Editors' Tips: Nine Minutes in Heaven
Just before Ratatouille opened in theaters, I bookmarked on my laptop Pixar's nine-minute preview of the film so it was at the ready when I needed a quick (but not too quick!) distraction for my four-year-old, Henry. Nine minutes -- or even five -- feels like an eternity when I'm trying to chop an onion or navigate the maze of automated instructions on the bank's customer "service" hotline. The rodent-tastic trailer is long enough to offer reprieve but not so long that it counts as a whole program. In short, guilt-free TV!
I'm scrambling for the next animated diversion but unfortunately can't find anything that runs longer than four minutes. I'll definitely be keeping tabs on the Wall E site, though. At the moment, only the two-minute trailer is up, but hopefully Pixar will provide a lengthier preview (like the Ratatouille one) as we get closer to the film's release on June 27.
In the meantime, try these almost-as-effective averters: Disney shorts, "That's How You Know" from Enchanted, Bee Movie Trailers (releases on DVD today!), and National Geographic videos.
With any luck, you'll be the only one crying as you chop that onion!
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