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Up (2009)

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Reviews Counted: 195

Fresh: 190

Rotten:5

Average Rating: 8.6/10

Consensus: Another masterful work of art from Pixar, Up is an exciting, hilarious, and heartfelt adventure impeccably crafted and told with wit and depth.

Rated: PG [See Full Rating] for some peril and action

Genre: Comedies

Theatrical Release:May 29, 2009 Wide

Box Office: $264,816,694

Synopsis: From Disney•Pixar comes Up, a comedy adventure about 78-year-old balloon salesman Carl Fredricksen, who finally fulfills his lifelong dream of a great adventure when he ties thousands of balloons... From Disney•Pixar comes Up, a comedy adventure about 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. From the Academy Award®-nominated director Pete Docter (Monsters, Inc.), Disney•Pixar’s Up invites you on a hilarious journey into a lost world, with the least likely duo on Earth. UP will be presented in Disney Digital 3-D in select theaters. --© Disney Pixar [More]

Starring: Ed Asner, Jordan Nagai, Christopher Plummer, John Ratzenberger

Starring: Ed Asner, Jordan Nagai, Christopher Plummer, John Ratzenberger, Bob Peterson, Delroy Lindo, Jerome Ranft

Director: Pete Docter

Director: Pete Docter
Screenwriter: Bob Peterson, Pete Docter
Producer: Jonas Rivera
Composer: Michael Giacchino
Studio: Buena Vista Pictures

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A tremendous tale of unfulfilled dreams and fulfilling promises. Pixar continues a winning streak of brilliant films.

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06/28/09
Wesley Lovell
Oscar Guy

Far more lopsided than WALL-E, Up fails to reach the stratosphere.

Full Review Source: Projection Booth | comment 27 Comments
06/21/09
Rob Humanick
Projection Booth

Up, like all Pixar films, has a story to match the quality of the visuals.

Full Review Source: Salt Lake Tribune | comment 1 Comment
06/19/09
Sean Means
Salt Lake Tribune

"Up" is pure magical fun!

Full Review Source: Kaplan vs. Kaplan | comment Comment
06/16/09
Jeanne Kaplan
Kaplan vs. Kaplan

All you need to know is that John Lasseter and Andrew Stanton are executive producers of "Up".

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06/16/09
David Kaplan
Kaplan vs. Kaplan

Themes of adventure, home, and inner childhood are all tweaked and rejuvenated with as much spark and pop as high-flying Carl himself. A spry, imaginative romp through the jungle of the imagination.

Full Review Source: Vue Weekly (Edmonton, Canada) | comment Comment
06/16/09
Brian Gibson
Vue Weekly (Edmonton, Canada)

Practically perfect in every way, this is Pixar's most uplifting adventure yet!

Full Review Source: Cinemaclips.com | comment Comment
06/14/09
Roger Tennis
Cinemaclips.com

The opening sequence of Up sits in silence, telling the story of Carl and Ellie and is so overfilled with emotion, tears fell at the end of this beginning.

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06/13/09
Jeff Bayer
The Scorecard Review

Pixar's magic still has sparks to spare.

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06/12/09
Jay Antani
Cinema Writer

...adventure, humor and beauty to spare.

Full Review Source: Sacramento News & Review | comment Comment
06/12/09
Jim Lane
Sacramento News & Review

Pixar does it yet again with a competitor for the best film of 2009...

Full Review Source: Cinema Crazed | comment Comment
06/11/09
Felix Vasquez Jr.
Cinema Crazed

If Wall-E was Pixar's Jim Cameron movie, Up is their Jean Cocteau film.

Full Review Source: Movie City News | comment 2 Comments
06/10/09
David Poland
Movie City News

A must see, in whatever format.

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06/10/09
Bruce Bennett
Spectrum (St. George, Utah)

Lo notable de Pixar es que tampoco parece pretender alcanzar nuevas metas, ni siquiera superarse a sí mismos, con cada nuevo proyecto. Simplemente lo hacen lo mejor que pueden.

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06/09/09
Enrique Buchichio
Uruguay Total

Up soars.

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06/08/09
Charles Koplinski
Illinois Times

A solid Disney adventure feature animation using Pixar.

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06/08/09
Dennis Schwartz
Ozus' World Movie Reviews

A powerful, often hilarious film.

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06/07/09
Bob Grimm
Tucson Weekly

Indeed, Up has first-rate animation and superlative voice work, but it's the heartfelt story that cements its status as the best film of 2009 so far.

Full Review Source: Watertown Daily Times | comment Comment
06/06/09
Adam Tobias
Watertown Daily Times

Up is an engaging, exciting, warm-hearted trip at the movies. Up starts slowly, but picks up helium and soars... In 1923 Buster Keaton made The Balloonatic. 86 years later Up enters the Buster Keaton stratosphere.

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06/06/09
Tony Macklin
tonymacklin.net

Its refusal to sugarcoat death and loneliness deepens its appeal, with Carl's longing for Ellie so palpable, few won't be moved as the film wends along its harrowing way.

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06/06/09
Christopher Smith
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June 18, 2009: Pixar Screens Up for Dying 10-Year Old Girl Opens in new window
HUNTINGTON BEACH �" Colby Curtin, a 10-year-old with a rare form of cancer, was staying alive for one thing �" a movie. From the minute Colby saw the previews to the... More...

June 07, 2009: Box Office Wrapup: The Hangover edges out Up for top spot
This weekend audiences embraced two very different films as the animated blockbuster Up from Disney/Pixar won a close race to retain its position at number one while the raunchy... More...

May 31, 2009: Box Office Wrapup: Moviegoers Up For Pixar's First 3D Pic
Pixar and Disney celebrated their tenth straight number one smash with the 3D flying house flick Up which enjoyed a strong opening atop the North American box office. The new... More...

May 28, 2009: Critics Consensus: Up And Drag Me to Hell Are Certified Fresh
This week at the movies, we've got a high-flying house (Up, with voice work by Ed Asner and Christopher Plummer) and a demonic curse (Drag Me to Hell, starring Alison Lohman and... More...

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