UP

[armageddon]

UP---------------------***1/2 out of ****

Though a little too maturely morose at times and pinch too childish at others, UP is nonetheless the 9th Pixar success in 10 tries by my movie measuring stick. (Sadly, I've never liked MONSTERS, INC. as much as everyone else - I found it too oriented toward little ones and not enough toward grown-ups, a trademark balance Pixar Films usually nails with ease but misses again here in my opinion, if only slightly.)

The film's general success is due in greatest part by magnificent voice-over work by Ed Asner in the lead role and the most stunning, rubber-and-model-looking animation the studio has thus far ever offered (...even moreso than CARS, their previous such height of physical work in my eyes.) Add good, villainous voice over work by Christopher Plummer as Asner's foil, a lovely score and yet another lump throat, heartwarming Pixar ending, and it's all well worth the price of admission if you ask me, despite it's (slight) tonal failings.

Like last year's WALL-E, I think UP is very good but being over-rated overall (I found several elements of WALL-E truly odd), however I also think many reviewers are failing to recognize UP's physical brilliance.

For me, FINDING NEMO, TOY STORY, THE INCREDIBLES, CARS and RATATOUILLE are all still preferred Pixar works, but like WALL-E, A BUG'S LIFE, and TOY STORY 2, I can still thoroughly recommend the picture overall.

[r-type]

Fantastic movie. (saw this on Friday)

This movie had me choked up from the get-go and was putty in its hands the rest of the way.

The tonal shifts of this movie weren't enough of a "minus" for me.

Not to mention I actually felt like I was up there in the Carl's house looking down at the scenery or feeling slightly uneasy when they're atop a Zeppelin, or a cliff. You forget that you are looking at renderings. Simply amazing scenic work.



SQUIRREL!!!!!

[Optimash Prime]

Saw it and loved it my new pixar rankings are:
1 Finding nemo
2 Toy story
3 UP <===yeah
4 Toy story two
5 Monsters inc
6 Wall e
and so forth.....

Up was good, it was just sad and I actually got teary eyed (chianti) and my girl was laughing at me ...i was like "damn disney way to be morbid in the begining of your film like bambi and nemo" lol ...so great movie but dont see it drunk on chianti you ll start tearing up...

[Optimash Prime]

SQUIRREL!!!!!

Wanna hear a joke ,once there was a squirrel that didn't store enough acorns for the winter and he died..it is a funny joke because the squirrel died!!!

[Mindfreak87]

Up is hitting cinemas over here in the UK in October, which is really odd. By that time the US will have a DVD / Blu-ray version out. Just order an import.. the region of the disc isn't important these days. Very strange move, and for such a highly rated film also.

[halofan1]

Best film of the year, and easily the best Pixar film.

[Mindfreak87]

Best film of the year.

How is it possible to even predict that when we are only 1/2 way through the year.

[Simon]

Best film of the year, and easily the best Pixar film.

Again, like almost all Pixar movies... Most overrated movie of the year. And yes, that's until the actual end of the year.
Pixar movies overall are overrated as hell.
They're cool, great... sure, better than other animation movies... But not the "masterpieces" everyone is babbling about.

[DiplomaDope]

I'm going to see it