Up (2009)
Average Rating: 8.6/10
Reviews Counted: 278
Fresh: 273 | Rotten: 5
Another masterful work of art from Pixar, Up is an exciting, hilarious, and heartfelt adventure impeccably crafted and told with wit and depth.
Average Rating: 8.2/10
Critic Reviews: 45
Fresh: 43 | Rotten: 2
Another masterful work of art from Pixar, Up is an exciting, hilarious, and heartfelt adventure impeccably crafted and told with wit and depth.
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Movie Info
A feisty septuagenarian teams with a fearless wilderness ranger to do battle with a vicious band of beasts and villains in this computer-animated adventure scripted by Pixar veteran Bob Peterson and co-directed by Peterson and Monsters, Inc. director Peter Docter. Carl Fredricksen is a 78-year-old balloon salesman. His entire life, Carl has longed to wander the wilds of South America. Then, one day, the irascible senior citizen shocks his neighbors by tying thousands of balloons to his home and
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Edward Asner
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Christopher Plummer
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John Ratzenberger
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Bob Peterson
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Jordan Nagai
Russell -
Delroy Lindo
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Jérôme Ranft
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Funny and poignant and full of life, Up easily qualifies as one of the best movies of the year so far. Go with someone you care about.
Top CriticThe movie is packed with lovely jokes, some of them funny in inexplicable ways.
The key to Pixar's success has always been the perfect blend of heart and humor -- and they've certainly done it again here.
This is really special.
An exquisite work of cinematic art that also happens to be the funniest, most touching, most exciting and most entertaining movie released so far this year.
Its charms appear to have been applied with surgical precision; by the end, I felt expertly sutured, but not much else.
The first 10 minutes of Pixar's fantastical 3-D animated adventure Up are a sublime testimonial to the purity and magic of the cinema. I know because I was a sobbing basket case by Minute 11.
There might not be a more dependable name in all of Hollywood than Pixar, and their tenth animated feature, Up, continues the studio's remarkable hot streak.
What makes Up such a satisfying film is the story of an old man deciding that he still has life left to be lived. And that life is an adventure.
The glory of Pixar's films as that they touched on universal themes, all the way through, that just happened to also tickle kids. This one starts out that way, and then settles comfortably into being a kids film.
Quintessential Pixar.
Has more heart and soul in its tiniest pixel than most competitors' movies can boast in their entirety.
The pacing is perfect, the animation looks terrific, the emotional range is wide, and there are a few sly jokes you might not catch the first time around. That's okay; you'll want to see it a second time anyway.
As corny as it sounds, Up soars to new animation heights.
No matter how you look at it, through the innocent eyes of a child or the wider, wiser worldview of an adult, the bright, buoyant Up brims with imagination, adventure, humor and heart.
The most successful moments use screenwriter Peterson's rapid-fire witty dialogue and sight gags.
Everything else is up to the studio's usual standard, blending gorgeous and imaginative (but never gimmicky) animation with zippy storytelling, heartfelt sadness and laughs.
You never know what you're going to get with this sort of thing, if people will sit on their laurels and bask in the concept or go to the effort of working out a compelling story. Luckily the folks at Pixar aren't known for taking the easy way out.
...an animated masterpiece...
Adventure is about escaping death's closure, but it's also about clinging to life's openness - letting one escapade's end evolve into something new. "Up" is a tremendously affecting story of indomitable love, infectious spirit and embraced possibilities.
Has there ever been a bolder moment in a children's film than one in which the lead character essentially sets off on his final journey into the heavens?
A vibrantly bubbly exploration of how life's great adventures can stem from death's gloomy depths
The first from Pixar to be filmed in Disney Digital 3-D, Up looks and sounds great. The script is charming, touching and altogether delightful; the voice talent perfectly suited to the characters.
Disney/Pixar's Up is a triumphant masterstroke for the studio and their Teflon reputation.
Up has much to offer kids but more to offer adults. We're so entertained we don't realize we're exploring tough questions. How faithful are we in the promises we make?
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- Russell: Uh, I thought you were dead.
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- Russell: Hey, that one looks like a turtle! Look at that one! That one looks like a dog! Ahh! It is a dog!
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- Russell: Can I come in sir?
- Carl Fredricksen: No! [serious and straight forward, closes door, a second passes] Okay come in.
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- Russell: Can we keep him, please?
- Carl Fredricksen: No.
- Russell: But it's a TALKING DOG!
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- Carl Fredricksen: So long, boys! I'll send you a postcard from Paradise Falls!
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- Carl Fredricksen: So long boys! I'll send you a post card from Paradise Falls...
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