Saw it at a sneak preview and loved Ratatouille. Pixar’s ability to create realistic scenes improves with every film and in this one it’s beyond belief. It’s hard to believe that kitchen and that food - and Paris itself - were computer generated! Remy’s facial expressions and the timing of the gags were incredibly good. The plot took such unusual twists, the opposite of the usual Disney movie plot - thank goodness!
Amen! I did too, and think it was a stroke of genius for Disney to show the film before the official release date so when people would ask, "Why would I want to see a movie about a rat chef?" people like me would tell them why.
A movie like Cars pretty much sells itself. Ratatouille is a good deal more cerebral and adult. A few folks have said that the kids they saw it with were bored, but the only thing that kept me going for most of Cars was the imaginative integration of the characters in the form of classic cars, '50s Route 66 architecture and graphic design, and the beautiful landscapes. As I mentioned in my review of Ratatouille, Cars was essentially a knockoff of Michael J. Fox's Doc Hollywood. The kids didn't have the burden of knowing that, so they ate Cars up.