'Up,' up and away
Disney Pixar's latest endeavor keeps the bar high
Blake York
Issue date: 6/4/09 Section: A & E
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What I find the most intriguing about these animated films is that there was somebody sitting behind a computer for hours and hours just setting up one little funny bit.
Nothing happened off-the-cuff. Somebody didn't accidentally do a good job.
They put in hours of monotonous work to bring viewers that second of enjoyment.
"Up" doesn't fall short in the slightest. When I first saw the previews for it a few months ago I didn't think it would be able to match the "Ice Age" films, which I loved. But it did.
The film follows Carl Fredricksen, a cantankerous old man whose wife, Ellie, recently died.
When he first met Ellie she made him promise he would take her to the wilds of South America. This never happened.
After her death, and after he is being forced into a retirement home, he decides to finally go.
With the help of a few thousand balloons tied to his house he begins to float down to South America.
He finds that Russell, a Boy Scout, was along for the ride.
The two of them find their way to South America and are in for a surprise.
Talking dogs, snipes and an evil old guy screw up Carl's plans.
"Up" is an incredibly cute movie which is expertly created by Disney and Pixar.
Edward Asner was great at voicing Carl Fredricksen. He was far surpassed by writer and co-director Bob Peterson who voiced the talking dog Dug.
Everything Dug said was hilarious. I literally had tears of laughter running down my face every time he talked.
Tie a couple thousand balloons to your waist and float down to the theater and see "Up."
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