RATATOUILLE [2007 / 2014] [3D Blu-ray + 2D Blu-ray] [UK Release] Absolutely Sensational! Visually Breathtaking! Super-Smart . . . Funny . . . . Complete Magic!
Animated adventure from the creators of 'CARS' and 'The Incredibles' brings to you an animated adventurous breakthrough hilarious comedy with something for everyone. With delightful characters, experience Paris from a new perspective, and savour a gourmet Blu-ray 3D experience for the first time ever!
In one of Paris’ finest restaurants, Remy [Patton Oswalt], a determined young rat, dreams of becoming a renowned French chef. Torn between his family’s wishes and his true calling, Remy and his pal Linguini [Lou Romano] set in motion a hilarious chain of events that turns the City of Lights upside down.
Experience ‘RATATOUILLE’ with the revolutionary clarity and spectacular audio enhancement. It’s a rare treat you’ll enjoy again and again. But a word of warning to you Blu-ray Collectors in North America, that this Blu-ray 3D is UK Exclusive, and is only available in the Region B/2 version.
FILM FACT No.1: Awards and Nominations: 2007 Austin Film Critics Association: Win: AFCA Award for Best Animated Film. 2007 Awards Circuit Community Awards: Win: Best Animated Feature Film. Nominated: Best Original Screenplay for Brad Bird, Jan Pinkava and Jim Capobianco [Runner-Up]. Nominated: Best Original Score for Michael Giacchino. 2007 Boston Society of Film Critics Awards: Win: Best Screenplay for Brad Bird. 2007 Chicago Film Critics Association Awards: Win: Best Animated Feature. Nominated: Best Original Screenplay for Brad Bird. 2007 Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards: Win: Best Animated Film. 2007 Florida Film Critics Circle Awards: Win: Best Animated Film. 2007 Golden Schmoes Awards: Win: Best Animated Movie of the Year. 2007 Hollywood Film Awards: Win: Animation of the Year. 2007 Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards: Win: Best Animated Film. 2007 Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards: Win: Sierra Award for Best Animated Film. Win: Sierra Award for Best Family Film. 2007 Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards: Win: Best Animation for Brad Bird and Jan Pinkava. 2007 National Board of Review, USA: NBR Award for Best Animated Feature. 2007 Oklahoma Film Critics Circle Awards: Win: Best Animated Film. 2007 Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards: Win: Best Animated Film. 2007 San Diego Film Critics Society Awards: Win: Best Animated Film. 2007 Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards: Win: Best Animated Film. 2007 St. Louis Film Critics Association, USA: Win: SLFCA Award for Best Animated or Children's Film. 2007 Toronto Film Critics Association Awards: Win: Best Animated Feature. 2007 Utah Film Critics Association Awards: Win: Best Animated Feature Film. 2007 Utah Film Critics Association Awards: Win: Best Animated Feature Film. 2007 Village Voice Film Poll: Nominated: VVFP Award for Best Film for Brad Bird [9th place]. 2007 Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Awards: Win: Best Animated Feature. 2007 World Soundtrack Awards: Nominated: Best Original Song Written for Film for Michael Giacchino (music/lyrics) and performed by Camille for the song "Le Festin." 2008 Academy Awards®: Win: Best Animated Feature Film of the Year for Brad Bird. Nominated: Best Writing for an Original Screenplay for Brad Bird (screenplay/story), Jan Pinkava (story) and Jim Capobianco (story). Nominated: Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures for an Original Score for Michael Giacchino. Nominated: Best Achievement in Sound Mixing for Doc Kane, Michael Semanick and Randy Thom. Nominated: Best Achievement in Sound Editing for Michael Silvers and Randy Thom. 2008 Golden Globes: Win: Best Animated Film. 2008 BAFTA Film Awards: Win: Best Animated Film for Brad Bird. 2008 Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA: Win: Saturn Award for Best Animated Film. Win: Saturn Award for Best Writing for Brad Bird. 2008 AFI Awards, USA: Win: Movie of the Year. 2008 American Cinema Editors: Nominated: Eddie Award for Best Edited Feature Film in a Comedy or Musical for Darren T. Holmes. 