Not just the best animated film of the year, Ratatouille is simply one of the very best films of 2007 thus far. A brilliant, touching, funny, sweet and poignant movie from the masters over at Pixar Studios who just continue to not only set the bar for animated films, but for great storytelling filmmaking in general.

Seems that the DVD release date for Ratatouille has been set for November 6th (marking calendar as we speak). Our friends over at MoviesOnline give us this run down of the stuff you can expect to see on the disc:

Delicious DVD Bonus Features Include:

* Deleted Scenes – With introductions by Ratatouille’s acclaimed screenwriter/director Brad Bird.

* “Your Friend the Rat” – Remy and Emile star in an all-new animated short film.

* Fine Food and Film: A Conversation with Brad Bird and Thomas Keller – Cuisine and cinema come together in this behind the scenes look at how master chef and restaurateur Thomas Keller brought his real life expertise to the table.

* Lifted – In Pixar’s latest short, Oscar® nominated for Best Animated Short Film, a teen alien learns that failure is an option.

* More Surprises!

Honestly, I’m not really concerned with the bonus material on the disc… I just wanna see the movie again. In the weeks leading up the films release, there just wasn’t much buzz for the film, and even I, a die hard Pixar loyalist, expressed some reservations about the movie… I mean… it’s a rat in a kitchen. But man they made it work. I shall NEVER doubt Pixar again. All hail Wall-E.