On the surface,Upis the companys least marketing-friendly release to date.
The star is a curmudgeonly old man, after all.
Carl (Edward Asner) is a 78-year-old man.
The house hes lived in his entire life is standing in the way of progress.
Developers want to get rid of Carl, but Carl has a dream.
He made a promise to his wife that one day they would explore South America.
As it turns out, flying his house to South America is the easiest part of Carls journey.
(Thats got to be one of the strangest sentences Ive ever written.)
The voices are more than a match for the characters.
I couldnt imagine anyone else playing Carl, and he does a great job with it.
Ditto the young Jordan Nagai, who is the first Asian-American to play an Asian-American in a Pixar film.
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Wall-Ewas a wonderful, if flawed film.
Visually, it was superior to everything Pixar had released up until now.
Not only isUpthe more focused and competent picture, its also much more beautiful.
Everything from Carls thousands of balloons to the South American jungles absolutely pop from the screen.
The scenes with the flying house are breathtaking.
Pixar definitely has that talent.
This is one of the sweetest, most touching, childrens tearjerkers sinceCharlottes Webin 1973.
Upis a wonderful, sweet, sentimental film.
This is a crowning achievement for Pixar and a wonderful, moving experience.
US correspondent Ron Hogan is too macho to admit that he cried during Up, but he totally cried.
Find more by Ron at his blog,Subtle Bluntnessand daily atShaktronicsandPopFi.
Rating:
5 out of 5
