UP!

I just got to see the new Pixar movie "UP" yesterday and I came away impressed and feeling more satisfied then I can recall after leaving a movie. To me, it was just that good.

I mean everything from the storytelling, to the characters and even the visual stuff. Everything fit together and it was just a fun movie to experience. I haven't seen a Pixar film I haven't liked and it amazes me each time to see that these guys are just getting better and better.

One thing I came into the movie expecting would be the opening minutes of the movie. I had read that it starts off with an emotional bang. What caught me off guard in a way was how they showed the lives of Carl and Ellie. From the time they are kids, imagining they were traversing the world in the airship of their hero, to the days when they are old and gray, it paints a quick and vivid pictures of their lives. And even while this part is but a short moment in the film, it is no less emotional and it surely pulls the heart strings.

Interesting note here: There is a part of the movie, just shortly after Carl and Russell successfully make it to Paradise Falls, which had me in tears. No, not because of a sad moment. It was because of Russell, whom began to complain about having a pains in his leg, not wanting to walk, feeling tired and having to use the bathroom, among other things.

Now what makes that scene so funny to me is because the order in which he complains, plus the tone, sounds damn near EXACTLY like my girlfriend! I was happy for her, I mean how many people get to see their family in such a popular movie? Granted it is animated, but still!

Anyway, it was/is worth seeing and I can't wait for this one to get released on disk. I think it is easy to say that this movie exceeds my past favorites (The Incredibles and Wall-E) with ease. I cannot express this enough: It is a very good movie and it tells it's story so perfectly I even forgot I was watching an animated movie.

Seriously, If you haven't seen this yet, what are you waiting for? Cartoons aren't only for kids! Now get your old butt out there and watch!

"Hey! You in the suit! Take a bath you hippie!"
-Carl Fredricksen