Mini-review: Up

[moogle1]

I had meant to say something earlier -- see this movie

Comments

[8bitpontiff]

Did you see it in 3-D? The medium fascinates me.

[moogle1]

Yes. It's not the most impressive use of 3-D (or maybe we were just sitting too close?), but it was my wife's first 3-D film and she was fascinated.

I also saw Meet the Robinsons and Order of the Phoenix in 3-D -- OotP being IMAX 3-D, and only for ten minutes or so of the movie. I thought those utilized 3-D better, though OotP cherry-picked the 3-D footage.

[8bitpontiff]

I don't understand why this medium still isn't embraced. It's come such a long way from the old blue and red glasses. How is it that Nintendo hasn't come out with an over-priced under-used 3D glasses peripheral.

[smithgilbertr]

The only Pixar film that ever didn't interest me was Cars, and I was lukewarm about Ratatouille (my fondness for it after seeing it is similarly lukewarm).

Up actually looks like the best yet on the balloon-house premise alone. I also love the squared off look of the old man's face, it reminds me of the blocky look of early CGI.

[moogle1]

"The only Pixar film that ever didn't interest me was Cars, and I was lukewarm about Ratatouille (my fondness for it after seeing it is similarly lukewarm)."

Same here: I thought Ratatouille was just -okay-, and I didn't bother seeing Cars.

[smithgilbertr]

I didn't dislike Ratatouille, but there's an aura of unimportance to it all. The supporting cast and their environment lacked the well realized personality of Pixar's other movies. Plus, the whole main conflict regarding the critic felt pretty unimportant, since they only ever talk about him for the most part, and in the end, he gives the "moral of the story" in the form of a voice over.

I've read that the first scenes in Up have no dialog, and it gives you everything you need to know about the old guy and his wife. That really excites me. I think the true mark of great film craftsmanship is that you could understand it just fine if it were translated into a different language.

[moogle1]

I wasn't going to mention it for spoilers' sake, but the first ten minutes of the movie are some of the best cinema in the history of the art. The rest of the movie is the natural extension of the first ten minutes.

[aliasjack]

Are you kidding? Old guy in a flying house has definitely been enough to make me want to see it, I just haven't gone to theaters much. Maybe I'll save some cash to see it Thursday...

[jsh357]

Up was incredible; there have been a ton of great films over the past few years, and it's one of the best

[moogle1]

Up beat out Incredibles for me, but that was my previous favorite.

[shaede]

I totally agree. Up was an astonishingly good movie. It had all the best elements you could have. It was heartwarming, engaging, hilarious at times, and heart breaking at times. I usually can't watch movies more than once, but I have a feeling I'll be seeing Up again many times in the future!