UP
5 out of 5 stars

OMG... this has got to be the SWEETEST/CUTEST animation movie i've ever seen... pixar, you have out-done it yourselves again! (bravo!) since oscar season is around the corner, i'll be rooting for you in the best animated film of the year!



i really enjoyed WALL*E, but i think UP is better... the story is poignant, funny, and just darling... here we have old carl, who dreams of traveling to the exotic paradise falls with his childhood sweetheart ellie, but as old age comes around, he ends up...by himself and with a lost dream. then, as bulldozers and a changing urban landscape start to engulf him, he revives that dream, and decides to travel there via... well, balloons! he gets wilderness scout by the name of russell to accidentally travel along as a chatty yet innocent companion, and the two have no clue what kind of adventure they are in for! (my favorite character is "kevin" btw, LOL. does anyone know what he actually is? a hybrid between a do-do and a flamingo? all we know is that "she" sure likes chocolate!)


now, i'm a sensitive one, so bear with me here... this is the part that made me cry/puffy-eyed in the morning: the beginning montage of where carl meets the love of his life ellie and the life they live together... it's all done so beautifully, and quite possibility the best part of the entire film… that and the talking dogs...SQUIRREL! what a cleverly written script and great "interpretation" of what we humans think dogs would say if ever given a talk collar. (love how the dogs refer to the little russell as "small mailman"... still chuckling to myself over that one...)


i can't get enough of this film. is it that apparent? i just have to say that pixar showed us with WALL*E that robots can just as easily fall in love as humans do. that in itself is just adorable, isn't it? however with UP, they have shown us that no matter how old you are, you are never too old for adventure. i just wish i can have a crazy adventure as great as old carl when i'm retired... ;)