2008 Annie Awards: Win: Best Animated Feature. Win: Best Character Animation in a Feature Production for Michal Makarewicz. Win: Best Character Design in an Animated Feature Production for Carter Goodrich. Win: Best Directing in an Animated Feature Production for Brad Bird. Win: Best Music in an Animated Feature Production for Michael Giacchino. Win: Best Production Design in an Animated Feature Production for Harley Jessup. Win: Best Storyboarding in an Animated Feature Production for Ted Mathot. Win: Best Voice Acting in an Animated Feature Production for Ian Holm for "Skinner." Win: Best Writing in an Animated Feature Production for Brad Bird. Nominated: Best Animated Effects for Gary Bruins. Nominated: Best Animated Effects for Jon Reisch. Nominated: Best Voice Acting in an Animated Feature Production for Janeane Garofalo for "Colette Tatou." Nominated: Best Voice Acting in an Animated Feature Production for Patton Oswalt for "Remy." 2008 Art Directors Guild: Nominated: Excellence in Production Design Award for Fantasy Film for Harley Jessup (production designer). 2008 ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards: Win: Top Box Office Films for Michael Giacchino. 2008 Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards: Win: Critics Choice Award for Best Animated Feature. 2008 Central Ohio Film Critics Association: Win: COFCA Award for Best Animated Film. 2008 Christopher Awards: Win: Feature Films for Andrew Stanton (executive producer), Brad Bird (director/screenwriter), Bradford Lewis (producer), Jan Pinkava (co-director) and John Lasseter (executive producer). 2008 Cinema Writers Circle Awards, Spain: Nominated: Best Foreign Film (Mejor Película Extranjera). 2008 Empire Awards, UK: Win: Best Film. Win: Best Comedy. 2008 Gold Derby Awards: Win: Animated Feature. Nominated: Original Screenplay for Brad Bird, Jan Pinkava and Jim Capobianco. Nominated: Original Score for Michael Giacchino. Nominated: Sound Editing/Mixing for Doc Kane, Michael Semanick, Michael Silvers and Randy Thom. 2008 Grammy Awards: Win: Best Score Soundtrack Album for Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media for Michael Giacchino (composer). 2008 Gran Premio Internazionale del Doppiaggio: Win: Film Award for Best Cartoon. 2008 Houston Film Critics Society Awards: Win: Best Animated Film. 2008 International Cinephile Society Awards: Nominated: Best Animated Film [Runner-Up]. 2008 International Film Music Critics Award: Win: Best Original Score for an Animated Film for Michael Giacchino. Nominated: Film Score of the Year for Michael Giacchino. 2008 International Online Cinema Awards: Win: Best Original Screenplay for Brad Bird. Win: Best Animated Feature for Brad Bird. Nominated: Best Art Direction for Harley Jessup. Nominated: Best Original Score for Michael Giacchino. Nominated: Best Picture. Nominated: Best Sound Editing for Michael Silvers and Randy Thom. Nominated: Best Original Song for Michael Giacchino for the Song: "Le Festin." 2008 Iowa Film Critics Awards: Win: Best Animated Feature. 2008 Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists: Nominated: Silver Ribbon for Best Non-European Director (Regista del Miglior Film Non-Europeo) for Brad Bird. 2008 Italian Online Movie Awards: Win: Best Animated Feature Film (Miglior film d'animazione) for Brad Bird and Jan Pinkava. Nominated: Best Original Screenplay (Miglior sceneggiatura originale) for Brad Bird, Jan Pinkava and Jim Capobianco. 2008 Jupiter Award: Win: Best International Film. 2008 Kids' Choice Awards, USA: Win: Blimp Award for Favorite Animated Movie. 