Just bumping this back up since this was just released over here. Saw it two days ago and I can honestly say it's fucking brilliant! I didn't really know what to expect of it although as expressed in a previous post in this thread, knowing Brad Bird I knew it had to be something special. You know you're gonna get a story with depth, personality and a heart (and lots of fun), without it getting sentimental. The fact that he manages to pull that off when the main characters are rats and the main location a restaurant kitchen in Paris, makes it all the more impressive.
The short film, Lifted, was hilarious as well. Such great comic timing