Product Description

Patton Oswalt, Ian Holm

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #923 in DVD
• Brand: Disney
• Released on: 2008-02-11
• Rating: Universal, suitable for all
• Format: PAL
• Original language: English
• Number of discs: 1
• Running time: 106 minutes

Amazon.co.uk
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

Looks great but...
theres no denying that ratatouille looks amazing, especially on blu ray, but i had a great deal of trouble enjoying the film. Nothing exciting actually happens. There were no jokes whatsoever (strange for a kids film) and i didn't really like any of the characters. The main character (the rat) only good aspect was that he was very cute when he didn't talk and that wasn't often and the boy chef just wasn't in any way likeable.
Going by other reviews i am obviously in the minority but i just didn't get it. So only 1 star from me

Great Package
I am major fan of the Disney Pixar movies and always eagerly await the next one. I do like this film but personally I don't find it as funny as movies like Toy Story 1 & 2 and The Incredibles. Having said that there are some great characters in this film and being an animal lover I think all the rats are adorable. Overall though I would give the film itself 4 out of 5. As this is a 2 disc special with the animated shorts on, the overall package is definately a 5 out of 5. I would definately recommend getting this package as the shorts are great to watch. Some you will have already seen before but most you probably won't. I especially liked the alien abduction short, I almost wet myself laughing at that one. I would definately recommend this 2 disc special to anyone, really good family entertainment.

Good reference dvd
Bought it as a test for my new blu ray player and it is certainly a reference quality disc! Felt slightly guilty as an adult watching what appears to be a children's animation film but does actually have some more subtle humour for adults too. Amusing with excellent and true to life animation but does seems to lack the sparkle of some of the earlier Pixar animation productions. Think you'd only watch it once for content but maybe more for its blu ray quality.