Ratatouille and 756
Posted by mike on August 8th, 2007
Hey folks… sorry for the lack of posts recently. Things have been kind of hectic lately.
Anyhow, yesterday was Emily’s birthday, so we took the kids to see Ratatouille last night. The best part was that we had the whole theater to ourselves! That was nice because it was my son’s first movie, so he got a little distracted once we cut off his popcorn supply. What wasn’t so nice is that it took nearly $50 for a family of four, including two children, to attend a movie! Are movies going to join sporting events as being non-family friendly?! And that was with shared concessions!
The movie itself was good, but I’ll say it BARELY warrants it’s “G” rating. Emily and I both thought the various themes (being yourself, gourmet tastes, etc.) were on a higher level than most 3 and 4 year olds can understand. There was also an instance where a character told another he would “send him straight to hell”, and many instances where characters referred to others as “stupid” (a word we try to avoid with the kids). Finally (and this really isn’t a spoiler), there was one scene in which Ratatouille’s father showed him a window full of rat traps and dead rats. Considering the movie had already anthropomorphed the rats with humanistic characteristics, I found it a bit over the top. It scared the kids. BUT… it’s a great movie for kids probably 10 and up. I think it was borderline PG, though, due to some of the themes.
After we got home and Emily opened her gifts and we had cake, I ran downstairs to update my iPod. On a hunch, I hit ESPN.com and an “alert” popped up, informing me that Barry Bonds was up to bat. I tuned in to the live video feed, and watched as it went foul ball, foul tip, home run! I’m not big fan of Bonds, but seeing as how he has NOT been indicted (or tested positive) for anything yet, and he’s still hitting homers, I have to appreciate the historical record. It was a neat moment, and it’s cool I saw it on a whim.
August 9th, 2007 at 6:27 am
I agree about Ratatoulle. My 3 year old son fell asleep in it and my wife and I were bored to tears. The themes did seem more appropriate for older children. Even then…I doubt they’d enjoy it too much.