Sad to say, yes this really exists. I saw the original PR (which never made it to the News ticker only due to my lameness) and then we got the screener copy. I kind of wondered how anybody could think those rubber bands could be turned into a movie, and apparently the answer is, "they can't."
Unlike those who [FONT=Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif]still[/FONT] watched Ratatoing after my review, I am perfectly happy to take darkdetective at his word and never let this thing burn electricity in my DVD player. There's too much other good stuff I still haven't watched yet that I should get to first.