Saturday, June 30, 2007
In short
Ratatouille is several things at once: the best movie Pixar has ever made; an almost unmatchable standard for other animated films to meet; and confirmation of Brad Bird as the best director of popular entertainment today, live action or animation. Every frame glows and the story, especially its resolution, is uncommonly thoughtful and apt: a scene with a wizened, hollowed, frozen-hearted food critic suddenly snapped from decades of cynicism is played so wonderfully, so dexterously, I grinned in appreciation. Best movie this year.
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Know what I loved? The scratches in the wood when Remy is sorting through the old woman's spice rack. In addition to everything else, it achieved a kind of amazing lustre in the detail.
Great, great.
Hey, call me! My phone got fubar and every number I had is gone on the new one.
Yes, Just got back from watching this. I keep hoping that all the Brad Bird hype will shine some light on his The Iron Giant, which is brilliant.
p.s. the word verification looks something like "Gunshod" which is a wonderful word.
Cool! I'm off to see it this afternoon!
I really want to see this.
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