2008 Motion Picture Sound Editors, USA: Win: Golden Reel Award for Best Sound Editing for SFX, Foley, Dialogue & ADR for Feature Film Animation for Al Nelson (foley editor), Kyrsten Mate (sound editor), Michael Silvers (supervising sound editor/sound designer), Randy Thom (supervising sound editor/sound designer), Stephen M. Davis (music editor), Steve Slanec (supervising adr editor), Sue Fox (supervising foley editor) and Teresa Eckton (sound editor). 2008 Online Film & Television Association: Win: OFTA Film Award for Best Animated Picture for Bradford Lewis. Nominated: Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen for Brad Bird (story/screenplay), Jan Pinkava (story) and Jim Capobianco (story). Nominated: Best Music for an Original Score for Michael Giacchino. Nominated: Best Music for an Original Song for Michael Giacchino (music and lyrics) and Performed by Camille for the Song "Le Festin." Nominated: Best Sound Effects Editing for Michael Silvers and Randy Thom. Nominated: Best Titles Sequence. 2008 Online Film Critics Society Awards: Win: Best Animated Feature. Nominated: Best Original Screenplay for Brad Bird. 2008 People's Choice Awards, USA: Nominated: Favorite Family Movie. 2008 PGA Awards: Win: Outstanding Producer of Animated Theatrical Motion Pictures for Bradford Lewis. 2008 Tokyo Anime Award: Win: International Theater Award for Brad Bird. 2008 Visual Effects Society Awards: Win: Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Motion Picture for Apurva Shah, Christine Waggoner, Michael Fong and Michael Fu. Win: Outstanding Performance by an Animated Character in an Animated Motion Picture for Jaime Landes Roe, Janeane Garofalo, Paul Aichele and Sonoko Konishi for "Colette." Win: Outstanding Effects in an Animated Motion Picture for Eric Froemling, Jason Johnston, Jon Reisch and Tolga Goktekin for the food. Nominated: Outstanding Effects in an Animated Motion Picture for Chen Shen, Darwyn Peachey, Eric Froemling and Tolga Goktekin for the rapids. 2008 Young Artist Awards: Win: Best Family Feature Film (Animation). 2009 International Online Film Critics' Poll: Win: IOFCP Award for Top Ten Films. Nominated: IOFCP Award for Best Original Score for Michael Giacchino. Nominated: IOFCP Award for Best Original Screenplay for Brad Bird. 2008 North Texas Film Critics Association, USA: Win: NTFCA Award for Best Animated Film for Brad Bird.
FILM FACT No.2: The Pizza Planet truck appears on the bridge over the Seine River in the scene where Skinner chases Remy. During a street scene, Bomb Voyage can be seen in the background as a mime. The boy watching the mime is young Anton Ego (from Anton's flashback). Bomb Voyage is also featured on the front page of the newspaper in which Colette reads Solene LeClaire's review. A shadow of Dug from the later feature ‘UP’ can be seen as Remy runs through an apartment. When Linguini is trying to find a place for Remy to hide, it is revealed his boxers have “The Incredibles” logo on them. Several Chinese food boxes matching the one Manny and Gypsy used to perform their act in ‘A Bug's Life’ can be seen inside Linguini's fridge. A poster with Mr. Incredible's supersuit is briefly seen during the scene where Skinner chases Remy. When Remy tries to feel the taste of the strawberry, a few notes from the song "Bella Notte" from ‘Lady and the Tramp’ can be heard playing. Some caviar seen in Gusteau's pantry is branded "Nemo," the name of Marlin's son in ‘Finding Nemo.’ When Linguini was going to fit his bike on the back of the TV, he did not switch on the lights. When it was off, Hal the cockroach from the next PIXAR feature ‘WALL-E’ appeared. Linguini has a soccer ball on his shelf, which is the same soccer ball from the robot kid at the beginning of ‘Monsters Inc.’ A113, which is a popular name for the three ‘Toy Story’ films and ‘WALL-E,’ appears on an ear tag on the tough rat's ear.
