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#1

Sorry for the pun – heh…

Check out this article

that Jim put up on his website Jim Hill Media:

[url=http://jimhillmedia.com/blogs/jim_hill/archive/2007/01/04/follow-up.aspx]Ratatouille

Article[/url]

I worry no more! Despite the fact that I don’t usually trust executives on anything, this

article makes Ratatouille’s chances of surviving the “big bomb” movies of

2007 pretty promising. Heck, what with the fact that Disney is going to do everything in their power to market

this film, I have complete faith in Ratatouille now – at least, that’s what Disney

says it is going to do. But, for once in a great while, I trust them…

I suggest that you read the whole

article instead of skipping down to the Ratatouille part, for reading the entire

thing makes all the pieces of the puzzle fit together, in a way. In any case, I’m happy! :smiley:

#2

Yeah, Ratatouille will be

fine. It’s a Pixar movie for crying out loud!

#3

Ratatouille will be a success. I agree. It might have some incredible comptition, but I don’t think anyone has

anything to worry about. I am just in a confident mood today.

#4

Yep – I’m not worried about this

film, either. So far, Pixar equals success, and a success this picture will be if I have anything to say about

it.

I’m in a rather confident mood at this moment, too…for some reason. I think this whole "rat

craze" is making me ecstatic. :wink:

#5

Now this article makes

more sense! Disney know what they’re doing when it comes to marketing- look how much they can make out of

straight to video sequels alone, so I’m sure advertising a Pixar film shouldn’t cause too many problems.

#6

lizardgirl - I know – I was smiling like crazy for a few seconds after I read the

end of that article. I’m glad that the Disney executives will do something to make

Ratatouille popular, as it sure will need it.

I like the fact how some

people say that people will refuse to see this movie…simply because it has a rat in it. Well, Mickey Mouse sure

is popular, and Flushed Away got a far amount of viewers. Heh – people are funny.

:stuck_out_tongue:

#7

Of course Pixar movies are of a class of there own

too remember. Cars was a Pixar bomb being ranked 5th all time out of 7 Pixar movies. Yet in the grand scheme,

it was the top animated movie and the number two movie period for this year.

#8

Cars wasn’t the top animated movie - that was Ice Age 2.
You guys are just

looking at the Domestic gross, but in the end, the worldwide gross counts. Cars had a disapointning run overseas.

It made 190 Million less than IA2.
BUT with the great merchandise sales, Cars can still be called a financial

success. I think of making a thread about that.

#9

Nope, sorry - Foreign boxoffice doesn’t count - why’s that? Because Hollywood totally ignores it. It might

be focused on outside of the US but here (where the movies are made) everything is dependent on domestic box

office. Besides, if you want to start factoring other aspects in then you must also factor merchandising (as

mentioned) in which Cars seriously smacked down Ice Age 2. So yes, Ice Age may have won a battle or two but Cars

totally owned it over all. Besides, IA2 isn’t even in consideration for top awards, shows you how much they

respect the overseas opinion.

Even more than that though, Cars was not marketed for overseas consumption.

We nknew it would do poorly there as it was a made for America film. The gamble was taken to push it domestic

and hey - it worked.

#10

Sorry, this is off topic, but the rat character that was eating the peice of food in the

teaser finally got his name confirmed - Emille.

Again, sorry this is off topic, but I couldn’t find any

other way to say it
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#11

Bill - No kidding? Where did you find that out, if

I may ask? :astonished:

I still like “Rollie” better though, coincidentally. Emille just doesn’t seem

to suit him, but maybe that’s because we’ve lived with the assumption that his name was “Rollie” for

so long. (heheh)

#12

I had the same reaction when it was finally confirmed that the main rat’s name

is Remy, and not Ratatouille. I guess people simply have the tendency to reject what they’ve already gotten used

to.

Anyway, I better stray no further, in order to get back on topic :slight_smile:

#13

I get your point, but -

Money is money. I don’t think that the US

bucks count more than the overseas one. :unamused:

#14

CountSolo - Yeah, I guess you’re right. :slight_smile:

I’ve had this question

burning in my head for some time now, by the way:

[b]Why did most people assume that the title

character’s name was “Ratatouille”?[/b]

I don’t know why, but I never thought that

when I first heard about the title. My mom told me that it was some type of European dish (Italian, I believe),

and so I always figured that Pixar just picked that name because, a) it has the word “rat” in it, and

b) it is a type of food…which fits perfectly with the plot line.

Ratatouille would certainly seem like a very weird name for a rat. So, why

did everyone think that that was Remy’s name? :stuck_out_tongue:

#15

Mitch-

Actually, Ratatouille is a French dish, which does make sense as Remy is in Paris. :laughing:

I think the fact

that Ratatouille has the word rat in it made people think it was the rat’s name, as they probably thought it

would be some kind of obvious cliche. But the fact that it isn’t Remy’s name means that we still don’t know

why Ratatouille it called Ratatouille.

Groaning- I agree with you there, that

money is money, although what Dash said is also true- Cars was not made for ‘overseas consumption’.

#16

lizardgirl - Ahh – so it’s a French dish! Heheh – yep, that does make perfect

sense. :wink:

I see. Still, I always thought it was a weird assumption; however, I now see your point. As for

Ratatouille being called what it is, well…

The film is about a rat who

wants to be a chef. Naturally, I’m sure Pixar wanted to christen the movie with a catchy title that would make

sense both ways. Not only is ratatouille a French dish – which coincides with the film and its theme – , but it

also contains the word “rat” in it. Hence: Viola’! A perfect match.

#17

Mitch- I honestly think

that, at some point, Remy has to make some ratatouille. Or eat some. Or at least there should be some physical

reference of ratatouille on the screen. :laughing:

#18

lizardgirl - Heheh – definitely! Well, actually, part of the

plot for Ratatouille is, I hear, as such:

[spoil]Remy makes an

award winnning soup at one point in the film…[/spoil]

Maybe by “soup” they mean

“ratatouille”. Although, ratatouille isn’t a soup, so maybe not. But yeah – it would make perfect

sense to put that dish in the film. :wink:

#19

Heh, I was about to say that. :slight_smile:

I think people assumed that

the main rat’s name was Ratatouille because the dish called ratatouille isn’t very well known (I may be wrong

about this; I can assure you, however, that I have never heard of ratatouille until I learned that Pixar is using

it as a title for one of its films). I mean, my first impression of the word “Ratatouille” was that it

can be used as a name for some animate being (e.g., humans, animals, etc.). Little did I know that naming someone

Ratatouille would be like naming someone Ms. Casserole or Mr. Beef Stew or something :wink:

#20

CountSolo - Haha! Ahh…I see it now. Yes, your

explaination of it has made it even more clear to me. “Mr. Beef Stew”… (snigger) :slight_smile: