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Up (Four-Disc Blu-ray DVD Combo + BD Live) [Blu-ray]

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I'm not sure if this is the best movie I've ever seen, but for the life of me I can't think of one better. I'm not usually a watcher of Pixar stuff for some reason, indeed the last one I'd seen was the first Toy Story. No good reason why that's so, I just never got around to them. But something about the premise of Up grabbed me, so when I saw it in a used DVD bin, I snagged it. Two watchings in two days later, and I ordered this particular Blu-Ray copy of it, after bragging about Up to anyone and everyone I came across.

What's great about it? Where do I start? First, there's the house made of balloons. It makes for amazing cover art, and arouses curiousity. Petty you think? Not really, the eye likes what the eye likes, and that's not to be discounted. The characters for another. Carl Frederickson isn't some to good to be true hero or precocious kid, he's a crotchety old man who actually behaves like an old man. Go figure eh? He doesn't look much like voice talent Ed Asner, but Asner's voice is letter perfect for the performance. His sidekick, Russell, voiced by Jordan Nagai, acts just like a little kid would act. He's very observant at times, but naive and obtuse a lot of the time as well, just like a real life version of Russell would be. The two of them make for a great team, even if Carl is a little slow to grasp that. And that's what's terrific about the roles, neither of them know everything, or instantly figure out what to do. They have to think, and the movie shows them thinking. Not a lot of movies have the patience, or the sense, to allow its characters to think. But Up does. The supporting characters, like Christopher Plummer's Charles Muntz, the dog Dug, and all the rest are excellently handled as well.

The highlight of the supporting characters, for me, was the young/old versions of Ellie Frederickson. The young version is voiced by the director's daughter, and she has the right bit of spunk and adventure for the shy and callow Carl (they look to be about 8-10 years old in those scenes). The adult version, who marries Carl, is done without a voice, and is part of the most touching montage I've ever seen on screen. We watch 50 years of their lives in a few minutes, with no dialogue, yet it spoke volumes. This is why the cliche "A picture is worth a thousand words" is so relevant even today. I think I've watched it five or six times and I still tear up during it.

The computer artistry is what one expects from Pixar, even someone like me who isn't a habitual watcher of their films. The balloon house, the airship, the dogs (don't laugh, they're a riot), all of it was done with amazing technical proficiency, and always adds to the story.

But it really comes back to Carl and Russell in the end. I cared about them, what happened to them, and more importantly what they took out of those adventures. I've not heard anything about an Up sequel, and there's nothing on its Wikipedia page, but I would love to see another adventure with the two of them in it. Either way, Pixar has made a fan out of me for a long time, I hope they can keep it up.

Five stars -- Magic

This was a touching story. It made us laugh out loud and cry in some spots. Well done!
The disc stopped (hung up) in a few places - not sure why - hopefully just a smudge on the disc or something fixable. -- Surprizingly Good

product came prompt and in condition stated ar a decent price. i like when people do what they say!!!

that's 3 for 3 right, good job -- excellent

This movie was, well sad. especially if you have lost someone like a parent, friend or sibling. it was a little scary too in one part. so unless you can deal with some sadness and a scary part in this film, you might want to try a happier film. -- Up: A sad movie