Has anyone else seen it? Just curious about something.

nancy

On Jul 11, 8:58 am, "Nancy Young" > wrote:
> Has anyone else seen it? Just curious about something.
>
> nancy

I saw it, and I have to say, it was perhaps the best animated film and
one of the best films in general that I've ever seen! I loved the
animation, the voice acting, the theme, the characters, everything! I
really recommend for people of all ages to go see.

"GD" > wrote

> On Jul 11, 8:58 am, "Nancy Young" > wrote:
>> Has anyone else seen it? Just curious about something.

> I saw it, and I have to say, it was perhaps the best animated film and
> one of the best films in general that I've ever seen! I loved the
> animation, the voice acting, the theme, the characters, everything! I
> really recommend for people of all ages to go see.

I got a lot of laughs and the animation really was something. I was
curious if you thought any of the characters were based on real
chefs.

nancy

Nancy Young wrote:
> Has anyone else seen it? Just curious about something.
>
> nancy
>
Yup.. kidlet and I went this week. Cute. Would love to play in that kitchen.
What's the question..?

"Goomba38" > wrote

> Nancy Young wrote:
>> Has anyone else seen it? Just curious about something.

> Yup.. kidlet and I went this week. Cute. Would love to play in that
> kitchen.
> What's the question..?

Did any of the characters seem to be taken from real chefs?

I had a couple of ideas, myself.

nancy

On Jul 11, 6:04 am, GD > wrote:
> On Jul 11, 8:58 am, "Nancy Young" > wrote:
>
> > Has anyone else seen it? Just curious about something.
>
> > nancy
>
> I saw it, and I have to say, it was perhaps the best animated film and
> one of the best films in general that I've ever seen! I loved the
> animation, the voice acting, the theme, the characters, everything! I
> really recommend for people of all ages to go see.


I'm thinking of having a Ratatouille Saturday. . .Invite my grandkids
over for Ratatouille for lunch, and then take them to the movie;-)

Pixar Studios is totally awesome when it comes to digital
animation. . .Their studio down in Emoryville, would be the most
delightful place to work.

Myrl Jeffcoat
http://www.myrljeffcoat.com

On Jul 11, 8:58 am, "Nancy Young" > wrote:
> Has anyone else seen it? Just curious about something.
>
> nancy

I saw it..and thought it was excellent. I was curious about the final
dish - the ratatoullie - which was done in a very different way than I
am familiar with. I did some googling and found a couple of recipes.
Eggplant is a fairly recent acquired taste for me.

Sheryl Julian, the Boston Globe food editor put up a video of herself
on her blog making something similar to Remy's dish but she left out
the eggplant. She claimed it would take too long to cook.

http://tinyurl.com/33lukd

-Tracy

Nancy Young > wrote in message
. ..
> Has anyone else seen it? Just curious about something.

Loved it. The daughter-units loved it. SWMBO loved it. The
dialogue was MAGNIFICENT!

Gasteau reminded me of JP... Or even Julia. Skinner reminds me of
almost every Foodnetwork Chef.

The Ranger

"The Ranger" > wrote

> Nancy Young > wrote

>> Has anyone else seen it? Just curious about something.
>
> Loved it. The daughter-units loved it. SWMBO loved it. The dialogue was
> MAGNIFICENT!

I could see it again. I really enjoyed it.

> Gasteau reminded me of JP... Or even Julia. Skinner reminds me of almost
> every Foodnetwork Chef.

Remy made me think of Bobby Flay, appearance-wise. The
food critic immediately made me think of Anthony Bourdain,
I was surprised Ron said the same thing. I guess it's those legs.
I can't think who Colette reminds me of, perhaps no one. She
seemed familiar.

nancy

> I'm thinking of having a Ratatouille Saturday. . .Invite my grandkids
> over for Ratatouille for lunch, and then take them to the movie;-)
>
That is a very cute idea!

Haven't seen the movie yet, my son has though and loved it.