Voice Cast: Patton Oswalt (Remy), Ian Holm (Skinner), Lou Romano (Linguini), Brian Dennehy (Django), Peter Sohn (Emile), Peter O'Toole (Anton Ego), Brad Garrett (Gusteau), Janeane Garofalo (Colette), Will Arnett (Horst), Julius Callahan (Lalo / Francois), James Remar (Larousse), John Ratzenberger (Mustafa), Teddy Newton (Lawyer), Tony Fucile (Pompidou / Health Inspector), Jake Steinfeld (Git the Lab Rat), Brad Bird (Ambrister Minion), Stéphane Roux (TV Narrator), Jack Bird (Teen Rat), Andrea Boerries (Street Woman), Marco Boerries (Food Snob #3), Lindsey Collins (Abusive Girlfriend), Thomas Keller (Food Snob #1), Brad Lewis (Abusive Boyfriend), Lori Richardson (Food Snob #2) and Michael Giacchino (Reporter) (uncredited)
Directors: Brad Bird and Jan Pinkava (Co-director)
Producers: Andrew Stanton, Brad Lewis, Galyn Susman and John Lasseter
Screenplay: Brad Bird (screenwriter/original story), Jan Pinkava (original story), Jim Capobianco (original story), Bob Peterson (additional story material), Emily Cook (additional story material) and Kathy Greenberg (additional story material)
Composer: Michael Giacchino (music)
Cinematography: Robert Anderson (Director of Photography) and Sharon Calahan (Director of Photography)
Image Resolution: 1080p
Aspect Ratio: 2.39:1
Audio: English: 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio
English: 5.1 Dolby Digital EX
English: 2.0 Dolby Digital Stereo Audio
English: 2.0 Descriptive Video Service
English: 5.1 PCM EX Audio
French: 5.1 DTS Digital Audio
German: 5.1 DTS Digital Audio
Subtitles: English SDH, French and German
Running Time: 111 minutes
Region: Region B/2
Number of discs: 2
Studio: PIXAR Animation Studios / Walt Disney Pictures
Andrew’s Blu-ray Review: When PIXAR first announced 'RATATOUILLE' 3D as its next project, a lot of people were sceptical, especially an animated film about rats cooking in a French restaurant? It sounded completely unappetising and, to be blunt, like commercial suicide. How do you sell such a potentially sophisticated and just plain foreign concept to the American masses? As big a fan as I'd been of the company's stellar past work, I just couldn't see this one as being a hit.
But, oh ye of little faith! 'RATATOUILLE' 3D proved to be the little rodent that could, not only surmounting its marketing challenges with ease and it grossed nearly $600 million at the worldwide box office, and still counting, but proving to be 2007's most delightful surprise. It's an absolutely enchanting concoction and an animated film so imaginative and delightful that yes, I would rank it right up there with the absolute best that PIXAR has yet produced.
'RATATOUILLE' 3D is deceptively sublime, a stunning film that appears as light as a soufflé but is really quite a sophisticated dish. Although the concept of a talking rat film is hardly anything new. PIXAR has never been interested in churning out the same old kind of frantic, cluttered, pop-culture-referencing stew that usually passes for an animated movie these days. Instead, under the mindful direction of Brad Bird who brought you 'The Incredibles' and 'The Iron Giant' we get a story that's downright literary, and a dynamic cinematic style that borrows from such a disparate bag of classical traditions, that frankly it's unlike anything I've ever seen in a mainstream animated feature. Who else but PIXAR could combine the slapstick farce of Charlie Chaplin, elegant visuals right out of a Seurat painting, and a Cyrano de Bergerac inspired tale about a bunch of chefs and rats cooking together, and somehow make it universally resonant?
