FIRST TIME Reaction to Ratatouille 

14:12 the funny thing about this scene is that rats are biologically, incapable of gagging. Which means it was so bad that it broke the laws of the universe

Fun fact: at the beginning, one of the pictures in the old lady’s house shows her as a resistance fighter in WW2, which explains why she has a shotgun and a gas mask 😊

This Channel CARRYING the back end of my senior year in college is not something I had on my bingo card, but i'm 100% here for it.

Sad Fact: Gusteau is very closely modeled after Bernard Loiseau, a french 3-star chef who shot himself in the early 2000s amidst rumors about the potential loss of one of his stars after a bad high-profile review. While there have been claims that he was *very* obsessive over his stars it is uncertain whether the review or the fear of losing a star was in fact what caused his decision or if it was just another stressor among possible clinical depression.

My favourite line in the movie: "Not everyone can become a great artist, but a great artist can come from anyone." Talk about perspective.

Anton Ego's speech at the end of this movie has no right being that good. It is one of the few "speeches" in movies that I can recite word for word, cause it is so god damn accurate and spoken amazingly. -words from a chef

14:52 Chef here, it’s pretty common to keep perishables like dairy out of the fridge if we know we’ll use it up before they go bad. Going through a carton of cream within the 2 hours dairy products can safely be out of the fridge would be a breeze for a french restaurant. Sometimes, the dairy actually NEEDS to be room temp to work the way it needs to in a recipe. The rest of the stock is kept cold until cooks need it.

So, that storefront the dad shows Remy is an actual pest control business in Paris. And the rats in the window aren't fake.

Granny was 100% French resistance in ww2

small as it is, an apartment in Paris with THAT view of the Eiffel Tower would still be ridiculously expensive.

“Because you’re his brother. It’s what you do. Your sibling has a bad idea and you have no choice but to go along with it.”

fun fact, michelin stars are made by the same company that makes michelin tires. they made the restaurant star system to incentivize people to go visit those restaurants and wear down their tires more.

That soup must have been extremely bad if Remy gagged. Rats don't have a gag reflex ability.

What's cool about this movie, is that the Pixar team were sent to Paris, to not only ensure the setting's authenticity and accuracy, but also to observe and study the kitchens of various high quality restaurants. The movie was so accurate, that various of Chefs have praised it for it's accuracy!

"I'll keep this simple. Keep your station clean, OR I WILL KILL YOU ! " I'm a chef and when my 8 year old helps me in the kitchen he always says that. It's awesome.

9:40 very true, Paris Syndrome is real. Went to Paris a couple of times, can't say it was bad or disappointing per se, but you definitely can't go in with this expectation of "oh my god, it's PARIS, it's THE city of love and beauty and chique", it is mosty your typical metropolis - with it's pros and cons. My sister DID sort of expect it to look like in this movie, she was MASSIVELY disappointed when we went 😅

One of my favorite childhood shows! The whole reason anton hated the restaurant is because of what it became: a sellout of a once famous man who was actually good who is now dead. He thought of it as a husk of its former self. But that obviously turned around with linguini

Pixar's Magnum Opus for me. I especially love how they in a sense loose everthing, but still manage to find fulfillment in another way. It's a pretty good message to have in your movie, like maybe you too never live up to your dreams or fail but that doesn't mean it's all over and you can always find happiness elsewhere.

A little saffron goes a long way and it is really just used to enhance existing flavors, it doesnt really taste like much itself. It also makes food turn yellow, which is why its associated with colors too.

34:50 somebody made a Photoshop edit of Linguini and Colette in bed, and both of them are thinking “where did he learn how to do that?”. Yes, Linguini had the toque on.

the whole staff leaving has to be one of the most saddest scenes in Pixar history and one important detail that I notice is that Linguini is always a clumsy walker but with the roller skates it actually fixes that problem he has to be very helpful for being a waiter

pixar peaked here, i’m always enthralled when i watch this, it’s rich in story and themes, and beautiful in animation and colors. the score is also one of pixar’s best imo. all around perfect

Saffron is the most expensive spice in the world and Ratatouille is made different but was made this way for this specific movie.

"Is there no way we can get rid of him?" "Not without cause." "I have cause, it is be-cause I hate him."

"Are you my mummy? Mummy!" "Mummy let me in I'm scared of the bombs..." The doctor who reference when granny put the mask on.