--
Queenie

*** Be the change you wish to see in the world ***

On Jul 11, 7:58 am, "Nancy Young" > wrote:
> Has anyone else seen it? Just curious about something.
>
> nancy

I saw it last weekend with granddaughter- not my favorite Pixar, but
pretty good. It needed more humor NOT based on slapstick, IMO. I
liked Cars better.

The "short" with it was terrific, BTW.

N.

On Jul 11, 7:58 am, "Nancy Young" > wrote:
> Has anyone else seen it? Just curious about something.
>
> nancy

Your question about "real" chefs - the German guy with the square,
pale head - maybe Wolfgang Puck; other than that, I couldn't really
place the female love interest, or the main character, or even the
kinda-East Indian chef. I think it's pretty apparent that Pixar tried
for a "salad" of different restaurant kitchen types, instead of
zeroing in on real-life characters.

They (Pixar) seem more likely to give their "actors" characterizations
that belong to whoever is doing the voices, especially in facial
movements, expressions, etc.

I thought the movie needed more Emile (David Schwimmer).
;-)

N.

In article >, Steve Wertz > writes:
> On Wed, 11 Jul 2007 14:32:00 -0000, Tracy wrote:
>
>> I saw it..and thought it was excellent. I was curious about the final
>> dish - the ratatoullie - which was done in a very different way than I
>> am familiar with. I did some googling and found a couple of recipes.
>> Eggplant is a fairly recent acquired taste for me.
>
> While it was certainly a movie about cooking, it's clear they
> weren't there to teach anything about cooking. Noting was very
> specific. Any cooking info was very vague.

True, on the other hand, you could quite clearly recognize most of the
ingredients being used. Rosemary and thyme looked like rosemary and thyme, for
example. I think it was more of a foodie movie than a cooking movie. The
attention to detail extended to the sensuality of tasting things, and the
breathtaking camera-swoosh when the critic bites into the Ratatouie. I also
liked how Remy the rat disagreed with the girl chef's ingredient suggestions.
He had an expression like "Ew, those flavors don't go together, don't listen
to her!" :-)
I've never had or cooked Ratatouie, but this inspired me to try it this
week. I used eggplant too, which DH and I both disliked in the past, but it
turned out very good. It was kind of alot of trouble for a "peasant dish". I
referred to both the Joy of Cooking recipe and the Weight Watcher's recipe.
Mine resembled the WW recipe the most, but I did it casserole-style instead of
soup-style. I also added grated fresh parmesan cheese between the layers for
added flavor.

- Sharon
"Gravity... is a harsh mistress!"

"Nancy2" > wrote

> I thought the movie needed more Emile (David Schwimmer).
> ;-)

IMDB says it's Peter Sohn?

nancy

On Wed, 11 Jul 2007 09:21:39 -0400, "Nancy Young" >
wrote:

>
>"Goomba38" > wrote
>
>> Nancy Young wrote:
>>> Has anyone else seen it? Just curious about something.
>
>> Yup.. kidlet and I went this week. Cute. Would love to play in that
>> kitchen.
>> What's the question..?
>
>Did any of the characters seem to be taken from real chefs?
>
>I had a couple of ideas, myself.
>
>nancy
>
I've heard that Thomas Keller was consulted by the creative team
preproduction. But I've not seen the movie.
--

modom

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On Jul 11, 8:58 am, "Nancy Young" > wrote:
> Has anyone else seen it? Just curious about something.
>
> nancy

We saw it last weekend and loved it. Some of the showings were done
in DLP format. We went to one of those and I was blown away by the
quality and sharpness of the picture. My stepson said DLP movies are
stored on a computer hard drive, so they'll never deteriorate.

The cooking/kitchen aspects of the movie were very well done (no pun
intended) and the characters were very amusing. Some of the
characters have a French accent, and I had to wonder whether children
will understand what they're saying.

In answer to Nancy's question (belated Happy Birthday!), the Gusteau
character reminded my of Chef Boyardee. Highly recommended. Go see
it on the big screen.