In 'RATATOUILLE' 3D Brad Bird returns to two key themes he also explored in 'The Incredibles' and the importance of pursuing excellence over mediocrity, and the always-unbreakable bonds of family. 'Ratatouille' frames its story in the most unlikely of places, however, and with the most unlikely of heroes. Remy (voiced astonishingly well by comedian Patton Oswalt) is a blue rat blessed with one very cultured palate. He is very smart, fastidious, talented and filled with grand dreams of being the world's greatest chef, much to the consternation of his slacker but still good-natured brother Emile [Peter Sohn] and his grizzled father Django [Brian Dennehy], who both find his determination to create culinary masterpieces a sure sign of madness.
Following an unexpected series of events that see Remy and his family evicted from their rural haven, the plot kicks into high gear, with Remy forced to escape through the sewers (in the first of one of many beautifully staged action sequences), and winding up in Paris. Following his nose as much as his ambition, he discovers a small restaurant once owned by the legendary chef Aususte Gusteau, whose famous motto "Anyone can cook" had an immediate influence on Remy. Sneaking in late one night to add a little spice to a soup, the next day the dish is suddenly a sensation.
This leads to the animated film's odd-couple pairing, as the restaurant's completely untalented garbage boy, Linguini [Lou Romano], is pegged as the chef of the soup. Desperate to keep his new star job, Linguini employs Remy's services as a "ghost chef," which leads to a classic series of complications. Can Remy and Linguini find a way to work together and avoid discovery? Things get even more complicated after Linguini falls for the kitchen's beautiful Colette [Janeane Garofalo], and a particularly nasty restaurant critic [a brilliant and terrific Peter O'Toole] begins asking one too many questions about the nature of the dish.
'RATATOUILLE' 3D works on every level. It's funny and intelligent, wonderfully written and performed, and has an incredible visual zest and buoyancy. An exceptional attention to detail has always been a hallmark of the best PIXAR films, and ' RATATOUILLE' 3D is superlative even by their high standards. Brad Bird and his team of writers, animators and actors have fully conceived and executed a unique universe that feels alive and real. It's also a structural feat of engineering, with Bird effortlessly alternating between rodent and human perspectives. This is masterful storytelling, not just great animation or cute characters, and by the time 'RATATOUILLE' has delivered 111 minutes you have found time has flown by, we feel like we've only scratched the surface of this magical, fantastic new world.
Ultimately, what impressed me the most about 'RATATOUILLE' 3D is that it dares to be totally original. Once again, PIXAR has proven that it is not only by far the best producer of animated movies on the planet, especially now in the stunning 3D version, but it's a company that has no intention of resting on its creative laurels. I can only hope PIXAR continues to nurture these instincts, because for me, they've never stepped wrong. 'RATATOUILLE' 3D stands tall among ever-growing canon of PIXAR classics, and I can't wait to see what's next on their menu.
RATATOUILLE MUCIS TRACK LIST
LE FESTIN (Backup Choir Excerpt; Radio) (uncredited) (Written and Produced by Michael Giacchino) [Performed by Camille] [Recorded by Paul Silveira and Dan Wallin] [Mixed by Dan Wallin] [French Translation by Boualem Lamhene]
LE FESTIN (Written and Produced by Michael Giacchino) [Performed by Camille] [Recorded by Paul Silveira and Dan Wallin] [Mixed by Dan Wallin] [French Translation by Boualem Lamhene]
LE FESTIN (Reprise; Finale) (uncredited) (Written and Produced by Michael Giacchino) [Performed by Camille] [Recorded by Paul Silveira and Dan Wallin] [Mixed by Dan Wallin] [French Translation by Boualem Lamhene]
3D Blu-ray Image Quality – PIXAR and Disney presents 'RATATOUILLE' in a totally awesome 1080p 3D image and enhanced in its original theatrical aspect ratio of 2.39:1, and every single pixel is, well totally perfect. This is simply the best 3D high-definition presentation I've ever seen of an animated feature, apart from the 3D ‘UP.’ A direct digital-to-digital conversion, the transfer is as delicious as the greatest French feast you've ever had. The film's colour palette is just absolutely gorgeous, with delicate shades of pinks, blues and greens contrasting wonderfully with deeper crimsons and purples. The finely-tuned shadings and gradients are so smoothly rendered that the image leaps off the screen. This is gloriously three-dimensional animation, and the sense of depth and texture to the image is exactly what high-definition is all about. All other elements of this presentation are superb as well as the black contrast and sharpness are spot-on. Simply put the picture quality of this Blu-ray edition of 'RATATOUILLE' 3D is absolutely flawless. Please Note: Playback Region B/2: This will not play on most Blu-ray players sold in North America, Central America, South America, Japan, North Korea, South Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Southeast Asia. Learn more about Blu-ray region specifications.
