I finally got around to watching Ratatouille (in beautiful bluray) and came away very impressed. There were only a few laugh out loud moments (for me at least) but I was consistently entertained and even ended up rooting for the characters, which is quite a feat for an animated movie. With a very good screenplay (deservedly nominated for an Oscar), I appreciated that this movie steered clear of going for stupid easy laughs unlike some other recent animated movies (Shrek 3) and also didn't over indulge in slapstick. As it was, the few very well done slapstick sequences were perfect and some of the best moments of the entire movie. I haven't liked some of the other highly lauded recent Pixar efforts that much (like Finding Nemo) but this movie really won me over about half way through and ended up being impossible not to like. Bravo Brad Bird, creating this and The Incredibles, I anoint you animation genius.
Monday, January 28, 2008
Ratatouille - 8.0
I finally got around to watching Ratatouille (in beautiful bluray) and came away very impressed. There were only a few laugh out loud moments (for me at least) but I was consistently entertained and even ended up rooting for the characters, which is quite a feat for an animated movie. With a very good screenplay (deservedly nominated for an Oscar), I appreciated that this movie steered clear of going for stupid easy laughs unlike some other recent animated movies (Shrek 3) and also didn't over indulge in slapstick. As it was, the few very well done slapstick sequences were perfect and some of the best moments of the entire movie. I haven't liked some of the other highly lauded recent Pixar efforts that much (like Finding Nemo) but this movie really won me over about half way through and ended up being impossible not to like. Bravo Brad Bird, creating this and The Incredibles, I anoint you animation genius.
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