Movie review: Disney/Pixar’s “UP”

Tonight my mother and I were bored and decided to look through our TV’s On Demand menu. I had continually heard good things about Disney/Pixar’s “UP,” and we decided to watch it.

Let me tell you, readers: this was an absolutely fantastic movie. It was funny, sad, and touching. Here’s a summary without giving too much away:

Carl Frederickson met his true love, Ellie, when he was a young boy who wanted adventure. They were married for many years. Now Carl is old and Ellie has passed away, and he decides to go on an adventure by inflating a bunch of balloons and using his house to go to South America like he and Ellie always wanted. Unfortunately, he accidentally brought along a young Wilderness Explorer who isn’t exactly the perfect scout. They make it to South America, where they meet Carl and Ellie’s childhood idol, who is in search of a rare bird. A talking dog named Dug is involved. Awesomeness ensues.

An aside: I really am a nerd and have several children’s movies in my DVD collection. Some of my favorites (that I will admit are also some of my favorite movies ever) include Babe, The Adventures of Milo and Otis, Matilda, The Great Mouse Detective, My Neighbor Totoro, and literally everything Wallace and Gromit. As you can tell, I do have a thing for GOOD kids’ movies, so watching this wasn’t too far outside what I would consider watching. At the same time, you can probably see that most of these movies are older–I haven’t been too much of a fan of most of the more recent kids’ movies.

Even though this is a newer kids’ movie, I greatly enjoyed it. I highly recommend it to anyone, but I do warn: I was crying in the first ten minutes, and apparently this is not an uncommon reaction to the first part of the movie. It’s absolutely fantastic, though. It’s been a long time since I’ve seen a movie that great. Overall, I’d give it a 9.2/10.

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