Yeah, it was very nice to see a bit more of the other
characters, in particular, Collette. She seems very genuine, and quite interesting. All in all, the trailer was
very impressive!
Alright. Take a deep
breath, Mitch…
[i]WHEW!!![/i]
Awww…man that was great!!! Dude, I-I-I…dude!
So I was coming back from a church meeting (which was
awesome, by the way) with my dad – it was 10:30 PM. I could barely contain my
containment; I was shaking so much that my dad could hardly even open the car before I was at the door and on the
verge of having a nervous breakdown from the tension!
My dad opens the door, I fly into the house…all
the way to the back of my dad’s workroom where I screach to a halt before slamming the spacebar on his computer
keyboard to wake the monitor of its “sleep state”. Two seconds later, and I had the thing
up…
[b]And dang…that was good! It was worth waiting an extra
hour and five mintues, I can tell ya’!!![/b] 
I must say that that is
the funniest, most spectacular, and
exciting trailer for a movie I have ever seen in my entire human being-ish life. I
haven’t laughed so hard since my sister did a wacky impression of
Cars…
Alright, I-I can’t take it anymore. I have to break this down into
sections:
The Characters - Beautiful design, I
must say. Linguini is your typical, down-on-his luck geek who can’t get around in the world very well. His goal
and ambitions are high…but his timing and precision are just off the hook in terms of skill.
Colette
also really impressed me in her mannerisms and especially accent: they got that pretty much dead on. (snigger)
All of the chefs – Skinner included – have just…great designs. They all
have unique looks and features that make not only their appearance, but their personality different and
distinguishable.
Django and Emile: Wow. The animators really changed
Emile’s design – he looks alot more…“poofy” now, and his design is a little more sleek and
“sophisticated”, so to speak. Django is also a great-looking character, and his personality is
sooo…“New York-ish”, in a way. His design actually reminds me of Watto from [i]Star
Wars[/i] (it’s the nose).
And, of course, we can’t forget the rodent of the moment:
Remy. Ahhh…that little ball of fluff is just adorable in manner, look, and
personality.
Oh, and you know that screenshot where Remy pulls on Linguini’s hair – realizing that he
can control him like a marionette – and then does that little smirk? Yeah – that’s my sister and I right
there; us all over!
The Story - Brilliant. Absolutely
fantastic. Such a wonderful little concept:
The rat can cook, and the
kitchen boy can’t. They make a deal and hit it big. Remy gets to live his passion and Linguini is able to
impresse Colette. Skinner realizes what’s going on and tries to catch Remy…turning the whole plot into one big
ball of mayhem.
Beautiful… [b]Great balls of cheese, this is
gonna be good!![/b]
The Design - From the characters…to the
layout, and from the spectacular views of Paris…down to the very story itself: the detail is absolutely
gorgeous. It’s engaging; it’s enticing; it’s beautific.
And for all you people
who have been wondering…
Where have I been? Why…watching the
Ratatouille trailer, of course!
[b]And how many times have I
watched it?[/b] 12 times in 16 hours. I reached my goal of watching it the twelve times I wanted to
watch it, but I haven’t got the entire thing memorized yet. But I can tell you my favorite
lines…
[i]Don’t…look at me like that! You were the one who
was gettin’ fancy with the spices![/i] - Linguini
[i]I have a
raa–rrrgh.[/i] - Linguini
You have a…“rash”? -
Colette
[i]Stay away from the humans. It’s dangerous. Now shut up and eat your
garbage.[/i] - Django
Oh yes, and I must say that the humor is
right down my alley. Pretty much everything that went
on in there – Skinner jumping off the boat, Remy pulling Linguini’s hair as if controlling a marionette
(ingenious), Linguini stuttering in front of Colette, Remy polishing up the soup in
a “ballet”-like fashion, and especially Remy giving a little “hey” to the guy on the
bike…causing the guy to crash into a car – are all things that my sister and I do/have done. It’s just those
crazy little things like that that make these films so special to us; and this film is, I must say, one of the
greatest things Pixar has ever conjured up.
And I must say this one word again to sum
it all up spectacularly:
BRILLIANT!!!
