Up (2009)
The untouchable Pixar Animation Studios (WALL-E, Toy Story) presents their latest film. Famed for stories about unlikely characters (ants, fish, rats, robots), they now turn their attention to old men.
Carl Fredricksen is our seventy-something hero, who one day attaches a whole lot of balloons to his house and takes flight. Along for the ride is a young clueless boy scout. Together they travel to South America to search for a legendary waterfall.
- Director:
- Pete Docter ('Monsters, Inc.')Bob Peterson
- Writer:
- Bob Peterson
- Cast:
- Christopher PlummerJohn RatzenbergerEdward AsnerPaul EidingJordan Nagai
Reviews & comments
Flicks, Andrew Hedley
flicksJust among friends, I’m not ashamed to admit that Pixar Studio’s latest creation found me with ‘something in my eye’ at several moments. That one of those moments occurred within the first ten minutes is a testament to both my emotional fragility and the skill with which this charming adventure has been lovingly crafted.
Soars
Beautiful. The opening 5 minutes is a beautiful love story that puts just about every 90-minute Hollywood romance to shame. Witty, well-paced, great script, lovely gags, beautiful to behold on the big screen and a delight for all ages. A modern fairy tale that's fun and fast and not too soppy - all this and a talking dog too! "I love you, even though...
Good review, Flicks
The movie is really four distinct acts each with different pace and emotional focus: Boy meets girl; Old boy meets young boy; Boys meet animals; Boys and animals live happily ever after. Emotionally it sits clearly in the Disney camp. No wonder they bought them out - "I liked the movie so much I bought the company."
'cutest movie ever'
I took two of my daughters (13 and 15) to see this movie simply because there wasn't much else on for their age group, so wasn't expecting much. They spent most of the time going 'awwww! that's so cute" or 'awww! that's so sad', and decided it was 'the cutest movie ever'. I have to agree. It's brilliant.
Variety
pressA captivating odd-couple adventure that becomes funnier and more exciting as it flies along.
Total Film
pressA coming-of-old-age story that breaks the heart, tickles the funny bone and fires the imagination, Up is a captivating, exuberant delight. And did we mention it contains The Greatest Moment In Movie Animation? Oh.
The New York Times
pressPassages of glorious imagination are invariably matched by stock characters and banal story choices.
Roger Ebert
pressThis is another masterwork from Pixar, which is leading the charge in modern animation.
Los Angeles Times
pressRarely 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.
Hollywood Reporter
pressWinsome, 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.
Empire Magazine
pressIf it had lived up to its golden first five minutes, Up would have been the film of the decade. As it is, it remains the best animated flick of 2009, a funny, moving, beautifully made argument that dreamers can move mountains.
Dominion Post
pressA glorious film - funny, moving, nicely inspirational, and gorgeous to look at. Whether you see it in 2D or 3D, I guarantee you will leave the cinema happy that you were there.
Flicks, Andrew Hedley
flicksJust among friends, I’m not ashamed to admit that Pixar Studio’s latest creation found me with ‘something in my eye’ at several moments. That one of those moments occurred within the first ten minutes is a testament to both my emotional fragility and the skill with which this charming adventure has been lovingly crafted.
Variety
pressA captivating odd-couple adventure that becomes funnier and more exciting as it flies along.
Total Film
pressA coming-of-old-age story that breaks the heart, tickles the funny bone and fires the imagination, Up is a captivating, exuberant delight. And did we mention it contains The Greatest Moment In Movie Animation? Oh.
The New York Times
pressPassages of glorious imagination are invariably matched by stock characters and banal story choices.
Roger Ebert
pressThis is another masterwork from Pixar, which is leading the charge in modern animation.
Los Angeles Times
pressRarely 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.
Hollywood Reporter
pressWinsome, 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.
Empire Magazine
pressIf it had lived up to its golden first five minutes, Up would have been the film of the decade. As it is, it remains the best animated flick of 2009, a funny, moving, beautifully made argument that dreamers can move mountains.
Dominion Post
pressA glorious film - funny, moving, nicely inspirational, and gorgeous to look at. Whether you see it in 2D or 3D, I guarantee you will leave the cinema happy that you were there.
Soars
Beautiful. The opening 5 minutes is a beautiful love story that puts just about every 90-minute Hollywood romance to shame. Witty, well-paced, great script, lovely gags, beautiful to behold on the big screen and a delight for all ages. A modern fairy tale that's fun and fast and not too soppy - all this and a talking dog too! "I love you, even though...
Good review, Flicks
The movie is really four distinct acts each with different pace and emotional focus: Boy meets girl; Old boy meets young boy; Boys meet animals; Boys and animals live happily ever after. Emotionally it sits clearly in the Disney camp. No wonder they bought them out - "I liked the movie so much I bought the company."
'cutest movie ever'
I took two of my daughters (13 and 15) to see this movie simply because there wasn't much else on for their age group, so wasn't expecting much. They spent most of the time going 'awwww! that's so cute" or 'awww! that's so sad', and decided it was 'the cutest movie ever'. I have to agree. It's brilliant.
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