Comments on: Michel Gagné and Ratatouille http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/07/02/michel-gagne-and-ratatouille/ The News Blog of Comics Culture Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:58:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.2 by: Lea http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/07/02/michel-gagne-and-ratatouille/#comment-237126 Thu, 05 Jul 2007 00:00:52 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/07/02/michel-gagne-and-ratatouille/#comment-237126 SPOILER Yep, the critic. F*cking hell, that was absolutely one of the most amazing and true things I have ever seen in film As I said, that got me going for real, and I was gone. That damn song, Le Festin, which has such a lovely build-up, didn't help, either. I sure want a translation for that. SPOILER SPOILER I related to how one goes gray with viciousness (sometimes justified) that poisons them, the re-discovers a love that heals them. The communication, in such a short sequence, how someone goes wrong and is redeemed, using no words, was just fantastic. His mama's ratatouille. He missed his mom. He missed feeling good. Waaaaaaaaa. SPOILER

Yep, the critic. F*cking hell, that was absolutely one of the most amazing and true things I have ever seen in film
As I said, that got me going for real, and I was gone.
That damn song, Le Festin, which has such a lovely build-up, didn’t help, either. I sure want a translation for that.

SPOILER

SPOILER

I related to how one goes gray with viciousness (sometimes justified) that poisons them, the re-discovers a love that heals them.

The communication, in such a short sequence, how someone goes wrong and is redeemed, using no words, was just fantastic. His mama’s ratatouille. He missed his mom. He missed feeling good. Waaaaaaaaa.

]]> by: Bully http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/07/02/michel-gagne-and-ratatouille/#comment-235156 Wed, 04 Jul 2007 02:13:33 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/07/02/michel-gagne-and-ratatouille/#comment-235156 <I>I haven’t seen this one yet, is it better than Pixar’s other movies?</I> I'd rate it alongside my two favorites, <I>Monsters Inc.</I> and <I>The Incredibles</I>. It's gorgeous and sublime. The reviewer's revelation and his following review was a wonderful, wonderful scene...a lovely Peter O'Toole voice performance on top of beautiful animation design. They also showed a trailer for next year's Pixar movie. Like the early trailers for <I>Finding Nemo, Cars</I>, and <I>Ratatouille</I>, I was unimpressed. Why can't Pixar put together a knock-out trailer...is it because they do them so early? In the end, I'd rather have their wonderful movies than great trailers any day. I haven’t seen this one yet, is it better than Pixar’s other movies?

I’d rate it alongside my two favorites, Monsters Inc. and The Incredibles. It’s gorgeous and sublime. The reviewer’s revelation and his following review was a wonderful, wonderful scene…a lovely Peter O’Toole voice performance on top of beautiful animation design.

They also showed a trailer for next year’s Pixar movie. Like the early trailers for Finding Nemo, Cars, and Ratatouille, I was unimpressed. Why can’t Pixar put together a knock-out trailer…is it because they do them so early? In the end, I’d rather have their wonderful movies than great trailers any day.

]]> by: Tasch http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/07/02/michel-gagne-and-ratatouille/#comment-234175 Tue, 03 Jul 2007 18:15:52 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/07/02/michel-gagne-and-ratatouille/#comment-234175 I haven't seen this one yet, is it better than Pixar's other movies? I haven’t seen this one yet, is it better than Pixar’s other movies?

]]> by: The Beat http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/07/02/michel-gagne-and-ratatouille/#comment-234055 Tue, 03 Jul 2007 16:20:03 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/07/02/michel-gagne-and-ratatouille/#comment-234055 James and Lea, that's where I cried as well. I've talked to several non-cartoonists who also cried at that. James and Lea, that’s where I cried as well. I’ve talked to several non-cartoonists who also cried at that.

