ROTTEN TOMATOES: Brad Bird Reveals New "Ratatouille" Clips; Our Synopsis and Impression Comments

Brad Bird Reveals New "Ratatouille" Clips; Our Synopsis and Impression

by RT Staff | April 25, 2007

Summary

Back in March, Rotten Tomatoes was invited to hang with "Ratatouille" director Brad Bird at Pixar to screen select scenes from the forthcoming summer pic. Our verdict? Either "Ratatouille" is going to be superb or Bird made some astute choices in choosing which clips to show, because what we saw was classic Pixar and their ability to juggle comedy and tense action scenes on full display. Back to Article

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S0BeURself writes:
on Mar 02 2007 09:23 PM

awesome. So glad to have brad bird bringing Pixar back to the top. The sooner I forget about Cars, the better.

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aknddon3 writes:
on Mar 02 2007 10:39 PM

Cars was not bad.

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Zen Bullet writes:
on Mar 03 2007 08:02 AM

Cars was a classic case of falling in love with the subject matter to the extent of neglecting the story. Still, it had plenty of good moments. The structure is the only place where it really faltered. It's usually safer to let the gestating plot inspire the premise. To start with a premise first, and then follow up with very little actual plot was a mistake.

I remember when I first heard what the "story" was going to be in the initial press release: "A race car who lives for speed, gets stuck in a small town while on the way to the big race. In the town, he learns the allure and value of the journey rather than the destination". At least that's a close approximation of the synopsis, but again, there wasn't much plot beyond that, and that's where it sputtered somewhat.

Ratatouille sounds like it actually has a story to tell. How interesting or dramatic it turns out to be remains to be seen. But Pixar is usually really good at this stuff. So is Brad Bird.

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Super Simba writes:
on Mar 03 2007 09:47 AM

I agree, Zen...I really enjoyed Cars but at the same time it felt like the creators were a bit *too* in love with it to really push it where it could have gone.

I've read descriptions of a few other scenes from Ratatouille well, and it sounds like the kind of film that sounds totally stupid on paper but turns out to be absolutely fantastic on screen. Can't wait! :)

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cgcbooks writes:
on Mar 03 2007 10:54 AM

They should change the title of this film. How the hell do you pronounce this? It certainly isn't kid friendly!

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synergyred writes:
on Mar 03 2007 02:04 PM

Someone told me that it's pronounced Rat-ta-two-ee, but I'm not sure if they were right.

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gradyboy37 writes:
on Mar 03 2007 04:19 PM

Yea, it's pronounced rat-uh-too-ee. Ratatouille is this fancy, gourmet dish, the taste of which I didn't love when I first tried it, and the title puns the word "rat". Personally, I love the title- very clever!

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rasalom79 writes:
on Mar 04 2007 06:27 AM

its about rats. in a restaurant. what wouldn't be great about a movie like this?

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Super Moose writes:
on Mar 04 2007 12:23 PM

In reply to this comment (#857209)
exactly!

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bztian writes:
on Mar 04 2007 01:09 PM

[b]If there is one director in hollywood to bet on,[/b]
it's brad bird. It may be a bit premature, but his passion and genius give me hope that all his movies in the future cannot fail. He makes sure he has ultimate creative control (bringing in his own team even to Pixar when he did The Incredibles and again for this movie). He is the Speilberg of Cartoons, and I think time will show he'll be legend in his field.

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Tigz writes:
on Mar 04 2007 10:02 PM

[b]Cars was fun and Ratatouille will be too[/b]
Hey Cars was an enjoyable movie and I felt it was great with our kids. I think people are being too hard on this as a Pixar movie and a kids movie. This was rated over 75% even by this website and had many great parts. Don't get so caught up in yourselves that you can't enjoy the ride. The only thing in the whole movie I found disappointing is that I hoped to see Herbie and instead got the bugs. I also think both Ratatouille and the next flick Wall-E will be great. There isn't another studio that I trust with my kids entertainment more and I don't think Cars failed in that respect at all. Brad Bird is a great director and is a great asset to Pixar.

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dracula68 writes:
on Apr 26 2007 01:03 AM

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[b]What's In A Name?[/b]
Hey, Pixar and Brad Bird brought us "Toy Story" "Toy Story 2" and "The Incredibles" and "Finding Nemo". HE could have called this one "Antidisestablishmentarianismsupercallifragilisticexpialidocious" and I'd still go.

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Bane Of Anubis writes:
on Apr 26 2007 08:32 AM

Is this article a remake or a re-release?

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RT-News writes:
on Apr 26 2007 10:07 AM

:) It's a re-release.

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