Ratatouille

[Cinemaman]

Anton Ego's speech about critics at the end....beautiful. Puts everything into perspective for all those paid and armchair critics out there.

It was a great ending, but The Incredibles had the best one.

Anyway, though I thought the film would be bad, I still watched it and I am glad I did it

 

[Secret_Riddle]

This is my favourite movie of the year so far.

 

[Mr. Credible]

god... i've heard nothing but great things about this movie, and i actually want to see it, but i still can't justify, not so much the $9, but the getting out and going to the movies and spending 2 hours of my life there, etc, etc...


movies like this are just strictly a rental for me. i have no reason to see this on the big screen.

 

[WorthyStevens]

Ratatouille's OW: $47,227,000.

http://boxofficemojo.com/weekend/chart/?yr=2007&wknd=26&p=.htm

 

[Cinemaman]

 

[Kmack]

I hope it has good legs

 

[Darth Elektra]

'Ratatouille' cooks up lukewarm box office win

The rodent cartoon "Ratatouille" raced to the top at the North American box office on Sunday but its weekend haul of $47.2 million was the lowest opening for a Pixar-produced release in nine years, according to estimates issued by distributor Walt Disney Co.

Opening weekend predictions among financial analysts for "Ratatouille" had ranged from $50 million to $65 million.

Pixar's previous release, "Cars," opened to $60.1 million a year ago, a figure regarded as something of a disappointment. "Cars" ended up with $244 million domestically.

If "Ratatouille" follows the same pattern, it will finish with about $189 million, becoming the third consecutive Pixar release to underperform its predecessor.

It would also be the lowest total for a Pixar movie since the studio's second effort, "A Bug's Life," which started with $33.3 million in 1998 and finished with $163 million. Pixar has produced eight features, starting with 1995's "Toy Story."

Disney is still proving to investors that last year's acquisition of Pixar is worth its $7.4 billion price tag. "Ratatouille" is the first Pixar film to be released that was still in production when the Disney-Pixar deal was sealed.

The story revolves around a Parisian rat who dreams of making it big as a chef. It was directed by Brad Bird, the man behind Pixar's 2004 film "The Incredibles."

That film holds the record for a Pixar opening with $70.5 million, although it lost steam and ended up with $261 million. Its 2003 predecessor, "Finding Nemo," remains the studio's box office champ with total sales of $340 million, following a $70.3 million start.

 

[terry78]

Die Hard and Rat did ok, but Transformers is going to blow everything out of the water this weekend. Then next weekend will be trumped by Order of the Phoenix.

 

[Darth Elektra]

Die Hard and Rat did ok, but Transformers is going to blow everything out of the water this weekend. Then next weekend will be trumped by Order of the Phoenix.

Yeah, it's going to have a hard time finding good legs with Transformers and Harry due out.

 

[The Lizard]

Rataouille is also somewhat more sophisticated in storyline and characterization than your average CGI animated film. That might translate into less family repeat viewings for the type of ADD kids who like to sit through loud mindless crap like Shrek 3 multiple times.

 

[Anita18]

god... i've heard nothing but great things about this movie, and i actually want to see it, but i still can't justify, not so much the $9, but the getting out and going to the movies and spending 2 hours of my life there, etc, etc...

movies like this are just strictly a rental for me. i have no reason to see this on the big screen.

Not even for the amazing animation? Paris looks AMAZING on the big screen, and the kitchen scenes just surround you with delectable goodness.

And you don't need to spend $9. Matinee's are somewhat cheaper, and the AMC across the street from me has a $6-before-noon-on-Fri/Sat/Sun deals. I only went last night with a friend since my workplace sells discounted AMC tickets too. There are many ways to avoid paying full price (in my case, $10.50 for an evening showing).

 

[Jspider13]

I'd say this movie is worth twice the price of admission.

A perfect Pixar film. Definitely made up for Cars and the animation and story are literally flawless. The poses in the animation and the way they communicate story through the animation is groundbreaking.

