(megavideo) Great Quality!! Great movie with a good story. I love cartoons,I believe ones never too old to watch cartoons. It does start out a little slow, but it is a good slow. The children will love it. Watch it with the children. If you have grandchildren watch it with them too, that would be kool. 10/10 for me. Well done. You never know that could be your dream one day. Remember always Kids follow your dreams and never forget Home is where the heart is. Enjoy!!

The new Pixar offering Up, released both in 3D and 2D, blends inventive animation with old-fashioned values to deliver a dazzling and exhilarating family adventure that is impossible not to love.

The film's hero, Carl Fredricksen, is a grumpy seventy-something year-old with creaking bones, who we first meet at the age of eight as a geeky kid with a yen for adventure. When little Carl meets Ellie, a sprightly young girl with exactly the same passions, they form a bond. In a long, wordless montage, we see their lives play out. They dream of all the real-life adventures they'll have when they grow up; they marry and settle into their home; life takes over and the money they're saving for their dream-trip to Paradise Falls in South America gets spent in fixing their home. Ellie passes eventually, and Carl is left alone.

Returning to present day, the film follows Carl as he decides to escape eviction and subsequent relocation to an old-age home by planning a daring escape. Tying thousands of colourful helium balloons to his beloved house, he takes off for Paradise Falls, hoping to have the kind of adventure Ellie and he always dreamed of.

There's just one problem though, Carl discovers – an eight-year-old boy-scout Russel has joined him on this trip. Over-enthusiastic and persistent, Russel is the perfect foil for Carl's crankiness. Together they head out for an adventure neither of them had predicted. An adventure that involves talking dogs, a rare multicoloured bird who loves chocolate, and Carl's childhood hero who turns on them.

Rich in colour and minutely detailed, Up is a consummate visual extravaganza that's grounded in real emotion. Like the best Pixar films, this one too subtly touches upon several important themes – the frailties of our heroes, preservation of our wildlife, and the importance of friendship over materialistic attachments.

It's a film for adults and children alike, who take away different things from the experience, but who will be united in their sheer excitement over the spectacle of this unlikely adventure.

I'm going with four out of five and two big thumbs-up for Up; a simple enough entertainer that doesn't have to try too hard to woo you.

Rating: 4 / 5

WOW I was blown away, I did not expect this film to be good. But it turned uo it was freakin Wonderful. Their is not one flaw in this entire movie. I never thought anything could top The Incredables as my favorite CGI movie, but Up defnitly did that. I realy felt for the old dude, I love how everytime they had enough money somthing would come up and they lost it all, that is so typical in real life.

i was actually quite surprised at how well this film was put together. clever writing, funny characters, and a really good story that is very unpredictable. heart warming and quite funny at times, i have to say, this has to go down as one of the top 20 for 2009 in my opinion!

Carl Frederickson (Ed Asner) has lived a long life, but dreams of adventuring to South America. He wants to spend his remaining days in his home, but new high-rises are being constructed around it. After a chance accident, Carl loses his home, and is set to be taken into a retirement home. Unhappy with this idea, the former balloon salesman ties thousands of balloons to his house and simply floats away, en route to his dream adventure. Except, he is not alone – young "wilderness explorer" Russell (Jordan Nagai) inadvertently shows up in mid-air, and Carl sees no other choice but to bring the boy with him.

The fact that this plot line is even relevant enough to get made into a movie is more than enough reason to praise Up. Ever since Toy Story, Pixar has consistently delivered the most radically original and unique ideas for animated films, and live action films. Sure, not all of them are as amazing as others (Cars is quite simply stale compared to the likes of Ratatouille and WALL-E), but there is something brilliantly imaginative and exciting going on at the studio, and Up is no exception.

Coming off the breakthrough of WALL-E, I was not expecting the same reaction to Up, but I was more than just pleasantly surprised. The film is hilarious, heartfelt, moving and depressing all at once. This may sound like it is an issue, and that the film has a problem holding its ground with its tonal structure. But instead, it handles it quite well; splitting the film into quadrants and allowing the themes and plot line to coincide with whatever emotional response the filmmakers are going for. And while there is plenty for young children to enjoy and take from the film, it is the older audience that will get the biggest reaction from it. There is a lot going on in the film, but it never loses its speed and never loses control of what it wants to say and do. It knows exactly where it wants to be and when. And where other recent Pixar films have failed (specifically in their lengthy runtimes and frequent need to drag themselves out), Up does not. It practically blasts its way through its beginning, all the way up to its ending, with time left to spare.

What makes Up work so well, much like WALL-E before it, is the focus on very few characters. Where WALL-E spent the majority of its runtime primarily on Earth with its main character, a love interest and a cockroach, Up spends its majority with Carl, Russell, a "bird" named Kevin and a talking dog named Dug (voiced by co-director Bob Peterson). It does allow for more characters to enter in later on, but the focus never strays from these main characters. Some may say the film is trying to tell multiple stories, but as the film progresses, it is clear it is telling one story – the tale of a man who never experienced what he wanted the most. The film builds up Carl's backstory heavily in startlingly moving moments that surprisingly were surprisingly kept rather secretive in the marketing for the film. We know from the very first trailer that Carl is a fairly mean old man, but the film spends a great deal of time to develop him into an emotional wreck of a man.

