Ratatouille vs. Shrek 3 Review - Blu-ray Forum

Mericalis · 11-14-2007, 06:41 PM

Anyone notice something interesting here?

http://hddvd.highdefdigest.com/1139/shrekthethird.html

Actually a bit hilarious...but we knew it wasn't that good of a story.

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Obvious better choice here:

http://bluray.highdefdigest.com/ratatouille.html

glenn22 · 11-14-2007, 06:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Mericalis

Anyone notice something interesting here?

http://hddvd.highdefdigest.com/1139/shrekthethird.html

Actually a bit hilarious...but we knew it wasn't that good of a story.

You mean the lack of lossless audio? or that the movie itself scored so low?

Mericalis · 11-14-2007, 06:47 PM

Well, we knew that the movie itself was less than great. But since Bracke reviewed both, I think it's great that he actually cited Cars and Ratatouille in his critique of this movie. Also, it is funny that they didn't have the best quailty "they" could put out on "their" media type.

supersix4 · 11-14-2007, 06:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Mericalis

Well, we knew that the movie itself was less than great. But since Bracke reviewed both, I think it's great that he stated that he actually cited Cars and Ratatouille in his critique of this movie. Also, it is funny that they didn't have the best quailty "they" could put out on "their" media type.

lol what else can anyone expect from the hdud GO RAT

E-Dogg · 11-14-2007, 06:54 PM

Are you really that surprised? I certainly am not. We have the better format and the better quality titles.

Mericalis · 11-14-2007, 06:56 PM

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Originally Posted by E-Dogg

Are you really that surprised? I certainly am not. We have the better format and the better quality titles.

One reason why I think we should celebrate a bit with this one.

Steelmaker · 11-14-2007, 06:58 PM

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Originally Posted by E-Dogg

Are you really that surprised? I certainly am not. We have the better format and the better quality titles.

You know, I'm not one who even cares about extras on blu ray but I do admit that I get tired of seeing 5 stars across the board and then in the supplements it's like 2-1/2 or 3 stars. Why is it taking so long for studios to beef up this aspect of the product?

Nooff · 11-14-2007, 07:01 PM

I'm not sure why Bracke gave Shrek a "Recommended" stamp

The movie itself sucks big time compared to Ratatouille, it lacks lossless audio, oh and please don't give me that crap about DD+ being "good enough". If you compare Shrek the Turd to Ratatouille it shouldn't score above "Give it a Rent", PQ aside.

I don't get their scores lately. A movie scoring 4 stars, 5 on PQ and 4 on Audio and no real extra's gets a "Give it a Rent" status while Shrek really SUCKS and that one is Recommended? Man o man, anyone can review movies today can't they

Mericalis · 11-14-2007, 07:05 PM

Bracke said he gave it a recommended because:

A) Kids would want to watch it over and over again...of course parents are going to want that.

B) Video and Extras

So, just because it's a four overall with a recommended final word, I still have to say that he does have his reasons. I agree with what you said that I don't understand their reviews all the time, but such is life.

Nooff · 11-14-2007, 07:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Mericalis

Bracke said he gave it a recommended because:

A) Kids would want to watch it over and over again...of course parents are going to want that.

I sure hope they don't, it's the biggest waste of their lives

Mericalis · 11-14-2007, 07:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Nooff

I sure hope they don't, it's the biggest waste of their lives

You'd be surprised what kids will find to watch over and over. But again, I said HE stated that he had his reasons to give it a recommended rating.

Elandyll · 11-14-2007, 07:33 PM

Only reason its recommanded:

How many animated features does HD DVD have ? (lol - I couldn't even bear myself to put the word "quality" before "animated", because Shrek3 is downright awful, and that's from someone who really likes the first two)

Fred333 · 11-14-2007, 07:40 PM

I like the rat movie over Shrek any day. Thanks for the review though.

sj001 · 11-14-2007, 07:44 PM

I love this little line:

"Why the studio continues to eschew high-res audio on such major releases as this and the recent 'Transformers' remains a complete mystery to me."

Come on Peter, you KNOW why they aren't putting lossless on this, because it's on friggin' HD-DVD!!!

caliminius · 11-14-2007, 07:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mericalis

Anyone notice something interesting here?

http://hddvd.highdefdigest.com/1139/shrekthethird.html

Actually a bit hilarious...but we knew it wasn't that good of a story.

Is it just me or does anyone else hate how High-Def Digest splits the "Supplements" from the "HD Extras" ? It throws me off every time, like when I saw the Ratatouille review and it had 1 1/2 stars for the supplements when I knew it had a bunch of extras (HD extras, sigh, 3 1/2 stars). Stupid reviewing system they have.

Blu-Ray Buckeye · 11-14-2007, 07:56 PM

Giving it a 4* overall rating based on a 2.5* story seems out of line. Also feels like he stretched to make sure he gave it a 5* video score.

lztp6k · 11-14-2007, 07:59 PM

I saw both movies in the theater, that's what happens when you have a 4 year old. I enjoyed both ratatoiulle and Shrek and honestly liked both pretty well. The rat has longer legs to enjoy longer, IMO. Cars blows them both away.

werewuf · 11-14-2007, 08:05 PM

The Movie Itself 2.5 out of 5
HD Video Quality 5 out of 5
HD Audio Quality 4 out of 5
Supplements 2.5 out of 5
High-Def Extras 2.5 out of 5

So how did this rate a 4 star overall? if you add these numbers and divide by 5, you get 3.3 stars. HMMMMMM?

darinp2 · 11-14-2007, 08:44 PM

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Originally Posted by caliminius

Is it just me or does anyone else hate how High-Def Digest splits the "Supplements" from the "HD Extras" ? It throws me off every time, like when I saw the Ratatouille review and it had 1 1/2 stars for the supplements when I knew it had a bunch of extras (HD extras, sigh, 3 1/2 stars). Stupid reviewing system they have.

