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[Color Me Badd Fan]

Even though I really love Pixar, I haven't seen all of their movies. I know that's embarassing because they seem to be the most creative people in the movie industry.

My list:

1. Ratatouille- my 16 month old daughter LOVES this show and I've seen a zillion times and it never gets old.
2. The Incredibles
3. Finding Nemo- the scene where Willem Dafoe's fish character starts flapping on the girl's head cracks me up. My wife had this running nonstop on the DVD player on the way down to Phoenix
4. Monsters, Inc.
5. Toy Story
6. Toy Story 2
7. Wall E
8. Cars

Haven't seen- Bug's Life.

[kccougar]

how are you doing tickets? just buying them tomorrow? i am wondering whether I should swing by today and try to buy the tickets. i am assuming that the matinees will be fairly crowded.

I was probably just going to buy them at the door - bad decision? I also thought Up was IMAX. It is not, but it is offered in digital 3D and regular.

[TripletDaddy]

I was probably just going to buy them at the door - bad decision? I also thought Up was IMAX. It is not, but it is offered in digital 3D and regular.

Dang. If it is not IMAX, then there is no need to go to Sandy to see it, I guess.

I have no idea about the tickets. I suppose if you get there early enough, there should be no problems. You are probably right.

It would have been cool to go to the same theater. We could have grilled meat before the movie and you could show me how you do the pineapples and asparagus. Delish!

[beelzebabette]

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[Donuthole]

Non-Spoiler Critique:

So "Up" is pretty dang good. It might not have quite as many laugh-out-loud moments as Toy Story or Incredibles (don't get me wrong. There are still several laugh-out-loud moments) but it taps into the human element even more than most Pixar films (which I've concluded is one of the reasons Pixar films are so great). It doesn't wait long before evoking the gamut of emotions. As expected, it is extremely clever, and the characters are super loveable.

I found it enjoyable that the main little kid looks like a pudgy, young version of TripleD. Considering his role (hint: boy scout du jour) and TripleD's stance on the subject, I found it especially amusing.

I'll have to watch it a few more times before I can accurately rank it with the other Pixar greats, but, for me, it is definitely above Cars and Bug's Life.

[YOhio]

That sounds fun. I have a date with my daughter this afternoon, but Im not as spendy as you. I am taking her to the Eyring Science Center on campus to look at the pendulum and maybe yell into those oil funnel megaphone things.

That's hilarious. Whenever I go back to Utah my nieces beg me to take them there when I go to the bookstore. They can't figure out half the stations, but they always love it.

[TripletDaddy]

That's hilarious. Whenever I go back to Utah my nieces beg me to take them there when I go to the bookstore. They can't figure out half the stations, but they always love it.

We had fun trying to lift the different density samples. We had no problem lifting a sample of nylon and a sample of steel. But we had zero luck lifting a sample of collapsed star.

[TripletDaddy]

I am down with Up.

The opening montage was very touching. We saw the 3D version and enjoyed that. Also, the Pixar animated short before the movie was very funny, as well.

Pixar seems to have a real knack for storytelling. I hope that they do not change their formula because they crank out great movies that are enjoyable for the entire family. I read an article on Pixar several years ago and one of the points made was that in the creative process, the best idea wins out. The philosophy there is to reward ideas, not seniority or political posturing. I guess this would be the equivalent of a coach letting the best players play, as opposed to letting the juniors and seniors play. I tend to believe that Pixar steers its ship in this fashion, as evidenced by one hit after another. In considering everyone's Pixar rankings, even the lowest ranked cartoons were still very good by today's animation standards.

My daughter went bananas for the Toy Story 3 trailer. She is already excited for that.

Squirrel!

[Coach McGuirk]

Unfortunately no Toy Story 3 trailer for us. But the short and movie were superb. The kids loved it, the wife and I loved it. Very touching.

[PaloAltoCougar]

Two more thumbs up here. As DDD noted, the montage at the beginning is truly great, conveying a lifetime (and the emotions and motives of the old guy) with an economy and beauty that is superb film making. The old guy, though voiced by Ed Asner, is a dead ringer for Spencer Tracy late in his career.

I don't love 3-D as a medium, but it was good and not at all a distraction as I had feared--no gimmicks where the audience is ducking throughout the film, although I was amused that when the "The following preview is rated PG" or whatever came on prior to the TS3 trailer, the kid next to me shouted "Whoa!", simply dazzled by the typed line in the middle that stood out from the others.

Pixar is simply phenomenal at conveying emotions effectively, from both humans and canines. It's really perfection.

