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Very cut movie about an elderly man whose wife dies and he wants to finish her dream. She always wanted to live in south america near a waterfalls so he decides to move his entire house there. Balloons of course help him get to where he has to go....
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Very cut movie about an elderly man whose wife dies and he wants to finish her dream. She always wanted to live in south america near a waterfalls so he decides to move his entire house there. Balloons of course help him get to where he has to go. Actually the story is not the major factor here in this movie. The animation is and its very well done. This movie is really beautiful looking and its very well done. Now its not on the level as wall-e but its still pretty good. While the man tries to take his house to latin america he finds out a kid is in the house also. So they form a friendship and then there is a situation with another man when they get to the area. I do not want to reveal too much but suffice it to say this is a very cute movie. I think its worth a viewing if anything for just the beautiful look.

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Posted nov 13, 2009 9:19 pm pt

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Great movie but I felt Wall.E was better. The death of Muntz actually caught me off guard. That was indeed surprising. The emotional scenes and the comedy was done pretty well but sometimes it felt stationary.

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Posted nov 1, 2009 1:28 am pt

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Watch this movie for free for those of you that are short on money at http://MoviesWatch.info But if you can afford it go to the theaters and support the movies

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Posted oct 25, 2009 8:14 am pt

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Pixar never ceizes to amaze me, and I will say that "Up" is a new favoarate of mine but it's also one of my favorate films in general.

Everything in this film is great and done right, the animation as usual is excenlent I...
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Pixar never ceizes to amaze me, and I will say that "Up" is a new favoarate of mine but it's also one of my favorate films in general.

Everything in this film is great and done right, the animation as usual is excenlent I really loved seeing the detail on the vast amount of ballons, that jungle as well as human characters. Like Carl whom looks like he could be an elderly version of one of those characters from the NES video game "River City Randsom" (I know wild comparsion but play the game and it will make sense). But most of all I feel what really powers this film as usual with Pixar movies is in characterization and content. The film wasn't just fun and funny but it was also one of the most emotional I've seen. In a way the film reminded me a little of the film "Bubba Ho Tep" which delt with the same concept. Carl brillantly played by one of my favorate actors Edward Asner is a character you can't help but feel heavy pathos for.

Not just in the knowlege he is in the twilight of his life but also dealing with the loss of his recently deceised wife Elle. The romance between the two is beautifully depicted in a montage at the begining of the movie that emotionally grabed me. There are dynamics in this film like the relationship between both Carl and the kid which I found both funny but also emotionally touching at the same time. Because in a way it's not just the old and young, experence and inexpernce reationship but it's a Grandfather and Grandson relationship; the kid is the grandson Carl never had and Carl to the kid is the male figure he is missing in his life.

There is also this contrasting parallel dynamic between Carl and the bad guy. Both are in the twilight of their lives and are trying to find meaning in them. The main bad guy (played by Christopher Plummer)whom was Carl's hero one time and asspired himself to be is a long forgoten explorer he has for a long time hunted down a rare animal just to reclaim his lost fame. The cost of this has unfortunately made him alone, out of touch with the times and reality and crazy a little too much isolation and jungle. So he has became a prisoner to his own desires.

While Carl has never had the adventure he wanted because his desires were always on hold, and he feels that his life isn't amounting to anything; but he is the true adventruer in this story. One scene in the film I'll never forget is when Carl looks in that adventure book album he's had for a long time and then finds the pages that were long empty were filled with his life with Elle that was his true adventure all along Elle. I'll admit that part put tears in my eyes.

"Up" takes to the skies and beyond.

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Posted jul 18, 2009 3:12 pm pt

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Looks like pixiar does it again with up. This is a really well dont movie thats for sure. It has some pretty funny cotent in it I must say. Look all pixiar movies are must sees but this is like for sure. Must watch!!!

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Posted jun 28, 2009 4:58 am pt

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It made to my expectations but unlike Wall E it did not surpass them. I really enjoyed this movie. It's not my favorite but still Pixar has never made a bad movie! A word of advice. Do not waste extra money to see it in 3D. It's nothing special.

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Posted jun 4, 2009 3:16 am pt

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It made to my expectations but unlike Wall E it did not surpass them. I really enjoyed this movie. It's not my favorite but still Pixar has never made a bad movie! A word of advice. Do not waste extra money to see it in 3D. It's nothing special.

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Posted jun 4, 2009 3:16 am pt

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"Come fly with me,come fly, lets fly away."

An old man, A young boy, a talking dog, and a flying house...and you thought it was gonna be silly.
( The following is my review of the film " UP" )

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"Come fly with me,come fly, lets fly away."

An old man, A young boy, a talking dog, and a flying house...and you thought it was gonna be silly.
( The following is my review of the film " UP" )

I sat down in the theatre and got caught Up in a really sweet, storybook escape. Up is like a daydream that goes beyond your expectations causing you to slowly drift into a feeling of euphoria. The rich, colorful palette of this film pleases your eyes with its flavor. The seemingly endless and vast blue sky calls out to your sense of adventure and encourages the imagination in us all.

