According to
Buena Vista’s UK Site, Ratatouille’s
not coming to the UK until October 5th, instead of July 27th. Huh?! That’s over two extra months of waiting!
Dangit, that was gonna be the third highlight of my summer! Oh well, at least I still have Q-Con and
Deathly Hallows to look forward to… 
But still, why this big gap in
release date compared to that of Cars or [i]The
Incredibles[/i]? They were only a month behind America’s release. Admittedly [i]Finding
Nemo[/i] and even Toy Story were five months behind, but it’s still
annoying.
GAH! Seriously? But why? Usually, the films that do badly are the ones that take ages to come
over here, not the ones that are most likely going to do very well! This doesn’t make sense!
But, as you
said RMS, this has happened before. It also happened with MI- it was released in the USA in November, but we got
it around February. But Cars and The Incredibles are two of Pixar’s latest films, and we didn’t have to wait as
long for those ones- why have they suddenly changed the trend? This is SO annoying.
Hmm… Well, I feel really sorry for you guys!
Maybe it’s copyright issues?
Hmm…Well, there weren’t issues like that
before. It’s so annoying when they do this and they don’t even give a proper reason.
Mitch
#5
No kidding? Man, that must really suck for you guys – I’m sorry you have to go through the
torture; it must be horrible!
On the plus side, at least you know it’s coming. You’ll have to wait a
little longer but you will get to see it. 
But if it’s in October, that’s like
in a school term as well, meaning we won’t have as much time to see it than if it were in the summer
holidays…But yeah, I guess you’re right, Mitch, although it does mean that when it comes out for you guys,
those of us who are not in America will have ignore most of the conversations in the Ratatouille forum!
Mitch
#7
Haha – yeah, more for us Americans!
We get to see it first. 
But enough with the bragging on my part. I must
restrain myself. (snigger)
I forgot about the summer holidays deal, as I’m homeschooled and can
take breaks whenever I want. So yeah – I see what you’re saying. Maybe you could ask for a week off from school
so that you can go see Ratatouille…
Yeah that must stink. I remember talking to one of my
British friends the year Nemo came out. It was October and I was telling her about the dvd and she goes
“Nemo just came out over here” and I’m like "What? the dvd’s already out over there??? No
fair!" and she says “No, the movie just got released over here” and I’m like
“ooooooooooh”
…Now if you look over there on Upcoming Pixar it says you poor Austrailians have to wait too!!!
I feel
really sorry for you guys. That sucks!
K3vin
#11
In France, Ratatouille opens August 1th…
That’s suck !
Apparently, the reason for all of
this is that since certain places, such as Australia and the UK. speak the same language as America and therefore
do not have to be dubbed over, they can just send the reels from America to Australia and the UK and use them all
over again, rather than spending more money on creating more reels.
Though it’s still not a good enough
excuse. I’m sure they’ll loose more money from people downloading the film instead of going to the cinema to
watch it, than from copying the reels. 
Mitch
#13
Sky -
First of all, welcome to [i]Pixar
Planet[/i]! I really love your avatar.
Secondly, I “dugg” the said article on
Upcoming Pixar just a few days back…and voiced my opinion(s) on the matter as
well.
I am also upset concerning the fact that overseas countries and continents have to wait an extra 2-5
months (depending on location) to view the film, even though I reside in America. Hopefully, the companies
(Disney specifically) will rethink their decision and release the production at an earlier date for such areas as
Australia and the United Kingdom. And if they won’t do it for Ratatouille, then
perhaps they’ll do it for future Pixar films – such as WALL-E – …like you
stated.
lizardgirl - That’s the lamest excuse I’ve ever heard. It only
takes them a few more bucks and time to send the reels over. Sheesh.
Sky
#14
And even if it did save Disney a few $$$ by just reusing the
reels over and over again in other English speaking countries, is it really worth frustrating Pixar’s
international fans by making them wait up to 5 months??? 
And I agree, how much money would Pixar be
losing by people just saying “oh, stuff it” and then they go download it instead because they either
don’t want to wait, or they wait to make a point to Pixar, and hit them where it hurts- in the hip pocket, just
to prove a point.
I have a feeling that it was Disney’s choice rather than Pixar’s. I’m sure if John
Lasseter realised how much of an issue it is for us fans (both local and international) and depending on how much
we get behind the issue, he would be the one to rethink how they approach
international release dates.
Oh, and thanks to everyone who has “dugg” the article already.
Well, I don’t know exactly why this happened, but you guys: I’m sure Disney spends millions
of dollars in research deciding these things. So I don’t know, maybe they want to wait after another big movie
that’s coming out in July to get more BANG, so to speak. Maybe they see these countries as a hard market to
sell, and waiting for for the US to lead the way. Heck, maybe they think Ratatouille will do well in a certain
season and postponing it until then.
I’m not saying any of these things are true – maybe event the
opposite is happening – but you gotta remember: their trying to make a living, and their going to choose the
time that they think is best.
However, Man I feel sorry for you! Arghh!
Mitch
#16
Gasduude - Ohh…I think I
get it now! Let me see if I can summarize this up correctly:
[b]The longer Disney chooses to
let the film “drag out” from one country to another, the more money they’ll
get.[/b]
In other words, once the film finishes playing in one country…it will continue to
play in another. Heh – well, I have to admit that that technique (if that is, indeed, what they’re doing) is
rather clever…in a crude and inhumane kind of way. (snigger)
AJD08
#17
When will Italy
get it? I just realized I’ll be there on vacay when Ratatouille hits theaters (in the US). 
Mitch - Well, yes…do you blame 'em? What I’m saying is it sucks for those
unfortunate Pixar fans – but not everybody in the world is a Pixar fan either; and Disney knows this.
Mitch
#19
Gasduude - Nah, I don’t
really blame 'em…much. And yeah, there are some non-Pixar fans, but there are
alot of people who do love the studio and its films…so there will be many
disappointed peeps. Oh well. That’s Disney for ya’, but like I said…I probably shouldn’t blame them too
much.
Apparently, they’re releasing it in the half-term; a time when people in the UK generally go to the cinema
more, since even in the month of October, the weather isn’t that great over here. In the summer, people just
don’t go to the cinema because we have to make the most of the good weather that we get. I can see how Disney
will make more money from this method, though it is still a pain.