UP

UP was one of Pixar's best movies ever made. There was comedy, drama, memorable characters, memorable moments, emotional and very heart-warming. And like Finding Nemo, I don't think it's as strong as Toy Story, it's still pretty dang good. What's the story? A little boy named "Carl" meets a little girl named "Ellie" and they instantly become friends. Well kind of I guess because he's a little shy and she's an over the top energy maniac. But they do have something in common that they both love adventure and they love to travel. They make a pack that they will go an adventure some time but unfortunately all sorts of real life events constantly get in the way. But they live a good life all the way up to old age until her death. Obsessed over the loss of his wife Carl has turned from a shy young boy into a grouchy old man, who's about to lose his home so he takes matters into his own hands and ties a bunch of balloons to his house and takes off into the sky, off to have an adventure searching for that patch of land he and his wife always talked about getting called "Paradise Falls." Along the way he comes across some colourful characters, including a boy scout named "Russell" who accidently got roped in, a rare bird who Russell names "Kevin" who seems to get along with Russell, a dog with a collar that allows him to talk named "Dug" and an old pilot named "Charles Munts" whose life-long search for Kevin has driven him insane, determined in capturing the creature even if it means killing anyone is the way. On the surface this story doesn't sound like much in fact it even sounds... well silly. And yeah it is silly. How did they think about having dogs fly little aeroplanes? Yeah, there's dogs flying little aeroplanes in this. But if you're willing to buy surreal ideas like a house that can take off with a million balloons, you know what!? You'll buy stuff like that too. And that's what the film manages to do. It manages to pull you in with every silly over the top idea because the dramatic moments are just as equally strong. And I'm sure you've heard everyone talk about the first 10 minutes and saying how unbelievably good they are. And well yeah I guess they kind of are. You want to have a look?

It's basically the history of their life as a couple together without any dialog. It's all done through visuals and music. And the rest of the movie is so imaginative and so colourful and so likable that it's impossible not to get as drawn in as you were the first 10 minutes. Kevin never says and yet she has a lot of personality. Yeah Kevin's a girl. The relation ship between Carl and Russell has it's funny moments but also has it's touching moments. The way they nail the personality of a dog by giving a voice box attached to it collar is in genius. Even the side-villains. As soon as "Alpha," Charles leading dog appeared I  remember thinking to myself "Oh boy here we go. The funny ruiner. This movie is ruined." But sure enough, this happened. Watch this.

You can't argue with me when I say that that's a brilliant idea. It's dang hilarious. Up has the perfect amount of drama, comedy, material for adults and children. I doesn't need a whole bunch of characters it only needs a few. But the few they chose are so good and so likable that it's enough to make you very satisfied. Now I'm going to get to the stuff I don't like. Well after the night when Carl, Russell, Kevin and Dug sleep under the house out under the rain, after that the movie doesn't hold up as strong as it. Another one is that some of the dialogs are often weird. Also remember when Dug said "My name is Dug." You could just hear the actor saying it from behind the microphone for a spilt second before the characters said it. But I don't have any other problem with this movie. But above it all I do like it. But I don't really think it's strong. But it's alright. Not a brilliant one but a great one. Check it out and have fun.