
Am I the only one or did Ratatouille make you hungry for Italian food too???
Another masterpiece from the company that can do (almost) no wrong.
Recommended!!!

This DVD is truly a hit! You can watch it with the whole family or with your friends! Its entertainment for every age and everyone! The graphics are truly amazing and the characters are very well developed with voice actors that suit every character! This one cant be missed! A must buy!

This is an excellent movie! I would recommend everyone to have this in their Disney DVD collection. There are so many funny parts in the movie. The animation was simply dazzling; every scene looks so real and detailed. As for the story line, you won't be disappointed. Ratatouille is one of the year's best movies for families. The animation is wonderful and the story is rich and interesting... This is one movie along with a couple others that my children ask to watch each day.

Pixar does it again! With nods to its parent company (with his pencil-thin mustache, Skinner is both French and a little bit "Aladdin's"Jafar) and Tim Burton (Anton Ego has the macabre angles of a Burton animation), Pixar explodes the animation envelope with this family-friendly film. Where the characters are still "cartoons," the scenery looks like film -- although a small blurb in the credits state this is "REAL animation -- no rotoscoping!" Paris has never looked lovelier, and the FOOD -- the title dish made me hungry, and the last film that made my mouth water was "Big Night!" (Search for the recipe online using keywords "Thomas Keller" and "ratatouille.") The artwork is first-rate (wish I could make my hair as shiny and beautiful as Colette's!), and the script can be enjoyed by all ages, even though it never "talks down." (When was the last time you heard the word "elephantine" in a movie??) "Salut!" to the voice talents, too -- especially Janeane Garafalo and Peter O'Toole. This tasty 'toon is a dish to savor!

There are but a few movies that are made for children which grasp within them the childlike wonder, a hope for goodness to be rewarded and the joy when it happens, and showcase them to the audience.

There are even fewer among them that bring the latent child present somewhere in the hidden recesses of the adult person front and center, and be unashamed to be seen in all it's vulnerable glory.

Ratatouille, ladies and gentlemen is the rare gem that does it breezingly. The geniuses at Pixar achieve this impossible task with sublime panache, that too, with a creature that almost all of us revile: the sewer rat.

The premise of the story is simple. Remy, a rat living in Paris, prefers to raid kitchens instead of scrounging the gutters for food. He is also blessed with the talent for cooking exquisite meals. He find inspiration in the philosophy of late Chef Gusteau: a culinary legend: that "Anyone can cook". One night, while cooking at Chef Gusteau's restaurant, he is discovered by a Linguini, a cleaning boy, in a moment when his guard is down. Remy and Linguini, become a culinary duo with Remy guiding Linguini in creating delights for the refined palate and the restaurant soars to acclaim.

With such an unlikely artist, would the patrons advocate their habitat? This forms the premise of a inspiring story about breaking one's confines and stereotypes, and risking losing everything for what one truly believes in, that's delightfully woven by director Brad Bird and Pixar.

I was eagerly awaiting the release of this dvd and it is worth every penny of the 20 dollars that it is being sold for here. I applaud and bow to the talent and artistry of everyone involved in creating this reaffirming story and picturizing it.