Leo

On Wed, 11 Jul 2007 09:21:39 -0400, "Nancy Young" >
wrote:

>
>"Goomba38" > wrote
>
>> Nancy Young wrote:
>>> Has anyone else seen it? Just curious about something.
>
>> Yup.. kidlet and I went this week. Cute. Would love to play in that
>> kitchen.
>> What's the question..?
>
>Did any of the characters seem to be taken from real chefs?
>
>I had a couple of ideas, myself.
>
>nancy
>

Yes, there is a long thread on it on eGullet, already. Thomas Keller
was the major consultant on it. He was the voice of the finicky
patron, from what I understand, at least in the English version. And
some of the food was based on how he cooks.

http://forums.egullet.org/index.php?showtopic=102458

Christine

On Jul 11, 12:12 pm, "Nancy Young" > wrote:
> "Nancy2" > wrote
>
> > I thought the movie needed more Emile (David Schwimmer).
> > ;-)
>
> IMDB says it's Peter Sohn?
>
> nancy

I dunno - Remy's brother, whoever that is. I could swear it was
Schwimmer. I don't know Sohn, so I guess the two could have the same
voice....

N.

"Leo Scanlon" > wrote

> We saw it last weekend and loved it. Some of the showings were done
> in DLP format. We went to one of those and I was blown away by the
> quality and sharpness of the picture. My stepson said DLP movies are
> stored on a computer hard drive, so they'll never deteriorate.
>
> The cooking/kitchen aspects of the movie were very well done (no pun
> intended) and the characters were very amusing. Some of the
> characters have a French accent, and I had to wonder whether children
> will understand what they're saying.

There were children in the audience when I went, I heard them
laughing so I guess they appreciated the movie even if they didn't
get it all.

> In answer to Nancy's question (belated Happy Birthday!),

Thank you!

> the Gusteau
> character reminded my of Chef Boyardee. Highly recommended. Go see
> it on the big screen.

I hope I see it again. I'd like to.

nancy

"Christine Dabney" > wrote

> On Wed, 11 Jul 2007 09:21:39 -0400, "Nancy Young" >
> wrote:

>>Did any of the characters seem to be taken from real chefs?
>>
>>I had a couple of ideas, myself.

> Yes, there is a long thread on it on eGullet, already. Thomas Keller
> was the major consultant on it. He was the voice of the finicky
> patron, from what I understand, at least in the English version. And
> some of the food was based on how he cooks.
>
> http://forums.egullet.org/index.php?showtopic=102458

Thanks for that link! Funny that Jamie Oliver was in the British
version. I see that someone posted the recipe ... it looks like a
doozy.

nancy

"Nancy2" > wrote

> On Jul 11, 7:58 am, "Nancy Young" > wrote:
>> Has anyone else seen it? Just curious about something.

> Your question about "real" chefs - the German guy with the square,
> pale head - maybe Wolfgang Puck;

That occured to me, too.

I saw something about continuity errors, I did catch the main one ...
when the soup first spills as Linguini is mopping up as garbage boy,
it's red. Somewhere along the line it turned white.

nancy

One time on Usenet, "Nancy Young" > said:

> Has anyone else seen it? Just curious about something.

Yes ma'am -- DH, DS & I saw it on the 4th. We like to hit the threater
on holidays; no crowds...

--
Jani in WA

In article >,
"Nancy Young" > wrote:

> Did any of the characters seem to be taken from real chefs?

I've only seen the preview. But the little ghost chef that hovers over
Remy looks a bit like Paul Bocuse.

--
Julian Vrieslander

In article >,
"Nancy Young" > wrote:

> I saw something about continuity errors, I did catch the main one ...
> when the soup first spills as Linguini is mopping up as garbage boy,
> it's red. Somewhere along the line it turned white.

When Remy takes over and tries to save the soup, he pours in a lot of
cream.

