Disney/Pixar polish another Gem

Rating: 8/10 (28 January 2008)

I have watched all Disney/Pixar films since Toy Story and I own most of them. They each have their own unique style, color and flavor. this is just the latest in a truly outstanding line of great and destined to be instant Classic films for generations to come.
The only reason I don't give it a full 10 stars is because some of the dialog fell short at times and was a little cheesy (no pun intended), though I'm sure that was intentional by the creators of the film. I rented this title from Netflix and enjoyed every minute of it.
I especially like the part were Remy and Linguini don't interact directly as through human speech, (as in most animated movies). They develop the hair pulling technique as if linguine was remy's puppet, and when Remy or the other rats are communicating with other humans, they are using hand signals or body language not conventional human speech. The movie producers don't humanize the rats too much, they keep the two species as separate as possible, but still develop a separate world for each.
In all I think this was a magnificent film that could be enjoyed by most ages. It has some mild adult humor, language and situations in it but nothing you don't see in the news these days. I recommend this film to anyone who wants to enjoy an excellent Disney movie.