Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #65 in DVD
• Released on: 2008-02-11
• Rating: Universal, suitable for all
• Format: PAL
• Original language: English, Italian
• Number of discs: 1
• Running time: 107 minutes

Amazon.co.uk Review
As good a film as Pixar has ever put out, Ratatouille is a frantic, innovative movie, boasting some of the finest quality animation ever put on the screen.

Ratatouille tells the story of wannabe-chef Remy The Rat, who becomes drawn into the mantra of legendary cook Gusteau, that anyone can cook. The deceased Gusteau’s ghostly image appears to Remy, and guides him to his restaurant, whose standards have been slipping since his death. Remy, through the manipulation of a lowly restaurant worker called Linguini, soon starts secretly cooking the food, and this unusual set up proves to be a trove of treasures that Pixar carefully picks through.

Ratatouille’s trick is to tie its cutting edge animation techniques to old-school essentials. At times harking back to the frenetic style you’d expect of Chuck Jones, it threads an original narrative through its story, which itself is packed with memorable characters (none more so than Peter O’Toole’s superbly-voiced restaurant critic). It perhaps runs a little too long, but it’s so well-written and so lavishly entertaining that it’s a churlish complaint to have.

For in an era of cynically-produced family movies, Ratatouille is really something special. With an appeal that spreads across generations, and a quality that puts it right up there with Pixar’s finest, it’s an outstanding piece of cinema, and one set to be enjoyed for many, many years. Unmissable. --Simon Brew

Synopsis
Disney and Pixar combine for this animated tale, which follows the exploits of a French rat who dwells in an upmarket Parisien restaurant. Remy has great dreams of becoming a world-class chef, despite disapproval from his family, and the fact that he is the restaurant world's worst enemy - vermin itself! It seems his dreams will never become a reality until fate finds him living in Paris beneath one of the city's most elegant eateries.

Customer Reviews

Mediocre at best
this kept the kids amused for a while, but ultimately was a cookie cutter family movie and once was more than enough for all of us.

Brilliant
This must be one of the best animated films ever made. The animation is amazing. The story. A rat who wants to be more, and sets out to achieve this through a twist in circumstances, is crazy, but then anything is possible in animation.
The plot draws you in, involves you and holds your attention for the entire length of the film. Brilliant. If you haven't watched this yet, don't hesitate. Recommended for young and not so young alike.
The extras are good too with an animated story on rats through history!

Another animated classic for the whole family.
Brad Bird weaves his magic again with this charming peasant done good story. The fact that a story about a rat cooking michelin-rated food actually made it to production gives an idea of how good the story and animation had to be. And they're better.

The scene with the food critic tasting the dish is one of the most memorable scenes ever produced.