--
Julian Vrieslander

Steve Wertz wrote:

> While it was certainly a movie about cooking, it's clear they
> weren't there to teach anything about cooking. Noting was very
> specific. Any cooking info was very vague.
>
> As for animated movies, I liked "Over the Hedge" much better.
>
> -sw

Just for grins, one of my clients used to bring me the "Over the Hedge"
comics. Her son (T Lewis) draws the cartoon, he lives in Alaska and he
faxes them to her because our local newspaper did not carry it. You can
find it online, but my client does not have a computer.

http://www.unitedmedia.com/comics/hedge/archive/

Becca

One time on Usenet, Steve Wertz > said:
> On Wed, 11 Jul 2007 20:15:52 -0500, Becca wrote:
>
> > Steve Wertz wrote:
> >
> >> As for animated movies, I liked "Over the Hedge" much better.
> >
> > Just for grins, one of my clients used to bring me the "Over the Hedge"
> > comics. Her son (T Lewis) draws the cartoon, he lives in Alaska and he
> > faxes them to her because our local newspaper did not carry it. You can
> > find it online, but my client does not have a computer.
>
> Interesting. I didn't even know it was a comic strip.

I didn't either! I like the strip, never did see the movie...

--
Jani in WA

"Nancy Young" > wrote in message
. ..
> Has anyone else seen it? Just curious about something.

I saw it.

> > Has anyone else seen it? Just curious about something.
>
> I saw it.
>

Thanks for that informative reply.

Becca wrote:
> Steve Wertz wrote:
>
>> While it was certainly a movie about cooking, it's clear they
>> weren't there to teach anything about cooking. Noting was very
>> specific. Any cooking info was very vague.
>>
>> As for animated movies, I liked "Over the Hedge" much better.
>>
>> -sw
>
> Just for grins, one of my clients used to bring me the "Over the Hedge"
> comics. Her son (T Lewis) draws the cartoon, he lives in Alaska and he
> faxes them to her because our local newspaper did not carry it. You can
> find it online, but my client does not have a computer.
>
> http://www.unitedmedia.com/comics/hedge/archive/
>
> Becca
>
>
It's one of my favourite strips; the artwork is excellent, and the
storylines are always amusing. My newspaper doesn't carry it either;
I've been reading it online for several years now.

On Jul 11, 7:55 am, MayQueen > wrote:
> > I'm thinking of having a Ratatouille Saturday. . .Invite my grandkids
> > over for Ratatouille for lunch, and then take them to the movie;-)
>
> That is a very cute idea!
>
> Haven't seen the movie yet, my son has though and loved it.
>
> --
> Queenie
>
> *** Be the change you wish to see in the world ***


I understand that Ratatouille is one of Disney-Pixar's best works.

There have been a few times when I have "bundled" events to create a
theme day, or weekend for grandkids. I live in Sacramento, near the
California Gold Rush sites. A few years ago, I rented, "Paint Your
Wagon" and had a "Paint Your Wagon" weekend. I had a couple grandkids
over here, we watched the movie, while making a rather primative
looking stew in a cast iron pot, and camped out on the living room
floor. The next morning, I took them up to Jackson, and Columbia, and
spent the day touring an old mine in the area, along with some of the
caves and caverns. It was a blast!


Myrl Jeffcoat
http://www.myrljeffcoat.com

GD wrote:

> On Jul 11, 8:58 am, "Nancy Young" > wrote:
>
>>Has anyone else seen it? Just curious about something.
>>
>>nancy
>
>
> I saw it, and I have to say, it was perhaps the best animated film and
> one of the best films in general that I've ever seen! I loved the
> animation, the voice acting, the theme, the characters, everything! I
> really recommend for people of all ages to go see.

I definitely want to see it. It sounds like it will be
good. And I'm just sick enough to like the idea of a
rat becoming a chef. ;-)

Kate


--
Kate Connally
“If I were as old as I feel, I’d be dead already.”
Goldfish: “The wholesome snack that smiles back,
Until you bite their heads off.”
What if the hokey pokey really *is* what it's all about?

Tracy wrote:

> On Jul 11, 8:58 am, "Nancy Young" > wrote:
>
>>Has anyone else seen it? Just curious about something.
>>
>>nancy
>
>
> I saw it..and thought it was excellent. I was curious about the final
> dish - the ratatoullie - which was done in a very different way than I
> am familiar with. I did some googling and found a couple of recipes.
> Eggplant is a fairly recent acquired taste for me.
>
> Sheryl Julian, the Boston Globe food editor put up a video of herself
> on her blog making something similar to Remy's dish but she left out
> the eggplant. She claimed it would take too long to cook.

