The boys and I caught the morning showing of Ratatouille today, and we enjoyed it. You can always count on Pixar to put out a quality story and amazing CG. I have to say that the CG was amazing! It seemed so much more polished than previous Pixar movies. The water effects were way more impressive than Finding Nemo, and the camera angles seemed quite a bit more sophisticated.

The story itself was interesting. It’s kind of a nutty premise, but the kitchen setting was really fun and completely held my interest. Also, Paris looked amazing. My favorite part of the movie was the chase scene where the chef on the scooter was trying to grab the papers from Remy. That was so awesome!

The audio quality and sountrack were superb as well. I suppose we got a great theater today, because everything sounded so crisp and the surround sound was so accurate. It makes me really want to invest in a good home theater set-up. The ending credits were pretty cool too, and the music accompaniment was great. It really makes me want the soundtrack now.

On the negative side, the story didn’t seem to hold the interest of my kids (3 and 6) as much as Nemo or Cars did. I guess cooking just isn’t as exciting to them. And also, we were hoping for something a little more special at the end of the credits. We actually sat until the lights came on waiting for something more than the little animated rat looking queasy. Oh well, these are just minor complaints. I definitely recommend this movie and will be picking it up on DVD when it is available!