tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7857882.post8010293254563718192..comments2023-11-17T11:08:31.857-06:00Comments on Michael May: June theatrical releasesMichael Mayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12514945570212261283noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7857882.post-21276445979225462602007-06-07T08:37:00.000-05:002007-06-07T08:37:00.000-05:00Well, I wanted to see it before, but now my intere...Well, I wanted to see it before, but now my interest just tripled. :)<BR/><BR/>Yeah, I think it's the comic idea that had me thinking Bugs Bunny. Or, more accurately, Roadrunner or Tweety and Sylvester. The trailer plays up the whole Head-Chef-trying-to-catch-the-rat angle, but I'm sure there's a lot more to the movie than just that. (Not that I won't enjoy that part of it too.)Michael Mayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12514945570212261283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7857882.post-92116113324777196632007-06-04T12:24:00.000-05:002007-06-04T12:24:00.000-05:00Yes. I did some very early concept design (so earl...Yes. I did some very early concept design (so early that it wasn't really used once the project got the GREEN LIGHT) and later on, some storyboards. It is true that Ratatouille is the first truly comic idea Pixar has done (a "cooking rat" which I assume is why you made the comparison to Warner Brothers?) but that is one of the things I love about it. The whimsy of the premise doesn't prevent it from dealing with some deeper issues as at its heart.James Bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18283687555480506116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7857882.post-76289005384900498602007-06-04T09:31:00.000-05:002007-06-04T09:31:00.000-05:00Hey, Jamie! Did you work on Ratatouille?Hey, Jamie! Did you work on <I>Ratatouille</I>?Michael Mayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12514945570212261283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7857882.post-3742737411612880912007-06-04T09:19:00.000-05:002007-06-04T09:19:00.000-05:00Hehe @ jamie.Lotta interesting stuff there. Hopef...Hehe @ jamie.<BR/><BR/>Lotta interesting stuff there. Hopefully, that'll help June pass by more quickly. (I've got plans for the end of the month.)Westhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06305755944694741335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7857882.post-72812134528651934992007-06-03T15:58:00.000-05:002007-06-03T15:58:00.000-05:00Oh, and I laughed a LOT at KNOCKED UP as well.Befo...Oh, and I laughed a LOT at KNOCKED UP as well.<BR/><BR/>Before that movie, there was an over-the-top trailer for the new DIE HARD that made seem that McLane has super powers now...James Bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18283687555480506116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7857882.post-54415037429684527032007-06-03T15:53:00.000-05:002007-06-03T15:53:00.000-05:00I just saw RATATOUILLE, and I may be too close to ...I just saw RATATOUILLE, and I may be too close to it to give a truly accurate appraisal, but I don't think that you will be disappointed.James Bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18283687555480506116noreply@blogger.com