And the "High-Def Extras" don't even need to be in HD, as it is just the extras that the HD version got. For instance, Hot Fuzz on HD DVD got a good score there with SD extras that weren't on the DVD. For day-and-date things it seems like this section is somewhat for the people who would consider buying the DVD if the high definition version isn't enough of an upgrade, otherwise there isn't much reason not to just rate the extras as a whole. I guess if people already own the DVD then the differences in extras might be important though.

--Darin

Luis_A51 · 11-14-2007, 09:04 PM

I do find it odd that Ratatouille isnt getting 5/5 for extras. This is only the second movie in my entire life that ive bothered with extras.

The 2 shorts were great, the game was fun, and I didnt even get to the multitude of clips or even the easter egg!!! i give it 5 for everything

11-14-2007, 06:41 PM	#1
Mericalis Expert Member Member since:Aug 2007 Location:Texas Blu-ray collection:232 DVD collection:6 Blu-ray reviews:5	Ratatouille vs. Shrek 3 Review Anyone notice something interesting here? http://hddvd.highdefdigest.com/1139/shrekthethird.html Actually a bit hilarious...but we knew it wasn't that good of a story. --------------------------------- Obvious better choice here: http://bluray.highdefdigest.com/ratatouille.html Last edited by Mericalis; 11-14-2007 at 06:53 PM.

11-14-2007, 06:47 PM	#3
Mericalis Expert Member Member since:Aug 2007 Location:Texas Blu-ray collection:232 DVD collection:6 Blu-ray reviews:5	Well, we knew that the movie itself was less than great. But since Bracke reviewed both, I think it's great that he actually cited Cars and Ratatouille in his critique of this movie. Also, it is funny that they didn't have the best quailty "they" could put out on "their" media type. Last edited by Mericalis; 11-14-2007 at 06:50 PM.

11-14-2007, 08:05 PM	#18
werewuf Expert Member Member since:Jun 2007 Blu-ray collection:95 Blu-ray reviews:2	Ratatouille vs. Shrek 3 Review The Movie Itself 2.5 out of 5 HD Video Quality 5 out of 5 HD Audio Quality 4 out of 5 Supplements 2.5 out of 5 High-Def Extras 2.5 out of 5 So how did this rate a 4 star overall? if you add these numbers and divide by 5, you get 3.3 stars. HMMMMMM?

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11-14-2007, 06:54 PM	#5
E-Dogg Expert Member Member since:Jun 2007 Blu-ray collection:159	Are you really that surprised? I certainly am not. We have the better format and the better quality titles.

11-14-2007, 07:01 PM	#8
Nooff Senior Member Member since:Oct 2007	I'm not sure why Bracke gave Shrek a "Recommended" stamp The movie itself sucks big time compared to Ratatouille, it lacks lossless audio, oh and please don't give me that crap about DD+ being "good enough". If you compare Shrek the Turd to Ratatouille it shouldn't score above "Give it a Rent", PQ aside. I don't get their scores lately. A movie scoring 4 stars, 5 on PQ and 4 on Audio and no real extra's gets a "Give it a Rent" status while Shrek really SUCKS and that one is Recommended? Man o man, anyone can review movies today can't they

11-14-2007, 07:05 PM	#9
Mericalis Expert Member Member since:Aug 2007 Location:Texas Blu-ray collection:232 DVD collection:6 Blu-ray reviews:5	Bracke said he gave it a recommended because: A) Kids would want to watch it over and over again...of course parents are going to want that. B) Video and Extras So, just because it's a four overall with a recommended final word, I still have to say that he does have his reasons. I agree with what you said that I don't understand their reviews all the time, but such is life.

11-14-2007, 07:33 PM	#12
Elandyll Blu-ray Knight Member since:Aug 2007 Location:MD Blu-ray collection:188 Trading Score:1	Only reason its recommanded: How many animated features does HD DVD have ? (lol - I couldn't even bear myself to put the word "quality" before "animated", because Shrek3 is downright awful, and that's from someone who really likes the first two)

11-14-2007, 07:40 PM	#13
Fred333 Member Member since:Oct 2007	I like the rat movie over Shrek any day. Thanks for the review though.

11-14-2007, 07:44 PM	#14
sj001 Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Aug 2007 Location:Rochester, NY Blu-ray collection:317 DVD collection:17 Trading Score:5	I love this little line: "Why the studio continues to eschew high-res audio on such major releases as this and the recent 'Transformers' remains a complete mystery to me." Come on Peter, you KNOW why they aren't putting lossless on this, because it's on friggin' HD-DVD!!!

11-14-2007, 07:56 PM	#16
Blu-Ray Buckeye Power Member Member since:Dec 2006 Location:Virginia	Giving it a 4* overall rating based on a 2.5* story seems out of line. Also feels like he stretched to make sure he gave it a 5* video score.

11-14-2007, 07:59 PM	#17
lztp6k Banned Member since:Oct 2007	I saw both movies in the theater, that's what happens when you have a 4 year old. I enjoyed both ratatoiulle and Shrek and honestly liked both pretty well. The rat has longer legs to enjoy longer, IMO. Cars blows them both away.

11-14-2007, 09:04 PM	#20
Luis_A51 Blu-ray Guru Member since:Jun 2007 Location:Calgary, AB Blu-ray reviews:4	I do find it odd that Ratatouille isnt getting 5/5 for extras. This is only the second movie in my entire life that ive bothered with extras. The 2 shorts were great, the game was fun, and I didnt even get to the multitude of clips or even the easter egg!!! i give it 5 for everything

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