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This is my first 5-out-of-5 bagel rating this year and for good reason.
Tapping into just about every childhood dream imaginable, “Up” not only lives up to its name but makes you feel as if you were both a kid again and that life really is worth pursuing.
I didn’t think the studio could top last year’s Oscar winning “Wall-E,” but wow!
I would never make an Oscar prediction midway through the year but I am: “Up” will definitely get nominated for Best Animated Feature and unless they churn out another one before year’s end, it will take home the trophy.
First off I strongly suggest you see this (if available) in 3-D20 — it will blow your mind. Second, even if you don’t have the cinematography (which sounds funny actually as it was created) is fantastic and third, if you have a fear of heights this film is so realistic you may get vertigo just from sitting in your chair as you watch the world from the big screen shrink below you.
The visual alone sets up an even more incredible plotline in what is the best road picture (albeit in the air) I have seen in ages. The guys responsible for all of this must be in nirvana, heaven and anywhere else where one goes for everlasting peace after completing this piece of joy. Bob Peterson and Pete Docter not co-directed this movie but also are responsible for co-writing the screenplay and voicing several of the characters too. Peterson however gets to voice the movie’s most lovable lead character in the way of Dug, the talking dog (well, his collar allows him to be understood).
Veteran actor Ed Asner lends his voice to that of 78-year-old Carl Fredricksen, a crotchety old man who would rather live as a hermit, holed up into his quaint little domain that was once occupied the love of his life, his wife Ellie.
Carl wasn’t always this grumpy. The movie opens with how life was when Ellie was by his side and the plans they had made for their adventure enjoying one another and enjoying life. Their mutual love for exploring is the dream that brought them together in the first place. Their passion for exploring is fueled by legendary explorer Charles Muntz (voiced by Christopher Plummer) who was always a part of those old-time newsreels from the 1930s. What follows made me forget that I was watching an animated movie because I found myself moved by what sets up the picture to the present day.
I don’t think a movie with real actors could have surpassed what Pixar/Disney was able to do here. Add to that the timeline of life that revolves around now a lonely Carl who is forced to leave home because of modern-day developments. I won’t tell you what inspires him but let’s just say he gets a renewed lease on life. This is where the story literally takes flight.
As with most great animated “road stories,” one doesn’t leave by themselves. Carl doesn’t exactly plan on bringing anybody but he does in the way of Junior Wilderness Explorer Russell (voiced by Jordan Nagai). The 8-year-old Russell hadn’t planned on joining Carl but the two have one thing in common: a love for the outdoors and adventure which starts to bring out the optimism and spirit of things unplanned which was at one time Carl’s dream to share with his Ellie.
Better late than never as Carl’s unique way of traveling includes thousands of balloons while remaining in the comfort of his own home. I liked some of the flying machines too, especially that of a Zeppelin-like airship drawn with incredible detail. For you fellow lighter-than-aircraft enthusiasts out there’s a dirigible that looks a lot like the Macon that was based out of Sunnyvale, Calif., during the 1930s. The thrill of flying has never been more perfected here, and couple that with 3-D effects (this is by the way the first Pixar movie made for the Disney Digital 3-D format) you feel as if you are on a roller coaster.
“Up” doesn’t need any fancy gimmicks or references to other movies or bad jokes. No.
The movie, like its two main characters, is for anyone from 8 to 78 to enjoy. Maybe that’s why “Up” had the distinctive honor of being the first animated film to open the Cannes Film Festival two weeks ago.
“Up” is rated PG for some peril and action with a brisk running time of 88 minutes.
Tapping into just about every childhood dream imaginable, “Up” not only lives up to its name but makes you feel as if you were both a kid again and that life really is worth pursuing.
I didn’t think the studio could top last year’s Oscar winning “Wall-E,” but wow!
I would never make an Oscar prediction midway through the year but I am: “Up” will definitely get nominated for Best Animated Feature and unless they churn out another one before year’s end, it will take home the trophy.
First off I strongly suggest you see this (if available) in 3-D20 — it will blow your mind. Second, even if you don’t have the cinematography (which sounds funny actually as it was created) is fantastic and third, if you have a fear of heights this film is so realistic you may get vertigo just from sitting in your chair as you watch the world from the big screen shrink below you.
The visual alone sets up an even more incredible plotline in what is the best road picture (albeit in the air) I have seen in ages. The guys responsible for all of this must be in nirvana, heaven and anywhere else where one goes for everlasting peace after completing this piece of joy. Bob Peterson and Pete Docter not co-directed this movie but also are responsible for co-writing the screenplay and voicing several of the characters too. Peterson however gets to voice the movie’s most lovable lead character in the way of Dug, the talking dog (well, his collar allows him to be understood).
Veteran actor Ed Asner lends his voice to that of 78-year-old Carl Fredricksen, a crotchety old man who would rather live as a hermit, holed up into his quaint little domain that was once occupied the love of his life, his wife Ellie.
Carl wasn’t always this grumpy. The movie opens with how life was when Ellie was by his side and the plans they had made for their adventure enjoying one another and enjoying life. Their mutual love for exploring is the dream that brought them together in the first place. Their passion for exploring is fueled by legendary explorer Charles Muntz (voiced by Christopher Plummer) who was always a part of those old-time newsreels from the 1930s. What follows made me forget that I was watching an animated movie because I found myself moved by what sets up the picture to the present day.
I don’t think a movie with real actors could have surpassed what Pixar/Disney was able to do here. Add to that the timeline of life that revolves around now a lonely Carl who is forced to leave home because of modern-day developments. I won’t tell you what inspires him but let’s just say he gets a renewed lease on life. This is where the story literally takes flight.
As with most great animated “road stories,” one doesn’t leave by themselves. Carl doesn’t exactly plan on bringing anybody but he does in the way of Junior Wilderness Explorer Russell (voiced by Jordan Nagai). The 8-year-old Russell hadn’t planned on joining Carl but the two have one thing in common: a love for the outdoors and adventure which starts to bring out the optimism and spirit of things unplanned which was at one time Carl’s dream to share with his Ellie.
Better late than never as Carl’s unique way of traveling includes thousands of balloons while remaining in the comfort of his own home. I liked some of the flying machines too, especially that of a Zeppelin-like airship drawn with incredible detail. For you fellow lighter-than-aircraft enthusiasts out there’s a dirigible that looks a lot like the Macon that was based out of Sunnyvale, Calif., during the 1930s. The thrill of flying has never been more perfected here, and couple that with 3-D effects (this is by the way the first Pixar movie made for the Disney Digital 3-D format) you feel as if you are on a roller coaster.
“Up” doesn’t need any fancy gimmicks or references to other movies or bad jokes. No.
The movie, like its two main characters, is for anyone from 8 to 78 to enjoy. Maybe that’s why “Up” had the distinctive honor of being the first animated film to open the Cannes Film Festival two weeks ago.
“Up” is rated PG for some peril and action with a brisk running time of 88 minutes.
