Reading some of the reviews. Some consider ‘Ratatouille’ to be the best Pixar film yet, and that says a lot.
It is the worst Pixar film.
I went to the first early morning showing, (9am) Friday morning with the grandkids, Mom and my wife. We LOVE Pixar, however this movie was dissappointing. The Grandkids fell asleep, this movie bored an energetic 3 year old.
This movie was definitely and unfortunately is the worst Pixar movie yet. Animation is first rate, advancing beyond the technical prowess of Cars - don't get me wrong, Pixar has talent like no one else in the industy. But the 'magic' just wasn't there.
Sure, there are a few isolated funny scenes; but the plot is thinner than generic chicken broth. Here's the plot - a rat is the chef. That's it. Now, let's make a movie that is 2 hours long on that theme. No customer or other chef is allowed to know that the rat is a chef. How long can you run that gag before you bore the audience?
So, I gave the entire movie away; which you would know if you saw a single advert for this movie. With that bashing done; I will say that Pixar's worst is far better than most eveyone else's best efforts. But Toy Story (1&2), Bugs Life, Incredables, Cars, Nemo and all of their shorts were more original, more entertaining and more 'fun' than Rat.
Nevertheless, it's worth seeing this movie. Each movie Pixar comes out with raises the bar of their previous attempts. This movie was the first one that they have made that failed to match the standards that they have set for themselves.
I thought that "Cars" would bomb from the premise until about a week or two before it opened, and then the ads changed my mind, and I went and enjoyed it.
Ratatouille just never got there for me (from the ads and trailers and whathaveyou -- haven't seen it yet). Dreamworks (IIRC) thought they'd have a big success with a cartoon about a rat that gets flushed down a toilet and lives in the sewers. It failed miserably. So now Pixar makes a movie about a rat. What were they thinking? And it makes food??
Here's a hint, Pixar: kids don't watch cooking shows. Kids don't want to be master chefs. Maybe they'll help Mommy cook or Daddy grill or Uncley ... you get the picture. And why RATS? Okay, the penguins are in OVERKILL mode right about now, but at least they're Cute. We're talking about Rats!
If my son pesters me, I'll take him, but I don't think he will. He used to laugh at the "You don't know what it is, but you're eating it anyway." line on the commercial, but that's old now. This will probably be wait for video or Disney channel.