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Ratatouille

How does Pixar keep doing it? Coming up with these great ideas! Each movie seems to outdo the one before it. And that's saying a lot. The first was Toy Story, which I loved. Then all the ones that followed it. A Bug's Life, Toy Story 2, Monsters Inc, The Incredibles, Finding Nemo and Cars. There was a lot of speculation that Ratatouille would not be very good, because it's the first one done under the Disney umbrella, after they bought Pixar. Well, they said that Cars would be a dismal failure because it was the last movie that Pixar was doing before they got bought up by Disney. Cars turned out to be great. I still think it was robbed of it's Oscar. But, that's a different story. So, we went and saw this last night. It was great! We were applauding at some points in the movie. And, when it was over, the audience in the theater, applauded. It's rare to see that nowadays. It's a really cute, simple plot. A little rat named Remy, who has a taste for good food. Not only does he want to eat good food, he wants to cook it. So, with the help of a human, who can't cook, he is able to come up with delicious meals for a failing Paris restaurant. The ending is actually surprising. You think it's going to go one way, and it veers off into another better one. I want to see it again. Hopefully, at a time when the theater isn't as noisy.