I truly enjoyed watching Up, and was entertained from minuet to minuet. although, I didn't like the idea of this old man having to drag around a house, I wasnt expecting it to be that way. I feel like it limited this films mobility and dragged down the overall plausibility.

I don't know who wouldn't enjoy this movie. The only thing you really need while watching this is to turn on your imagination and let go of your logic a little, its best not to remain so grounded.

Up is a real charmer its a splendid family film even for the grandparents. It's very sincere, and sentimental in tone and message. The folks at Disney and Pixar have once again dazzled us with lovely images and a story thats pure, youthful, bliss. The romantic overture, and delightful nature of this film, carries you along for a ride you'll want to share with everyone around you.

Jokes are a fickle thing, but humor is the voice of the heart and Up beautifully captures that quirky and spontaneous humor that only comes from experiencing lifes precious moments. Joyful isnt a word I like to throw around but, it fits quite well when attached to the spirit of this film.

A very small gripe I have with Up, is it's lack of human characters, which leaves us without much dialogue, and no narration to boot, also some of the jokes repeat a little to much. Oh and dogs flying airplanes...not sure about that, but I can easily look past it for all the underlined pleasantry of this pic.

Its cute, its fun filled, free spirited, UPlifiting and sensational. Young and old will love it. What else is there to say about Pixar that hasnt been said? Pixar iis to animation what Picasso was to paint, and if characterization was ever considered an art form than this film deserves its own section at the Norton Museum of art.

Theres a lot you can walk away with after seeing this pic, but mostly I like to believe that 1.Your heart is never too old to have an adventure and 2. .No matter how much life brings you down, don't give Up on your dreams, you never know how high they may take you, if you let them lift you Up.

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Posted jun 3, 2009 8:01 am pt

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Pixar continues to push amazing quality in every aspect of there films.

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Posted jun 1, 2009 8:32 pm pt

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Simply amazing! One of Pixar's very best! I recommend this movie to all who are seeking quality entertainment. Definitely one of the best movies of 2009!

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Posted jun 1, 2009 6:44 am pt

• [+] The Hollywood Reporter
  
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  Winsome, touching and arguably the funniest Pixar effort ever, the gorgeously rendered, high-flying adventure is a tidy 90-minute distillation of all the signature touches that came before it.

  by Michael Rechtshaffen | Read Full Review »
• [+] Variety
  
  100
  A captivating odd-couple adventure that becomes funnier and more exciting as it flies along.

  by Todd McCarthy | Read Full Review »
• [+] Village Voice
  
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  The first 10 minutes of Up are flawless; the final 80 minutes, close enough. (Though, note this: Do not see Up in 3-D. It's inessential to the tale and altogether distracting.)

  by Robert Wilonsky | Read Full Review »
• [+] Entertainment Weekly
  
  100
  A lovely, thoughtful, and yes, uplifting adventure.

  by Lisa Schwarzbaum | Read Full Review »
• [+] Time
  
  100
  Extending the patented Pixar mix of humor and heart, Up is the studio's most deeply emotional and affecting work.

  by Richard Corliss | Read Full Review »
• [+] Chicago Sun-Times
  
  100
  This is another masterwork from Pixar, which is leading the charge in modern animation.

  by Roger Ebert | Read Full Review »
• [+] Miami Herald
  
  100
  Rousing, exhilarating entertainment.

  by Rene Rodriguez | Read Full Review »
• [+] Los Angeles Times
  
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  Rarely has any film, let alone an animated one powered by the logic of dream and fantasy, been able to move so successfully -- and so effortlessly -- through so many different kinds of cinematic territory.

  by Kenneth Turan | Read Full Review »
• [+] Boston Globe
  
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  On the most basic level the new film is pure vaudeville: a loopy flyaway fantasy that's hysterically funny if only to keep the darkness at bay.

  by Ty Burr | Read Full Review »
• [+] Rolling Stone
  
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  Up is a breathtaking ride into the realm of pure imagination.

  by Peter Travers | Read Full Review »
• [+] Philadelphia Inquirer
  
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  The exhilarating film pays tribute to Buster Keaton's "The Balloonatic" by way of its slapstick, and to Hayao Miyazaki's "Howl's Moving Castle" by way of its watercolor palette and traveling domicile.

  by Carrie Rickey | Read Full Review »
• [+] USA Today
  
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  Easily the summer's, and probably the year's, most enchanting movie, Up is a buoyant delight.

  by Claudia Puig | Read Full Review »
• [+] Slate
  
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  Up is Pixar's most ambitious attempt yet to take animation to higher (and deeper) places than it's been before, and Giacchino's sprightly music keeps the whole thing, impossibly, aloft.

  by Dana Stevens | Read Full Review »
• [+] Chicago Tribune
  
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  Some of the comic inventions are inspired: Muntz has a pack of dogs equipped with electronic voice boxes, which means they're talking dogs, only they speak as if they've learned English from a poorly translated Berlitz guide.

  by Michael Phillips | Read Full Review »
• [+] Washington Post
  
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  The result is a soaring, touching, funny and altogether buoyant movie that lives up to its title in spirit and in form.

  by Ann Hornaday | Read Full Review »