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Eliza Hodgkins 1812 · 06-01-2009, 11:34 PM

I am so glad word of mouth was good or I may have skipped this one altogether. It was a Pixar fairy tale and I loved it. It touches upon the transitory nature of all human relationships (how they are beautiful, tragic, wonderful and heartbreaking), accomplishing in its first 10 minutes what Benjamin Button failed to do in 2+ hours.

Gemini Cricket · 06-02-2009, 03:02 AM

Once I get to a laptop (on the iPhone right now), I will post a more thorough review. I thought it was excellent. But I like Ratatouille, Nemo and the Incredibles better. I thought the first act was great but like Wall E, once more characters and dialogue came into play, the luster faded for me. Loved the two main characters and the dog.

innerSpaceman · 06-02-2009, 07:54 AM

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I like Ratatouille, Nemo and the Incredibles better. I thought the first act was great but like Wall E, once more characters and dialogue came into play, the luster faded for me.

I'm in the camp of liking the Pixar "silents" less than the talkies. I admire the no-dialogue achievements of the UP montage and the Wall-E first half. But I think those are easy to achieve with animation. Comparisons to live action on this score are not fair.

I think it's harder to achieve animation excellence with dialogue-driven stories or segments, and I do in fact prefer the 3 Gemini Cricket mentioned over UP or Wall-E. But there we go ranking children again. To say I prefer Finding Nemo over UP ignores that I prefer UP over just about any movie I've seen in the last couple of years.

Cadaverous Pallor · 06-02-2009, 08:08 AM

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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 · 06-02-2009, 07:48 PM

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BDBopper · 06-05-2009, 04:22 AM

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 · 06-05-2009, 06:27 AM

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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.

LSPoorEeyorick · 06-05-2009, 06:56 AM

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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.

If so, we're in the sap club together. Plus I cried at Nemo.

BDBopper · 06-05-2009, 10:30 AM

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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.

Well maybe I did too I just don't remember doing it. I will admit to being an emotional person so I probably did and just can't remember it.

06-01-2009, 11:34 PM	#1
Eliza Hodgkins 1812 Sputnik Sweetheart Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Long Beach Posts: 2,685	I am so glad word of mouth was good or I may have skipped this one altogether. It was a Pixar fairy tale and I loved it. It touches upon the transitory nature of all human relationships (how they are beautiful, tragic, wonderful and heartbreaking), accomplishing in its first 10 minutes what Benjamin Button failed to do in 2+ hours.
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06-02-2009, 03:02 AM	#2
Gemini Cricket ... Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 13,244	Once I get to a laptop (on the iPhone right now), I will post a more thorough review. I thought it was excellent. But I like Ratatouille, Nemo and the Incredibles better. I thought the first act was great but like Wall E, once more characters and dialogue came into play, the luster faded for me. Loved the two main characters and the dog.
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06-02-2009, 07:48 PM	#5
Gemini Cricket ... Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 13,244	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...
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06-05-2009, 04:22 AM	#6
BDBopper Not Taking Any Crap! Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Cleaning Up America, One Step At A Time! Posts: 1,694	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.
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