Blu-ray Audio Quality – The 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio track on this Blu-ray disc is absolutely stunning. 'RATATOUILLE' 3D is more warm and subtle, but no less engrossing. This is a perfect example of how fantastic great sound design can be and should be even when it's not ramming you over the head with bombast. This soundtrack is not unlike a great fine wine. From every word of dialogue to the wonderful score by Michael Giacchino, it all just seems to slide out of the speakers. Completely constructed in the studio, it's just so clean and smooth. The use of surrounds is just as elegant. Atmosphere is king here, with transparent pans between channels and excellent spatiality, which delivers a constant sense of envelopment yet is never overpowering. And lest one thinks dynamics might be wimpy, low bass is certainly deep enough when needed, especially waiting for the lightning bolt to hit the 2 rats on the roof, well you really feel it, and the robust highs are equally wonderful. Dialogue is perfectly rendered and very audible, and I never even thought of touching the volume button on my remote.
Blu-ray Special Features and Extras:
Special Feature: Fine Food and Film [2007] [1080p] [1.78:1 / 2.39:1] [13:54] “Fine Food and Film” takes a look inside the kitchen of world-renowned chef Thomas Keller at the famous The French Laundry restaurant and the studio of Academy Award® winning director Brad Bird. Find out how these two artists get their ideas, inspire their crews and instil passion and creativity into their work. It's fun to hear Thomas Keller and Brad Bird talk about experimentation and the improvisation that they engage in, and it is acknowledged that both fields require planning as well as an immense attention to detail, especially understanding completely why they feel the way they do about their work, and I wouldn't rule out that this may very well lead many viewers to discover their inner chef or film-maker. Contributors include: Bradford Lewis [Producer], Thomas Keller [Chef Thomas Keller] and Brad Bird [Screenwriter/Director].
Special Feature: Animated Shorts: Here we get to view two wonderful PIXAR Animated Shorts and they are as follows:
Remy and Emile Present Your Friend The Rat [2007] [1080p] [1.78:1] [11:16] Rats are Disgusting? Or just misunderstood? The short takes on the form of an educational film and stars rats Remy [Patton Oswalt] and Emile [Peter Sohn], the main protagonists of the animated film ‘RATATOUILLE,’ who argue for the reconciliation of humans and rats. They use historical facts presented via various styles of animation. Join Remy and Emile, as they attempt to persuade humanity that rats aren’t all that bad. The short starts in with Remy introducing himself and Emile to the audience and speaking on behalf of oppressed rats everywhere. Emile starts frowning about having to speak out, while Remy pulls a scroll and a two-dimensional animation starts by presenting the relation between a human and a rat in contrast with human-dog and human-cat relationships. Remy points out that humans regarded rats in former times as sacred and luck-bringing. He says that during the Roman Empire if a white rat crosses your path, it brought good luck, while if a black rat crosses your path, it brought bad luck and moves on to discussing black rats “Rattus Rattus” and their connection to the Black Death, pointing out that it was caused by fleas not rats, resulting in the death of one third of Europe's population, and says that royal rat catcher Jack Black was a rat catcher for Queen Victoria and that he kept the rats he captured as pets. Their use for laboratory testing and as pets shows that they can have a good relationship with humans. Concluding the presentation Emile and Remy sing a song about the relationship between rats and humans. At the film's end, a long and drawn-out (mostly satirical) disclaimer is shown asking children to stay away from rats, while Remy and Emile stand in front of it and try to remove it, urging the audience to ignore the warning and complaining about freedom of speech and lack of food, respectively. Audio Commentary with Director Jim Capobianco and Production Designer Nate Wragg.