The french are notorious hunting enthusiasts and that means a lot of guns

I have a couple of things to say. 1: I had that Remy feeling when I tried corn chowder in a restaurant in Tennessee where everything was made from scratch and it was out of this world. 2: Eric is right. In fact, there’s a species of rabbit called swamp rabbits that are slightly larger than most rabbits that not only are powerful enough to swim but also, they sprint more like deer than rabbit. 3: I wouldn’t worry about traveling to Tokyo because my mother, who lived there for 6 years, says that the city is very clean and highly sanitized that there isn’t a single piece of trash in the street, unlike the NYC. No disrespect for the New Yorkers. Finally, speaking of which, they actually brought rats into the studio so that they could animate them in the most accurate way possible. That’s explains why everything is so intense in Remy’s perspective. Pixar has and always will take their research down to the minute detail.

14:11 someone might say this later, but rats don't have a gag reflex, so apparently the soup smelled so bad that he gained a gag reflex.

The mouse hair the lawyer found in Gusteaus's hat makes a cool theory... maybe Gusteaus himself had a mini chef on his head also!

There's a theory that the house where Remy lived in the beginning of the movie is Anton Ego's childhood home and the old lady is actually Ego's mother

A popular theory to the flashback is that the house Remy was living in at the beginning was the critics mother. It would explain why it sent him back and seeing how he was never that far from the restaurant the are in a fairly close distance so he didnt move too far from home. Remy likely new her recipe as well seeing how he stopped the girl from making it according to the recipe they already had at the restaurant.

I’ve seen numerous reaction channels in my time, and I have to say you guys are my favorite. Because you’re clearly having a legitimate good time with whatever you watch.

I've been to Paris and i can promise you, Paris syndrome is NOT an issue. It is so beautiful, yes a bit modernised in places and if you go to the subway at the wrong time you can get stuck in one of those protests (i did and it was not fun but thankfully i was in a taxi with the windows up). But the city centre of Paris is exactly like it's described in movies and photos, it's just gorgeous. I recommend staying where i stayed in Montmatre near Sacre Cour around Christmas time. There is an artist square with lots of restaurants all around where these painters literally sit in the cold and paint. There are crepe stands on every corner and a perfect view of the Eiffel Tower. Srsly, you will not regret going ;)

The speech from Anton at the end gives me little goosebumps and feelings. One of the best Pixar movies, I'm glad its getting the guys appreciation.

Many others have said it before. But during the scene where Remy was passing Linguini's terrible soup, he gagged. Rats don't have a gag reflex. So his soup was so bad it made a rat gag.

Ive watched this movie in cinemas as a child and probably 100s of times since then And every time I see Ego‘s flashback, it hits me like a TRUCK. Uncontrollable sobbing every damn time

34:58 one of my favorite TikTok skits is people acting as these two and the woman says “did you let the rat fuck me” 😂 “he knows what he’s doing”

This movie is still one of Pixar's absolute best

I like this movie’s attention to detail. When Remy is in the sewers trying to find which way the other rats went, if you listen closely, you can hear the other rats scream suddenly, which means that Remy ultimately went in the correct direction (unless there was something bad in the opposing pipe as well).

"I like cooking! Its fun!" Heck yeah, SeeOhKnee!

As far as Paris Syndrome goes… my parents went to Europe for the first time and they had high expectations and they still said that Paris was the most beautiful city they’ve ever seen.

When picking a critic to list to for advice. You find one whose likes and dislikes you completely understand. One of my favorite critics has a list of things they hate that I love and vice versa. So it is funny because they will rip a place and if I see the things I love I am going.

This was Pixar's peak.

4:38 while saffron is expensive you need to realize that you use only like 1-3 STRANDS of saffron when you're cooking with it, either by making some sort of flavoring liquid by soaking the strands in water, stock, oil, or you just put it directly into a sauce or soup for flavor and color. Also turns things yellow when added. So while a pinch is 20 bucks, a pinch is at least 7 "servings" of saffron right there.

Fun fact: the old lady at the beginning of the movie is the critique's mother. Her house and his childhood home are the same, she even kept his wooden chair. So the reason why Remy's cuisine reminded Ego of his mother's is because Remy literally learned to cook from her.

What learning and self-education methods do you use to continuously improve in your profession?✨.

Boom: Now he's got the plague. Me: The plague doesn't come from rats. It comes from the fleas on rats.

