My take: Ratatouille

HD Goofnut · 11-06-2009, 09:07 AM

Title: Ratatouille
BD-50 Dual-Layer Disc
Video: 1080p/AVC MPEG-4
Audio: 5.1 Linear PCM
Aspect Ratio: 2:40:1
Subtitles: English, French, and Spanish
Run time: 111 minutes
Studio: Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment
Rating: G
Region Coding: Region A Only
Player used for review: Playstation 3

Cast/Crew Info:
Patton Oswalt as the voice of Remy
Ian Holm as the voice of Skinner
Lou Romano as the voice of Linguini
Brian Dennehy as the voice of Django
Peter Sohn as the voice of Emile
Peter O'Toole as the voice of Anton Ego
Brad Garrett as the voice of Gusteau
Janeane Garofalo as the voice of Colette
Directed by Brad Bird & Jan Pinkava

My take: (the breakdown)

Ratatouille is certainly one of the many gems to come out of Pixar's studio. It grossed over 600 million dollars worldwide during it's theatrical run in 2007 causing it to become a classic almost instantly. The story follows a rat named Remy and his quest to pursue the art of becoming a chef. He has a well defined sense of smell, which aids him with spices and ingredients for different recipes. When he meets Linguini, a lowly garbage boy in Gusteau's restaurant, he quickly finds out how to do the cooking while making it appear that Linguini is actually doing the work. Of course there's some villains at work here in the form of a jealous chef and a snooty food critic so Linguini and Remy have their work cut out for them. It certainly is a wonderful story and I wholeheartedly recommend it for the entire family.

As with other Pixar movies that have been released on Blu-ray Ratatouille is perfect inside and out. Colors are vibrant and well saturated. Flesh tones are accurate. Grain is non-existent due to the digital-to-digital transfer and fine detail is absolutely fantastic. This is right up there with Cars and Wall-E.

The 5.1 Linear PCM track is just as impressive as the video. Dialogue is clear and understandable for the entire run time. Surrounds get plenty of work especially during the busy kitchen sequences. Your sub will also see plenty of work during the more action filled scenes. This is definitely one of the best PCM tracks I have ever heard on Blu-ray.

We get an array of supplements including a couple short movies, several making of features, deleted scenes, and even some stuff for the kids. The best part is that most of it is in 1080.

Movie: 8.5/10
VQ: 10/10
AQ: 10/10
Supplements:8/10
Final word: A Must Own

As always thanks for reading folks.

Nevada_MO_Guy · 11-06-2009, 03:23 PM

I picked this one up when it came out a couple of years ago.

Had the nephew over to watch it and when the lady started shooting with her shotgun, he was like "What The?!...............WOW!!".

He isn't use to surround sound and especially not a 12" subwoofer.

HD Goofnut · 11-06-2009, 03:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nevada_MO_Guy

I picked this one up when it came out a couple of years ago.

Had the nephew over to watch it and when the lady started shooting with her shotgun, he was like "What The?!...............WOW!!".

He isn't use to surround sound and especially not a 12" subwoofer.

Yeah, it's definitely an agressive audio mix.

11-06-2009, 09:07 AM	#1
HD Goofnut The Official HDF Reviewer Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Mississippi, U.S.A. Your resident Dune, Star Wars, and war film expert Age: 27 Posts: 6,848	My take: Ratatouille Title: Ratatouille BD-50 Dual-Layer Disc Video: 1080p/AVC MPEG-4 Audio: 5.1 Linear PCM Aspect Ratio: 2:40:1 Subtitles: English, French, and Spanish Run time: 111 minutes Studio: Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment Rating: G Region Coding: Region A Only Player used for review: Playstation 3 Cast/Crew Info: Patton Oswalt as the voice of Remy Ian Holm as the voice of Skinner Lou Romano as the voice of Linguini Brian Dennehy as the voice of Django Peter Sohn as the voice of Emile Peter O'Toole as the voice of Anton Ego Brad Garrett as the voice of Gusteau Janeane Garofalo as the voice of Colette Directed by Brad Bird & Jan Pinkava My take: (the breakdown) Ratatouille is certainly one of the many gems to come out of Pixar's studio. It grossed over 600 million dollars worldwide during it's theatrical run in 2007 causing it to become a classic almost instantly. The story follows a rat named Remy and his quest to pursue the art of becoming a chef. He has a well defined sense of smell, which aids him with spices and ingredients for different recipes. When he meets Linguini, a lowly garbage boy in Gusteau's restaurant, he quickly finds out how to do the cooking while making it appear that Linguini is actually doing the work. Of course there's some villains at work here in the form of a jealous chef and a snooty food critic so Linguini and Remy have their work cut out for them. It certainly is a wonderful story and I wholeheartedly recommend it for the entire family. As with other Pixar movies that have been released on Blu-ray Ratatouille is perfect inside and out. Colors are vibrant and well saturated. Flesh tones are accurate. Grain is non-existent due to the digital-to-digital transfer and fine detail is absolutely fantastic. This is right up there with Cars and Wall-E. The 5.1 Linear PCM track is just as impressive as the video. Dialogue is clear and understandable for the entire run time. Surrounds get plenty of work especially during the busy kitchen sequences. Your sub will also see plenty of work during the more action filled scenes. This is definitely one of the best PCM tracks I have ever heard on Blu-ray. We get an array of supplements including a couple short movies, several making of features, deleted scenes, and even some stuff for the kids. The best part is that most of it is in 1080. Movie: 8.5/10 VQ: 10/10 AQ: 10/10 Supplements:8/10 Final word: A Must Own As always thanks for reading folks. __________________ My Review Setup Sanyo DP46848 46" 1080p LCD Onkyo TX-SR606 7.1 DirecTV HR21-100 HD DVR Onkyo SKS-HT540 7.1 System LG BH200 Super Blu Toshiba HD-A20 Sony 40 GB PS3 (Now with Netflix streaming!) 156~206~My Movie Collection Latest Review: *Men in Black* Be sure to check out the Blu-ray Review Request Thread

11-06-2009, 03:23 PM	#2
Nevada_MO_Guy Missouri_HD_Guy Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Missouri Age: 41 Posts: 809	I picked this one up when it came out a couple of years ago. Had the nephew over to watch it and when the lady started shooting with her shotgun, he was like "What The?!...............WOW!!". He isn't use to surround sound and especially not a 12" subwoofer. __________________ Sony KDS-60A2000 bulb hours ..... Yamaha RX-V1800 ..... Dish ViP 622 DuoDVR temps .... Toshiba HD-D1 ..... Philips BDP7200 ..... Mirage OMNISAT v2 FS .... Mirage OMNISAT v2 CC ..... Mirage OMNISAT v2 .... Mirage OMNI S12 (19Hz) ..... (2) Sony SA-W3000 (20Hz) ....Home Depot