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Product DescriptionWalt Disney Pictures and Pixar Animation Studios take moviegoers up, up and away on one of the funniest adventures of all time with their latest comedy-fantasy. Up follows the uplifting tale of 78-year-old balloon salesman Carl Fredricksen, who finally fulfills his lifelong dream of a great adventure when he ties thousands of balloons to his house and flies away to the wilds of South America. But he discovers all too late that his biggest nightmare has stowed away on the trip an overly optimistic 8-year-old Wilderness Explorer named Russell. Their journey to a lost world, where they encounter some strange, exotic and surprising characters, is filled with hilarity, emotion and wildly imaginative adventure.
At a time when too many animated films consist of anthropomorphized animals cracking sitcom one-liners and flatulence jokes, the warmth, originality, humor, and unflagging imagination of Up feel as welcome as rain in a desert. Carl Fredericksen (voice by Ed Asner) ranks among the most unlikely heroes in recent animation history. A 78- year-old curmudgeon, he enjoyed his modest life as a balloon seller because he shared it with his adventurous wife Ellie (Ellie Docter). But she died, leaving him with memories and the awareness that they never made their dream journey to Paradise Falls in South America. When well-meaning officials consign Carl to Shady Oaks Retirement Home, he rigs thousands of helium balloons to his house and floats to South America. The journey's scarcely begun when he discovers a stowaway: Russell (Jordan Nagai), a chubby, maladroit Wilderness Explorer Scout who's out to earn his Elderly Assistance Badge. In the tropical jungle, Carl and Russell find more than they bargained for: Charles Muntz (Christopher Plummer), a crazed explorer whose newsreels once inspired Carl and Ellie; Kevin, an exotic bird with a weakness for chocolate; and Dug (Bob Peterson), an endearingly dim golden retriever fitted with a voice box. More importantly, the travelers discover they need each other: Russell needs a (grand)father figure; Carl needs someone to enliven his life without Ellie. Together, they learn that sharing ice-cream cones and counting the passing cars can be more meaningful than feats of daring-do and distant horizons. Pete Docter (Monsters, Inc. ) and Bob Peterson direct the film with consummate skill and taste, allowing the poignant moments to unfold without dialogue to Michael Giacchnio's vibrant score. Building on their work in The Incredibles and Ratatouille, the Pixar crew offers nuanced animation of the stylized characters. Even by Pixar's elevated standards, Up is an exceptional film that will appeal of audiences of all ages. Rated PG for some peril and action. --Charles Solomon
Stills from Up (Click for larger image)
Most Recent Customer ReviewsDate : 2010-03-18
Summary : "Squirrel!"
Well, I decided to see what all the hubbub was about this film, and I can honestly tell you it's not the Oscar masterpiece it is made out to be. Is it entertaining? Of course it is, but it is no ground breaking CG cartoon. It's easy to entertain children with some funny gags, but that's all you have in this film strung together with an over used plot seen in previous Pixar films. I think that it could have been allot better without the annoying ADD chubby Asian kid Russell. I can see having the "comic relief" with the dim witted dog "Dug" and well, the bird was just a necessity. It was just an OK film, and how it beat out Coraline I'll never know, and can only guess that the Oscar Committee plays favorites when it comes to voting. Coraline was a far more impressive film just in its scope of pushing stop-motion animation further in its technical achievements and all that "Up" gives you is another fancy Disney cartoon that is nothing near the caliber of Toy Story, A Bugs Life, Finding Nemo or The Incredibles. See it once, but I certainly wouldn't spend the over bloated Disney price to buy this DVD, it truly isn't worth it.
Date : 2010-03-18
Summary : Very touching movie!
The first 10 minutes of this movie and the last 5 minutes of this movie are the most touching, romantic, and tear jerking moments in this film. There's also some great metaphors sprinkled throughout the movie, too, especially about learning to let go of the past in order to appreciate the present. I especially liked the scene where all his furniture comes flying out of his house and I took note of how the furniture landed on the ground.
It surprised me that a kid's movie would be so meaningful. I'm sure the meaning will be lost on little kids, but they should still appreciate this movie given the imaginative aspect of it (a flying house, a talking dog) and will probably think the little boy and dog are funny. And adults will be reaching for the tissue box. So this is a movie I see both adults and kids liking.
The reason I gave this 4 instead of 5 stars (that was a hard thing to do since I loved this movie so much) was because it was slow moving at parts and the whole villain with attack dogs didn't quite work for me for some reason. But other than that, a wonderful movie.
Date : 2010-03-18
Summary : Great Movie WONDERFUL disk package
This movie is just wonderful. Great simple elegant tale that does not try to be more than it is -- just a great engaging story.
this combo pack of disks are an excellent package
The digital copy I downloaded quite simply from ITunes -- the copy is on my laptop and my I-Touch
the Blu Ray is beautiful with great extra features
the DVD is nice so that if grandaughter wants to watch it in her room (no Blu Ray player) she can go there to watch it.
Great movie packaged in multiple ways for multiple viewing options.
Date : 2010-03-17
Summary : Uplifting.
I purchased this video based on the shorts that I had seen advertised. This animated film is a wonderful "adult" type of video that demonstrates this medium can convey very touching human emotion that one expects from regular film. The characters both human and non are wonderful and I would recommend it for anyone! My son who 'isn't into animated cartoons' really liked this one.
Date : 2010-03-17
Summary : The DVD disc does not offer Spanish track
When I bought this Blu-rey DVD combo, I thought I would have the same options on both discs. Apparently, the Blu-ray version contains all the options (different audio tracks) but the DVD version does not. This was not clear in the Amazon description. If you buy the DVD version alone, it does provide the different language audio tracks. I don't understand why that is not the case for the combo...just be forewarned.
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