Yeah, I think the most noticeable different from the
teaser to the trailer is just how much more funny and captivating the trailer is. It really gets you watching
right fromt the start!
totally agree with you Mitch!! and I knew you would like it!!
eh heh heh,
Luingini… if I was younger I’d say he’d be my next big crush.
if I was younger of course.
.>
Well, Mitch, that’s quite a big review for a trailer. What are you going to do
when the whole movie is released ?
Holy cow, just skimmed through your post. Now I think you have officially grasped the title for biggest
Ratarouille fan ever in PP, or even the planet.
Hee hee…!
lizardgirl - Oh yes – it’s beautiful! The sights and sounds and
smells… Alright, not smells, but you get the point. It’s great! I agree: it
captivates you from the very first couple of seconds.
Googly-Bear - Haha –
thanks! Yep, I am overly excited; almost wet my pants watching the thing. 
And yeah, Linguini is kinda…nice looking. I do love his design – it’s soo…“geekish”.
(snigger)
Archibald - Haha! You wanna know? Well…I’m going to make a
separate thread for myself because…well…I know my review is gonna be…pretty long.
The Star Swordsman - Haha – yep! I’m the
ultimate fan and the biggest Ratatouille geek you’ll
ever meet! And I’m proud of it, too! Heck, only a few hours ago I walked all the way down to the mall just to
see if my local Disney store was playing the new trailer on the big screen. Alas!..they weren’t, but it was
still worth it anyway.
It’s great to be a geek.
well, I’m a big sucker for geeks.
I mean…
I was.
Linguini just sounds like someone lost who is looking for a chance to shine in
the world instead of a geek.
Googly-Bear - Heheh – yeah, I hear ya’ there. Geeks are cool. 
The Star Swordsman - My thoughts exactly. Poor guy is so
pitiful…
[i]I really need this job. I’ve lost so many. I can’t cook and now I’m actually
talking to a rat…"[/i] - Linguini
(snigger) Gotta love the guy.
I guess the reason why he looks so “geeky” is
to make him stand out from all the other characters working in the restraunt.
Well, he has a certain form of nerdiness about him. XD
Heheh – yeah. And Linguini also seems to be the only
American character in the film. At least, he kinda looks that way to me. (snigger)
Alright, I’ve broken
my record: I have now seen the trailer 16 times as of late.
I
think I’ve finally gotten all the dialogue down. Four more viewings should do it.
it seems that way. He has a big
nose! so does Collett… which makes me wonder…
[spoil] If they “kiss” at the
end, will the noses be an obstical? [/spoil]
Googly-Bear- Lol, it’s
a bit like what one of the producers at Pixar said during a commentry of one of the Pixar films- 'we think of
all these cool things for the characters to do, but then they can’t physically do them!’
Yeah,
Linguini does seem to stick out like a sore thumb, it seems. This is probably part of Pixar trying to make us
feel sympathy and empathy for him.
I think he captures the
feeling of being the “new guy” at a job, you know, where your all thumbs and you feel like your a
big monkey wrench in the machine??
LG- Lee Unkrich said that on
the Monster’s Inc. commentary.
Badda-blam! The Disney Channel Ratatouille Sneak Peak is
finally here:
[url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8NfGndNYYIg]Ratatouille
Sneak Peak[/url]
The footage includes the hosts of the show asking various by-standers to try and
pronounce the main title of the film, new footage from the movie (which happens to be a clip of Remy falling down
from a skylight window and down into a water-filled sink in one of the kitchens…and then attempting to reach
the pot of soup without getting stepped on), and a short behind-the-scenes interview with Brad Bird. The new
trailer also plays after all of this, and get this: some new footage has been “editted into” the
trailer! The two second shot involves Remy and his brother, Emile, jumping onto a chandelier.
Pretty
cool!
Oh yes, and I’ve gained a new record: [b]I’ve now seen the trailer 23
times[/b]. So I now know the whole thing by heart, finally!
Uh Mitch, I think someone already
posted that link in another forum topic. I think it is located in the topic called "Special
Preview".
The Star Swordsman - Oh –
pff. Heheh, sorry about that. My mistake.