LIFTED – Failure Is An Option [2007] [1080p] [1.78:1] [5:02] A young alien, Stu, is in a spaceship taking an examination in abduction. He must snatch Ernie, a sleeping farmer under the watchful eye of his instructor, Mr. B. However, there is an array of thousands of unlabelled toggle switches he must manipulate to get the human into the ship's tractor beam, and he is having trouble. He mistakenly propels the human into walls and occasionally the ceiling and never waking up from his slumber through it all). After repeated failures to successfully lift the human into the ship (he almost succeeds, but forgets to close the door on the bottom of the ship before turning off the tractor beam, Mr. B takes over, returns the farmer back to his room, and cleans up the mess that Stu had made. Ashamed over his failure, Stu starts whimpering, trying to hold his tears back from Mr. B. Mr. B generously allows Stu to launch the space ship back home. Full of glee, Stu takes hold of the joystick and starts to lift the ship into the air, but once again, he fails, and the space ship plummets to the Earth, crushing Ernie's house and leaving nothing but a crater with a tall pillar of dirt in the centre, atop which Ernie is still sleeping soundly in his bed. The ship quickly lifts off again. During the end credits there is the sound of an alarm clock, the farmer waking up, and then a Wilhelm scream as Ernie (presumably) falls into the crater all around him, and finally, a thud. This is the first film directed by Gary Rydstrom, a seven-time Academy Award-winning sound editor and mixer, and the first produced by Katherine Sarafian, who went on to produce PIXAR's animated film ‘BRAVE’ released in 2012. In ‘LIFTED – Failure Is An Option,’ Gary Rydstrom found comic relief in conveying the experience of tackling an impossible task while under scrutiny. Director Gary Rydstrom is a multiple-Oscar®-winner famous for his sound design on films like ‘Jurassic Park’ and PIXARS's ‘Finding Nemo.’
Special Feature: CINE-EXPLORE FEATURES: Here we get to view two more special features and they are as follows:
Animated Briefing: Behind-the-scenes individual videotaped segments featuring Brad Bird leading his story team through various meetings about a particular scene in the animated film ‘RATATOUILLE,’ and includes the following: Mushroom and Cheese; Caught; Linguini Is Made; Reuniting; Homecoming: Old Issues; Homecoming: Silence game; Emile Returns: Motorcycle Ride; Emile Returns: Demoted To Rat; Car Escape; Colette Moves On; Rats Cook; The Review and La Ratatouille. Each runs between 3 and 5 minutes, and combine to make this is a very tight but comprehensive hour-long documentary. As usual, you can watch each item separately or Play All. Please Note: This is really weird, as you get to view tiny images at the top left hand of the screen and is totally ridiculous. Running Time: 14:25
Documentary Shorts: Here we take a another look behind-the-scenes at the Making of ‘RATATOUILLE,’ and what you get to view is the following: Care and Feeding of Your CG Rat; Building Parts; Tiny Rat Cameraman; A Woman In A Man’s World; Behind The Swinging Doors; Something New; Where The Color Isn’t; My Dad The Composer (a rat-u-mentary-ary); Good Enough To Eat and 2D Animation. As usual, you can watch each item separately or Play All. Please Note: Once again you get to view this ridiculous business of viewing tiny images at the top left hand of the screen. Running Time: 50:58
Special Feature: Deleted Scenes: Here we get to view an early story explanation in scenes that were deleted from the final film and they are as follows: Chez Gusteau; First Day and Meet Gusteau. As usual, you can watch each item separately or Play All. Please Note: Once again you get to view this ridiculous business of viewing tiny images at the top left hand of the screen. Running Time: 15:06
Special Feature: Deleted Shots R.I.P.: Here we get a tribute to shots cut from the final film sequences of ‘RATATOUILLE,’ that were left on the cutting room floor and here we get to view five of the following: v135_67; v190_74e; v2000_5c; v2000_37b and v210_43a, 43b, 44, 46. As usual, you can watch each item separately or Play All. Please Note: Once again you get to view this ridiculous business of viewing tiny images at the top left hand of the screen. Running Time: 3:12
Special Feature: Gusteau’s Gourment Game: They inform us that anyone can cook, but are you talented enough to run Gusteau’s kitchen? Well when you play the game, you will find out for real. Personally gave up on this, as it was far too complicated and they should have made it so much clearer on how to set up a meal?