This might be a bit of an unpopular opinion, but I do believe this movie should have won the Academy award for best movie 2007. Not just best animated, but best movie. No country for old men, and There will be blood are both utterly fantastic movies as well, and all 3 are fully deserving of being best movie of the year. I only put this one ahead of the other two because of the sheer artistry on display from all involved. This movie punched WAY over its weight class so to speak.

When he tasted the cheese and the strawberry that is REAL

The old hag in the start is deffenitively John Wick's mama

48:34 Guys, let me tell you something that it happened to me almost exactly as Ego. When I was in my second year of High School, I had culinary arts with a male teacher (I totally forgot his name, I’m sorry), and i prepared like a ground beef and potato stir with white sauce, I tried to make it a little spicy but it was ok, and my teacher tasted it and he told me that it was almost exactly as the same recipe he used to make when he was younger and feed his 5 siblings since he was the older brother of his family. I felt like I brought him a small part of his memory of the dish I made for culinary arts class and it brought me a sense of joy to see my teacher smile…and ate the whole thing without leaving a trace of left overs. Just wanted to share this experience.

Hey, did you know that Rats can't gag in real life, so Remy gagging mea- ALRIGHT, I GET IT!

They can't stop watching bangers, it's incredible.

That rat is talking and cooking and y'all in the comments be like "But rats don't have gag reflex 🤓"

My personal favorite Pixar movie. The style, the story, the music, the visuals, I just love it. The ratatouille in the movie you see is not the traditional presentation of the dish. It's usually chopped up and looks more like a stew like you see in Ego's memory. The style in the film is called confit byaldi and it's a fancier version that chef Thomas Keller actually put together for this movie. It's a really small detail, but Ego didn't question it when Linguini brought out Colette after he asked to meet the chef. So that shows he has respect for women in the food industry.

6:14 the visceral reaction I had to that f***ing quote cannot be understated.

Rats are really good swimmers. 9 times out of 10, they get into houses through the plumbing.

I love how this is one of many movies growing up that showed a bad guy turning good. Ego is so set up to be hated, yet in the end he was willing to be humble and admit the truth. Even taking the heat for it. It was such an interesting perspective for me.

This movie actually was my reason for getting into cooking

There's a theory that the old lady at the beginning of the movie is actually Anton Ego mother.

This movie has no right to be this damn good. Random nobody comes into resturant business, finds a rat who can cook, rat controls guy with his hair, now they cook great food. Pixar's 2nd best movie, #1 is incredibles, Brad Bird KILLED it with those 2. Especially with some of the small details, like torch guy turns off the torch and gets sad when he can't kill remmy but then really happy to torch the frozen foods.

Fun fact: some people believe that Gusto have also a rat that was controling him and thats why Gusto is so famous. ( some people said that because his chef hat is so large and probably he failed to Ego because his rat died). I like this movie so much and the game was actually so good too, I play the game on gamecube and is also available on ps2. Also the reason why Everyone abandoned Linguin after he told all of them the truth, well all the chefs and staff simply didn't want to cheat and didn't want to work like that.

Bro as soon as the Ego said “popular” his pupils constricted 35:17

That store with the dead rats is a real store in Paris

Someone remind me: when the movie was released in theaters initially, wasn't there like a 20-second short of Linguini getting abducted by aliens which theoretically explains why he can get controlled by Remy?

Ratatouille is a mecha

Patton oswalt is one of my favorite voice actors. He really sells remy. Also you'll be hearing him again in a spongebob episode soon

My favorite joke in the movie: 19:00 XD Hilarious every time.

Fun fact:there actually is a ratatouille licensed video game 😅 ps2/Ngc among others systems i think

One of the greatest animated movies ever.

I LOVE your discussions about cooking during the movie. I feel like cooking, love it or hate it, is one of those things every person can relate to and it brings us together. I love it when people discuss their love for cooking.

8:46 I love how Remy rolls his eyes, after seeing those two fight, then kiss 😂

Now you need to watch "Flushed Away"

Still one of the best Pixar films to date

This and Wall-E are my absolutely favorite Pixar films, and when Anton tastes the Ratatouille, that whole section all the way to the end of Anton's article is one of my favorite film moments. His article kills me every time.

Man. I just wanna say y’all are my favorite reaction channel and coming up on gaming channel keep up the great work yall

I will say, I just went on vacation to Paris not long ago, and the city was actually SUPER clean. Like Boom said it's still a city where people live, but trash is well kept and people definitely care about it. I got sick while I was there sadly and I had spit junk out of my mouth on like the curb and some random french lady said "no no Monsieur" lmao

6:11 Boom’s Doctor Who references make me happy whenever they pop up.

