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flippyshark · 06-01-2009, 08:27 PM

I agree, the trailers and promotional material for UP had me worried - but what a lovely and dare I say it UPLIFTING film! And for my money, the pure visual storytelling in the first act put Wall-E to shame for sheer emotional impact. (and that is saying something!)

So, I will venture to offer one observation that could be construed as negative - but only just. I was amazed at how well the movie introduced its fantastical elements gradually, thus achieving an amazing level of willing suspension of disbelief. There was only a single element that ran up against my UN-willingness.

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Everything else, I was delighted to buy into - and I still give this the highest honors. Time will tell where I stack it, but it's clearly going into the top tier of Pixar achievements.

06-01-2009, 08:27 PM	#11
flippyshark Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 2,852	I agree, the trailers and promotional material for UP had me worried - but what a lovely and dare I say it UPLIFTING film! And for my money, the pure visual storytelling in the first act put Wall-E to shame for sheer emotional impact. (and that is saying something!) So, I will venture to offer one observation that could be construed as negative - but only just. I was amazed at how well the movie introduced its fantastical elements gradually, thus achieving an amazing level of willing suspension of disbelief. There was only a single element that ran up against my UN-willingness. Spoiler: And that would be the dogs flying the fighter planes, especially as they grasped the bone-shaped triggers. This gag seemed to belong to another lesser movie, and briefly broke the spell for me. Only for a moment or two, though. Everything else, I was delighted to buy into - and I still give this the highest honors. Time will tell where I stack it, but it's clearly going into the top tier of Pixar achievements.
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