Blu-ray Review: Ratatouille
THE MOVIE: 5 stars out of 5
What more can be said other than that Brad Bird has done it again. First The Iron Giant then The Incredibles and now Ratatouille. This is simply a wonderful film and should appeal to fans of all ages. That is what I love most about Brad Bird’s movies. They work on all levels. Whether you are a kid, a kid at heart or a grumbly old curmudgeon, it is hard not to love his films and this one in particular. All I can say is that if you don’t love this film, you need some professional help. It is that good. The film centers on a rat named Remy who has a real talent and love of cooking, who becomes the best chef in Paris. The animation from the folks at Pixar hits a new high and is simply astounding as is the writing, character development and story line. Simply put, animated films don’t get better than this. Even if you don’t love animated films, you will be won over by this one, just like the jaded food critic, Mr. Ego in this film. This film gets my highest recommendation.
What more can be said other than that Brad Bird has done it again. First The Iron Giant then The Incredibles and now Ratatouille. This is simply a wonderful film and should appeal to fans of all ages. That is what I love most about Brad Bird’s movies. They work on all levels. Whether you are a kid, a kid at heart or a grumbly old curmudgeon, it is hard not to love his films and this one in particular. All I can say is that if you don’t love this film, you need some professional help. It is that good. The film centers on a rat named Remy who has a real talent and love of cooking, who becomes the best chef in Paris. The animation from the folks at Pixar hits a new high and is simply astounding as is the writing, character development and story line. Simply put, animated films don’t get better than this. Even if you don’t love animated films, you will be won over by this one, just like the jaded food critic, Mr. Ego in this film. This film gets my highest recommendation.
THE VIDEO: 5 stars out of 5
This is really a no brainer. This presentation encoded with AVC and presented in its original aspect ratio of 2:39:1 is as good as it gets. It is one of the best high def transfers I have ever seen. The colors are simply gorgeous and just pop off the screen. Black levels are deep and give the film a totally three dimensional look. Detail and shadow detail in particular is spectacular, from the hair on the rats, the eyes, skintones, the fabrics, the scenes of Paris. All perfectly rendered.This is amazing stuff and not to be missed. I can’t imagine anyone being able to find one fault with this transfer. I sure can’t. This is one amazing effort from Disney. This is a must have for fans of animation and for fans of HD alike. Truly demo material. It is great to find demo material like this that not only looks amazing but is an amazing piece of film making and storytelling. The two don’t always go together.
THE AUDIO: 5 stars out of 5
The audio on this release is presented in uncompressed PCM encoded at 48 kHz/24 bit and is as good as the video. The overall sound is smooth, rich and warm with deep bass and a totally immersive soundfield. Dialogue is beautifully recorded and rendered and perfectly placed in the mix. Just like with the video, there is nothing to complain about the audio presentation. It doesn’t get any better than this. Fellow audiophiles out there will love this audio presentation.
SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIALS
This disc is just chock full of many extras including interactive features such as Gusteau’s Gourmet Game and Cine-Explore. However, due to time constraints, I was not able to sample them. When I get the time, I will and do a follow-up.
IN CONCLUSION
This release gets my highest priase, not only for the quality of the audio and video presentations but as a movie as well. Very, very highly recommended.
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i thought this was a great movie to the video and audio was great 5 stars
this is a great movie to have and on blu ray is amazing
True, the movie is excellent. I love the story line and the animation is first rate; however, I notice that the move takes a minute or two to start. i paid for this movie, even more than i do regular ones because it is blueray, so i should have the luxury of skipping ahead to the main event. right?? well i cant. many times it has frozen and i have to restart, eject it, or even turn the entire player off. its a huge hassle and i dont feel i should have to deal with it. it could be the disc or the player, i dont know which one, but it seems to be this particular disc that gives me trouble. i had to get that off my chest.
To the fellow whose having trouble playing this blu-ray: Try updating the firmware on your player. This should fix the problem
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