Gorgeously rendered in subtly immersive 3D and full of organic cinematic nods, this is a rare, wondrous story of true love and dream-catching. Of holding on and letting go. You will believe a house can fly.
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05/18/09
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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.
Genre: Comedies
Theatrical Release:16-10-2009
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
Reviews for Up
Any of the assembled critics who thought the choice was a bit gimmicky or a sop to the Hollywood studios will surely have changed their tune: it's utterly delightful, certain to appeal to audiences young, old and all points in between.
05/14/09
Top CriticLike the outfit's previous film, WALL-E, Up is superb in setting up characters and a world that hankers over memories of yesteryear, but once the adventure moves into its obligatory action denouement, it enters a world of stereotypes that disappoints.
05/14/09
It's an unusual, magical film with which to open an art-house festival.
05/14/09
Top CriticUp is a more more classic piece of entertainment, which cleaves to the Pixar template of being beautifully rendered, emotional and laugh-out-loud adult funny, all the while capturing the naïve charm of old-school Disney.
05/14/09
Top CriticVies with Monsters Inc and Wall-E as the best and most inventive of the Pixar films — with, as it were, added depth.
05/13/09
Up, as ever, is all about the characters. And the observations of human (and animal) behaviour. And the exquisitely timed physical comedy.
05/13/09
Pixar triumphs again with a delirious fantasy that has one leg in the real world of hopes dashed and realised and the other in the cartoon tradition of journeying and adventure.
05/13/09
Top CriticIt's a terrific family adventure: the 3D presentation gives it a real boost, but this film is airborne because of the traditional strengths: story, characterisation and inventive animation with the old-fashioned values of clarity and simplicity.
05/13/09
Top CriticA highpoint of ingenuity and storytelling in the Pixar canon and indeed the animated form.
05/13/09
A near perfect feature, a thrilling combination of humour, pathos, action and drama. Utterly original, endlessly inventive, and brilliantly crafted to appeal to old and young alike, it may well be Pixar's finest feature yet.
05/13/09
A tremendous tale of unfulfilled dreams and fulfilling promises. Pixar continues a winning streak of brilliant films.
06/28/09
Far more lopsided than WALL-E, Up fails to reach the stratosphere.
06/21/09
Up, like all Pixar films, has a story to match the quality of the visuals.
06/19/09
"Up" is pure magical fun!
06/16/09
All you need to know is that John Lasseter and Andrew Stanton are executive producers of "Up".
06/16/09
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.
06/16/09
Practically perfect in every way, this is Pixar's most uplifting adventure yet!
06/14/09
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.
06/13/09
Pixar's magic still has sparks to spare.
06/12/09
Latest News for Up
June 18, 2009:
Pixar Screens Up for Dying 10-Year Old Girl 
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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