Ratatouille is Pixar's Best by Far!

Rating: 10/10 (8 July 2007)

Ratatouille is, in my point of view, the very best of Pixar (and Disney's) work yet! It was funny, cute, astonishing, thought-provoking, wonderful, lovely, charming, and more.
The animation was, by far, the best of any animated film ever. The amount of detail on every pot or pan, the individual ripples on the water, the reflection of the river on the bottom of the bridge, the thousands of hairs on each moving rat...the list goes on and on of what they have perfected! The hair in this film is especially well done and flows better than any other. As I was watching this film, I looked for any bad qualities in the animation - and found none. Ratatouille is by far the most realistic and best-done of any of Pixar's work.
The beauty of the story is unparalleled in this film. By the first 10 minutes, you were already feeling sad for Remy as he struggles on his journey under the streets of Paris. The plot, although perhaps a little difficult to follow for some small children, was fluent and didn't jump around as some movies do. The dialog was also sharp and efficient, which is a cause for celebration!!! The voice work in this film is magnificent. Because they didn't use actors just because of their resumes, but for their actual voice work, the characters are more real and are easily related to. Linguini (Lou Romano) in particular didn't sound as if he was reading off of a script. If only all films could do that! The humor is quick and snappy and very well done. Brad Bird's genius is superb! Most of the humor is physical comedy, so both adults and kids will laugh at the same thing. I laughed out loud a lot of times, and I found it great that the audience was laughing so hard! Go see Ratatouille. You won't be disappointed, I promise!!!