In order to present a more balanced assessment of the recently released Ratatouille DVD, panned by our very own Alan J. Porter, I present an excerpt from my SF Site review.
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| Not only does Ratatouille include the animated short "Lifted," which originally appeared with the movie’s theatrical release, but also features the highly entertaining original short "Your Friend the Rat." Rendered in a combination of traditional and computer-generated animation styles, Remy (Patton Oswalt) and his brother Emile (Peter Sohn) recount the history and occasionally positive aspects of rat-human relations. Did you know that the black rat (rattus rattus) first arrived in the West after hitching a ride with the Crusaders? Or that rats weren’t the cause of the plague but rather it started with fleas? Remy and Emile present these fascinating facts and a lot more in a friendly, non-icky way, successfully showcasing the more appealing aspects of the vermin. |
Course, unlike Alan, I liked the movie, as expressed in my RevSF review earlier this year.
Since Alan and I are obviously at odds, I suggest you watch the DVD, and make up your own mind. We’ll both be curious to hear what you think.
