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[Cadaverous Pallor]

Originally Posted by Alex

I also wanted Kirk Douglas for Muntz. That seems to be who they animated. I would have accepted the slurring, after all Muntz must be 90+.

Yeah, he looked like Douglas to me too. I kept thinking "I know that voice" but the Douglas look threw me off....and when I looked it up I found out that Christopher Plummer is still alive!

[Gemini Cricket]

Stuff I loved:

Spoiler:

I loved the talking dog collars. "I love you temporarily" line had me in stitches. The malfunctioning collar had me rolling, too.

LOVED the beginning montage of him as a kid. So cute as a little boy. That is primo storytelling right there. Ten thumbs up.

Loved Russell. Great character. He was Asian and they didn't have to bring up his race to hammer some point in or something like that. He was Japanese... so what. I liked that.

I love that Pixar made a hero out of a 80 year old guy. That's brilliant. But... see below...

Stuff I didn't love:

Spoiler:

The director spent all this energy showing us a capable elderly man on an adventure and then takes it all away with the stereotypical fight between the two men. False teeth, cane, oh my back went out... you know, all that stuff. Meh.

Once they got to their destination, I started to lose interest in the story.

I liked the payoff in the book. Ellie was trying to tell him something from the grave, but as much as he missed her, wouldn't he have scoured that book from cover to cover at some point prior to the trip?

The reveal of the balloons at the beginning. I agree with iSm's other post.

I didn't think there was enough time spent flying in the house. I thought that would be neat seeing how they cope with being inside a house that is constantly shifting, swaying, etc.

I didn't love the constant Ellie-reminder moments. Yes, that's her picture again and again...

I wasn't blown away by the villain. Part of me was bothered that he was duped, the freaking bird really did exist. But yeah he murdered all those people. And I'm thinking not by himself so those dirty dogs at the Wilderness Meeting at the end were accomplices... maybe...

The Russell scene where he's being smeared across the windows of the zeppelin reminded me of Homer's butt being smeared across the Crystal Cathedral during an episode of the Simpsons...

I didn't care for Partially Cloudy. Clever idea, yes... but... I thought the payoff to the movie should have been the stork seeing how much joy he was giving to the parents of the animals he had to deliver. Yeah, they were dangerous and all but not to their loving parents who will without a doubt love them no matter what...

[BDBopper]

Yesterday I trekked to the movies for the first time in half a year. I just had to see this movie. Up was wonderful! a true delight! I laughed, I cried, I gasped, and I applauded after it was over. I don't think I have ever cried during a Pixar movie but I did watching Up. The story was so touching at times. The short Partly Cloudy" was charming as well.

For a Pixar movie didn't it seem a little strange how there was one main musical theme throughout and it rarely changed? I still have it playing in my head. Very nice.

[flippyshark]

Originally Posted by BDBopper

I laughed, I cried, I gasped, and I applauded after it was over. I don't think I have ever cried during a Pixar movie but I did watching Up.

Are you kidding? I cried at Toy Story, Toy Story 2, Monsters Inc, Cars, Wall-E, certainly UP. I guess I'm just a major sap.

[€uroMeinke]

They had me at the Zeppelin

[Morrigoon]

Ack! I wanna read the spoilers so bad! Still haven't gotten to see it, so I'm resisting, but gah! The temptation!!!!!

[Betty]

Originally Posted by Morrigoon

Ack! I wanna read the spoilers so bad! Still haven't gotten to see it, so I'm resisting, but gah! The temptation!!!!!

Me too! Me too!

[lashbear]

You don't need to read the spoilers, cos everyone on the net knows the secret already:

Darth Vader is really his father.

[Betty]

Originally Posted by lashbear

You don't need to read the spoilers, cos everyone on the net knows the secret already:

Darth Vader is really his father.

And the dog dies at the end.

[Moonliner]

Originally Posted by Betty

And the dog dies at the end.

And if it's anything to do with Disney, The dad dies early on.