]]> by: Christopher Moonlight http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/07/02/michel-gagne-and-ratatouille/#comment-234028 Tue, 03 Jul 2007 15:44:56 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/07/02/michel-gagne-and-ratatouille/#comment-234028 "Rotten Tomatoes gives Rat a 95%, Incredibles a 97%, and Finding Nemo a 98%." You see, I didn't like Finding Nemo (I mean come on, after Monsters Inc. and Toy Story, it just seemed like the lowest common denominator for a Pixar movie) and the Incredibles just made me mad, with all of it's shameless rip offs of other comic writers gags. It played out like it was made by people who don't even liked comics. I didn't even bother with cars. That just felt like people saying, "What can we show the secret lives of next?" It's the same guy writing this one as well, right? Still, a rat with a dream... How can you go wrong with that? Still, I'll wait for the DVD. “Rotten Tomatoes gives Rat a 95%, Incredibles a 97%, and Finding Nemo a 98%.”
You see, I didn’t like Finding Nemo (I mean come on, after Monsters Inc. and Toy Story, it just seemed like the lowest common denominator for a Pixar movie) and the Incredibles just made me mad, with all of it’s shameless rip offs of other comic writers gags. It played out like it was made by people who don’t even liked comics. I didn’t even bother with cars. That just felt like people saying, “What can we show the secret lives of next?” It’s the same guy writing this one as well, right? Still, a rat with a dream…
How can you go wrong with that? Still, I’ll wait for the DVD.

]]> by: James Kochalka http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/07/02/michel-gagne-and-ratatouille/#comment-233954 Tue, 03 Jul 2007 14:56:34 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/07/02/michel-gagne-and-ratatouille/#comment-233954 I cried at the part where the evil critic tasted the food. I cried at the part where the evil critic tasted the food.

]]> by: Torsten Adair http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/07/02/michel-gagne-and-ratatouille/#comment-233397 Tue, 03 Jul 2007 08:39:33 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/07/02/michel-gagne-and-ratatouille/#comment-233397 Rotten Tomatoes gives Rat a 95%, Incredibles a 97%, and Finding Nemo a 98%. They also have a special index for comicbook movies. So the Mouse must now deal with a rat, and a naked one at that! I feel sorry for whomever has to be friends with Rat at DisneyWorld! That costume will be like wearing a fur coat! Rotten Tomatoes gives Rat a 95%, Incredibles a 97%, and Finding Nemo a 98%. They also have a special index for comicbook movies.
So the Mouse must now deal with a rat, and a naked one at that! I feel sorry for whomever has to be friends with Rat at DisneyWorld! That costume will be like wearing a fur coat!

]]> by: Avi Green http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/07/02/michel-gagne-and-ratatouille/#comment-233272 Tue, 03 Jul 2007 05:19:58 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/07/02/michel-gagne-and-ratatouille/#comment-233272 I think I'll be seeing it this Thursday with my brother. I think I’ll be seeing it this Thursday with my brother.

]]> by: Lea http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/07/02/michel-gagne-and-ratatouille/#comment-232731 Mon, 02 Jul 2007 22:29:06 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/07/02/michel-gagne-and-ratatouille/#comment-232731 I would love to know where you cried. Rat got me going three different times, but for the last 15, I was crying, and a sobbing heap at the end. (Which reminded me very much of Kiki's Delivery Service.) Just. So. Gorgeous. It had one of the best film kisses ever. It's so nice to have another animated film where the kiss and tension leading up to it have a definite and mature (as in handling, not sleaze) sexual spark, isn't saved to the end (a relatively chaste consummation kiss), or even eschewed completely. What I mean is, characters who are attracted to each other act like it, instead of being cutesy or avoiding it. I have been carrying on about Rat the way I preached The Incredibles. (Even though I love them both madly for completely different reasons and ways.) I think everyone should see it Right. Now. I would love to know where you cried. Rat got me going three different times, but for the last 15, I was crying, and a sobbing heap at the end. (Which reminded me very much of Kiki’s Delivery Service.)

Just. So. Gorgeous.

It had one of the best film kisses ever. It’s so nice to have another animated film where the kiss and tension leading up to it have a definite and mature (as in handling, not sleaze) sexual spark, isn’t saved to the end (a relatively chaste consummation kiss), or even eschewed completely. What I mean is, characters who are attracted to each other act like it, instead of being cutesy or avoiding it.

I have been carrying on about Rat the way I preached The Incredibles. (Even though I love them both madly for completely different reasons and ways.) I think everyone should see it Right. Now.

]]> by: Rob S. http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/07/02/michel-gagne-and-ratatouille/#comment-232638 Mon, 02 Jul 2007 20:24:01 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/07/02/michel-gagne-and-ratatouille/#comment-232638 Best since <I>Eternal Sunshine</I>? That's high praise indeed. Best since Eternal Sunshine? That’s high praise indeed.

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