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DVD Picks of the Week: 'Ratatouille' and 'Sicko'
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Ratatouille
Really, what else is there to say about the omnipotence of Pixar? How about this: They're robots from outer-space that have concocted a flawless entertainment formula (typically blending visual mastery, imaginative storytelling, witty humor and John Ratzenberger) that wins over critics and normal human beings alike time and again (even if Cars showed a few slight glitches in the matrix). What's scary is that Ratatouille is one of their best films yet, easily among their top three. What's even scarier is that they appear to challenging themselves, "What can't we make audiences fall in love with? How about a rat who cooks?!" Well, turns out Remy (Patton Oswald) is the most lovable rodent since Splinter, and has surely given his species a fighting chance to coexist more fruitfully with future generations of humanoids. Just think how many kids pleaded for pet rats after this one (hey, hamsters are close). Young buck Peter O'Toole continues chewing up the scenery as a stuffy food critic (Pixar's revenge for the staggering 24% percent of critics on Rottentomatoes who didn't deem Cars fresh pickings?), while Lou Romano marks the studio's latest in-house talent to thrive as the voice of Remy's man-pal Linguini. You have eight months to enjoy repeated viewings of Ratatouille on DVD before Pixar's next film drops: It's called Wall-E, and it's about -- get this -- robots in outer-space.
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DVD Specs on Pixar's Kitchen Rat Flick
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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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