DVD Specs on Pixar's Kitchen Rat Flick
Filed under: Animation, Comedy, Disney, Family Films, Home Entertainment
Everyone I know just drop-dead loved the holy heck out of Ratatouille this past summer. And while I obviously have no problem with people showering affection on the Pixar team -- and while Rat was definitely a big improvement over Cars -- I just didn't think the flick was all that ... funny. Cute, charming, wonderfully animated, sweet, pleasant and entirely watchable ... sure. It still didn't make me laugh all that much (whereas the pre-Cars Pixar flicks make me chuckle every time I see 'em). And The Incredibles is nothing short of a masterpiece if you ask me.Eh, who wants to hear my whining? Your kids want the newest Pixar flick on DVD -- and so do you. Which brings us to this recent report from DVDActive.com. The gist is this: Ratatouille will hit the digital realm on November 6. Unlike most of the previous Pixar releases, this will be a solo-disc affair ... but that doesn't mean Disney is skimping on the goodies. In addition to the feature film you'll be able to click through the following supplements: deleted scenes with intro by director Brad Bird, an all-new Pixar short called Your Friend the Rat, Fine Food and Film: Interviews with the filmmakers, the Oscar-nominated short Lifted, and a bunch of kid-friendly doo-dads. (Additional doo-dads available on the Blu-Ray release, of course.)
Hey, maybe I was just in a crabby mood with I saw Ratatouille. Obviously I'm more than happy to give it another spin once November rolls around.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
8-30-2007 @ 5:31PM
Beth said...
I agree with your evaluation of Ratatouille. It definitely did not have the same caliber as Monsters Inc., the Incredibles, or Finding Nemo.
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8-30-2007 @ 6:28PM
Joseph J. Finn said...
Then again, Nemo and Incredibles weren't that funny either - I don't see any use in slamming Pixar for making effective dramas with some humorous elements. It's not like they only make comedies.
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8-30-2007 @ 7:06PM
ben said...
Ratatouille was the best film I've seen this year. And while that does exclude the much anticipated ones that haven't come into theaters yet, it does mean that this film, in my opinion, surpasses one of the other brilliant and classic films to have been released right before it. I'm talking about Knocked Up, of course, which was better than every film that was nominated for Best Picture last year.
I though Pixar's latest had brilliant storytelling with a real heart behind it. And although i do agree with you that it wasn't as funny as, say, Toy Story, or Monsters Inc., but i actually view it more as a character piece, and not much more than an extraodinarily light drama with humor.
I'm tempted to wright 'lol' just to redeem myself, but that is how I veiw the film. And why not? The New York Times did call it one of the most "persuasive portraits of an artist ever committed to film".
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8-30-2007 @ 11:13PM
Joe said...
I wholly agree with your opinion of Ratatouille. Spectacular film, but not really all that funny. Just one step below The Incredibles and Monsters Inc, IMO.
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8-31-2007 @ 12:38AM
MrTangent said...
While I haven't seen Ratatouille yet, I was kind of disappointed in Cars. It was good, but the pre-Cars stuff is what excites me most. I'd really like to see another Toy Story sequel, in fact.
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8-31-2007 @ 1:01PM
Jules said...
I must be the odd man out here. Ratatouille convinced me that there are now Two Pixars. The 'Brad Bird Pixar' which just doesn't have much heart, and the 'Everybody Else At Pixar Pixar' which tells great stories about characters that you actually care about, characters that endure.
Some of the storytelling techniques used in the film were just flat-out weird. Remy sort of talking to himself using imaginary constructs of dead chefs. It seemed like a contrived crutch.
I suppose I will summarize with the worst possible thing anyone can say about a film: I'm not going to buy the DVD.
And that will be a first for me and Pixar.
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