Pure joy and one of the best films of the year. You gotta have a good story, and this one is a gem. It even made a bit misty-eyed. Good stuff from Pixar. Paul Chambers, CNN.
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12/09/09
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Reviews Counted:250
Fresh:244
Rotten:6
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.
Theatrical Release:May 29, 2009 Wide
Box Office: $292,979,556
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... [More]
Starring: Ed Asner, Jordan Nagai, Christopher Plummer, John Ratzenberger
Director: Pete Docter
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Reviews for Up
...if you've ever wondered what kind of jokes dogs would tell if they could speak, here's your chance.
12/06/09
An instant cartoon classic coming courtesy of a successful collaboration by the good folks at Disney and Pixar.
11/18/09
Filled with wonderment and intrigue, it tells a timeless tale of adventure and aging that touches on almost every emotion.
11/15/09
Maybe movies are getting worse or maybe Pixar is getting better or maybe it's a combination of the two - but Up is one of the year's best.
11/14/09
A joyous, wacky, sometimes bittersweet story of love, loss and making your dreams come true, Up does what Pixar movies usually do %u2013 it far exceeds our expectations.
11/13/09
It's beginning to seem as if Pixar's delivery of one of the very best films of the year will be an unstoppable annual tradition. [Blu-ray]
11/12/09
Up delivers a half hour of pure cinematic magic, followed by the rest of the film which is merely very good.
11/10/09
Do you like hearing kids screaming and parents rushing their children out of the theater never to return? Me too.
11/09/09
A hugely enjoyable work, whose care, craftsmanship and creative courage are rarely found in mainstream films — animated or otherwise.
10/16/09
One of its best: touching, funny and graphically exciting.
10/16/09
If it had lived up to its golden first five minutes, Up would have been the film of the decade. As it is, it remains the best animated flick of 2009, a funny, moving, beautifully made argument that dreamers can move mountains.
10/09/09
The creative leadership of the Pixar team restores clarity, simplicity, and courage to storytelling, establishing a daunting gold standard for family films.
10/09/09
Visually, Up is breathless perfection, a dream ride of vivid colour and wit. It also has emotional depth. Carl's sense of failed purpose is felt: indeed he and Muntz are both, for different reasons, seeking fulfilment.
10/09/09
What’s so impressive about Up is that the film-makers never lose sight of their adult concerns.
10/09/09
Another original, boundary pushing story. It’s not quite Nemo, but it will have you shouting ‘Squirrel!’ at every opportunity.
10/09/09
Another buoyant and life-affirming Pixar yarn. How do they keep on doing it?
10/09/09
Uplifting, upstaging and uproarious, this beautifully crafted animated adventure is buoyed up to the heavens by a heart-gladdening story of genuine warmth and poignancy.
10/09/09
A coming-of-old-age story that breaks the heart, tickles the funny bone and fires the imagination, Up is a captivating, exuberant delight. And did we mention it contains The Greatest Moment In Movie Animation? Oh.
10/09/09
Pixar's most commercially daring and most fanciful film to date.
10/09/09
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November 09, 2009:
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September 07, 2009:
Pixar directors honoured at Venice Film Festival 
John Lasseter, Andrew Stanton and Pete Docter on hand to receive a prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award for the studio. More...
June 18, 2009:
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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...
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