A man, his pig and his family

We hired a sitter and took Nora to see The Simpsons Movie and had a blast. I had heard that it was a strong film and Nora and I have been watching the trailer and teasers for a few months now. One ritual when I come home is to have Timmy say 'Daddy!', Matthew search my grocery bags for snacks and Nora tell me that the Simspons are on. When we're bored and she's feling tired, she asks to watch the DVD and she is obsessed with seeing the 'Who killed R Burns?' episodes. Great, now I have to buy Season Six. No sweat there.

The film was good, the colors were vibrant and the trailers were awful. I loved the freedom for the cruder humor to come out and I would kill for a Krusty the Clown movie. A jaded tale of old Hollywood. Yes!

So, two movies in the theaters this summer. The glorious Ratatouille and this one. We are still hoping to get away from the kids to see Knocked Up. Me, I want to sneak away and see Superbad.

Rat in the kitchen

Nra and I loved Ratatouille, Pixar's latest computer animated masterpeice. After the so-so Cars, which was gorgeous but oddly not that compelling, it was nice to have a story that matched the glorious animation. And a glory it is -- there are some scenes that look just like a photograph of Paris and I bet we were 10 minutes into the film when I forgot that we were watching a cartoon. It was a tad long, however. Some fathers were taking their kids out because the ending was going to be as subtle as some of the lighting, but still, Pixar serves a terrific treat.