And I was pleased that Fenton's, a local ice creamery, got a featured role in the film. This is a great movie.

[TripletDaddy]

Question for those that have seen the movie (mild spoiler)

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At the end of the movie, he looks through the Adventure book, only to find the pics and note from his wife, filled with a lifetime of experiences and adventure. While I found this sentiment to be quite touching (NO, I did NOT shed tears twice in this movie.....it was allergies), I was confused from a consistency standpoint. Was this the very first time he was looking at those pages? It seemed like he busted out that book every now and then throughout the movie. Had he never noticed the pics before?

Also, I loved that the house falls through the clouds, only to land in its final resting spot....exactly where it was supposed to be the entire time. Storybook ending, yes. But a lovely way to end it.

[PaloAltoCougar]

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At the end of the movie, he looks through the Adventure book, only to find the pics and note from his wife, filled with a lifetime of experiences and adventure. While I found this sentiment to be quite touching (NO, I did NOT shed tears twice in this movie.....it was allergies), I was confused from a consistency standpoint. Was this the very first time he was looking at those pages? It seemed like he busted out that book every now and then throughout the movie. Had he never noticed the pics before?

Also, I loved that the house falls through the clouds, only to land in its final resting spot....exactly where it was supposed to be the entire time. Storybook ending, yes. But a lovely way to end it.

I'll take a crack at this... We discussed this after the movie, and came to a couple of conclusions. First, the book was almost too painful for him to peruse so he didn't much. But second, and more importantly, he had assumed that he had simply failed (broken his "cross my heart" promise) to provide his wife with the adventure of her lifetime, so what was the point in looking for something in the book that, he thought, didn't exist? But then, at that pivotal point in the film, he learns that his wife was truly thrilled with their lifetime together, that adventures are simply the journey and not the destination, and their journey had been truly a great one.

And screw the allergies, I got teary a couple of times in the movie as well, and held my wife's hand, thankful for the adventure we're experiencing together. Yes, it's sappy, and I detest cheap sentiment, but sometimes you just have to go with it.

[I.J. Reilly]

Question for those that have seen the movie (mild spoiler)

At the end of the movie, he looks through the Adventure book, only to find the pics and note from his wife, filled with a lifetime of experiences and adventure. While I found this sentiment to be quite touching (NO, I did NOT shed tears twice in this movie.....it was allergies), I was confused from a consistency standpoint. Was this the very first time he was looking at those pages? It seemed like he busted out that book every now and then throughout the movie. Had he never noticed the pics before?

Also, I loved that the house falls through the clouds, only to land in its final resting spot....exactly where it was supposed to be the entire time. Storybook ending, yes. But a lovely way to end it.

I saw the movie with my wife this weekend. We loved it and as soon as we got out of the theatre my wife was calling everyone up to recommend it.

I thought that this movie dealt with more adult (in the non xxx rated sense) themes then any of the Pixar movies heretofore made. Especially the idea of growing older and having heroes turn out not to be as imagined. I was even thinking that you could almost make an argument for the explorer (whose name is escaping me at the moment) being a proxy for Carl's father. Also, divorce, though not head on tackled in the film, figures strong in the subtext of the film.

As far as DDD's question on the Adventure Book, while it is a little bit of a stretch to think that Carl never looked past the "Things I'm Going to Do" section, in the movie, at least as far as I remember seeing, Carl never turned past that page.

All in all, a very good movie recommended to those of all ages who have yet to see it.

[LA Ute]

My daughter and I went home repeating key lines to each other and laughing. It's a day later and I can still crack her up by saying, "I was sleeping under your porch, because . . . I love you."

[The_Tick]

Question for those that have seen the movie (mild spoiler)

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At the end of the movie, he looks through the Adventure book, only to find the pics and note from his wife, filled with a lifetime of experiences and adventure. While I found this sentiment to be quite touching (NO, I did NOT shed tears twice in this movie.....it was allergies), I was confused from a consistency standpoint. Was this the very first time he was looking at those pages? It seemed like he busted out that book every now and then throughout the movie. Had he never noticed the pics before?

Also, I loved that the house falls through the clouds, only to land in its final resting spot....exactly where it was supposed to be the entire time. Storybook ending, yes. But a lovely way to end it.

He looked at it at various points in the movie, and there was nothing in there. He didn't look at those pages after his wife passed. If you remember...she slides it to him at the hospital. We were talking and decided that she put it together there for him when she was dying.

I am a softie, and I cried twice during the film. No shame at all.