I'm not sure I'd agree this this edges out The Iron Giant as less manic. I recall that film, even in its action scenes, being much more sedate.
I do like the fact that there are repercussions for Remy's actions. I also really like the fact that the voices weren't all instantly recognizable as famous actorsTM, which tends to disrupt the suspension of disbelief in so many animated films.
Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH was the better treatment of the story, but there were elements of The Secret of NIMH that I think were done well. Voice characterizations were marvelous: John Carradine ripped up “The Great Owl”. He obviously enjoyed the role. And Paul Shenar - I mean, what can you say?
-- Do you remember him as Orson Welles in The Night that Panicked America? Not much physical resemblance, though they did what they could, but his voice had just that necessary orotund timbre.
I always remember the ending: Welles leaving the CBS building, and the night watchman saying, "So that's it, huh?"
"Yes," Welles says. "The nightmare's over."
(camera pans up into the night sky) (narration, then fade-in) “But the nightmare was just beginning...”
As a quasi-foodie I was very entertained by this movie. Like the other commenter, I thought the chase scenes (the French Granny with her shotgun, and the will chase) were completely unnecessary, and the latter did nothing in particular to advance the plot but, let's face it, the chase scenes probably kept the under-12 members of the audience entertained.
I think you underestimate the growth of foodie-ism among the young, though. Remember, this is a generation growing up with the Food Network - Alton Brown, Iron Chef, and all. Some friends of ours from California's kids were in the pre-12 set, and were quoting Alton to *us*. I think this new crop of kids is going to be far more sophisticated about food than we ever were at that age.
There's an interesting question here: Do kids have the maturity to appreciate subtle tastes when they're 12 or so? I certainly didn't, though my poor father--who was something of a foodie back when it was expensive and difficult--tried his best to offer my sister and me foods my mother considered exotic
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Re: Ratatouillehappy_hackerJuly 10 2007, 18:46:03 UTC
Certainly one's palate changes over time. I recall vinegar especially was intense enough to make me gag when I was young, whereas today I eat it with pleasure in a wide variety of foods
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I do like the fact that there are repercussions for Remy's actions. I also really like the fact that the voices weren't all instantly recognizable as famous actorsTM, which tends to disrupt the suspension of disbelief in so many animated films.
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Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH was the better treatment of the story, but there were elements of The Secret of NIMH that I think were done well. Voice characterizations were marvelous: John Carradine ripped up “The Great Owl”. He obviously enjoyed the role. And Paul Shenar - I mean, what can you say?
-- Do you remember him as Orson Welles in The Night that Panicked America? Not much physical resemblance, though they did what they could, but his voice had just that necessary orotund timbre.
I always remember the ending: Welles leaving the CBS building, and the night watchman saying, "So that's it, huh?"
"Yes," Welles says. "The nightmare's over."
(camera pans up into the night sky) (narration, then fade-in) “But the nightmare was just beginning...”
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I think you underestimate the growth of foodie-ism among the young, though. Remember, this is a generation growing up with the Food Network - Alton Brown, Iron Chef, and all. Some friends of ours from California's kids were in the pre-12 set, and were quoting Alton to *us*. I think this new crop of kids is going to be far more sophisticated about food than we ever were at that age.
-Jim
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