I do like eggplant but I too have only recently learned to like
it. Maybe 10 years ago. (Hey, that's recent when you're my
age!) Anyway, for some reason I have never been keen on the
idea of traditional ratatouille because of the eggplant. I make
something very similar but without the eggplant - just bell peppers,
zucchini, yellow squash, tomatoes, and herbs and garlic and onion.
I just threw it together one day several years ago on a whim and
based on a vague recollection of ratatouille recipes I had seen.
It's yummy. I serve it over rice. Lovely.

Kate

--
Kate Connally
“If I were as old as I feel, I’d be dead already.”
Goldfish: “The wholesome snack that smiles back,
Until you bite their heads off.”
What if the hokey pokey really *is* what it's all about?

Steve Wertz wrote:

> On Wed, 11 Jul 2007 14:32:00 -0000, Tracy wrote:
>
>
>>I saw it..and thought it was excellent. I was curious about the final
>>dish - the ratatoullie - which was done in a very different way than I
>>am familiar with. I did some googling and found a couple of recipes.
>>Eggplant is a fairly recent acquired taste for me.
>
>
> While it was certainly a movie about cooking, it's clear they
> weren't there to teach anything about cooking. Noting was very
> specific. Any cooking info was very vague.
>
> As for animated movies, I liked "Over the Hedge" much better.

I hope I like it better than Over the Hedge. I like, or at used
to like, the comis strip, but I haven't read it lately. Someone
gave me the OTH dvd for Xmas. I was all gung ho to see but but
was really disappointed in it. I didn't like it at all. So I
really hope I'm not disappointed in Ratatatouille. ;-)

Kate

--
Kate Connally
“If I were as old as I feel, I’d be dead already.”
Goldfish: “The wholesome snack that smiles back,
Until you bite their heads off.”
What if the hokey pokey really *is* what it's all about?

"Kate Connally" > wrote

> GD wrote:
>
>> On Jul 11, 8:58 am, "Nancy Young" > wrote:
>>
>>>Has anyone else seen it? Just curious about something.

>> I saw it, and I have to say, it was perhaps the best animated film and
>> one of the best films in general that I've ever seen! I loved the
>> animation, the voice acting, the theme, the characters, everything! I
>> really recommend for people of all ages to go see.
>
> I definitely want to see it. It sounds like it will be
> good. And I'm just sick enough to like the idea of a
> rat becoming a chef. ;-)

Heh, there were times it was a little ooky, but you get over
it. I hope you like the movie, I enjoyed it.

nancy

On Thu, 12 Jul 2007 13:57:36 -0400, Kate Connally >
wrote:

>GD wrote:
>
>> On Jul 11, 8:58 am, "Nancy Young" > wrote:
>>
>>>Has anyone else seen it? Just curious about something.
>>>
>>>nancy
>>
>>
>> I saw it, and I have to say, it was perhaps the best animated film and
>> one of the best films in general that I've ever seen! I loved the
>> animation, the voice acting, the theme, the characters, everything! I
>> really recommend for people of all ages to go see.
>
>I definitely want to see it. It sounds like it will be
>good. And I'm just sick enough to like the idea of a
>rat becoming a chef. ;-)
>
>Kate

my understanding was that a lot of chefs are rats already.

your pal,
blake

On Thu, 12 Jul 2007 14:02:22 -0400, Kate Connally >
wrote:

>Tracy wrote:
>
>> On Jul 11, 8:58 am, "Nancy Young" > wrote:
>>
>>>Has anyone else seen it? Just curious about something.
>>>
>>>nancy
>>
>>
>> I saw it..and thought it was excellent. I was curious about the final
>> dish - the ratatoullie - which was done in a very different way than I
>> am familiar with. I did some googling and found a couple of recipes.
>> Eggplant is a fairly recent acquired taste for me.
> >
>> Sheryl Julian, the Boston Globe food editor put up a video of herself
>> on her blog making something similar to Remy's dish but she left out
>> the eggplant. She claimed it would take too long to cook.
>
>I do like eggplant but I too have only recently learned to like
>it. Maybe 10 years ago. (Hey, that's recent when you're my
>age!) Anyway, for some reason I have never been keen on the
>idea of traditional ratatouille because of the eggplant. I make
>something very similar but without the eggplant - just bell peppers,
>zucchini, yellow squash, tomatoes, and herbs and garlic and onion.
>I just threw it together one day several years ago on a whim and
>based on a vague recollection of ratatouille recipes I had seen.
>It's yummy. I serve it over rice. Lovely.
>
>Kate

try it with the eggplant. it's good.

your pal,
blake

blake murphy wrote:

> On Thu, 12 Jul 2007 14:02:22 -0400, Kate Connally >
> wrote:
>
>
>>Tracy wrote:
>>
>>
>>>On Jul 11, 8:58 am, "Nancy Young" > wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>Has anyone else seen it? Just curious about something.
>>>>
>>>>nancy
>>>
>>>
>>>I saw it..and thought it was excellent. I was curious about the final
>>>dish - the ratatoullie - which was done in a very different way than I
>>>am familiar with. I did some googling and found a couple of recipes.
>>>Eggplant is a fairly recent acquired taste for me.
>>>
>>>Sheryl Julian, the Boston Globe food editor put up a video of herself
>>>on her blog making something similar to Remy's dish but she left out
>>>the eggplant. She claimed it would take too long to cook.
>>
>>I do like eggplant but I too have only recently learned to like
>>it. Maybe 10 years ago. (Hey, that's recent when you're my
>>age!) Anyway, for some reason I have never been keen on the
>>idea of traditional ratatouille because of the eggplant. I make
>>something very similar but without the eggplant - just bell peppers,
>>zucchini, yellow squash, tomatoes, and herbs and garlic and onion.
>>I just threw it together one day several years ago on a whim and
>>based on a vague recollection of ratatouille recipes I had seen.
>>It's yummy. I serve it over rice. Lovely.
>>
>>Kate
>
>
> try it with the eggplant. it's good.

It probably is, but not as good as without the eggplant. ;-)

Kate

--
Kate Connally
“If I were as old as I feel, I’d be dead already.”
Goldfish: “The wholesome snack that smiles back,
Until you bite their heads off.”
What if the hokey pokey really *is* what it's all about?

Nancy Young > wrote in message
. ..
> Has anyone else seen it?

As a follow-up, the daughter-units knew I enjoyed the main
character so much they went together and got me the Remy
touch-doll (eight different sayings every time he's
bounced/touched.) I love it!

The Ranger

Nancy Young wrote:
> "GD" > wrote
>
> > On Jul 11, 8:58 am, "Nancy Young" > wrote:
> >> Has anyone else seen it? Just curious about something.
>
> > I saw it, and I have to say, it was perhaps the best animated film and
> > one of the best films in general that I've ever seen! I loved the
> > animation, the voice acting, the theme, the characters, everything! I
> > really recommend for people of all ages to go see.
>
> I got a lot of laughs and the animation really was something. I was
> curious if you thought any of the characters were based on real
> chefs.
>
> nancy

I saw it with my daughter this evening. I want to see it again. And
rent Ben and Willard. She wants to wait for Rat II. I noticed a credit
to Anthony Bourdain and a reference to kitchen staff as like a band of
pirates. But I know that I cant think of any chef more famous for his
line of prepared food than for his restaurants. Except M Boyardee.
When Skinner (I tihnk it was Skinner) referred to the girl as "Tatu,"
I thought of a cerrtain Russian pop-group <http://www.tatugirls.com/>.
But obviously my brain is short-circuited and everything is connected
to everything. My daughter and I both liked the music.

-bwg
He'll be the red guard
She'll be the new world
He'll wear his grey cap
She'll wave her red book
-Pere Ubu

modom (palindrome guy) wrote:
> I've heard that Thomas Keller was consulted by the creative team
> preproduction. But I've not seen the movie.

The French Laundry was listed in the credits.

-bwg