But the real success of the film is in its imagination and adventure. While WALL-E is perhaps the most startlingly unique and original animated picture of the last decade, Up still manages to pack in a lot of uniqueness. But while WALL-E got caught up in its own environmentally sound message, Up sticks with being an almost straight adventure picture. It is frequently thrilling and exciting, and lets up only for a few moments at a time. For such an older character, the film really stuns with some of its fantastical ideas. Sure, it is obvious this is a film that could only ever be done as an animated film, but what it lacks in realism it makes up for in fun – something that has been sorely missing from the movies for years. It came back for a short while with the first Pirates of the Caribbean film, but the focus as of late for any film has been on deeply conflicted, depressing narratives. And while this film is struck with having some of the most depressing scenes the year has seen so far, it never wallows in the sadness. It throws the moments at you, and then quickly moves on. And as said previously, the tonal shifts work excellently in Up's favour.

But of course, an animated movie cannot work without its animation. While Up is not a breakthrough in the way other Pixar films have been, it keeps with the tradition of still looking stunning and leading the curve for computer animated films. It does look cartoony and fantastical in many instances, but this only continues to work towards it being even better. The locales are realistic looking; the dog fur is near perfect. For me, watching Carl's facial hair gradually grow in as the story moves along was simply amazing. The little details and minute perfections have always been key to the Pixar films, and Up is no different. Additionally, the 3D effects really add a layer to the film, and bring the movie to life (unlike other recent efforts like Monsters vs. Aliens and Bolt).

I cannot praise Up enough. Words cannot do justice for how excellent the film is. Pixar continues to outdo itself year after year, even with their subpar films. While each film has their own flaws, Up revels in being as close to perfect as the company has been in years. I adored every minute, and look forward to watching it again with an even bigger smile on my face.

10/10.

What can I say about Pixar? Amazing?? Perfect?? Got to see this at the Cannes Film Festival in France (went on a trip with my family) and Pixar gives us another instant classic: Up.

The movie focuses on 78-year old man Carl Fredrickson's (voiced by Edward Asner) life who always had a dream of going on a journey to South American to see the wilds of it. He buys thousands of balloons just to attach it to his house to float up in the sky. So, he starts with his journey up in the sky in his house with balloons attached to it. Suddenly, he's not alone and somebody's at the door while flying, it's a boy scout kid named Russell. He invites the boy with him on his journey to South America.

Just brilliant and simple story-telling, beautiful visuals as usual with Pixar, awesome voice work, funny and smart dialogue, beautiful score once again by Michael Giacchino & very, very enjoyable characters. Speaking of characters, the highlight of the film: Dug the Dog. A sort of "robot" dog that will have you have you in a lot of stitches each scene that dog is in and that was the case with me. Simply, one of the funniest characters Pixar ever made. Pete Doctor, one of the four Pixar directors (John Lassester, Andrew Stanton, Brad Bird) who directed Monster's Inc (2001) needs and should get nominated for his clever, genius and smart directing of this but if Stanton didn't get the nods for (Finding Nemo and WALL-E) and Bird for (The Incredibles & Ratatouille) which they should of been, then the Oscars are making another HUGE mistake for not nominating this guy for this movie.

Up is the funniest Pixar movie, funnier than the Toy Story movies, A Bug's Life & Finding Nemo which were the funniest, in my opinion. The movie is not just hilarious, it's emotional and sad at times. Like WALL-E, it focuses on the character feelings but not as magical as WALL-E. Still, Up is full of emotional, fun and hilarious proportions. Your in for a BIG ride in this!! 10/10.

I had just gotten done seeing the movie Fight Club when a relative of mine said " If you like that movie, you'll like Primal Fear." I didn't believe him, because I had believed that Fight Club was the best movie on the face of the planet. Well, he just so happened to have a copy of Primal Fear with him. I watched it and was amazed. I was speechless.The movie has so many twists! I was convinced that it was one of the best movies I had ever seen. Gere's performance is average. I say this because it seems that in many movies he plays the same cocky character. Linney's monologue in the courtroom is mesmerizing . It was just great. And Norton? Well this may be one of his best performances ever. The fact that this was made during the starting of his acting career was unbelievable. It was a great film and Edward norton does an excellent job

Up is a incredible, hilarious, emotional, and beautiful animated film and is one of Pixars best and one of the greatest animated films ever made. The story is about Carl Fredrickson who decides to fly his house to Paradise Falls but a young boy named Russell accidentally stows away and they are pulled into the adventure of a lifetime. The plot is is too incredible too describe, the start of the film is some of the most beautiful moments in film history, and the characters are so perfect that its like Pixar struck pure gold. The voice acting was great, Ed Asner was a great choice and Christopher Plummer had the perfect evil voice. The score of the film desrved the Oscar, it was so well done and beautiful, and even really intense, easily Pixars best music yet. Up is a perfect example that after 10 films Pixar still knows what they are doing and it is and its hard to explain simply how incredible this movie is.