Noteishness

[serene]

1) Non-spoilery review of "Ratatouille": Really? You liked it? I mean, *really*? someotherguy and I got about an hour into it before we chewed our legs off to get out of the trap of dullness.

2) I have this sickness. The second my kitchen is clean, I suddenly need to cook, right away, or else. SOooo, my kitchen stays clean for maybe two minutes at a stretch. Today, it was breakfast; brunch (see note #3); green tea and coffee ice creams; tuna casserole; wheat bread; wheat bagels; and baked kabocha squash that will marinate overnight in soy sauce, rice vinegar, and sugar and become my favorite snack of late.

3) Turns out someotherguy is right: the off-brand Spam stuff (in this case, Treet) tastes better than Spam. I'm not sure I wanted to know this info. Anyway, I was going to make the potatoes and veggies with cheese on them, but he requested Treet instead of cheese for the protein, and it turned out to be pretty yummy. Go figure.

Comments

[nolly.livejournal.com]

I thought Ratatouille was just OK. I watched all the way through, but I doubt I'll ever watch it again.

[wild-irises.livejournal.com]

I loved it from start to finish and was never bored for a second. Aren't people's differences interesting?

[serenejournal.livejournal.com]

Yep. *smooch*

[tracytreefrog.livejournal.com]

I did manage to watch the whole movie but could not get what the BIG deal was about it. No I would never watch it again.

[serenejournal.livejournal.com]

Yeah. James and I finally just gave up.

about that

[steelmagnoliaca.livejournal.com]

I know it's a cartoon but the concept of a rat in the kitchen made me queasy the entire movie. No, really.

Re: about that

[serenejournal.livejournal.com]

That was part of it for me. I thank them for making a deal of him washing his paws, but still, NO RATS IN THE FOOD, thankyewvermuch!

[pyrzqxgl.livejournal.com]

Yep, I definitely enjoyed it (http://pyrzqxgl.livejournal.com/122947.html) (Ratatouille, not spamlike substances).

[klwalton.livejournal.com]

I *adored* Ratatouille.

Vive la différence! :)

[therealjae.livejournal.com]

I liked Ratatouille, but I agree with you that the pace was a lot slower than the pace of all the other Pixar films I've seen, and I found that a bit problematic.

-J

[bcholmes.livejournal.com]

I thought it was "meh".

I'm really incensed that it took the Oscar from Persepolis.

[loveyerlife.livejournal.com]

Definitely the pace of Ratatouille was slower, and not for everybody. I work at an 3d animation school. My bosses work at Pixar, and so I tend to really look for craftsmanship of the character design, the lighting and the character animation alot more than the story. I found the overall design of the film beautiful, and done more in a classical European style. I probably would not have chosen a "rat in a restaurant" plotline, but given that,I think they did a very nice job on it.

I loved it, but then again, I tend to dissect animation a lot, and appreciate it more on its technical merits. I especially appreciate the time that goes into the production (I remember Carlos telling me how it takes the character animators weeks or months to get one shot just right.)

Their next film, "UP", sounds like it will be a real heart- tugger.

[serenejournal.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I enjoy the beauty of films, but without a good story, I can't be bothered.

[mamagotcha.livejournal.com]

Brad Bird's storytelling caught me from the first moment I saw "Iron Giant" so many years ago. So pretty much anything he does, I come to with a high expectation of being caught up in the characters and flow of events. I wasn't disappointed with Ratatouille one bit, and fortunately my entire family, including Linc, will watch it with me anytime I pop it in. I'm a total sucker for visual puns and tiny details as well as wholesale immersion and humor, and Bird's movies are jammed with all of this, not unlike Jeunet's (Amelie, Delicatessen, City of Lost Children).

Different strokes for different folks, right?

(By the way... Linc and I watched Ghostbusters again yesterday, and thought of you fondly!)

[serenejournal.livejournal.com]

We think of you when we see Ghostbusters, too. :-)

(I thought Iron Giant was just as slow and dull, so there ya go.)

[amythis.livejournal.com]

I always seem to enjoy Pixar less than friends and critics. For me, the movies are pleasant but forgettable. In contrast, I had a blast at Flushed Away.

[firecat]

I liked Ratatouille in part for being a stealth size-accepting movie.

[ailbhe]

I'd like to have another go at Ratatouille. We watched it twice while trapped in a hotel with a sick four-year-old after missing a wedding, so I really liked it in comparison to my actual life right that minute, and Linnea enjoyed it much better than focussing on being sick, but I have truly no idea how much it would stand up to being watched by actual choice.

[trinker.livejournal.com]

I loved it, and so did Ben. Enough so that my mother bought it for us as a present. We don't have many DVDs on board, but it's one of them.

[pantryslut.livejournal.com]

I saw a clip from the movie (rat and boy meet for the first time) and actually thought I was going to hate it, but then I saw the whole movie and loved it.

[leback.livejournal.com]

I'm so glad I'm not the only one. :-)

[darklily1.livejournal.com]

I don't mind it (Ratatouille), but then I have 2 small children. There's a pretty good message in it (no, not "Anyone can cook"), but that if you are passionate about something, it shouldn't matter who you are/where you come from. People (or rats) should be judged on their talents, not their appearance.

Speaking of movies...the DH and I saw Dark Knight on Saturday. I won't say anything about the movie itself, just that I couldn't believe that there were actually some parents that brought their (too young) kids. One left about a quarter of the way through. Another was sitting a few seats away from me and made it all the way through, but was actually crying at one point. Both were boys. One was about 10 years old. This is not a kid's movie!

[porcinea.livejournal.com]

Treet is awesome!! Way better than Spam (and I like Spam). Treet is a treat!