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Chernabog · 06-05-2009, 12:40 PM

Up was a really good movie, in general. The animation was spectacular (Pixar always one-ups itself with each movie on that point). And I can't wait to see it on Blu-ray in 2D... 3D seems to make things murky and dark color-wise, which I don't like. It simply does not add anything to the film.

Up was not the life-changing experience for me that some are making it out to be. I thought the first half of the film was wonderful (especially the scenes with Ellie), and I got teary-eyed at the end of that sequence. The balloon take-off and landing (as well as the scene of him sitting in his home next to the falls) were great. The interior of the blimp was wonderful, as was the sequence where Carl tries to get onto the blimp in mid-air.

However, the story totally fell apart in the end. The villain and his whole plotline were completely stupid. The dog (or dogs, as it were) was a one-trick pony. I thought the adventure would be, well, more of an adventure once they got to Venezuela. It just fell flat as to what they were trying to accomplish.

So I think I would give it an 8 out of 10. Good, but not Pixar's best (my favorite is still The Incredibles)

Alex · 06-05-2009, 01:06 PM

Yes, ET. Not only do I not cry now, I don't think it is a very good movie.

Gemini Cricket · 06-05-2009, 01:09 PM

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Yes, ET. Not only do I not cry now, I don't think it is a very good movie.

I don't either. But it is funny, I did really love that film when I was like 11.

mousepod · 06-05-2009, 01:22 PM

I laughed out loud at the "dead" ET the first time I saw it.

(I wasn't laughing because I'm cold and heartless - it's just that the effect was so fake that it took me right out of the movie.)

Gemini Cricket · 06-05-2009, 01:26 PM

The effect? The crew throwing baby powder on a rubber Muppet? That effect?

Snowflake · 06-05-2009, 01:32 PM

Okay, I wept at ET in 1982. I cannot watch it now.

I've cried in most of the Pixar movies, I'm with GC, "Kitty!" gets me every time.

Of course, I'm such a sucker, I will cry in about any movie. I used to weep buckets as a kid watching Wizard of Oz, as well. I still weep buckets watching The Three Lives of Thomasina.

Chernabog · 06-05-2009, 01:30 PM

I cried, like everyone, in Bambi -- even as an adult I saw it for the first time in years and thought -- OMG this scene is much longer than I remembered and pretty damn harsh.

And of course in Dumbo in the baby mine sequence. I like the amazon review of it, which said:

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If you don't mist up during the "Baby Mine" scene, you may be legally pronounced dead.

Kevy Baby · 06-05-2009, 01:38 PM

I cry any time John Wayne gets killed in a movie

Ghoulish Delight · 06-05-2009, 01:47 PM

I don't know why, but I'm a total movie crier. I won't even bother listing the movies I've cried at, I'd surely surpass the character limit on a post.

Alex · 06-05-2009, 01:54 PM

Just to be clear, I'm not saying I resist crying or am unmoved by movies. Crying just doesn't seem to be part of my biological response to strong emotional stimuli.

I can be just as manipulated by movies as the next person. It just manifests as intense pressure in my chest, difficulty swallowing, etc.

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Chernabog Biophage Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: The Moon Posts: 2,679	Up was a really good movie, in general. The animation was spectacular (Pixar always one-ups itself with each movie on that point). And I can't wait to see it on Blu-ray in 2D... 3D seems to make things murky and dark color-wise, which I don't like. It simply does not add anything to the film. Up was not the life-changing experience for me that some are making it out to be. I thought the first half of the film was wonderful (especially the scenes with Ellie), and I got teary-eyed at the end of that sequence. The balloon take-off and landing (as well as the scene of him sitting in his home next to the falls) were great. The interior of the blimp was wonderful, as was the sequence where Carl tries to get onto the blimp in mid-air. However, the story totally fell apart in the end. The villain and his whole plotline were completely stupid. The dog (or dogs, as it were) was a one-trick pony. I thought the adventure would be, well, more of an adventure once they got to Venezuela. It just fell flat as to what they were trying to accomplish. So I think I would give it an 8 out of 10. Good, but not Pixar's best (my favorite is still The Incredibles) __________________ And they say back then our universe Was a coal black egg Until the god inside Burst out and from its shattered shell He made what became the world we know ~ Bjork (Cosmogony) Last edited by Chernabog : 06-05-2009 at 01:09 PM.
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Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	Yes, ET. Not only do I not cry now, I don't think it is a very good movie.
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mousepod You broke your Ramadar! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 4,635	I laughed out loud at the "dead" ET the first time I saw it. (I wasn't laughing because I'm cold and heartless - it's just that the effect was so fake that it took me right out of the movie.) __________________ "Give the public everything you can give them, keep the place as clean as you can keep it, keep it friendly" - Walt Disney
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Gemini Cricket ... Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 13,244	The effect? The crew throwing baby powder on a rubber Muppet? That effect?
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Snowflake lost in the fog Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: San Francisco Posts: 7,831	Okay, I wept at ET in 1982. I cannot watch it now. I've cried in most of the Pixar movies, I'm with GC, "Kitty!" gets me every time. Of course, I'm such a sucker, I will cry in about any movie. I used to weep buckets as a kid watching Wizard of Oz, as well. I still weep buckets watching The Three Lives of Thomasina.
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Kevy Baby Chowder Head Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Yes Posts: 18,500	I cry any time John Wayne gets killed in a movie __________________ The thing about quotes on the internet is that you cannot verify their validity. - Abraham Lincoln
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Ghoulish Delight I Floop the Pig Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Alternative Swankstyle Posts: 19,348	I don't know why, but I'm a total movie crier. I won't even bother listing the movies I've cried at, I'd surely surpass the character limit on a post. __________________ 'He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me.' -TJ
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Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	Just to be clear, I'm not saying I resist crying or am unmoved by movies. Crying just doesn't seem to be part of my biological response to strong emotional stimuli. I can be just as manipulated by movies as the next person. It just manifests as intense pressure in my chest, difficulty swallowing, etc.
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