Special Feature: EXTRAS: Here is another two special features and they are as follows:
The Will: With this special feature, we are informed that there is more than one way to compose a music score for a certain scene in the film ‘RATATOUILLE,’ and here with this short vignette, composer Michael Giacchino offers the opportunity to see a scene with two different music scores, the one that appears in the final version, and an alternate one that was shelved. Please Note: Once again you get to view this ridiculous business of viewing tiny images at the top left hand of the screen. Running Time: 0:54
Remembering Dan Lee: A very sweet tribute to a young PIXAR animator who passed away during the making of ‘RATATOUILLE,’ whose untimely death from cancer, which cut short a really wonderful talented career. Please Note: For the final time, once again you get to view this silly ridiculous business of viewing tiny images at the top left hand of the screen. Running Time: 3:00
Special Feature: Maximise Your Viewing Experience! To get to view the best of your Blu-ray experience, PIXAR and Disney recommend you follow the seven golden rules and they are as follows: Getting Started and Web Site Information; Aspect Ratio and Framing; Brightness Adjustment; Contrast Adjustments; Gamma Settings; Color / Tint-Hue / Saturation and Audio Set-Up. They also recommend that you use the right arrow key on your remote control to get to view that in-depth information. Good Luck!
Finally, ‘RATATOUILLE’ 3D stands tall among the tallest of PIXAR animation accomplishments. It's adventurous, witty, visually captivating and utterly charming. This Blu-ray release has now been brought to us in a stunning 3D presentation that is now even more fantastic, boasting absolutely stunning perfect 3D image and stunning audio, plus a great package of beautiful extras. As you will of seen I have reviewed loads of next-gen 3D and 2D Blu-ray discs over the last year and a half, and most of them have received a perfect five star rating overall, but I'm happy to report that ‘RATATOUILLE’ 3D has been added to my list of other stunning 3D Blu-ray presentations for me and of course PIXAR goes to the top of the list. This is a definite a must-own 3D Blu-ray disc that no Blu-ray Collection should be without. I originally had the stunning ‘RATATOUILLE’ 2D Limited Edition SteelBook, which has now departed my collection and now I have the upgraded to the ultimate ‘RATATOUILLE’ 3D version, that has exceeded my expectations in having the ultimate version and as usual PIXAR have done a very professional presentation and is up there on par with my PIXAR animation ‘UP’ Limited Edition SteelBook 3D Blu-ray and I can assure you that ‘RATATOUILLE’ 3D is totally stunning, and I cannot praise it enough, as it has awesome 3D images that will blow you away and it is such an honour to have another stunning PIXAR animation added to my ever increasing PIXAR Animation Studios Blu-ray Collection. Highly Recommended!
Andrew C. Miller – Your Ultimate No.1 Film Aficionado
Le Cinema Paradiso
United Kingdom