These geniuses at Pixar raised the bar incredibly high with this one. Brad Bird is just one of very few people out there you hope keep making these kinds of films forever. Just hand him the Oscar already.

10/10

 

[Mike059jig]

Just saw it great movie from pixar once again

 

[The Riddler]

i'm surprised.

no, shocked.

this film was terrific.

 

[Phoney Bone]

Perfect film.

 

[Iglius]

Brad Bird (Byrd?) is doing very well these days.

 

[Kanon]

My god... the movie opens today here in Argentina, and I just found out that there are only four theathers that have a copy of the movie with the original voice cast. The rest are showing either mexican dubbed, or mostly, an special dub with argentinian voices...

Four! 4 out of 164 copies (140 Arg, 20 mexican)

 

[JTStarkiller]

Just got back, and I agree, it's an amazing film. Saw it on a digital screen too, which made it even better.

 

[Addendum]

I'll probably go see it.

When I first heard about it last year, I didn't think much of it. Then my interest was raised when Brad Bird took over. The Iron Giant and The Incredibles are great films that this cynic enjoyed.

If I miss it in the theater, I'll definitely get it on DVD, unless they do the bare-bones release like Cars

 

[WalterKovacs]

ratatouille is more proof that pixar is probably the best producer of anything animated ever.

 

[JTStarkiller]

I agree, but I'd include Studio Ghibli in that too.

 

[Mr. Credible]

okay, so, i got dragged to see this on a date last night... and i really had no desire to see this. i might have rented it, maybe.

but i really loved it. it's not as good as brad bird's other movies, iron giant and the incredibles, in my opinion... but, it was terrific either way. i loved it. i can't think of a thing wrong with the movie.

 

[tzarinna]

This was a darling little movie.

 

[tzarinna]

Found a couple of recipes very close to the one in the movie.

Ratatouille’s Ratatouille

Spoiler

½ onion, finely chopped
2 garlic cloves, very thinly sliced
1 cup tomato puree (such as Pomi)
2 tablespoons olive oil, divided
1 small eggplant (my store sells these “Italian Eggplant” that are less than half the size of regular ones; it worked perfectly)
1 smallish zucchini
1 smallish yellow squash
1 longish red bell pepper
Few sprigs fresh thyme
Salt and pepper
Few tablespoons soft goat cheese, for serving

Preheat oven to 375 degrees.

Pour tomato puree into bottom of an oval baking dish, approximately 10 inches across the long way. Drop the sliced garlic cloves and chopped onion into the sauce, stir in one tablespoon of the olive oil and season the sauce generously with salt and pepper.

Trim the ends off the eggplant, zucchini and yellow squash. As carefully as you can, trim the ends off the red pepper and remove the core, leaving the edges intact, like a tube.

On a mandoline, adjustable-blade slicer or with a very sharp knife, cut the eggplant, zucchini, yellow squash and red pepper into very thin slices, approximately 1/16-inch thick.

Atop the tomato sauce, arrange slices of prepared vegetables concentrically from the outer edge to the inside of the baking dish, overlapping so just a smidgen of each flat surface is visible, alternating vegetables. You may have a handful leftover that do not fit.

Drizzle the remaining tablespoon olive oil over the vegetables and season them generously with salt and pepper. Remove the leaves from the thyme sprigs with your fingertips, running them down the stem. Sprinkle the fresh thyme over the dish.

Cover dish with a piece of parchment paper cut to fit inside. (Tricky, I know, but the hardest thing about this.)

Bake for approximately 45 to 55 minutes, until vegetables have released their liquid and are clearly cooked, but with some structure left so they are not totally limp. They should not be brown at the edges, and you should see that the tomato sauce is bubbling up around them.

Serve with a dab of soft goat cheese on top, alone, or with some crusty French bread, atop polenta, couscous, or your choice of grain.

A Rat With a Whisk and a Dream

 

[Hunter Rider]

Finally saw this tonight and loved it, my fav Pixar movie since Toy Story 2.