O Caçador de Ratos

...and yeah, I'm glad I did. At 1.25x the speed, the experience was worth the 17 minutes. Happy customer here.

Sorry that I no longer buy Wes Anderson's seemingly-genuine tricks. Life Aquatic was great but anything other than that, I could live without.

As for this one: Yep, there's artistic value in his approach. But so what? Any film-tv student can do this much. Problem is, you need a pumped-up name in order have your simple solutions be valued. It takes Wes Anderson to propose such experimental shorts to whoever is gonna be in on them. And yeah, the result is satisfactory.

The cast works and I believe Roald Dahl would be happy with the outcome had he been around to see how miserably certain other adaptations do.

Another one of the four short stories written by roald dahl, and just recently released by netflix. Fast talking, as the narrator relates the tale of another adventure. Again, with ralph fiennes and rupert friend. This time, fiennes is the rat chatcher, showing us the best ways to eliminate rats. Richard ayoade is the narrator. This one has a bit of a dark side, but they only off the rats. A larger than life story, but it could all happen! Directed by wes anderson. This one is about eighteen minutes long. No oscar for this one, but it's still interesting as part of dahl's collection of work.

'The Rat Catcher (2023)' is probably the weakest of Wes Anderson's four short Roald Dahl adaptations, primarily because it kind of feels as though it's lacking a point. In a way, it's a quirky character study of its eponymous rodent trapper, who becomes creepier and creepier as the piece progresses, as seen through the bemused eyes of the people who hire him. Making use of similar stage play techniques to 'The Wonderful Story Of Henry Sugar (2023)' but being far less elaborate, the picture unfolds in the same hyper-concentrated from of its director's style as the other entries in its pseudo series. The narration comes quickly and without pause, the characters often look dead down the barrel of the lens and, save for a brief stop-motion segment, the effects and props are all entirely imaginary. It's a distinct aesthetic, for sure, and it does work to catch your eye. Just under twenty minutes also feels like a more suitable runtime for this type of affair, so the flick manages to hold your attention throughout while never feeling too overwhelming. Ralph Fiennes' performance as the rat-like rat catcher is really enjoyable, as is Rupert Friend's brief stint as a rat. Like I said before, though, there just doesn't seem to be all that much to the story. It ends on an entertaining punchline but is far more about its vibes than its narrative. Still, it's a solid effort overall that's definitely distinct.

Well now, I had not heard about this 2023 Netflix short film titled "The Rat Catcher" from director Wes Anderson prior to sitting down to watch it. And truth be told, I thought it was an animated short film actually.

I have to say that the "The Rat Catcher" turned out to be a rather unique and enjoyable viewing experience. The story, as written by Roald Dahl and interpreted by Wes Anderson, was oddly entertaining and enjoyable. And the way that it was brought to the screen was some of the most memorable display I have seen in a long, long time.

There are three people on the cast list; that being Richard Ayoade, Ralph Fiennes and Rupert Friend, and some doing some stagehand performances as well. I rather enjoyed the performances of the three actors with speaking parts. And there was just something very unique about it as well, which made it rather memorable and outstanding.

I was genuinely surprised with "The Rat Catcher", and while it is certainly not something that will just sit easily with everyone in the audience, then this is certainly a short film that I would recommend you to sit down and spend 17 minutes on. I was genuinely and wholeheartedly entertained by this unique piece of cinema.

My rating of "The Rat Catcher" lands on a seven out of ten stars.

The local rat-catcher (Ralph Fiennes), who bears a disquieting resemblance to his prey, is engaged to extirpate a minor infestation of the creatures. Wes Anderson's spin on the eponymous Roald Dahl short story is quite fun (in a grim way) as the resourceful Rat Man explains his various highly unpleasant methods of dispatching his clever quarry. His final demonstration of Homo's sanguineous dominance over Rattus, although largely unseen, is brutally amusing (and sadly not unprecedented considering some of the revolting blood-sports to which animals have been sacrificed in the not-so-distant past). Attention to detail may make the final lines less cryptic. Of Wes Anderson's four recent Roald Dahl inspired short films, this was my favorite.