Saw Ratatouille, loved it, great PIXAR film, up to their usual standard. Lileks gives a solid mini-review in his early Monday Bleat. I agree completely with his complaints about the complaints the EW reviewer had regarding the film.
But I was a bit disturbed by the French accents that some of the actors felt the need to put on. Especially Janeane Garafolo, her accent fluctuated depending on the line reading, it was a bit silly, especially when a little NYC would slip in from time to time.
I'm not singling her out for political reasons, purely voice actorly reasons (she looked good at the premiere, also read a recent interview mentioning she's keeping sober which is good, and I've always found her compelling on a personal level, so if you're interested in a date with a quirky 38 year old multi-racial libertarian leaning Reagan Republican, email me, Janeane, and if I have to get in a cage match with Henry Rollins for the privilege, no problem, I could take him, he's all bark and no bite)
I would be curious to know how they handle that in the French language version though, I assume they'd use regional accents to reflect the different origins and social status of each character, but I wouldn't be able to tell the difference as I've never studied French.
One other thing, didn't have my camera so you'll have to take my word for it, but I think either there's an infestation ongoing at the 3rd St. Promenade, or this was the worst idea for a guerrilla marketing campaign ever. In the alley outside the theatre showing Ratatouille there were numerous rat traps. They may be cute (or cutish) on film, but in an alley way, better that they're dead, than alive, and even better if they're non-existent (though impossible, where there are people there are rats, they've done a good job of domesticating us).
1 comment:
My short Ratatouille review is part of a post that probably won't be published. Here it is:
Also saw Brad Bird's Ratatouille, which was very good but I still have a couple of criticisms. One, again with the missing mothers-- Reny's mom is never spoken of and not only has Skinner's mom recently passed away, he's a bastard who never knew his father. Two, the houseful and the kitchenful of rats really, really skeeved me out. Disgusting.
Didn't catch that was Garafolo until the credits. I, too, have always found her compelling and always enjoyed her antijoke standup. She's done a decent job in her movie roles and could probably be a halfway respected actor if she wasn't so filled with self-loathing for being successful.
Post a Comment