Mitch
#21
Haha – yeah, so am I. That thing looks hilarious, even if I do
have my doubts about it… (snigger)
And Flushed Away wasn’t completely a
DreamWorks presentation; it was also an [i]Aardman
Productions[/i] film. Yes, the feature itself could have been a little better, but all-in-all…it was
pretty decent.
On the subject of the “Ratatouille-coming-out-too-late” discussion, I believe
that it is placed in just the right spot for next year. It is after [i]Meet the
Robinsons[/i] – which may become a blockbuster hit, if successful – and before [i]Harry
Potter and the Order of the Phoenix[/i] – which is sure to bring in the
cash – , so I think it has a pretty good chance of not being over-looked.
Kung Fu Panda? Another animal film? 
When I
heard that Dreamworks would be releasing a film about rats, I was hesitant to want to watch it. But when I heard
it would be an Aardman film, I knew it would be good, because Aardman does good stories!!! (I haven’t seen it
yet, but as an animation fan, I will eventually).
Just think about it. How many romantic comedies are
released every year? How many Hollywood action flicks are released every year? How many dramas are released every
year? While I do agree that the Antz/A Bug’s Life deal was a bit much way back in the 1990s, I think that the
most important thing, besides the topic of the film, is the story and the presentation of the
characters.
I have to write a thesis paper about what makes a good story. One of the sub-topic points that
I’ll make is how story and presentation are key, even with a similar character subject.
What I do think,
however, that we will have to worry about is that Ratatouille surrounds a summer of very much hyped-up films. I
can’t wait.
If
Rataouille’s plot is as good as all the others have been, there shouldn’t be a problem with arrival time. If
it’s good enough people will be too distracted to be comparing it to Flushed Away.
Mitch
#25
Not that this is extremely relevant to
what we’re talking about, but if you go to this link…
home.disney.go.com/movies/
…and
scroll down a bit, you will see a new picture of Remy giving the “ok” signal. My sister and I thought
it was cool enough that the Disney website finally got updated, but after we saw
that we practically “whooped” for joy! 
Go ahead and take a look if you want. 
Meg
#26
Flushed Away will not affect Rats’ B.O. take
at all. Flushed Away, as well as Wallace and Gromit, did not perform wonders at the box office. I f it had been a
smash hit I would have been worried. The styles are totally different as well.
Flushed Away was supposed to look like a traditionall
clay Aardman film. Ratatoille will be your typical CG film. There is a huge difference.
Hey, CGI is CGI, no matter what
style you’re trying to replicate.
~~=oP
Exactly- when CGI was new and shiny, it would
be a valid reason to see a film, but now it’s so common, just because a film is CGI doesn’t mean that it’s
worth seeing.