Remy: Why is Linguini's name right next to your file? Gustove: This use to be my office. I was so confused why he said that until i remembered Gustove is a figment of of Remy's imagination. He only knows as much as Remy knows.

Paris is actually kind of interesting now. They are pushing hard to make their city green. They are taking huge strides in reducing cars, creating green spaces like planted roofs. New buildings are incentivised to either have solar panels on their roofs or planted roofs or a bit of both. I've never been interested in Paris in my life, but that might change.

Paris syndrome is so real 😭I went there for a school trip years ago and the second I got at the top of the Eiffel Tower, I immediately thought: "this looks almost exactly like Home" 💀Except we got a cool castle instead of giant a triangle made out of metal and caves filled with plague bones lol (For context I live in the province of Québec and Paris is basically a giant version of Old part of the city of Québec aka stone pathways, cute old buildings, local merchants, people being _very_ prickly about French, etc..)

18:37 I gotta say, I love this trope so much: non-human animals understand humans on a sentient level, but, literally, the only restriction is a one-sided language barrier. This scene has to be one of the most iconic examples. Maaan, I love this movie so much!🥲❤

I am convinced these guys did not have a childhood based on the reaction to these movies

Ratatouille is one of the greatest Pixar movies I've loved. This teaches important lessons and has the funniest moments. We all have dreams of our own that we can accomplish like Remy 🐀🍝🍓🍷🥐🥖🧀✨️😢🤣

9:28 I moved up to Chicago after living in Kansas my whole life- and it was kind of something else to realize the city doesn't literally sing when you walk into it- but I did feel lucky not to get stabbed immediately.

Hey Boom, the syndrome is where the place doesn't look anything like how it is depicted and is not truly its romanticized version. Another name for it is also Postcard Syndrome as the place looks nothing how its advertised. Paris, Venice, etc are all like this. Japanese people get it the worst since Japan is so clean and nice so going to see these places disappoints them heavily. I've never heard anybody getting this syndrome visitting Tokyo as Tokyo and Japan in general does retain its depicted wonder quite well.

5:32 Maybe the lady is American and decided to retire to France... 30 years ago... 9:45 Like with obsession towards fav actors, you shouldn't become parasocial towards dream destinations either... 16:13 Tatou apparently means armadillo XD

Rango is good with Johnny Depp which is about a Lizard in a wild west setting and is directed by the same person who directed first 3 POTC movies

Honest recommendation, Redline. One of my favorite movies of all time and an absolute blast for people that have never seen it before.

man now i want some ratatouille (edit: i can confirm that anyone can cook, whether or not they accidentally make their microwave self destruct is yet to be seen lol)

Ratatouille is a absolute MASTERPIECE!

I've worked in a couple kitchens before and every time I watch this movie and see the organized chaos and absolute stress and anxiety and how intimidating Cholette is while teaching Linguini all I can do is nod and say "Yeah, it be like that.." Luckily most of my time spend working in a kitchen was at a small family-owned business whose owner/chef knows my grandma (used to be babysat by my great grandma when he was young too) so at least he was really nice and forthcoming outside of the unavoidable work stress He did a lot of dishes with innards and such too so that was pretty cool, one of my favorite tasks was peeling the skin off of cooked cow tongues, it was just.. so oddly satisfying, yknow (though when I decided I wanted to try one of the cow tongue dishes I couldn't stomach it >~>'' ugh..)

After watching the movie for the first time you learn to love Ego as a character and appreciate the dialogue and atmosphere he brings to the film

Actually there's a theory about Remy's mother being Gusteau's rat.

I just love the thought of late Ian Holm aka Bilbo Baggins going off in the booth while recording his lines for Skinner. Also every time I hear late Peter O'Toole as Anton Ego, I see him in his role as King Priam from the movie Troy. RIP to these legends ❤

38:25 The dang Krusty the Clown laugh got me so hard! 🤣😂😆

Man choking up saying "it doesn't say any human. It says anyONE" is such a mood. I feel that.

Justice for Skinner! Despite his harsh appearance, he was being exceptionally kind of in his offers and very future forward protecting the business from an infestation and to secure a future market (job security)

Fun fact: The events of this film take place in the 60's, not 04. The 2004 and Bomb voyage scene in the film are paying homage Brad Birds the Incredibles, which was released in 2004. Everyone pretty much misunderstood that detail.

The real question is, who over there at Sorta Stupid is the best cook? 💜