Worth a try at least...

Rating: 10/10 (10 September 2007)

I'm going to start off with the fact that although I believe in freedom of speech and a difference of opinion, some people have either not seen this movie or are simply a film-wise equivalent of Anton Ego. I have seen dozens of people that just start to question all of the "unrealistic" parts of the movie. THIS IS AN ANIMATED FEATURE FOR CHRIST'S SAKE! IT'S NOT MEANT TO BE REALISTIC OR TO ENDORSE ANY KIND OF ACTIONS THAT CAN ACTUALLY BE PERFORMED BY A NORMAL PERSON! IT'S MEANT TO ENTERTAIN AND IT DOES EXACTLY THAT!!! GET A LIFE AND THINK OF WHAT THE MOVIE AIMS TO BE BEFORE YOU QUESTION IT! Phew, now that that is off my chest, i'm going to start the actual review by saying that this is one of the greatest animated features if not the best movie i have seen. The CGI is absolutely amazing and even though i'm as critical as Ego when it comes to special effects, they left me in awe as i watched how beautifully Paris was portrayed before my eyes. The movie made me laugh more than ever and yes, you can't control somebody by pulling their hairs, yes a rat will never cook, yes you will never be able to start a business after you've gained a reputation of having a whole freaking colony of rats in your previous restaurant. But who cares? Even though everything is so far-fetched, the way it is all cooked together using a marvelous recipe is amazing, and delivers one very good movie. Going back to the fantastic side of the movie, i find it absolutely amazing that people have nothing against elves, dwarfs, gnomes or other such fantastic creatures seen in movies but they get hectic when it comes to a cooking rat :| Not many more words can be added without becoming either repetitive or really boring so i will only say this: Do not take into account what some people who are angry that an animated movie made it to it's well deserved position start saying about this movie and not even what i'm saying about it. Just go and see it for yourself just like i did, and please, beyond all else think of it as an experience and don't treat it like something from real life... it will only spoil any kind of feeling it may and probably will give you. And please be objective if you decide to rate it. I'm not saying to give it a 10, because it's not my place to impose such a thing. Just don't give it a review solely based on the fact that you want it down from the Top 100. If you come to hold a grudge against a movie i find that to be very sad to begin with...
From my side, the story of Gusteau's little rodent apprentice deserves it's 5 stars, 10 mark and every appreciation that people who actually have a shred of their inner child can give. :)