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Pixar presents: UP!

MoePhoenix7 said:
Even though I want to give the grumpy old man a hug
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The 'grumpy old man' is, I believe, voiced by one of the grumpiest old men on television - none other than Ed 'Lou Grant' Asner:

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I can't wait to see Up. I'm sure it will be amazing...after all, WALL-E is my favorite movie of all time, and Pixar NEVER disappoints. :)
 
Wow, some great reviews about the film, from you guys!
This is definately something I will be seeing ASAP. :D
 
Saw it today. Brilliant. 3D is neat but not necessary. Luckily, it didn't detract from the film, but it wasn't really needed, either.

And for those who saw the movie, at that 10 or 15 minute mark when the screen fades to black, and all the adults (and older kids) in the audience are either crying or trying desperately not to...

...a young kid in the front of the theater, who obviously didn't understand what was going on, said loudly, "YAAAAYYY!"

Lex
 
falconfan said:
Be forewarned the beginning is incredibly sad... but the storytelling is done in a way that's truly amazing. I might even say it contains the best montage I've ever seen.
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Oh my gosh, I saw this yesterday with one of my roommates, and--no lie--during the first five minutes of the movie, we were both getting misty-eyed. I never cry at movies, and for this one to nearly move me to tears is saying something. God the movie was so good and adorable, as I thought it would be. That beginning montage, I'm telling you, is a doosie.
 
In the 1950s, Russell would have come from a family where Mom and Dad were married, and he would have been a great little scout who always did right, faced everything bravely and was physically fit to boot.

Modern Russell isn't portrayed as a model child--he's presented as a bumbling lost boy. He's every little geek who loves something and wants to be good at it because of how "less than" he's been made to feel by someone significant in his life. If Coraline was a bitter, unlikable little girl due to her parents' cluelessness, then Russell is every little boy hoping to please a father who's no longer there.
 
>>>To contextualize: I'm a huge Pixar fan. Ratatouille and Wall-E were my two of my favorite films of their respective years. Yet Up was...profoundly disappointing.

I hear ya, ff. Not that I agree, but I understand.

Several years back, "Hey Ya!" by Outkast was all over the place. And it seemed everybody loved the song. From age two to ninety-two. Everybody seemed hooked on the song. Except my friend Rob. He totally didn't get the song at all. He thought the supposed "think-y" lyrics of the chorus were at total odds with the "hey ya!" chorus and the "what's cooler than being cool" stuff. He found the music derivative and boring, and he just could NOT figure out what the rest of the world was thinking. I found that somewhat intriguing.

Then, last year, it was my turn.

I still don't get "I Kissed a Girl". I think the lyrics are clunky, trite and exceptionally pandering, and I think Katy's vocal delivery is utterly dispassionate and unsoulful. Meanwhile, the rest of the world still is playing the song to death. Straight guys think it's hot, straight girls think it's "naughty", gays think it's empowering, and I found that my conservative cousins in rural Wisconsin sing it to their three-year-old daughter. I just don't GET this song.

I don't think there's anything wrong with me. I'm just not connecting to something other people are connecting to.

Your points about Up are valid. Yes, the talking dogs are inessential and run somewhat at counterpurposes to the plot. Yes, the lifestory is intentionally tear-jerky and maudlin. All that. But speaking for me (and I think for most of the people who watched it), it worked. I realize they were manipulating me into feeling for this guy, but the fact is I DID feel for this guy. I knew full well what was going to happen in the first fifteen minutes, but I was pulled in regardless.

And I think that's what's so incredible about Pixar. Their ability to pull us in. I mean, they not only asked us to believe that a rat wanted to cook, but they asked us to believe he accomplished this by pulling the hair of a human to control his basic motor skills. But we accepted it. Because Pixar drew us in. Somehow, we let them get away with it. And that, in many ways, is kind of their genius. :)

I don't think you "missed" anything. I don't think you lack heart, or need to go back and watch it again. I just think the movie missed you. For some reason, it didn't click. It happens. Just rest assured that most people liked it, and so it looks like Pixar still has it. And look forward to Toy Story 3 next year. :)

Lex
 
I have Friday off work, so I might see it then, or on Thursday evening!

I am getting really excited about it! More-so, that I'd rather see Up than Angels & Demons, haha! !oops! :p
 
Now I really want to see it after all ur comments !!
 
how could you be dissapointed with UP?

i loved Wall-E i thought it was cute,but UP was cute and Funny i thought it had humor for both the adults and for the kids.

..I especially loved the scene where carl visualizes dropping russell while floating through the city! LOL!
 
...By the way Ekim21 you look like rob dyrdek in your avatar! HOT! ;)
 
Imma go hit the theater soon to watch that movie then...
 
There's a lot of little stuff in there, too. The fact that one of the guys from the retirement home has the tag of his shirt sticking up. "Grey car." Things like that.

Lex
 
Saw it today with some friends.

Couldn't believe I was getting misty-eyed at an animated film.

I disagree that the talking dogs weren't important.

Dug is hilarious. Especially because my friends have a dog that acts exactly like Dug. Ball? Squirrel! I was hiding under your front porch because I LOVE YOU!
 
i saw it last night and thought it was fantastic... i teared up a few times.

i was really, really impressed with the great storytelling.
 
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